Bikers, walkers and bus riders gathered on Thursday, May 20, at The LAB for Asheville’s first-ever “Multimodal Fashion Show.”
Photo by Jonathan Welch
Video: Blind Boy Chocolate & the Milk Sheiks
The street performance band, featuring a bowed saw, trumpet, washtub bass and more, performs “St. James Infirmary.”
Book Report: A Soft Place to Land
Susan Rebecca White’s latest novel tells the tale of two sisters separated by tragedy, and how their shared history links them.
Inside Asheville’s Masonic Temple
Take a peek at the Masonic Temple in downtown Asheville, which has opened up its 270-seat auditorium for public concerts, dramatic performances and lectures. The Land of Sky Symphonic Band performs tonight, Thursday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m.
Happening Now: Galen Kipar Project plays in Pritchard Park
Galen Kipar, lead vocalist of The Galen Kipar Project, playing in Pritchard Park this afternoon. They’re having a CD release party Friday, May 29 at the LAB from 9-11. Photo by Michael Muller
Back steps
Battery Park
Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies: Of Robin Hood and Frankenstein
This week, the Elitist Bastards discuss their thoughts on newly released films Robin Hood, Just Wright, Letters to Juliet, opine on Ken Rusell’s Gothic, and share their anticipation and concerns about this weekend’s slate of flicks.
He plays the saw on the streets
Musician Dwight Hawkins is part of the opening band for Moogus Operandi. Ad rep Scott Sessoms shares his thoughts on street musicians, and his conversations with Hawkins.
Truth & Salvage Co. Q&A
Eight months since their last Asheville stop, three of Truth & Salvage Co.‘s members (and former Asheville residents) talk about what’s new for T&S Co., what’s next, why they’re celebrating their CD release in Asheville and how they got to film a video for GAP’s 1969 jeans.
This weekend on a shoestring
More budget-friendly events coming your way including the first Downtown After Five of the 2010 season, and the return of the Montford Arts Festival. Both are free!
Feeling the Moog spirit
Michelle Moog-Koussa knows her dad would've dug the spirit behind Moogus Operandi. Bob Moog, the legend. For one thing, it features an analog modular synthesizer so massive, it's known as the "Wall of Doom." And virtuoso keyboardist Erik Norlander won't be playing the monster alone. An orchestra of diverse local musicians (including Woody Wood, Ellie […]
Continental drift
"I'm a mediocre songwriter, but I'm a good record maker," says Josh Rouse. The first part of that statement is arguable Rouse's 2003 album 1972 is a lush folky/groovy/disco-y meditation on that year; Subtitulo from 2006 examines his transition from the U.S. to his present home in Spain, in pretty melodies and infectious beats. Dream […]
Soul of the hills
In the domain of traditional ballad singing, Tim Eriksen wields astonishing power, with a voice full of deep, emotive qualities, a well-worn character and effortless fluidity. In fact, his new album, Soul of the January Hills, is a collection of unaccompanied ballads, shape-note hymns and folk songs, recorded completely live in one take with no […]
Jeanius
Hard work can pay off. Los Angeles-by-way-of-Asheville country-tinged indie-rockers Truth & Salvage Co. are proof of just how far a decade-and-a-half of paying dues (plus tenacious belief in a dream) can get you. But a little luck, paired with being in the right place at the right time, doesn't hurt. "Retro and denim and cowboy" […]
Adieu, adieu
Monday rehearsals for Asheville Choral Society begin at exactly 7:15 p.m. No chatting. No daydreaming. No fiddling with your cell phone. There's a concert coming up, and there is work to be done. Fare the well: After 40 years in music, Lenora Thom steps down to spend more time with family and friends. Photo by […]
Junker’s Blues
It's been a while since there's been a "Junker's Blues" in the Xpress. I'll forego the editorial and personal details of its hiatus (basically, it comes down to your humble correspondent being a lazy good-for-little), but I thought we'd take the opportunity to reintroduce the column with a little junker aesthetic theory. We'll get back […]
For the Love of Music
The full-length documentary, For the Love of Music, produced and directed by local filmmaker Mark Fields, tells the story of Asheville’s own Blue Ridge Orchestra, a 60-plus member orchestra made up of volunteers dedicated to making music. Don’t miss the film’s debut screening this Thursday, May 20, at the Fine Arts Theatre.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition looking for an Asheville family
The popular TV show, in which a home-improvement team tackles a major overhaul project, is looking for “an inspirational and deserving family.”
Idiotarod returns to Asheville
After the success of November’s first Asheville Idiotarod, the wacky shopping-cart race returns Sunday, May 23.
Edgy Mama: Cool, fun things to do with the kids
May seems to jumpstart Western North Carolina’s summer season — what with local festivals happening practically every weekend, tourists appearing in smallish droves, and the winding down of the academic year. Oh, and the Tourists, as in the Asheville Tourists, are back in the ballpark. Which brings me to my topic for this week: cool, […]