It’s the second Asheville stop this year for the Austin, Tex.-based roots rocker. Fellow Austin duo The Ghost Wolves open the Tuesday, Oct. 16 show.
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Smart bets web extra: Orgone at Asheville Music Hall
The L.A.-based funk/soul/Afro-beat collective headlines a local show on Monday, Oct. 15.
Downtown Books & News: nearing a quarter century
As downtown Asheville’s beloved used book store reaches its 25th year in business, we look both backward and forward through its illustrious history. This is the first installment in a two-part series.
Fiesta Latina returns to Pack Square Park
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month on Saturday, Oct. 13 with this local festival. Vendors, dancers, foods from Venezuela, Cuba and Mexico, and a sizzling musical lineup. Spanglish Fly (pictured) from Brooklyn headlines.
Shantavaani Oct. 13 album release party benefits nonprofit Three Baskets
Local world music collective Shantavaani (Jay Brown, Aditi Sethi-Brown, Sarah Carlisle, Matthew Cox and Sarah Moor) started playing together in 2009. Of their sound, their band bio states, “Together they somehow naturally pull together from their eclectic backgrounds of jazz, classical, Americana, blues, folk, reggae, Ghania, East Indian raga, bhajans, & Shabads to create an […]
Urban Loft Tours this Thursday
The annual walking tour is a benefit for the Asheville Art Museum. Photo from a 2009 loft tour.
Exit interview: 23 Skidoo says goodbye to Asheville
Primrose plays a free show at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial
Evolved from Sunday afternoon jam sessions, musical collective Primrose draws from an eclectic repertoire: folk, old time, country and pop. The group’s core members are Carol Kinsey on guitar and vocals; and Lorna Schultis on hammered dulcimer, psaltery, harp and vocals. Cathy Arrowood, a veteran of Shindig on the Green, will join Primrose on upright […]
Warren Haynes Christmas Jam lineup announced
The December 15 event lists headliners Blind Boys of Alabama, Sheryl Crow and String Cheese Incident among others.
It’s not too long until the Longman Festival
The new day-long music/activities/vendors event, held the Asheville Outdoor Center, launches this Saturday, Oct. 13. Xpress will give away a family pack of passes. Pictured: headliners The Secret B-Sides.
Ace of clubs
The Asheville Juggling Festival kicked off yesterday and runs all weekend long. Today’s schedule includes free workshops, a family-friendly show and a late-night ‘80s dance and juggle party.
ACT holds auditions for Santaland Diaries
Always wanted to play a snarky, naughty, Macy’s department store Christmas elf? Here’s your chance: “For the first time since 2002, we are holding auditions for our insanely popular holiday production, David Sedaris’ The Santaland Diaries,” says the Asheville Community Theatre blog site. “Auditions are Tuesday, October 9 from 6-8 pm at Asheville Community Theatre. […]
Win tickets to see Sleigh Bells and araabMUZIK
Two Moogfest alumni, Sleigh Bells and araabMUZIK, play The Orange Peel next week. The Tuesday, Oct. 9 show is a co-bill. Doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m., ages 16+. Tickets are $25, but we have a chance for three lucky winners to grab a pair of tickets each. The first giveaway is TODAY at NOON on Facebook.
Six women, three shows, two nights
Julie Ambrustar, Tiffany Ownbey, Joyce Thornburg, Dulci Ellenberger, Alli Good and Bridget Conn all open new exhibits this weekend (Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5 and 6). The works range from illustrations and papier-mâché to music and photography.
Sound Check: I Draw Slow
Watch Irish band I Draw Slow perform their bluegrass tune “Bread and Butter” on this exclusive video.
Smart bet web extra: The Polish Ambassador
It’s not every day that a beat machine from another dimension touches down in Asheville. Okay, maybe that’s not so far-fetched. But this time-traveling, spacesuit-wearing performer headlines Asheville Music Hall on Saturday. Xpress will give away a pair of tickets on Friday. Photo from the Polish Ambassador’s Facebook page.
Architectural intersections
Local photographer Michael Oppenheim juxtaposes images from New York City and Asheville. A reception for the show is held Sunday, Oct. 7 at Vinnie’s.
Long-reaching roots
Irish-based old-time and Americana band I Draw Slow plays White Horse Black Mountain tonight and Albino Skunk Festival on Thursday and Friday.
LEAF season is here
And we have your complete guide to the fall festival, which features such rootsy heavy-hitters as The Mickey Hart Band, The Tony Rice Unit, The Be Good Tanyas and more. It’s time to plan your weekend!
“I don’t think rock ‘n’ roll is supposed to be comfortable”
Rock ‘n’ roll ‘n’ breakfast: Jackie Greene returns to Asheville
