Watch enough movies and you get the idea that friendships between women are all camaraderie, clothes-sharing and gossip about men — interspersed with silly spats (about clothes and men) that are quickly resolved. And, if your own life doesn't come with a Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda to match your Carrie, well, what’s wrong with you? […]
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Zombie Walk and Stargate Portal Opening take place on 10/10/10
This Sunday is trinumeral day: Oct. 10, 2010. With that comes two very different local events.
Dashiki
Mountain Xpress entertainment spotlight
Xpress A&E reporter Alli Marshall talks to 98.1 The River DJ Ashley Davis about what’s coming up, entertainment-wise.
The North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame inducts five writers
Among those honored in the Oct. 17 ceremony will be WNC author Robert Morgan (seen here) and frequent Asheville visitor novelist Allan Gurganus.
Pink t-shirts
Two very different (or not so different?) takes on the message tee.
Scenes from Blue Ridge Pride
The free festival takes place today, on N. Lexington Ave., from noon-8 p.m.
New Orleans soul musician Eric Lindell comes to Asheville
The blues/soul/singer/songwriter grew up in California on country rock and funk bands (Fishbone!), but it was a move to New Orleans in the 1990s that jump-started his career. Here, he talks to Xpress about his sound, his independent label and his Saturday, Oct. 9 show at MoDaddy’s.
Hot dog stand
Mark your calendar: Halloween events
On this, the eve of the month of Halloween, we offer up a few not-to-missed events.
Oslo to Asheville: Serena-Maneesh comes to The Grey Eagle
Norwegian alt-rockers Serena-Maneesh share a bill with Colorado-based Wovenhand on Sunday, Oct. 10.
Late night double feature picture show
"I think it's more fun and interesting to chuck out anything you think about your band before you make a record and just make something as if you didn't have any records before," says singer/songwriter/guitarist Richard Edwards, frontman of Chicago/Indianapolis-based Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s. For the group's just-released album, Buzzard, Edwards chucked […]
Soundtrack
First they were Pavane & Galliard (Puh-vanee and Gal-ee-erd) which was a great name, once you knew how to pronounce it. But in an effort to make their name more accessible, they changed it to Young Couples — simple to say but oh-so-creepy to yell out in a crowded bar if you're older than, say, […]
Beadwork
This Saturday at MoDaddy’s
Asheville’s Grammer School (recent winners of RiverFest’s Battle of the Bands, and selected for the next Lingua Musica at White Horse) share a bill with Waycross Georgia rockers The Woodgrains.
Moogfest bands you didn’t know you knew
You probably know more Moogfest bands than you think you do. Here’s a who’s who/cheat sheet/hits list/six degrees of separation primer (part 1 … more to come).
Mountain Xpress entertainment spotlight
Xpress A&E reporter Alli Marshall talks to 98.1 The River DJ Ashley Davis about what’s coming up, entertainment-wise.
SoundTrack Web Extra: The Nova Echo
Local electronica band The Nova Echo releases EP Voyager: Five hooky, dancey, other-worldly, totally-infectious new songs.
Yellow glasses
The October downtown art walk is almost here
Galleries open their doors for another Friday evening art walk on Oct. 1. This is the second to the last of the season (the final art walk takes place on Friday, Dec. 3), so don’t miss out!