From a press release: Ithaca’s The Blind Spots play The Root Bar, Jan 23 Fresh off the release of its third album, Rhizomatic, The Blind Spots, an Ithaca, NY-based band that calls its music “moxy rock” will make a swing through Asheville Friday night with a show at The Root Bar. The group is a […]
From a press release: Retrospective of John Heliker’s paintings & drawings at Asheville Art Museum, Jan. 31-May 2 The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to present John Heliker: The Order of Things—60 Years of Paintings and Drawings, an exhibition opening Saturday, January 31 that charts the career of a significant American artist and offers an […]
From a press release: Cabaret Blues and Jazz with Linda Mitchell at White Horse, Jan. 16 “Chicago After Dark”: Cabaret Blues and Jazz with Linda Mitchell Friday, January 16 – 8 p.m.- “Chicago After Dark”, Linda Mitchell and guests, cabaret jazz/blues, $15 Chicago is called the Windy City, not for its weather but for the […]
From a press release: Asheville Green Drinks: Wilderness Act celebrates 50 years, Jan. 7 The Wilderness Act Celebrates 50 years Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 1 Edwin Pl, (Charlotte & Edwin) Start Time: 7:00 PM Contact: Judy Maddox; Judymattox@sbcglobal.net; 828-683-2176 The Sierra Club, Green Drinks, and MountainTrue will present a program on the Wilderness Act celebrating […]
From a press release: Winter Whimsey Tour: Circus Sideshow and Burlesque at the Odditorium, Jan. 14 The Winter Whimsy Tour is coming to your town! 4 Philadelphia folks en route to New Orleans bring their circus sideshow, including burlesque, juggling, aerial arts and more to Sol Luna Hookah Lounge in Feasterville on Monday January 12th […]
The Steep Canyon Rangers must never sleep because, in addition to touring extensively and making albums with famous friends (their most recent is 2014’s Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell LIVE; the track “Pretty Little One” from that album is Grammy-nominated), they also make time to do good deeds. And drink […]
From a press release: “Take Two” jazz at White Horse on Monday, Jan. 5 “Take Two: Jazz Duets at the White Horse Black Mountain” enters its second year this year with a good deal of momentum and a brand new lineup. “Take Two” is unique in putting WNC’s A-list jazz musicians out front, alone, with […]
As Xpress reported on Jan. 1, the New Earth MUZiQ team (who also owns venue New Mountain, which opened last year at 38 N. French Broad) recently acquired Asheville Music Hall and will operate it as a sister venue to New Mountain. The Patton Avenue business was listed for sale this fall. The venue holds […]
Why wait for the second quarter, or spring or summer to rack up a prestigious writing prize? Local and regional contests are currently accepting submissions. Prize purses, publications and accolades await. Plus, several of these contests honor local literary greats (Thomas Wolfe and Carl Sandburg among them). 1. North Carolina Poetry Society poetry contests The […]
The Stump Mutts’ newest album, We Can All Relate (released in November), takes its title from the chorus of the track, “Ignorance Bring Bliss”: “Hey, we can all relate. Let’s sing along and play, don’t question anything.” That song, a driving — though mid-tempo — rocker pairs heavy bass (John Lindsey), guitars (Neal Ward and […]
From a press release: Early bird tickets on sale for French Broad Riverfest For a few more days, tickets and parking passes are at the best price possible for the 18th annual French Broad River Festival happening May 1-3, 2015. Get them now and have something to look forward to in the spring! Of course […]
From the Thomas Wolfe Memorial website: Monthly Thomas Wolfe book club begins Jan. 8 January 8th “Dark in the Forest, Strange as Time” Discussion led by David Madden. 5:30-7 p.m., free. If you’ve ever been interested in reading more of Thomas Wolfe’s writings, now is the perfect opportunity to dip into his work by reading […]
From a press release: The Celebration Singers of Asheville hold Singing Valentine and Roses fundraiser, Feb. 14 The Celebration Singers of Asheville are a group of talented singer ages 7 through high school who have preformed with the Asheville Choral Society, Asheville Lyric Opera,Transyvania Choral Society, OAKE National Conference, Modern American Music Project, Billy Jonas, […]
From a press release: Jan. 31 Polar Plunge benefits youth education There’s something about taking a plunge into icy waters that attracts people of all ages. Is it the novelty? Is it the bragging rights? Is it the euphoria that happens after a plunge? For whatever the reason, the popularity of plunging is evident in […]
From a press release: Pierce Pettis performs at the White Horse, Jan. 9 After a lifetime of of crafting finely-wrought, heart-touching songs, singer-songwriter Pierce Pettis feels that he’s finally found his comfort zone. “The biggest change,” he says of this point in his career “has been getting over myself and realizing this is a job […]
From a press release: New Earth MUZIQ purchases Asheville Music Hall, free grand opening show Jan. 10 New Earth MUZIQ is excited to announce the recent acquisition of Asheville Music Hall. To celebrate the grand opening of New Mountain Asheville’s new sister venue, New Earth MUZIQ will host a free “Time Machine Party” with Ben […]
From a press release: Pan Harmonia’s February events Pan Harmonia – Season 15 Pan Harmonia starts the month of February with fresh sounds of GeneratioNext! Thanks to a grant from The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Pan Harmonia has created a mentoring program for young musicians at AC Reynolds High School. These students have received weekly […]
Recently topping the ReverbNation Americana charts for Asheville, Americana/country-blues collective The Freeway Revival writes songs about the Appalachian mountains but spends a lot of time touring outside Western North Carolina. Upcoming dates take the group to the Carolina coast, upstate New York and into the Midwest; last spring the band traveled to L.A. to record […]
From a press release: Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center holds an exhibition of work by Susan Weil, Jan. 30-May 23 poemumbles: 30 years of Susan Weil’s poem/images Exhibition: January 30 – May 23, 2015 Opening Reception: Friday, January 30, 2015 from 5:30 – 8:00pm, FREE Admission Curated by Brian E. Butler and Rachael […]
From a press release: Give where you live, support local jobs skills training and get a tax credit Donating used goods is one of the fastest and easiest ways to help the community. During this busy holiday season, we are all mindful of honoring family commitments, meeting financial obligations, and finding just the right gift […]
“I was looking for some things to jam along with one day,” says local guitarist Jon Stickley. Known for his flatpicking prowess, he usually practiced to a bluegrass playlist. “But then I started going into some other areas on my iPod, like hip-hop and rock, and I started having more fun playing along with that […]
