Top Drawer wants to get into the minds of Asheville’s notable fashion forecasters, trendsetters and style icons. In this series, we ask boutique owners and designers what inspires them, and what tips they have to pass along. This month, Moe Erin Donnelly of Sew Moe (www.sewmoe.com) boasts about the local fashion scene, turns us on […]
Hanson’s big welcome ***UPDATED WITH PHOTOS***
More than 400 screaming fans gathered in front of the Orange Peel this afternoon for a chance to join the pop band Hanson on a one-mile barefoot walk through downtown Asheville.
Edgy Mama: Children separated from their families
“I’m horrified by what’s happening to the children of the religious sect in Texas — and on so many levels.”
Going, going … gone! LEAF tickets sold out
Didn’t get your advance ticket to the Lake Eden Arts Festival? We have some bad news for you.
Reggae performer Luciano returns to Asheville
Maybe it’s his resonate singing voice, or his military-inspired outfits, or his powerful message. However you look at reggae artist Luciano, he’s one towering performer.
Are you ready for Free Comic Book Day?
For a certain kind of person, there are few things in this world more exciting than a stack of comic books waiting to be read. But the one thing that isn’t always as welcoming and inviting as cracking open a brand new comic is the experience of shopping for them—until now.
Book Report: Literary happenings
Readings, writings and contests are coming up. Mark your calendar.
Top Drawer: Fashion news and views
The Asheville Area Arts Council’s Purple Ball Fashion Show: Peace, Love and Purple, held Sunday, April 20, at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel, had a threefold mission. First, the event raised funds for Western North Carolina arts programs. Second, it served as a kickoff for the Purple Ball gala to be held Saturday, June 14 (to […]
Hasta luego, Lou
Hot on the heels of his sold-out show at the Orange Peel, Xpress catches Lou Reed on the way out of town.
All around the world
Even on the remote island of Kauai, where I grew up, there was no escaping the craze caused when three fair-haired brothers from Oklahoma released their pop-powered major-label debut album, Middle of Nowhere. Those who experienced the burst of popularity sparked by Hanson’s chart-topping song “MMMBop” know that Hanson mania was a force beyond reckoning. […]
Stay tuned
If reclusive poet Emily Dickinson and self-sufficient pop composer Imogen Heap had a love child, the result might be singer/songwriter Ingrid Michaelson. Portrrait of the artist as a young homebody: ingrid Michaelson is chipping away at mainstream success from the comfort of her parents’ Staten Island home. Photo by Deborah Lopez Hear me out. Like […]
The space between
To take a page from Cracker’s David Lowery, what the world needs now is an overly earnest rock band like we need a hole in our heads. That being said, before listening to British Sea Power, it’s probably in audiences’ best interests to start fitting themselves for that hole, because the band operates entirely within […]
Internal strife
If the idea of police-state-fueled political manipulation seems out of step with the search for personal identity, Flood Gallery’s current show, Insurgents, seeks the parallel ground between these disparate concepts. The high-energy, postmodern (and at times post-apocalyptic) exhibit, curated by the gallery’s new assistant director, Reneé M. Cagnina (formerly with ArtCenter/South Florida), includes work by […]
Miss Merlefest? Check out our photos
If you miss the just-passed 2008 edition of Merlefest, or just plain missed it, check out our photo gallery.
The Guardian’s eye on the Asheville blog scene
The Asheville Performing Arts Reviews blog has received international attention from The Guardian, a British newspaper based in London.
Edgy Mama: Marriage equals more housework
I knew it, but it took a bunch of researchers to prove it. Marriage equals extra hours of housework for women, according to a new study from the University of Michigan. For men, getting hitched saves an hour of weekly chore time. Well, duh.
Thread magazine fundraiser
Help support a local, independent magazine with an insider view of the arts scene.
Register for the Asheville 48 Hour Film Project
First-come, first-served registration for the annual 48 Hour Film Project begins online on Monday, April 28.
Book Report: Local literary events
Angela Shelton returns to her hometown, Robert Morgan and Sheila Kay Adams talk about early immigrants and much more.
Lush Life trunk show
Find locally made designer fashions at BoBo Gallery.
Tonight at the Orange Peel: Theremin enthusiasts unite, and a Moog mystery is revealed
Tonight in downtown Asheville, the Orange Peel will play host to a three-day musical festival featuring an international line-up of musicians, an electronic musical instrument that dates back to 1919 and a new innovation called a “revolutionary new musical instrument.”