A daring and successful start to N.C. Stage’s 8th season.
Wall Street, with ginkos
Outside Tops for Shoes
Hiawassee Street
Book Report: Hands in Harmony
A new book by photographer Tim Barnwell captures 30 year of Appalachian musicians and artisans.
This weekend on a shoestring
Because it’s Halloween weekend and you have the fab costume and you’re all raring to go, Shoestring brings you a few extra bonus pre-weekend events at which to revel. All budget-friendly like. Lots to do, so pace yourself.
Spooktacular
Dress up or just slap on a mask, grab your biggest trick-or-treat bag and head out — there are entertainment options for every age and persuasion of Halloween-celebrating ghost, goblin or fairy princess. Xpress tracked down four days' worth of plays, parties, bike rides, concerts, tours, carnivals, family-friendly gatherings and adult-specific indulgences. Start noshing on […]
Playing dress up
Here it is, the eve of Hallows Eve, and you don’t have a thing to wear. But never fear, your friendly neighborhood vintage and costume shops are rife with possibilities — and not just your typical witch hats, vampire fangs and fairy wings, either. Xpress challenged some of downtown Asheville’s most alter-ego ready boutiques to […]
Keep that creepy feeling
Elvis once asked why every day can't be like Christmas. We'd like to know the same about the Halloween season. A zombie record, a zombie author, a haunting release, some wild art and a Dias De Los Muertos celebration to keep you in the spirit. • Zombie boogie is the latest craze, indeed. Ukeabilly dynamos […]
Zelda’s neighbor, Frida’s pen pal
When award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver was searching for the perfect place to set the American scenes of her new novel, The Lacuna (Harper, 2009), she considered D.C. and Virginia. Then, "It hit me that Asheville was perfect," she tells Xpress. Photo by Annie Griffiths Belt. Because of its long history as a tourist town, Asheville […]
Ferocity, urgency, timing
"I certainly thought that would be it for the band," Ahleuchatistas frontman Shane Perlowin says matter of factly. He's referring to the loss of drummer and founding member Sean Dail last year, weeks before the band was scheduled to leave for tour. Ironically, as he talks about the band's near demise, Perlowin is preparing to […]
Junker’s Blues
I see them all the time in the record bins at the thrifts or in the dollar bins at record stores – in the '50s and '60s there was a subgenre of LPs designed as incidental music for specific activities. "Music to study by," "music for dining," music for "that special feeling" (a subgenre dominated […]
Fashion Bites Back fashion show
Models from the recent Fashion Bites Back benefit. Photos by Jonathan Welch.
Pulitzer winner Natasha Trethewey to read in Asheville
The poet, awarded for her 2006 book Native Guard, will read at Posana Café at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29
Idiotarod comes to Asheville
The legendary 5k shopping-cart race is coming to Asheville in November. Get your team, find your cart and start sewing the sequins on your matching capes.
Edgy Mama: Trade in the orange for some green this Halloween
The spine-tingling thrill of watching people wandering around dressed up as monsters and villains makes me happy. What makes me less tingly is the rampant consumerism around Halloween.
At BoBo Gallery
Reliving LEAF
Correspondent Jake Frankel and photographer Jonathan Welch bring you a terrific video and photos from this fall’s LEAF.
College & Haywood
Christmas Jam lineup announced
Counting Crows and Ani DiFranco top the just-released roster.
Avett Brothers to play Merle Fest
N.C.‘s Avett Brothers just announced that their only N.C. date on their 2010 tour will be at Merle Fest in Wilkesboro. Pre-sale for tickets starts today!