To create is to preserve love I deliver this bind unto you — Cupid Clark Roney Photos by Jonathan Welch Lance Wille, musician, and Suzie Millions, artist. Co-owners of Hand-cranked Letterpress. I wanna love you night and day you know my love a-not fade away — Buddy Holly Artist Courtney Chappell and musician Shane Perlowin. […]
You can sing me anything
The story goes like this: Stephin Merritt sat at an Upper East Side piano bar, drinking alone and writing songs. And lo, the idea came. He would write a musical revue, a comprehensive survey of "every kind of song there is to be written about love, from country to punk to krautrock to Irish folk […]
Dirty South rides again
"What you niggas know about the Dirty South?" asks the refrain of Goodie Mob's seminal, term-coining 1995 single "Dirty South." In the mid-'90s, the question piqued the interest of listeners across the country tired of mainstream rap's obsession with Los Angeles and New York ,and the beef between Tupac and Biggie. Soon, along with fellow […]
Burlesque troupe does more than just striptease
Corsets. Garter belts. Bondage. Dirty jokes. Lace, frills and whips. A striptease or two. And, zombies? That's how Laura Grant, Meg Hale and Chelsea Crispin of The Bombs Away Cabaret troupe described their upcoming production, Eat Your Heart Out: A Knockout Thriller. It's a bit hard to imagine the above description while the group rehearses […]
Spork
Whether you think that love will keep us together or Cupid is stupid, there's no stopping the day of hearts and arrows. Feb. 14 may be just another Hallmark holiday, but if you're half of a couple, chances are your sweetie is hoping for some sort of acknowledgment of your unwavering affections. Make a grand […]
Brews News
Here’s some of what’s happening on the beer scene in and around Asheville.
Bridal Party fashion on Asheville Streetstyle
Scenes from the WNC Magazine Bridal Party, which took place on Friday, Feb. 5 at DoubleTree Biltmore.
Bridal Party fashion show
Scenes from WNC Magazine’s Bridal Party, held Friday, Feb. 5 at The DoubleTree Biltmore.
Yonder Mountain String Band does “40 Miles From Denver”
Videographer Jesse Hamm captures the band and the crowd on night two of YMSB’s Orange Peel run.
Edgy Mama: Feed kids, boost local businesses, help Haiti
I’m going to offer you a deal. I’ll tell you about a bunch of inexpensive and kids-eat-free restaurant options locally, so you can save money while feeding your children. But you have to promise me that you’ll send any cash you save to Haitian relief programs.
Help Haiti Heal: 2-day benefit concert this weekend in Black Mtn (Watch live video stream here)
Help Haiti Heal Benefit, a two-day concert in Black Mountain, starts Saturday, Feb. 6 and continues on Sunday and will showcase a wide range of local talent. Xpress hopes to carry a live video feed of the concert for those who can’t attend.
Weird weather causes cancellations
Know of an event that’s on or off, or got a question? Post it below.
West Asheville
photos by Rachael Bennett
Love (and cake, and music, and burlesque) will keep us together
Willie Nelson show cancelled, refunds to be issued
The Willie Nelson concert scheduled for Jan. 30 was initially postponed due to snow, but has now been cancelled altogether.
Asheville Arts Center and MusicWorks! students claim prestigious awards
Congrats are in order for the young thespians and musicians who excelled at the 2010 Junior Theater Festival, a weekend celebration of musical theatre held in Atlanta recently.
Girls who wear glasses
photo by Halima Flynt
Plaids part 2
photo by Halima Flynt
SoundTrack Web Extra: Saint Solitude
A review of Saint Solitude’s Journal of Retreat.
Yonder Mountain String Band at the Orange Peel
The genre-bending bluegrass rock outfit kicks off two nights at the Orange Peel tonight. Also on tap? Pre-parties sponsored by Starr Hill Brewery, at various downtown locations.
This weekend on a shoestring
More $5 and under events sure to keep you busy this weekend.