The opening of The Asheville Music Hall this autumn filled an important niche in downtown Asheville: the midlevel club. Since Stella Blue closed its doors earlier in the year, the listening room capacity went from 200-person venues (The Emerald Lounge) to 1,100 (The Orange Peel). Katherine "KP" Powell and Sam Katz of artist management company […]
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Secret Agent 23 Skidoo prepares for world domination
Big news from late 2011: Local kid-hop artist Secret Agent 23 Skidoo learned that he's featured on a Grammy-nominated album. And while that doesn't mean that Skidoo will take home a statuette should that album win, the nod "will look nice on my website, and may perk up some ears when we push Make Believers […]
Couple in black
His and hers black outfits with lots of details (his plaid tie, her black and white scarf, his bike toe loafers).
Smart Bets web extra: Perpetual Groove
The Athens-based band plays two nights at Asheville Music Hall: Thursday and Friday this week. Xpress will give away a pair of tickets to each show.
What I did on New Year’s Eve
A short essay in tweets and pics.
Review: Alabama Shakes at the Orange Peel
The Athens, Ala.-based retro soul band performed to a near-capacity crowd at The Orange Peel. Photos by Rich Orris.
Last chance! New Year’s Eve parties
With only hours to spare, here are a handful of last-minute options for ringing in 2012.
Purple plaid (part 2)
A bright button-down, black vest and red hair streaks. On Patton Ave.
Neutrals and brights
Shades of gray and pops of hot pink and yellow near Pritchard Park.
More to do on New Year’s Eve
If you’re still trying to decide to where to spend the final moments of 2011 and the first moments of 2012, here are are few additional options (including the Shane Pruitt Band, pictured here, who play Pisgah Brewing).
Plaid tidings
Plaid, checks, stripes and houndstooth on College Street.
“Hopeful video for the holiday season”
Stephaniesid releases a new video for the song “Multiply.” Watch for cameos from local faces.
You may not have heard of Alabama Shakes yet, but you’re about to
The fast-rising retro-soul outfit from Athens, Ala. stops by The Orange Peel on Thursday, Dec. 29. Here’s why you don’t want to miss this show.
Smart Bets web extra: West African Night
An evening with Afropop ensemble Zansa and DJ Adama. At BoBo Gallery on Friday, Dec. 30. (Photo by Cameron Yeager.)
Trapper hats
A pair of furry hats, seen on Lexington Ave.
Smart Bets web extra: Fist Fam holiday show
The San Francisco-based (but soon to be local again) hip-hop group plays The Grey Eagle on Thursday, Dec. 29.
Christmas songs, locally sung
Five very different sounds of the season, from three very different bands: Mad Tea, Alligator Indian, Reigning Sound, Now You See Them and Canyon Creek.
New year, new dress
New Year’s Eve is just around the corner. Still looking for the perfect dress? Xpress found three at local downtown Asheville boutiques. Iman Payne models them at The Marketplace. Photos by Bill Rhodes.
“Cold Cold Christmas” video by Vendetta Creme
Local torch-singer Kelly Barrow (aka Vendetta Creme) performs this adorably ironic holiday tune. Video by David Connor Jones.
Elfin
A knit hat, graphic wrap, red tunic, lace skirt and canvas boots.
“Things aren’t innocent anymore”
From the opening notes of New Elements (the sophomore release by local singer/songwriter Darien Crossley, who goes by just her first name on stage), it’s easy to get caught in the spell of sweeping vocals and the complicated poetry. "My shoulder blades burn in early morning. I lay awake, I'm listening to the soft prayer […]