From the first notes of "Hurricane Cocaine," a slow-building, richly layered pop-rocker, Wages establishes itself. Were this a speed skating trial, they'd be Apolo Ono overtaking three Koreans in a single fluid motion. Were this an Iron Chef match, they'd be Kat Cora with all her practiced cool and secret spice. Were it not the […]
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Can they have your attention please? A review of One eskimO’s opening slot at the Orange Peel
British indie-pop quartet One eskimO opened for Michael Franti & Spearhead’s sold-out show on Monday, May 24. **Updated with MP3.**
Best Dressed Buskers
A recap of some of the busker acts we’ve photographed so far in the Fret Knot Radio Hour & Asheville Streetstyle-cosponsored Best Dressed Busker competition.
SoundTrack Web Extra: Archer vs. Gunman
New to Asheville, Archer vs. Gunman brings with them The Last Days of Winter, a rocking album that reveals, upon closer inspection, beautifully-written lyrics.
Stephaniesid kicks off Downtown After Five for the 2010 season
Best Dressed Buskers: Sugarfoot Serenaders
A member of The Sugarfoot Serenaders, photographed by Halima Flynt. Learn more about the Best Dressed Busker Competition here.
Best Dressed Buskers: Gorgeous Doom
Listen to an MP3 of Gorgeous Doom, who play both on the street and in local clubs, here. photo by Halima Flynt. Learn more about the Best Dressed Busker Competition here.
Videos: You Dirty Rats at LAB
This newly formed rock band with Rudy Columbo, Stacy Moore, Jeff Baucom and Will Chatham performs its debut show at Lexington Avenue Brewery.
Video: Blind Boy Chocolate & the Milk Sheiks
The street performance band, featuring a bowed saw, trumpet, washtub bass and more, performs “St. James Infirmary.”
Book Report: A Soft Place to Land
Susan Rebecca White’s latest novel tells the tale of two sisters separated by tragedy, and how their shared history links them.
Back steps
Battery Park
Truth & Salvage Co. Q&A
Eight months since their last Asheville stop, three of Truth & Salvage Co.‘s members (and former Asheville residents) talk about what’s new for T&S Co., what’s next, why they’re celebrating their CD release in Asheville and how they got to film a video for GAP’s 1969 jeans.
This weekend on a shoestring
More budget-friendly events coming your way including the first Downtown After Five of the 2010 season, and the return of the Montford Arts Festival. Both are free!
Continental drift
"I'm a mediocre songwriter, but I'm a good record maker," says Josh Rouse. The first part of that statement is arguable Rouse's 2003 album 1972 is a lush folky/groovy/disco-y meditation on that year; Subtitulo from 2006 examines his transition from the U.S. to his present home in Spain, in pretty melodies and infectious beats. Dream […]
Jeanius
Hard work can pay off. Los Angeles-by-way-of-Asheville country-tinged indie-rockers Truth & Salvage Co. are proof of just how far a decade-and-a-half of paying dues (plus tenacious belief in a dream) can get you. But a little luck, paired with being in the right place at the right time, doesn't hurt. "Retro and denim and cowboy" […]
Fanaticon fashion
Photos by Halima Flynt. Read about Fanaticon, Asheville’s first comic books convention here. See the full gallery here.
Eric Legge
Local artist Eric Legge, on Lexington Ave. “I lost all my buttons so I just had to improvise.”
Best Dressed Buskers
Asheville Streetstyle and Fret Knot Radio Hour team up for a unique photo and music contest.
Western boots
Eluvium + Julianna Barwick
The two solo performers take the stage at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center this Saturday.