Just because we’re sitting on the East Coast doesn’t mean we can’t go a little Southwestern, from time to time. A least accessories-wise. Seven Sisters Gallery (117 Cherry St. in Black Mountain) makes exactly that possible with a Native American jewelry trunk show on Saturday, Oct. 26. Jewelry collector Kelly Gwinn from Charlotte, N.C. has […]
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Red Wanting Blue opens for Will Hoge The Grey Eagle on Oct. 26
Skipping Mountain Oasis? Here’s an alternative: Columbus, Ohio-based rockers Red Wanting Blue makes a stop off at The Grey Eagle on Saturday, Oct. 26. 8 p.m., $12. The group started this year off with a top 10 debut on the Billboard “Heatseekers” chart for its album “From The Vanishing Point.” From there, the did a […]
Electric company: Mount Kimbie
Leading up to the inaugural Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit, we’re running a series of Q+A interviews with the festival’s artists.
Parkway Playhouse opens “The Complete History of America (abridged)” on Nov. 8
Billed as American history from Washington to Watergate, 90-minute comedy “The Complete History of America (abridged),” “features three actors continuously changing characters, wigs, and costumes as they cheerfully present five hundred years of American history as quickly and hilariously as possible.” It was written by Adam Long, Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor — when presented […]
Nature boy
Brett Dennen returns to The Grey Eagle on Wednesday, Oct. 30. He’s on tour in support of “Smoke and Mirrors,” which was inspired by the wilderness of the Sierra Nevadas.
Zia Taqueria’s Day of the Dead on Nov. 2
Zia Taqueria (521 Haywood Rd. and Grandma Presents host a Day of the Dead event on Saturday, Nov. 2. The festivities include family fun, facepainters, a stage-side taco stand and a stellar music lineup. Bands are: Krektones, Ahleuchatistas, Kovacs and the Polar Bear, Juan Benavidas Group and Goodness Graceful. Starts at noon.
Asheville Jazz Orchestra performs swing at the White Horse on Oct. 26
The 17-piece Asheville Jazz Orchestra brings swing music from the ’30s and ’40s to the White Horse Black Mountain on Saturday, Oct. 26. 8 p.m., $15. From a press release: “The jazz of the Roaring Twenties was built around small ensembles playing a style featuring a lot of simultaneous group improvisation with a 2-count feel. […]
Electric company: PANTyRAiD
Leading up to the inaugural Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit, we’re running a series of Q+A interviews with the festival’s artists.
Wearable Art Show Opens at Tryon Arts and Crafts
Tryon Arts and Crafts School announces its new exhibit, a wearable art show, which opens today (Oct. 18). According to a press release, “The entries include handcrafted jewelry pieces, some of which were made by students in the jewelry classes at the school and some are instructor’s work. Many fiber artists have also entered their […]
“A Show Called Worker”
Local artist (and former Xpress designer) Nathanael Roney opens his exhibit tonight in the gallery space at The Mothlight.
Pure inspiration
Canadian dream-pop duo Purity Ring is announced as the final lineup replacement for Mountain Oasis. Photo by Landon Speers.
Electric company: Cut Copy
Leading up to the inaugural Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit, we’re running a series of Q+A interviews with the festival’s artists.
Knives and Daggers, Heaven play The Mothlight on Oct. 29
New York City-based Heaven speaks less to a spiritual afterlife and more to a “seven minutes in heaven” kind of promised land. The trio (Matt Sumrow, Mikey Jones, Ryan Lee Dunlap) taps the hush and swagger, the compressed noise and darkened basements, the leather jackets and black eyeliner of ’80s new wave in a way […]
Electric company: T. Williams and Matt Langston
Leading up to the inaugural Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit, we’re running a series of Q+A interviews with the festival’s artists.
Bellydance gala and workshops, Nov. 8-10
Local dance instructor Liza Zahiya plans to celebrate her birthday by dancing — and she’s inviting the community to join her. Zaiya hosts a weekend’s worth of performance and workshops, Friday-Sunday, Nov. 8-10. The Gala Show celebrating dance in Asheville takes place on Friday, Nov. 8 in the Crystal Room at Eleven on Grove (11 […]
Poor Old Shine plays The Altamont on Oct. 22
Roots/Americana band Poor Old Shine “is about honesty and hand crafted creativity.” That’s according to their bio. But don’t dismiss this collective (Chris Freeman on banjo, Max Shakun on guitar and pump organ, Antonio Alcorn on mandolin and banjo, Harrison Goodale on bass) as too sweet or earnest. Their sound is “foot stomping, mind racing, […]
Electric company: Half Japanese
Leading up to the inaugural Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit, we’re running a series of Q+A interviews with the festival’s artists.
Tricky, Delorean and Rudimental will not perform at Mountain Oasis
The Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit just posted, via Facebook, that three acts have canceled for next weekend’s festival. Replacements are in the works.
Booking it: Behind the scenes of LEAF’s extensive lineup
LEAF is held this weekend, Thursday, Oct. 17-Sunday, Oct. 20, at Camp Rockmont in Black Mountain. Today is the last day to buy tickets.
The Apache Relay returns to The Grey Eagle on Oct. 18
Nashville’s The Apache Relay have a tendency to sneak into Asheville semi-unannounced at then perform the kind of super-charged show that sticks with you for days. The band’s magic lies in its palpable chemistry, its roots-rock energy and indie-rock savvy, and its excellent song craft. They return to the Grey Eagle on Friday, Oct. 18. […]
Of Montreal headlines Brewz Music & Arts Festival in Charlotte this weekend
Not heading to The LEAF this weekend? Here’s another chance for a live music festival, just a little farther down the road. The inaugural Brewz Music & Arts Festival takes place at NC Music Factory (1000 NC Music Factory Blvd., Charlotte) on Saturday, Oct. 19. Noon-11 p.m., $25 advance / $35 at the gate. The […]