4 more bands on the roster: Delta Moon, Fusebox Funk, Highly Kind (with Derek Trucks’ little brother) and The Family Stone (with Sly Stone’s whole family tree).
Happy Hour at the BeBe
Let’s suppose the end-of-the-workday routine of cheap pitchers and ESPN has grown a bit stale for you … Here’s my suggestion: come 7:15, grab your drinking buddy and head down to Commerce Street. Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre’s current show, The Physics of Happy Hour, will not only defy the gravity of your postmodern ennui, they’ll also wet your whistle for you.
The latest Bele Chere news
Five more bands are added to the Bele Chere roster: GFE, Laura Blackley Band, Drew Holcomb, Hot Politics and Bulls Gap.
Book Report: Bobo County
Local author Gary Allen Duke’s Bobo County is the tale of a boy and his dog, but also an account of growing up in the wild countryside of the American Southwest.
“MiniMoogseum” installed at the Orange Peel
Interactive display pays tribute to the late electronic-music guru Bob Moog, sets the stage for a permanent Moogseum in Asheville
Beastie Boys at Orange Peel — in a week?!
Eclectic punk-turned-hip hop trio the Beastie Boys will play at the Orange Peel in one week. One week! Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 4 p.m.
Be our fan on Facebook and win Josh Phillips tix
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Insights from the Sightlines writers
We asked the Sightlines writers what makes a good review and how this project could impact Asheville’s theatre community.
Edgy Mama: Babies grow up — thank goodness
Seems like yesterday I was changing diapers, while today I’m explaining the term “suicide bomber.”
“Some people just don’t fit in. And they need rock music.”
The roots of the two-person blues-punk band, the harrowing sound of near-catatonic depression and the rescuing grip of rock ‘n’ roll are revealed in this interview with underground rock pioneer Don Howland. Howland’s been in Asheville for more than ten years, but you might not know it.
This weekend on a shoestring
There’s a little something for everything in this roundup, from fiction readings and Civil War reenactments to modern dance and indie-pop.
Not in it for the money (despite the name)
While local singer/songwriter Josh Blake is enthusiastic Big Money Band (the feel-good folk-rock departure from his regular stint with hip-hop collective GFE), he's sometimes lukewarm about the group's name. What was meant in the spirit of fun, he worries, “might give people the wrong impression about why we play music.” Branching out: Josh Blake also […]
It tastes like a mixture of good living and dying
"I like cryptic stuff," says Don Howland. "I've always gravitated towards the obscure. And it's not just the obscurity of it I like. It's what makes it great, but still obscure. I don't think you lose the spirit of what makes rock and roll good when you stay obscure." A cult figure’s cult figure: Don […]
Setting our Sightlines on local theatre
Upon starting as A&E editor in August, we put the call out to readers to tell us what they’d like more of in the Xpress arts section. “More theatre reviews” was a frequent answer. The prospect was complicated somewhat by print deadlines and short runs — that is, could we print a quality review in […]
Artillery
It’s hard to be an art aficionado in Asheville without acknowledging the historical significance that craft-making and folk art traditions have on the creative work produced in this region. Western Carolina University recently launched an expansive Web site documenting the the Southern Highlands Craft Revival Movement of the 1890s through the 1940s. The site is […]
Phish phans rejoice
The muddy fields of Coventry, Vt. were supposed to be the final resting place for Phish, the wildly popular jam-band known for its quirky compositions and transcendent improvisations. After spending more than 20 years on the road building one of the most devoted grassroots followings in rock history, the band collapsed under the pressure of […]
Review of Like Mother at N.C. Stage
Like Mother is a play well-suited for most anyone who has planned a wedding, been in a wedding, hates weddings, loves weddings or simply has a mother who knows exactly how to show her love and support in all the most galling ways.
Stephaniesid and Two Man Gentlemen Band at Bele Chere
Local indie-pop favorites Stephaniesid and quirk-duo Two Man Gentlemen Band (from Long Island) will perform at Bele Chere.
Three more bands added to Bele Chere lineup
The Dirty Guv’nahs, The Afromotive and Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues all announce plans to play this year’s Bele Chere Festival.
Summer concerts at Biltmore and UNCA’s quad
Two very different venues; two sets of summertime mainstays. The Biltmore Estate and UNCA have quite the lineup for their summer concert series, from crooners to Piedmont blues.
Vintage clothing fair
Held Saturday, May 30, at The Body.