It’s a foot race like no other: The Henderson County Chamber of Commerce and the Henderson County Soccer Association team up to present the Hunter Subaru Zombie Escape on Sunday, Nov. 3. The 2.4 mile trail run is held at Camp Ton-A-Wandah. From a press release: This event is not your average run. Runners will […]
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Cinematic stylings and honest songs
Joshua Messick performs a hammered dulcimer concert on Sept. 8.
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Sept. 20-22
“Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion isn’t just a music festival. It’s an infectious, three-day music experience, bursting with creative passion, electricity, and soul,” says the festival’s website. The three-day event is set for Friday-Sunday, Sept. 20-22, in historic downtown Bristol, which straddles the state line between Virginia and Tennessee. This year’s lineup includes Lucinda Williams, […]
Sound Track web extra: Rooftop Garden
WNC roots-Americana quintet Acoustic Syndicate is back with its first album in nearly a decade, “Rooftop Garden,” set for release on Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Ann Patchett to speak at UNCA’s Lipinsky Auditorium on Nov. 5
From a press release: Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe is hosting Ann Patchett for a ticketed event, a talk and book signing at UNCA’s Lipinsky Auditorium, November 5th. Tickets are not yet on sale, but we expect to sell out the 600 seat auditorium. This will be Patchett’s launch event for her highly anticipated memoir, This is the […]
Slavic Soul Party Brass Band at Toy Boat, Sept. 5
Ever wondered what a Balkan-soul-Gypsy-funk band might sound like? “Fiery balkan brass, throbbing funk grooves, Gypsy accordion wizardry and virtuosos chops,” is what the press release for Slavic Soul party promises. “SSP! has created an acoustic mash-up … weaving the gospel, techno, funk, dub, jazz, and Latin influences of New York’s neighborhoods seamlessly into a […]
Electronic Music Experience connects youth and technology
EMErgence: Electronic Music Experience is a joint effort by LEAF and the Bob Moog Foundation. It takes place on October 22-24 and includes hands-on activities, workshops and lectures from local, professional electronic musicians and producers. According to a press release, “On Wednesday, October 23rd, the Bob Moog Foundation will present four one-hour Synthesis Fundamentals sessions […]
Big band theory
Russ Wilson revisits the music of Paul Whiteman at Diana Wortham Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 31.
Asheville Brewing creates the Mountain Oasis Electric Pale Ale
From a press release: The Electric Pale Ale was proudly created by Asheville Brewing Company’s Superstar Head Brewer Doug Riley and is the perfect mash-up of El Dorado hops and the always electric Citra hops creating a delicious brew with a floral nose, a rocking profile and a fresh, clean finish. Great music and great […]
The Shilohs play Jack of the Wood on Sept. 7
“The Shilohs are bringing their penchant for love-struck jangle pop on the road to the Eastern US in support of their recent Light Organ Records debut, ‘So Wild,’” says a press release. The Vancouver, BC, Canada-based indie-rockers is “armed with a powerful duo of songwriters, the album unashamedly borrows from nearly four decades of the […]
Smithsonian curator will speak about American Indian politics at UNCA
As part of UNC Asheville’s Native American Speaker and Performance Series (which includes a Cherokee stickball demonstration and talks by Native American leaders), Paul Chaat Smith, a Comanche author, essayist and curator, will deliver a keynote address the contemporary landscape of American Indian politics and culture. The event takes place on Friday, Sept. 20, at […]
Transgender Poet Joy Ladin to speak at UNCA
Joy Ladin is the first openly transgender professor at an Orthodox Jewish institution. On Monday, Sept. 23, she will read from her poetry collection, “The Definition of Joy,” at 3 p.m. at Laurel Forum in UNC Asheville’s Karpen Hall. That same day at 7:30 p.m., she’ll give the talk “Through the Door of Life: A […]
Ben Bridwell’s solo show
The Band of Horses front man goes on tour as Birdsmell. He plays The LAB on on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
“Listen To This” returns to Asheville Community Theatre tonight
Showtime is 7:30 p.m. From a press release: Listen to This: Stories in Performance returns this Thursday with “Bristle While You Work: True Tales of Weird and Peculiar Workplaces” for the final show of the summer. Asheville itself is a weird and peculiar place to work but this show goes even further to explore the […]
Sunday Jazz Showcase
The Sunday jazz Showcase at Isis Music Hall continues this weekend (Sept. 1) two trios performing in the upstairs lounge and on the downstairs main stage. $5 / $3 students. Asheville Art Trio (William Bares on piano, Mike Holstein on bass, Justin Watt on drums) with special guest Patrick Lopez on trumpet plays the main […]
Moog Music is recognized by Inc. Magazine and SBIEC
Moog Music has been ranked on the Inc. magazine 5000 list, and has also received the 2013 North Carolina Excellence Award from the Small Business Institute for Excellence in Commerce (SBIEC). From a press release: The Inc. 5000 list ranks the fastest-growing private companies in America. Moog Music earned a position of 4023 on the […]
HandMade in America and Arts Business Institute present Art Business Bootcamp
HandMade in America and the Arts Business Institute have teamed up to present Art Business Bootcamp, an intensive workshop for artists and art business owners. From a press release: This two-day intensive appropriately named, Art Business Bootcamp: Shape up your business! will present expert speakers, lectures, educational materials, regional business partners, and individualized artist critiques. […]
The Fox & Beggar Theater brings Tarocco circus to Asheville in April
Through a successful Kickstarter campaign, Asheville’s Fox & Beggar Theater raised $7,500, which will go to the production of the circus “Tarocco.” That show will be performed April 18, 19, 25 and 26 at the Hazel Robinson Amphitheater. “The Tarocco Piemontese was a 15th century Italian card game, consisting of four suits (much like our […]
Local artist Marc Chenevert donates his portfolio to the National Museum of Commercial Aviation
Asheville-based photorealistic artist Marc Young Chenevert has announced that he will release his portfolio of aviation artwork to the National Museum of Commercial Aviation in Atlanta, Ga. Chenevert’s career spanned 50 years during which around 75-percent of his drawings dealt with commercial aviation. His subject matter, outside of aviator, has ranged widely. Other media that […]
Mountain Oasis announces local showcase at Emerald Lounge
“The Emerald Lounge will play host to a stacked lineup of local and regional talent in an electronic music showcase on Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26,” says a post on the Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit website. The lineup includes locals PaperTiger, RBTS WIN, The Jellyrox, Hi Alta and Marley Carroll. Entry is […]
The Kalob Griffin Band plays Emerald Lounge on Aug. 29
Philadelphia-based Americana/rock outfit Kalob Griffin Band heads to Asheville for a show at Emerald Lounge on Thursday, Aug. 29. Matt Butcher & the Schoolyard Band and Elk Tracks also perform. 9 p.m., $5. A bit about KGB from a press release: “The Kalob Griffin Band, or ‘KGB,’ as their followers chant, is composed of lead […]