The existential angst was palpable in the Boiler Room recently, as Baby Cowboy lead singer Julian Sikes sang of death and love interchangeably, as if they were reflections of one another. "Realize it's the madness of the memories," was the closing refrain for one particularly haunting tune. Cowboy's night life: Punk and newgrass meet in […]
Pack Square
Highest and best use of Asheville’s Urban Trail at the Flat Iron sculpture
— photo by William Wescott
Review of MARTYN at Club 828
You don’t have to be a club rat to dig Martyn; you just have to dig music that’s designed to blur the senses through rhythm, groove and drone. This is arty stuff, no doubt about it.
Dance floor style (part 1)
Candid photos from shows at The Orange Peel. View more at at The Orange Peel’s Facebook page. Photos courtesy of friends, fans and employees of the Orange Peel.
Edgy Mama: Postpartum doulas are a hot new trend
There’s a new type of doula on the scene.
SoundTrack Web Extra: Galen Kipar
If Galen Kipar’s The Scenic Route — a name which at first seems vague, but, on closer examination, proves apt — is not a work of mastery, it’s damned close.
Sounds and scenes from the Crystal Ball
Video and pics from the Asheville Area Arts Council’s fundraiser at the Grand Bohemian
Asheville Transit’s ‘art buses’ make their debut. This one is designed by Ray Noland
Ray Noland’s “Jeweled Forest.” Photo by Rebecca Berdel This post also shows Naomi Johnson’s art bus honoring local food and farmers.
Review of The Sloppy Joe Circus
Middle School is a circus, right? But The Runaway Circus and the Loose Cabooses make it fun.
Video a-go-go
This week, many Asheville videos were about its courtship of Google’s high-speed Internet project, but they’ve gotten plenty of coverage already. So here’s a look at some of the best of the rest, Windhorse Zen Community’s bee hives, Earthshine Mountain Lodge’s box turtle, who loves Asheville Yoga the most, strangeness from Asheville High’s digital media class, and more …
SoundTrack Web Extra: Boo Ray
Boo Ray’s Bad News Travels Fast plays like a guilty pleasure, all boozy and rough-edged and filled with promises of trouble and ruined reputations. But the thing about Bad News is there’s nothing bad about it.
HATCHfest Asheville announces preliminary schedule of events
The second annual multidisciplinary arts-and-mentoring festival returns April 15 to 18
Asheville street art
Photo documents of street art found around Asheville.
Shop girls (and guys) part 2
Photographer Halima Flynt captures the folks who own, run and work in Asheville’s boutiques. Union (18 Haywood St., Asheville, 259-3300) Urban Outfitters (15 Haywood St., Asheville, 232-4153)
SoundTrack Web Extra: Tom Fisch
Singer/songwriter Tom Fisch turns out a seamless ode to nostalgia and the bittersweet progress of time on October Boy.
How to work a hat
This weekend on a shoestring
More daylight, warmer weather, and even more to do. Bands, art, a market opening, free burgers, a costume sale and plenty more. All for cheap or — even better — free.
Out-of-body abandon
If rock 'n' roll is the devil's music, why did it take so much from gospel? The screaming guitars, the whisper-to-a-howl vocals, the wild dance steps, the commitment and passion. If you're interested in seeing how much the secular and divine have in common, you've got to check out one of the longest running and […]
From the islands to the mountains
Last month, local reggae, folk and soul fusion outfit Soulgrass Rebellion performed a nine-day run in the Virgin Islands, and they had a really, really good time. Going big: The band recently returned from a stint in the Virgin Islands, where the musicians of reggae-folk-rock-fusion collective stretched their talents and potential — and came back […]
Looking into the future
The Asheville Area Arts Council's Crystal Ball picks up where its famous color balls left off. That is, expect a gala affair, pared down to one venue and packed with fabulousness, and all for the cause of supporting the local arts community. Smooth grooves: Southern Silk Duo will bring its blues-and-jazz duo to the event, […]