For all the info For band bios, venue info, FAQs, ticket sales and a downloadable music compilation, visit www.popasheville.com. Three venues. Two nights (plus a pre-party). One giant purple bus puttering between locations. For $15. Welcome to POPAsheville: The town’s three-year-old music fest dedicated to indie rock and arguably furthering the evolution of Asheville’s music […]
Building a better musician
Say you want to book an out-of-town gig. Or you need health insurance. Or you’d like to put those melodies in your head down on paper. “The Daytime Schedule” Friday, Jan. 16 • 2 p.m. Studio tour/open house @ Altamont Recording Studio (15 Carolina Lane) • 2 p.m. Studio tour/open house @ Hi-Five Recording Studio […]
Painting the whole picture
The way Ted Oliver sees it, art can portray both the positive and negative aspects of culture and history. “Art doesn’t always have to show pretty things, it can also show the struggle and the problems that have evolved,” explains the co-owner of Oliver’s Southern Folk Art in Hendersonville. “The greatest poet I ever heard […]
Drawing on the extraordinary
Over the course of 2008, the S.S. Drawing Club (i.e., local artists Julie Armbruster and R. Brooke Priddy) collected news stories they deemed noteworthy and created illustrations to accompany each one. Twelve of the original drawings are hanging on the walls of BoBo Gallery along with the stories they illustrate. All the news that’s fit […]
Edgy Mama
My 10-year-old girl wants to understand where she “comes from.” We’ve covered the basic biology lesson of how babies are made, which she finds both fascinating and disgusting. Lately, she’s more interested in family history, genealogy and inherited character traits. She’s particularly intrigued with the origins of her interests and abilities. The other day she […]
SoundTrack
If women are under-represented in the mainstream music industry, they certainly aren’t when it comes to Western N.C.‘s music scene. Female performers take local stages in every genre, from indie-pop to post-punk. Proving that the sisters are doing it for themselves, these three very different recordings by Miriam Allen, Laura Reed and Valorie Miller each […]
skeletonbreath is all in the family
Instrumental violin/bass/drums trio skeletonbreath has Asheville music connection, plays New French Bar on Wednesday.
Rodriguez live!
On the heels of Sixto Rodriguez’ packed show at the Grey Eagle, check out pictures and video of his performance
Better than Rose-Colored Glasses
Andrea, spotted on the corner of Haywood St. and Battery Park, found her heart-shaped sun glasses at Hip Replacements.
Edgy Mama: Where the feisty comes from
Here’s a video sneak preview of this week’s Edgy Mama column.
Meggie, Friday afternoon
Meggie spends 10 minutes to get ready each day. She owns 7-10 pairs of shoes. She has recently gone through a style change and is influenced by music and high-fashion. She works as a cashier at a gas station in East Asheville. Her favorite wardrobe item is her new pair of Minnetonka Moccasins, purchased for […]
Battery Park Ave., Jan. 9
Recording artists Snugz (left) and Solo Exnihilo who recently collaborated on the song “Busted Window.”
Just bead it
Madeline and Jamie, on Lexington Ave., Jan. 2009. Madeline bought the beads for her earrings (see below) at Asheville’s Chevron Trading Post & Bead Company.
Asheville Street Style launches
You should be in pictures. Maybe you already are. Xpress launches a new street fashion blog.
¡Viva Rodriguez!
Who is Sixto Rodriguez? Find out before his Saturday show at the Grey Eagle with this multimedia review.
Phish coming to Asheville—It’s official
The much-anticipated Phish reunion tour will be coming to the Civic Center June 9.
Book Report: American Thighs
The Sweet Potato Queen returns with a new book of essays dealing with women, the aging process and “preserving your assets.” Jill Conner Browne — the Queen herself — makes an Asheville stop next week.
Rocky Horror comes to Asheville
The midnight movie that will not die finally gets a regular date in Asheville, as Carolina Cinemas and the Montford Park Players begin showing the Rocky Horror Picture Show this Saturday (at midnight, naturally).
Streetstyle Intro
You’ve landed at Asheville Streetstyle, a photographic record of Asheville’s unique and evolving DIY fashion. Most outfits (and their wearers) are scouted and shot in the streets of downtown Asheville, though this site also includes images from fashion shows, boutiques, concerts, parties and other happenings in and around Western North Carolina. Asheville Streetstyle is a […]
Edgy Mama: Memorable moms of 2008
Since it’s time to look back at the past year, and because we Americans love making lists, I offer you my list of memorable moms of 2008.
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.