Recording studios tend to focus on a single thing: crafting great albums. Echo Mountain does that well, with Grammy-winning projects by the likes of the Steep Canyon Rangers and the Zac Brown Band to its credit. But the downtown Asheville studio, opened by Steve Wilmans in 2006, does a lot more than just make records. […]
Although country singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale is as tied to Nashville as to the colorful, embroidered suits he wears, he’s actually a North Carolina native. The son of a minister and a church organist, Lauderdale was born in Troutman, N.C., and grew up in South Carolina. He did head to Nashville after college, but it was […]
When you think of the banjo, you might think of Earl Scruggs or Uncle Dave Macon, or even Steve Martin. You probably don’t think of loop pedals or bowing, or ancillary sounds from percussive tapping and blowing; you probably don’t imagine anything that could be classified as “space banjo.” But that’s exactly the kind of music banjo player Mike Savino of band-turned-solo-act Tall Tall Trees makes.
There’s no easing into “Nashville Flood,” the lead track of Big Daddy Love‘s new album, This Time Around. In fact, that driving rocker — complete with The Turkuaz Horns — posses a kind of polished grit and music business savvy that seems a major departure from past Big Daddy Love offerings. But this is a […]
Shane Perlowin is prolific. His new solo album, Odei, follows less than a year after his last release, Anatomy of a Moment, with percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani. Also in that eight months or so, Perlowin toured in Europe, composed sheet music and begat an heir — hence Odei‘s spritely-if-contemplative middle track, “Is That You My Daughter […]
It’s the weekend. You want to go out, but maybe a week of rain storms has left you in a weird mood. Maybe you’re not a people person. Maybe you love people and hate dancing. Maybe you love dancing but don’t have anything to wear. Whatever the case, we’ve got the soundtrack for a perfectly […]
From a press release: Upcoming jazz shows at White Horse Black Mountain • FRIDAY JULY 25, 8 p.m. Our CABARET JAZZ Series Continues with A SALUTE TO WOMEN IN BLUES HISTORY Featuring PEGGY RATUSZ and Friends. $15 • SATURDAY JULY 26, 8 p.m. Our BIG BAND/SWING Series Continues with THE ASHEVILLE JAZZ ORCHESTRA. $15 • […]
From a press release: Riley and Rehg exhibits open at Upstairs Artspace, Aug. 2 Upstairs Artspace is pleased to announce the opening of a show that offers gallery visitors the opportunity to see, through different mediums and with two distinct philosophies, what an artist sees beneath the façade of a person or object. Mixed media […]
From a press release: Ooh la La Curiosity Market in Pritchard Park, Aug. 2 Ooh La La Curiosity Market continues on August 2nd Featuring Local Artists and Local Musicians. Located in Pritchard Park, Downtown Asheville from 10am-4pm. The market is in its third year and is raising money for Animal Haven of Asheville, a no […]
From a press release: Penland School of Crafts annual benefit auction, Aug. 8 & 9 The Penland School of Crafts 29th Annual Benefit Auction will take place on August 8 and 9 on the historic Penland campus, north of Asheville. The weekend includes live and silent auctions, music, food, receptions at the Penland Gallery and […]
From a press release: Food Truck Friday at Reynolds Village, July 25, 4-9 p.m. Block Party for North Asheville, Woodfin, and Beyond On Friday, July 25th Food trucks and other fun stuff here at The Shops at Reynolds Village this Friday! 4-9pm, everyone’s invited for music, a raffle, and more. Bring friends and family to […]
From a press release: Annabelle’s Curse and Honey Honey at Grey Eagle, Aug. 6 7 p.m. doors. ALL AGES. Standing room only. 8pm $10 ADV / $12 day of show Annabelle’s Curse is an emotional compulsion. They are a cry of camaraderie to the wasted youth of our generation, an emulsion of the hope and […]
From a press release: Sandee Johnson art opening at MetroWines, Aug. 8 Internationally recognized, award winning artist Sandee Johnson, opens “Lost at Sea” @MetroWines on Friday, August 8 from 6 to 9pm. Sandee Johnson will offer a new exhibition in September and October. MetroWines will continue to showcase the pieces from the Alice Donor collection […]
From a press release: “Puddles and Projections” opens at FW Front Gallery at Woolworth Walk, Sept. 5 “Puddles and Projections” FW Front Gallery at Woolworth Walk Opening Reception: September 5, 2014 from 5-7 p.m. Show Dates: September 1- 29th, 2014 Artists: Julie Armbruster: Painting For the month of September, 2014 painter Julie Armbruster’s works will […]
From a press release: JUST ANNOUNCED: Lee Boys will perform at New Mountain, July 31 LEE BOYS, one of America’s finest “sacred steel” ensembles, will perform at New Mountain Theatre Asheville on Thursday, July 31st. Doors open at 8:00 P.M. Music starts at 9:00 P.M. with two sets. Tickets are $10.00. For more information: http://newmountainavl.com/ […]
From a press release: SeptemberFest at the Green Thumb Garden in Waynesville, Sept. 13 The Daydreamz Project is sponsoring the first annual SeptemberFest event at the Green Thumb Garden in back of the Old Armory building in Frog Level, Waynesville NC. This event will celebrate the harvest of community gardens in the Waynesville, Haywood County […]
From a press release: 15th Annual RiverFest with the Anything that Floats Parade, Aug. 9 RiverLink invites everyone to their biggest party of the year. The 15th annual RiverFest happens at French Broad River Park on Saturday, Aug. 9 from 1-7 p.m. The highlight of the event is the Anything that Floats Parade. Groups building […]
From a press release: Creature Carnival with Beats Antique, Shpongle, Emancipator and Lafa Taylor, Oct. 30 Thursday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m. at the Exploreasheville.com Arena. General admission: $31.50. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 25, at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at the U.S. Cellular Center box office, by phone at (800) 745-3000 or online […]
From a press release: Front Porch Theatre at BMCA presents JUMP! Aug. 15-17 The Front Porch Theatre at Black Mountain Center for the Arts is happy to present JUMP!, a children’s theater production on Friday and Saturday, August 15,16 (6:30 pm) and Sunday matinee, August 17 (2pm). A $15 ($10 for kids) donation is requested […]
From a press release: Danny Schmidt and Carrie Elkin play The Purple Onion, Aug. 10 WHEN: Sunday, August 10, at 7 pm WHERE: The Purple Onion, 16 Maine St., Saluda TICKETS: $15 Advance/ $20 At Door Austin artists Carrie Elkin and Danny Schmidt play a concert to celebrate their new Red House Records album, For […]
Expansive Brooklyn-based funk band Lettuce hits the 20-year this year back and isn’t slowing down. The group (Adam “Shmeeans” Smirnoff and Eric Krasno on guitars, Adam Deitch on drums, Erick “Jesus” Coomes on bass, Ryan Zoidis on saxophones, Neal Evans on keys and Eric Bloom on trumpet) got its start at the Berklee College of […]
