From a press release: Sirens on the Mountain festival features Rickie Lee Jones, June 20 & 21 Final touches are currently being applied to the second annual Sirens on the Mountain music and arts festival to be presented in Boone, NC, June 20 and 21. Headlined by the storied talent of Grammy Award winner Rickie […]
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An Evening with an Album, June 12, features St. Vincent
From a press release: An Evening with an Album features St. Vincent The June An Evening With An Album, to be held on June 12th in Asheville, NC, will explore the entirety of Strange Mercy by St Vincent, with proceeds benefitting The Bob Moog Foundation. An Evening with an Album is the brainchild of a […]
Sound Check: Bombadil
Back in 2009, just before Durham-based folk-pop outfit Bombadil released Tarpits and Canyonlands, bassist Daniel Michalak was diagnosed with neural tension. The tour was canceled and the album kind of fizzled. Happily, after years of treatment, Michalak and his bandmates were able to go on the road again in 2012. This June, Ramseur Records will […]
Smart bets: Henry V
Wedged between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, the ultra-nationalistic Henry V is the perfect choice to launch The Montford Park Players’ 42nd season of free Shakespeare in the park. The play — a tale of one man’s quest to be king — pairs humor, drama and romance with “some of the most patriotic […]
Questions without answers: Andrew Bird plays The Orange Peel
On tour for “Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of…,” a collection of re-imagined Handsome Family songs, Andrew Bird returns to Asheville. His band includes Tift Merritt.
Xpress playlist: All Go West edition
The All Go West music festival returns to West Asheville today (Saturday, June 7), with music on three stage from 11 a.m.-Sunday at 2 a.m. Read more about the festival and its lineup here. With that in mind, this week’s playlist is for those who can’t make it to All Go West and want to […]
Hall Fletcher book giveaway, June 9
From a press release: Hall Fletcher book giveaway, June 9 WHAT: Students from all six grades at Hall Fletcher Elementary School will have their pick of nearly 1000 free books, courtesy of local authors Elizabeth Kostova and David Madden and the WNC Yale Alumni Club. WHEN: Monday, June 9th, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. WHERE: […]
Garden & Gun magazine’s Made in the South Awards now taking entries
From a press release: Garden & Gun magazine’s Made in the South Awards now taking entries Garden & Gun kicks off the fifth annual Made in the South Awards entry process today with an exciting development—this year the grand prizewinner will receive a $10,000 cash prize in addition to a prominent feature in the magazine’s […]
Bassoons at noon
A bassoon duo performed classical music on Wall Street while a passerby helped hold the sheet music on the stand.
Neptune’s Car and Flagship Romance at Mountain Spirit Coffee House, June 8
From a press release: Neptune’s Car and Flagship Romance at Mountain Spirit Coffee House, June 8 Sunday June 8: Neptune’s Car and Flagship Romance. Two talented couples / split bill For more information about the concert and to purchase tickets: Call Louise or Don at (828) 545-2260 mountainspiritcoffeehouse@gmail.com or visit www. uuasheville.org Doors Open: 6:30 […]
Win tickets to see Seven Handle Circus at New Mountain TONIGHT (Thursday, June 5)
“Okay, so maybe we aren’t really a bluegrass band…” begins the bio of Atlanta-based Seven Handle Circus. Surprise, the sextet isn’t a circus, either. Instead, the group performs a “modern style of rock, played with energy, skill and folk instruments. Their bluegrass roots reveal themselves from time to time, but so does their classical training […]
Michael White one man show at Tryon Painters and Sculptors Gallery
From a press release: Michael White one man show at Tryon Painters and Sculptors Gallery Opening Friday, Jun 13, 5-8 p.m. at the Tryon Painters and Sculptors Gallery, 26 Maple St., Tryon, NC. Show ends on July 12. Born April 1964, Michael James White took to drawing by age 2. By age 6 when anyone […]
June 17 film screening of “Bringing it Home,” documentary on industrialized hemp
Lookout Brewing, Hi-Wire Brewing and Urban Orchard Cider have collaborated on a special collaboration brew made with hemp seed oil. The beer is launched in celebration of “Bringing It Home,” a documentary about industrialized hemp, which features a house in Asheville made of hempcrete. The film will be screened on Tuesday, June 17, at Asheville […]
The Luminous Surface group show on exhibit at The Mission For Temporal Art
From a press release: The Luminous Surface group show on exhibit at The Mission For Temporal Art THE MISSION FOR TEMPORAL ART presents: THE LUMINOUS SURFACE – group exhibition of media, cinematic, audio-visual art Curated by DAVID LINTON JUNE 18th – JULY 27th Gallery hours Wed – Sun, 2pm – 7pm (& by appointment) Opening […]
Smart Bet web extra: Crazyhorse & Colston Birthday Smash, June 6
There’s a lot to be said about the Crazyhorse & Colston Official Birthday Smash taking place at The Grey Eagle on Friday, June 6. (9 p.m., $8 advance/$10 day of show.) First, it’s a birthday party for both Max Hupertz (aka Crazyhorse) and Bryan Godleski (aka Colston). And while there may not be cake and […]
All Go West returns with new faces and long-awaited reunions
Past and present collide in the best way at this year’s All Go West Music Festival, set for Saturday, June 7 in West Asheville. The free, day-long event features a lineup that aligns some of the area’s current favorite bands (jazz-exotica collective Hank West & the Smokin’ Hots, hip-hop act Free Radio and indie-rockers The Hermit Kings) with some of the most popular groups of the past decade, including GFE, Strut, tHE POLES and Delicious.
Smart Bets: Battlefield
Love is a battlefield: This we know. But Battlefield is also a Los Angeles-based Americana band made up of singer-songwriters Matt Ducey, Jenny Weaver and James Addison. According to a press release, “Their tight vocal harmonies, contemplative lyrics and stirring melodies reflect the famous folk and gospel artists of America’s past.” The trio recently passed […]
Smart Bets: Henry Niese
American contemporary art pioneer Henry Niese has work in the Whitney Museum and The Corcoran Gallery. His friends include Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline and William Carlos Williams. Niese has also immersed himself in the Lakota Sioux culture and its Sundance tradition. That ceremony takes place over four days and involves fasting, personal sacrifice and, […]
Better together: roots-rockers Matrimony return to Asheville
The band Matrimony has gone through an evolution, though its roots remain in founders and husband-and-wife duo (hence the name, sort of) Jimmy Brown and Ashlee Hardee Brown. The two of them exude roots rock — both wiry and coolly dressed. He with his Irish accent, her with her sweet voice. In the beginning their […]
Five (or more) questions with Little Dragon
Little Dragon was formed in the mid-‘90s by vocalist Yukimi Nagano and her high school friends drummer Erik Bodin, bassist Fredrik Källgren Wallin and keyboardist Håkan Wirenstrand. Even if, in 18 years, Little Dragon’s studio discography is short, the band’s list of EP, singles and videos shows that its emphasis is on immediacy and artistry.
“Charlotte’s Web” at NC Stage, July 17-27
From a press release: “Charlotte’s Web” at NC Stage, July 17-27 CHARLOTTE’S WEB with original music, July 17-27, 2014 at NC Stage, presented as part of NC Stage’s Catalyst Series Adapted by Joseph Robinette from the book by EB White. Directed and choreographed by Robbie Jaeger, original music by Jonesale. Tickets: $10 (children 12 and […]