In honor of Earth Day, I talked to Enviro-spouse about his work on climate change with the Sustainability Institute and how it affects the kids of today and tomorrow.
So Sew Moe
Designer Moe Erin Donnelly of Sew Moe has been hard at work on a spring/summer collection. Here’s a glimpse: Photo by Moe Erin Donnelly. Photo by Rene Treece. Photo by Yve Adams.
Sundress
Dress from Terra Nostra.
Group photo
Students on Patton Ave.
Celebrate Record Store Day with Harvest and Static Age
Celebrate Record Store Day in Asheville on Saturday! Independent record stores around the nation plan special vinyl and CD releases, promotions, in-stores and more. Harvest Records in West Asheville and Static Age downtown have some rad stuff going on.
Eve-olution at Asheville Commmunity Theatre
Eve-olution: A little chick flick-y, but overall an honest, painful, charming and humorous take on modern motherhood. Through April 25 at Asheville Community Theatre’s 35Below.
Book Report: Four to read
Our local authors deserve a good read and there’s no shortage (the potential avalanche on my desk attests to this) of material. Here are few worthy options.
Stories about love and war (and a time when relationships were less complicated by technology)
A narrative painting, simply stated, is one that tells a story. The conceptual “happenings” of the 70s and the abstract expressionist art of the 80s nearly killed the idea, but during the last decade, it’s surged back. Daniel Avazpour, a newcomer to Asheville, will be displaying his narrative paintings and drawings at the Flood Gallery […]
Elisa Jimenez at HATCH
“I will be forever known as the girl who spits on clothes. That’s not so bad.”
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
This weekend on a shoestring
This weekend, indulge in the no-cost sounds emanating from Martin Luther King Park, and then take in a few more $5-or-less concerts happening all around the Asheville area.
Hippies, indie rock and moccasins
You’ve probably noticed how indie rock has grown a thick, burly beard. Coked-up art students who were ripping off new wave and post-punk at the turn of the century are nowadays smoking grass, scooting about in handcrafted Santee moccasins and basically reliving the early 1970s. A lot of these characters dress like total fruitcups, yet […]
It ends like this … Asheville’s hope and anchor give a final performance
It’s been nearly seven years since sarahbrown, Tasha Trasher and Todd Weakley relocated to Asheville (sarahbrown and Trasher from Portland, Ore., and Weakley from Boston) and began playing their first round of shows as Hope & Anchor. Since then the trio’s subdued sets filled with sweet melodies and heartfelt lyrics have become a staple of […]
Fever pitch
Asheville music fans are no strangers to the cross-pollination of genres. From CX-1’s “Bluegrastafari” (bluegrass meets roots reggae) to the “world music, poetry and soul sounds” (mountain standards meet urban jazz) of R.I.S.E (formerly Rising Appalachia), local musicians have fused any number of genre combinations. East-west fusion: The band’s sound blends California surf music with […]
On the shoulders of giants
As Sir Isaac Newton said, “If I have been able to see further than others, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.” The giants in Blue Spiral’s mentor exhibition are Western North Carolina-based sculptors and artists Hoss Haley, Stoney Lamar, Leslie Walker Noell and Kathy Triplett. The gallery prepared mentor in […]
Feeling Jaded
The following images feature the furry fashions of local designer jADE (who also models her clothing). Photos by Björn.
Edgy Mama: Stick family car stickers: creepy or cool?
I’ve been seeing lots of those stick family car stickers around town, mostly on the back windows of mommy vans and stud-daddy SUVs. What’s the point of these stickers?
An edgy, unpredictable play with apocalyptic themes—at the BeBe Theatre
Scapegoat Theatre Collective presents Weldon Rising this weekend and the next—described as an edgy and unpredictable play with apocalyptic themes.
Finally, Spring! (part 2)
Spotted on Walnut St.
Mountain Xpress Community Photo Gallery
Each week, the Mountain Xpress plans to dip into the Xpress Community Photo Gallery and highlight a few of your photos.
Not so well-adjusted: Review of Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Orange Peel
Missed the Brian Jonestown Massacre show? What about the Strange Boys? A snippet of Screamin’ Jays? The guitarist puking at the end of the night? Here’s a rawk review to satisfy ‘em all.