More photos from The Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
Photos from Saturday morning at The Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands.
Photo by Jamie Parlier
The Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands
The Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands was held in the Civic Center from Thursday, July 15th through Sunday, July 18th. The place was packed with artist from all over who came to share their work! Check out a photo gallery from this event! Photos by Halima Flynt.
Video A-Go-Go: Five Questions
This week, we post videos that ask, and then answer, a few simple questions. Aggressive bellydancing, running commentary, epic craft events, old-school Asheville music and local musical icons all make an appearance in this week’s roundup.
PUSH Asheville Fashion
Photos from the PUSH Asheville Fashion show at the Orange Peel Friday, July 16.
Photo by Jonathan Welch
PUSH Asheville Fashion in viewer’s pictures
Looking for a recap of Friday’s PUSH Asheville Fashion show at the Orange Peel? Xpress has a video and photos in the works, but check out these images captured by other local fotogs (like this image, posted by local boutique Hip Replacements).
Review and video of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros rekindled the free-spirited essence of the ‘60s at The Orange Peel with nostalgic anthems of independence and sticks of incense. With two awesome videos!
SoundTrack: tHE POLES
It’s a weekend of EPs: Rockers tHE POLES release a four-song, self-titled EP. If you missed their Friday night show at the LAB, get a taste here.
Edgy Mama: In case of emergency, apply aluminum foil deflector beanie to braincase
If I personally were to tip toward a specific personality disorder, it’d most certainly be paranoia.
Busk Break: Nathan Taylor and Darin Gentry perform “Lonely Sunday”
Having a bit of a low Sunday? If so, here’s a tune just for you. It’s “Lonely Sunday”, written by local singer/songwriter Nathan Taylor and performed with fiddler Darin Gentry on Pack Square last week.
Busk Break: PJ Bond and Lauren Baker
Local singer/songwriter PJ Bond and Sirius.B’s musical saw player Lauren Baker performed this tune in front of Kim’s Wigs in the Miles Building in downtown Asheville to a small, enthralled crowd on Friday night.
Project Runway alum Elisa Jimenez holds a trunk show at Minx
Left to right: Brooke Priddy, Rebeccah Mark, Sonia Hendrix, Elisa Jimenez. If you’re reading this before 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 17, there’s still time! Elisa Jimenez is selling one-of-a-kind apparel and spontaneous on-the-body couture at Minx (64 North Lexington Ave.)
SoundTrack: The Blue Dragons
Folk rockers The Blue Dragons release a four track (psst! there’s a bonus hidden track!) EP.
Re-imaging ambient music for the 21st century
An interview with Sam Goldberg, playing at Harvest Records on Monday. AshevilleFM will live-stream the show.
Downtown After 5
Music, dancing, food, and drinks, at Downtown After 5 on Lexington, Friday, July 16th.
The Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands day two
Artists from all over show their work July 15th – 18th at the Civic Center in downtown Asheville. Amazing works from jewelry to chairs to paintings and so much more! Check out a photo gallery from this event! Photos by Halima Flynt.
Busk Break: Lyric performs “Blue Skies”
Last week, the Xpressstaff was all in a tizzy thanks to a performance by Lyric (aka Leeda September Jones), but weren’t quite able to get a recording of the young songwriter and her band. Luckily for the rest of us, Lyric is no stranger to the downtown busking scene. Here she is performing her song “Blue Skies” on Pack Square.
Review of Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch and Morrie are embodied by superlative actors unerringly committed to their roles, in this exceptional production at SART.
SoundTrack Web Extra: Eleven & the Falcons show review
“We’re like dubstep meets bluegrass”: Weird-yet-surprisingly-listenable surrealist pop trio Eleven & the Falcons recently played Firestorm Cafe. Singer/songwriter Amy White opened.
The Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands day one
Photos from the The Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands opening day Thursday, July 15 at the Asheville Civic Center. The event runs through Sunday, July 18.
Photo by Jonathan Welch
Upcoming: Inlets, DM Stith and Silje Nes
Sebastian Krueger is buds with Sufjan Stevens-ite Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond), Beirut frontman Zach Condon and Grizzly Bear’s Dan Rossen, to name a few. His band Inlets, plays Club 828 on Sunday.