After missing their September show in Asheville due to a broken down bus, Nashville’s Turbo Fruits head back to Broadway’s. They play Thursday, Oct. 24.
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Pantha du Prince
Producer Pantha Du Prince talks inspiration and equipment.
Bear in Heaven isn’t afraid to dance
Bear in Heaven has always occupied an ambiguous space, somewhere between experimental indie rock and noisy, towering electronics. The band’s latest album, I Love You, It’s Cool, blurs the line even more, unapologetic in its polished, synth-driven dance aesthetic. One could argue that’s where the band has always been headed, but this time the evolution […]
Dancing in the dark
Exitmusic tells stories that are emotional, not linear.
Wear apparent: Project Handmade showcases slow fashion
Invisible persents “The New Obsolete”
Found sounds at 50 WPM.
Local showcase
Emerald Lounge hosts the satellite party.
Interact with the Bob Moog Foundation
Want more Moog? The Bob Moog Foundation (set up to honor Moog’s legacy, with a mission of “igniting creativity at the intersection of music, history, science and innovation”) hosts three events at the Diana Wortham lobby. They’ll even be there through the day after Moogfest. Dr. Bob’s Interactive Sonic Experience The foundation’s hands-on instrument showcase […]
Off the beaten Moogfest path
There’s a lot happening this weekend (“weekend” being loosely defined here as the stretch of days between Thursday and Sunday). Much of it is Moogfest-related, but there are also plenty of peripheral activities that are free/cheap and/or off the beaten Moogfest path for festival attendees and festival shunners alike. Day parties (Decent Lovers, pictured, play Apothecary), a Bob Moog-inspired outdoor installation, two athletic events and even an afterparty are on the list. We’ll add more events as we know about them, so check back!
Pearl and the Beard at Grey Eagle
Review and video from last Friday’s show.
Sound Track web extra: dep releases “rivers & ghosts”
The local ambient-electronic musician and composer drops his new project at BoBo Gallery on Friday, Oct. 26. Watch an exclusive performance and video interview, filmed by Asheville Multimedia.
Downtown Books and News: “There are exceptions to every rule”
In this, the second installment in a two-part story on the much-loved local used bookstore, we learn about rare and crazy book finds, music events and the story behind the “Drink. Smoke. Read.” slogan.
Our Moogfest coverage starts…NOW!
Follow Xpress as we follow Moogfest, on the ground and in advance. We’ve got an exclusive Q&A, videos, songs and day party insider info.
Making a dent
Mississippi-born pop artist Dent May plays Emerald Lounge on Monday, Oct. 22. Alligator Indian and Sin Kitty share the bill.
Smart Bets web extra: Same As It Ever Was
The Knoxville-based Talking Heads tribute band returns to the Asheville Music Hall this Friday. Xpress will give away a pair of tickets.
Night of Style with Charleston Fashion Week founder Ayoka Lucas on Nov. 3
Join Charleston Fashion Week founder Ayoka Lucas during a red carpet “Night of Style,” to be held at MG Road on Saturday, Nov. 3. The full press release follows: Ayoka Lucas, stylist, editor, writer and founder of Charleston Fashion Week, is traveling to Asheville, Saturday, Nov. 3, to be honored at a special red carpet […]
Give them all your lovin’
Learn a Whiskey Shivers lyric or two and win tickets to see the Austin, Texas-based “freewheelin’, trashgrassin’, folk tornado” at Jack of the Wood this Saturday, Oct. 20.
“It sounded like a story that needed to be told”
Pearl and the Beard returns to Asheville this Friday, for a performance at The Grey Eagle. Here, they talk about knitting projects, fan gifts, the “lather, rinse, repeat” life of tour, and why they heart Perez Hilton.
Awesome week of comedy in Asheville starts Tuesday
“An awesome week of comedy in Asheville, starting tonight at LAB with comedian Rory Scovel who is on his ‘Embrace the Fall Tour,’” writes Tom Scheve of Disclaimer Comedy. “Scovel’s last show at LAB was packed wall to wall, and bananas with a capital B-anana. He is an amazing stand-up comedian who is a master […]
The sound of a city
Xavier Rudd returns to the Orange Peel
The Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist beings his one-man band (complete with multiple didgeridoos) back to Asheville (Saturday, Oct. 20) in support of new album, “Spirit Bird.”