Thanks to all the folks who came by the Xpress booth to get their photos taken at yesterday’s Lexington Avenue Arts and Fun Festival. Here’s a slide show of some of the shots.
A look at LAAFF
Videographer Jesse Hamm caught some of the action at the Lexington Avenue Arts and Fun Festival yesterday.
College St.
Photo by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt
Edgy Mama: Feeding our kids, enough and well
September is Hunger Action month, which sounds like the title of a Steven Seagal movie, but it’s not. It’s pretty damn serious. Especially for our kids.
Busk Break: Michael Jordan
We’ve covered local busker Michael Jordan before, but we’ve never quite captured his unique guitar-playing style. In this video, Jordan performs his tune “I’ve Been Here Before” on the corner of Wall Street and Battery Park.
City of 1,000 Easels project seeks to saturate the roster with talent, issues call for more artists
On Sunday, September 12, the Asheville Area Arts Council plans to station 200 visual artists along the sidewalks of downtown Asheville for the “City of 1,000 Easels” project — and wants you to join in the fun.
SoundTrack Web Extra: One Foot in Fantasy
Debut psy-trance album One Foot in Fantasy, along with a psy-trance DJ compilation by Axis Mundi’s Jason Miller, are being handled internationally by Hong Kong and Italy-based distributors, but the other-worldly music is firmly rooted in the local EDM scene.
Busk Break: Garro
Accompanied only by his drum, Kingston, Jamaica,-based reggae artist Garro has been busking on the streets of Asheville since last week’s Goombay Festival. In this video, he performs his song “Oh Jah” in front of Malaprop’s.
Review of Scottch Tomedy IV
For its one hour, ten minute length, Get Your Mind Out of the Butter may well represent the best live sketch comedy available in this town.
Club 828 and The Hookah Bar face an uncertain future
Updated info for rescheduled shows. Rumors of closures (and a note on the door) leave music fans — and scheduled performers — wondering what’s next for two downtown Asheville venues.
Count M’Butu Zoo Krewe comes to Tallgary’s in Asheville
On Saturday, Sept. 11, Grammy winner Count M’Butu and his Zoo Krewe, along with Kevin ‘Kalimbaman’ Spears put on a show at Tallgary’s (4 College St., Asheville, 772-1489).
Belts
Book Report: Ape House
Locally-based author Sara Gruen finds the balance between science and fiction (but not science-fiction) with her captivating new novel. She launches the book at Malaprop’s next week.
Weekend shows you might not know about
Update: Young Couple show info has changed. Read the blog for complete details.
Don’t nail down plans until you check out these options: Young Couples, Shortwave Society and Kung Fu Dynamite announce performances.
Tunic
Photo by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt
Black dress, white dress
Photos by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt
Blessings on the river: Asheville and its sister city Osogbo, Nigeria, celebrate Osun (WITH VIDEOS)
With spiritual hands across the ocean, two cultures blessed their rivers and the goddess Osun, drawing Asheville a little closer to its sister city Osogbo, Nigeria, on Aug. 27, at Woodfin Riverside Park.
Elitist Bastards: There’s Always Time For Tommy
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies, Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther give fair consideration to new releases Takers and The Last Exorcism, as well as theorizing on the quality of soon-to-be-released films The American, Machete and Going The Distance. But the real discussion this week involves a trio of Ken Russell screenings, starting tonight with a special screening of the epic rock opera Tommy, followed Thursday by Altered States (the Thursday Horror Picture Show) and wrapping up with next week’s Asheville Film Society screening of Valentino.
MtnHoppin’: Five local brews that make killer session beers
Local favorites that you can keep drinking: Five faves, one honorable mention and one so-close.
This weekend on a shoestring
A few big, free events take place this weekend: The final installment of Shindig on the Green for this season happens Saturday evening. LAAFF runs all day on Sunday and The Asheville Symphony Orchestra performs a free concert on Park Square Park on Monday. See this weeks Xpress for details on those, and check out some of these other free or under $5 shows.
Rockin’ in the freak world
Browsing old Xpress coverage of the inaugural LAAFF turned up this walk down memory lane: "More than 25 local acts [are] scheduled to appear on two stages. Highlights include Devilish Mary (all-girl string band with Cary Fridley, performing at noon); The Oxymorons Comedy Troupe; rising rock stars Drug Money; West African drum-and-dance group Ballet Warraba; […]