Dr. Bill Bares’ Take Two Jazz series features multi-instrumentalist Michael Libramento on Monday, Feb. 2. The show is held at White Horse Black Mountain at 7:30 p.m. Press release from White Horse Black Mountain: Now in its second season, Dr. Bill Bares’ Take Two Jazz series has a track record of filling the White Horse […]
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Different Strokes! stages dinner theater “Table 6,” Feb. 13-22
Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective presents Table 6 by Rodney Smith as a dinner theater production at Olive or Twist (81 Broadway). Shows are Friday, Feb. 13, Sunday, Feb. 15 and Friday-Sunday, Feb. 20-22 at 7 p.m., with dinner seating at 6 p.m. Press release from Different Strokes! We’re excited to announce that Rodney Smith’s […]
Storyteller David Novak appears at Metro Wines, Feb. 8
Storyteller David Novak takes part in an interactive salon at Metro Wines, on Sunday, Feb. 8, at 3 p.m. Press release from event organizers: Good conversation is always enhanced with good wine! Metro Wines hosts a one of a kind, entertaining and interactive salon experience with Master Storyteller, David Novak, on Sunday, February 8, 2015 […]
*UPDATED* From AVL to NPR: Local “Tiny Desk Concert contest” submissions
You probably already know and love NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, but now NPR Music has announced its Tiny Desk Concert contest. Here’s a mini Asheville music video show featuring the local bands the have thrown their hats into the ring.
Sound Check: Pearl and the Beard
Video: Jocelyn Mackenzie, Emily Hope Price and Jeremy Styles discuss Pearl and the Beard’s new ablum, side projects, and how their approach to touring has evolved.
Local students participate in National Junior Theatre Festival
Cast and crew members from Asheville Performing Arts Academy brought home the Excellence in Ensemble Work Award from the Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta; Parkway Playhouse Jr. students participated in the same festival. Press release from Asheville Performing Arts Academy: Asheville Performing Arts Academy cast and crew members, ages 6-18, presented selections from “Peter Pan […]
Valentine’s Day comedy shows at The Millroom
Funny Business at the Millroom hosts two Valentine’s Day comedy shows on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Ryan Dalton headlines both. Press release from Funny Business at the Millroom: On Saturday, February 14th, Funny Business at the Millroom Presents two very special Valentine’s Day Comedy Shows featuring national headliner Ryan Dalton in […]
Book learning: ABA’s Winter Institute comes to Asheville
It may be a closed industry event, but, having to do with books, booksellers and the publishing industry, ABA’s Winter Institute is bringing a “powerhouse of authors” to Asheville — a number of which will appear at public readings.
Five questions with The Blind Spots
Ithaca, N.Y.-based indie-pop outfit The Blind Spots has been on a bit of tear since releasing their most recent album, Rhizomatic — they’re launched a number of videos and just started their winter tour.
“Front Row Focus” music photography exhibition at Green Sage Café (Westgate)
Local concert photographers Nick King, David Simchock, and Frank Zipperer present their work in the group show, Front Row Focus. The exhibit is on display at Green Sage Café in the Westgate Shopping Center through April 15. A reception takes place on Sunday, Feb. 8, 4-6 p.m. Press release from David Simchock: The Green Sage […]
WNC Film Society and Grace Centre co-sponsor Short Film Challenge
Short films of eight minutes or less can be submitted to the Short Film Challenge until Sunday, Mar. 29. The top-10 will be screened on Saturday, May 2, at 7 p.m., at Grace Centre. Info from graceinfo.org/film: Jurors: Greg Kinnear, Tom Anton, Blair Daily Short films (less than 8 min). One entry per film maker. […]
Jan. 29 info session about Converse College’s MFA in Creative Writing program
Ever considered an MFA in creative writing? Converse College in Spartanburg is home to South Carolina’s only low residency MFA program in creative writing. For those who would like to learn more, the information session on Thursday, Jan. 29, 7-8:30 p.m. in the Ezell Conference Room. Press release from Converse College: South Carolina’s only low […]
Smart bets: Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters
Southern Indiana-based musician Nick Dittmeier was probably not one of the people ready to kick 2014 to the curb. Last year brought him a nomination for songwriter of the year at the inaugural Louisville Music Awards, opening slots for Hayes Carll, Justin Townes Earle and Whitey Morgan, and new album Light of Day. According to […]
Rupert Wates performs at White Horse Black Mountain, Feb. 8
Award-winning guitarist and singer-songwriter Rupert Wates returns to White Horse Black Mountain on Sunday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m. He’s currently on tour in support of The Rank Outsiders Ball. Press release from Dave Turner Creative: Award-winning guitarist and singer-songwriter Rupert Wates, touring nationally to support his latest album The Rank Outsiders Ball, will perform at […]
Show review: Junto at Altamont Brewing Co.
If you like country music, and especially if your taste spans contemporary and classic country (though seek your Little Big Town hits elsewhere), Junto is probably the band for you. The local five piece — Win Webster, Jay Franck, Chris Porter, Steve Harnois and Doug Blaney — is made up of members of Sanctum Sully, […]
Singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov returns to Asheville
“I love performing, but it scared the sh*t out of me forever,” says singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov. “Even now, when I’ve probably played more than a thousand shows … every single time. And that feels really good.” Isakov thinks about that when he’s home (when he isn’t touring, the musician runs a small farm in […]
Vandercooked Poetry Night at Asheville BookWorks, Feb. 7
Asheville BookWorks (428 1/2 Haywood Road, West Asheville), continues its Vandercooked Poetry Night series with poet Gabrielle Calvocoressi on Saturday, Feb. 7. Press release from Asheville BookWorks: Asheville BookWorks, a community resource for print and book arts, continues Vandercooked Poetry Nights, its reading series that offers the public the opportunity to print letterpress broadsides at […]
Asheville Art Museum announces a call for new media artists
The Asheville Art Museum seeks entries for annual juried exhibition, Prime Time. The deadline is Friday, Feb. 27. Press release from The Asheville Art Museum: The Asheville Art Museum is excited to announce a call for entries for its third annual Prime Time: Annual New Media Juried Exhibition. This exhibition supports the Museum’s expanding focus […]
Acoustic Asheville: Fred Eaglesmith
Canadian alt-country singer-songwriter Fred Eaglesmith recently performed at The Grey Eagle. In advance of that show, he played two acoustic songs for Xpress. The first, “Twin City Minnie,” is a new, as-yet-unreleased track. Videos by Jesse Hamm. “Twin City Minnie” “Thirty Years of Farming”
Sound track: 1UP by Seers
1UP, the new record by Western North Carolina and Greensboro-based Seers is an unabashedly weird, inspired, fantastical, bizarre and transcendent collection. The nine-track album is just part of a larger project — released by the collective Nomad Staff — including short films and music videos. The combination is a slide down a rabbit hole of […]
Karen “Rudy” Rudolph named craft initiative director at Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson College grad Karen “Rudy” Rudolph has accepted the role of craft initiative director at the local college. She will “coordinate Warren Wilson’s work program craft crews [and] facilitate ways in which all academic departments can access craft in an effort to enhance student learning,” in addition to other responsibilities, according to a press […]