Craft fairs, despite the deceptively straightforward name, sweep the spectrum from the cutesy (macrame owls! crocheted toilet paper covers!) to the quirky (monster dolls! recycled metal buckles!); from the high-end (handmade books! blown glass!) to the down-home (strawberry preserves! coffee mugs!). And rightly so: There's a craft aesthetic not just for every maker, but also […]

Ever wonder what goes on in the mind of an artist? Asheville actress Elisabeth Gray and her director, Oxford classmate Anthony Wilks, sat down in the lobby of 35Below surrounded by Luke Hayne’s American Nostalgia quilt show to share a bit of insight while cooking up Gray’s next performance. Her own one-woman show: The play […]

Mates of State is not your ordinary rock band. From their highly energetic, quirky keyboard/drum arrangements to their family-friendly touring entourage, the married duo is redefining the sound and face of rock ‘n’ roll—and they’re bringing the kids along for the ride. We’re all mates: The spunky duo have an Asheville connection: Harvest Records co-owner […]

When local painter Anna Jensen overheard a man in a restaurant tell his server, “There are no tomatoes in the corn salsa,” she thought about the game “Telephone,” and how pronunciations and meanings of words are altered over time. Thus the name for her current exhibit at PUSH Gallery was born: There Are No Potatoes […]

Like seemingly everything these days, Chicago-outfit Hood Internet started out as a blog. It was March 2007, and Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell (both members of art-pop band May or May Not) found themselves with extra time on their hands. As a joke they began doing some mashups of their favorite—and most absurdly opposite—artists. The […]

Sky Lake is still in its infancy — with only a handful of local appearances and a few rough demos on MySpace — which makes the passion and vision of their live show all the more impressive.  Sky Lake played a set that was at turns sparse and understated, ferocious and soaring. Filling a vacant […]

Festivities lasted all day at North Buncombe High School’s practice soccer field. The day was filled with performances, from poetry slams and storytelling to sports demos and of course live music, like Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band!

Photo by Halima Flynt