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    Author:   Bill Kopp

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    Bryan Sutton debuts Blue Ridge Guitar Camp

    Posted on June 1, 2022May 26, 2022 by Bill Kopp

    Asheville native and Grammy Award-winning musician Bryan Sutton discusses his new guitar camp and concert series.

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    Cold Mountain Music Festival’s unplugged nature is a feature, not a bug

    Posted on May 20, 2022May 12, 2022 by Bill Kopp

    Launched in 2017 as a fundraiser for the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina, Cold Mountain Music Festival returns Saturday, June 4, after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19.

    2.0 K views+ArtsMusic

    Asheville Fringe Arts Festival celebrates 20 years

    Posted on March 17, 2022March 14, 2022 by Bill Kopp

    Entering its 20th year, the 2022 Asheville Fringe Arts Festival returns to multiple venues throughout Asheville.

    1.9 K views+ArtsPerformance Art

    New art exhibit promotes creativity amid COVID-19

    Posted on November 11, 2021November 4, 2021 by Bill Kopp

    Over the course of the last year, local artist Joshua Marc Levy asked 14 North Carolina-based artists and organizations to create an original art piece as if it were the last work they’d ever make.

    2.7 K views+ArtsVisual Art

    NC Music Hall of Fame hosts double induction ceremony

    Posted on October 20, 2021October 18, 2021 by Bill Kopp

    The N.C. Music Hall of Fame recognizes four honorees this year with ties to Western North Carolina.

    2.7 K views+ArtsMusic

    Artists retrace historic route, mount conservati­on benefit show

    Posted on September 15, 2021September 10, 2021 by Bill Kopp

    The nonprofit Preserving a Picturesque America hosts a benefit art sale and exhibition that reinterprets scenes from the historic Buncombe Turnpike.

    3.2 K views+Art NewsArtsVisual Art

    LEAF Downtown returns

    Posted on August 26, 2021August 20, 2021 by Bill Kopp

    Following last year’s pandemic-related pause, LEAF Downtown returns to Asheville for its sixth annual gathering.

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    Nina Simone’s legacy and influence continue to inspire

    Posted on August 5, 2021August 2, 2021 by Bill Kopp

    Nearly two decades after her death, musician Nina Simone remains relevant to local and national acts.

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    New book by local author pairs WNC history with vintage postcards

    Posted on August 4, 2021August 5, 2021 by Bill Kopp

    At the start of COVID, local historian Mary McPhail Standaert began sending out emails to friends and family featuring tidbits of local history. She considered it a fun and creative way to stay in touch amid the pandemic. But as the project evolved, she came to realize she had unintentionally launched her latest book.

    3.2 K views+Literature

    New local album interprets a classic Chinese film

    Posted on June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 by Bill Kopp

    Nearly 90 years after its premiere, a classic from the golden age of Chinese cinema receives a new soundtrack by local musician Min Xiao-Fen.

    2.7 K views1ArtsMusic

    New documentar­y dispels myths about moonshinin­g

    Posted on June 15, 2021June 14, 2021 by Bill Kopp

    Local filmmaker David Weintraub examines the history of moonshine in his latest documentary, The Spirits Still Move Them.

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    Fiber nonprofit Local Cloth celebrates move to River Arts District

    Posted on May 13, 2021May 10, 2021 by Bill Kopp

    Local Cloth, an Asheville-based nonprofit composed of fiber hobbyists and full-time professionals alike, is leaving its space on the South Slope and heading to the River Arts District.

    3.2 K views+ArtsCraft

    Secret Agent 23 Skidoo takes on Bach and folk tales on new album

    Posted on March 11, 2021March 8, 2021 by Bill Kopp

    Secret Agent 23 Skidoo returns with his latest album, “The Beat Bach Symphonies,” a collaboration with the Asheville Symphony Orchestra and several international musicians.

    3.2 K views1ArtsMusic

    Local artists respond to pandemic challenges in creative ways

    Posted on January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 by Bill Kopp

    Xpress caught up with three local artists to discuss how COVID-19 has altered their creative approach.

    3.9 K views+Art NewsArtsCraftLiteratureMusic

    Dave Desmelik ruminates upon the months with “The Calendar Album”

    Posted on January 5, 2021December 31, 2020 by Bill Kopp

    With time on his hands, songwriter Dave Desmelik decided to complete a long-shelved project that focuses on the 12 months of the year — but not necessarily 2020.

    2.9 K views+ArtsMusic

    Allan Day realizes new wave musical dreams after 40-year journey

    Posted on December 8, 2020December 7, 2020 by Bill Kopp

    In 1979, teenage guitarist Allan Day was inspired to write his own songs in the style of the Buzzcocks, the Ramones and other punk heroes. Now, in 2020, he’s finally recorded and released that album.

    3.5 K views2ArtsMusic

    Laura Boswell taps into natural world on chamber-folk EP

    Posted on November 24, 2020November 20, 2020 by Bill Kopp

    Classical music informs the songwriting and arrangements of this Asheville chamber-folk artist.

    2.2 K views+ArtsMusic

    Samara Jade, Awen Family Band release new albums

    Posted on November 17, 2020November 16, 2020 by Bill Kopp

    The itinerant singer/songwriter and the Asheville-based musical collective took decidedly different paths in crafting their latest works.

    2.3 K views+ArtsMusic

    Fwuit, The Moon and You release new digital-only albums

    Posted on October 20, 2020October 19, 2020 by Bill Kopp

    The HGTR/Moves side project and their husband-wife tour mates discuss their latest projects.

    2.7 K views+ArtsMusic

    Virginia and the Slims, Young Mister release new albums

    Posted on October 13, 2020October 14, 2020 by Bill Kopp

    The jump blues/swing band plays the Asheville Guitar Bar patio on Oct. 23 while Steven Fiore’s solo project hunkers down in Tryon.

    2.6 K views+ArtsMusic

    Modern Strangers celebrates debut album with a livestream­ed show

    Posted on September 24, 2020September 21, 2020 by Bill Kopp

    The Asheville jangle-pop quartet leverages its success as poll-winners and high-profile opening acts on its up-tempo, irrepressibly catchy debut album, “Dangerous Fiction.”

    2.0 K views+ArtsMusic
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