Find the More Than Mammal boutique at 68 College St., Asheville.
The full Dave Rawlings interview
We couldn’t publish the full interview with Americana guitarist/producer/songwriter/singer Dave Rawlings—it would’ve consumed the entire A&E section. Thank goodness for the Internet. Here’s the whole thing, which author Brian McGee promises is “chock full of nerdy Dave Rawlings info.”
This weekend on a shoestring
Thanksgiving is this Thursday (like you forgot) and few shows are happening that night. Make up for it with a jam-packed Friday and Saturday. Everything’s $5 or less so you can see even more music.
Tuesday night fever?
The holiday season is just about here, which means all the usual cheer, gift wrapping, caroling, sugar consumption, goodwill toward men and five weeks of quality time spent with family and friends. Guest are great and all, but sometimes a pleasant Tuesday evening morphs into a painful eternity over the Scrabble board. Or maybe you— […]
It’s too easy to feel good with the Dave Rawlings Machine
From the Big Pink campfire sing-a-long of "Ruby" to the sheer solitude of "I Hear Them All," the Dave Rawlings Machine takes you from Harlem to the San Francisco Bay with an album that could only be made by traversing the highways and rooftops of America. Going big: Dave Rawlings has long sung harmony with […]
You run and you die or you stand and you fight
Our future looks grim, and it's all your fault. The media controls your mind, and they've sold you a meaningless world of corporate consumerism that is decimating the values and traditions of America. But you're too apathetic to notice. Rage against the machine: Buck, former guitarist for Th' Legendary Shack Shakers, says he's at war […]
Artillery
Emily Crabtree has splayed out her memories through visually abstract explorations of mark-making and paper-cutting for a contemplative exhibition called Fibers of Recollection. In its entirety, the show demonstrates Crabtree's varied skills: drawing, painting and mixed media sculpture. Creating the pieces over a period of months, allowed Crabtree to let the work evolve itself, rather […]
Junkers Blues
It's Fall, a transitional time for the junker. As the salad days of yard sales, warm flea market mornings and spring cleanouts lead into the hoarding, barren days of winter, the junker can go through weeks at a time without a decent "score," which leads to withdrawal, the jitters, anxiety. Which is just my schmaltzy […]
Spork
There's much to be thankful for around here, 'tis true. Having lived in drier and more stoic towns, we're grateful that there's always somewhere fun to go and something fun to do. For example, the list of new places opening up and/or getting renovated keeps getting longer. Fred's Speakeasy recently reopened after a serious remodel, […]
The Hallelujah Girls at ACT
The Hallelujah Girls, the latest from Asheville-based comedy writing team Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, is a fun and fluffy Southern-fried treat.
Hijinks abound at the Asheville Idiotarod
Frightful weather didn’t deter 275 “idiots” from racing their shopping carts on Sunday. The first annual Asheville Idiotarod was an epic test of stamina, will and creativity.
Brews News
Go west, beer lovers, to sample the creations of yet another new Western North Carolina brewery in the works.
Edgy Mama: Not appropriate for school
Every once in a while I feel guilty about not volunteering at my kids’ school more often. That’s when I make the mistake of blurting out half-baked ideas. Ideas like: “Hey, I want to help the fifth-graders produce a school newspaper.”
Wall Street
Video a-go-go
Our town as viewed by touring performers, sliding WNC’s Sliding Rock in winter, remembering the late, great John Payne, when mommy bloggers get to vlogging and more …
Plaid hoodie
Carl LaBove: ‘Outlaw’ comedian reflects on comedy’s resurgence
One can slay a thousand, but two can slay 10,000. It’s an old biblical reference that comedian Carl LaBove says he and his buddy Sam Kinison used as a guide after they befriended one another more than 20 years ago.
Reggie, Haywood St.
Portraits from Prom!
The Friday the 13th prom for grownups at the Grey Eagle, documented in classic portraits from Castell Photography
Book Report: Women, Writing and Soul-Making
Women, Writing and Soul-Making: Creativity and the Sacred Feminine, Peggy Tabor Millin’s new book published by Story Water Press, encourages writers to claim their power and voice while exploring a feminine approach to inspire creativity.
This weekend on a shoestring
Here’s your latest installment of Weekend on a Shoestring with Thursday and Sunday bookends. All for $5 or less.