Fever pitch

Asheville music fans are no strangers to the cross-pollination of genres. From CX-1’s “Bluegrastafari” (bluegrass meets roots reggae) to the “world music, poetry and soul sounds” (mountain standards meet urban jazz) of R.I.S.E (formerly Rising Appalachia), local musicians have fused any number of genre combinations. East-west fusion: The band’s sound blends California surf music with […]

This weekend on a shoestring

It’s Easter weekend. The perfect time to get all hopped up on Cadbury Creme Eggs and dance the holiday away to some great tunes. We’ve got you covered. From rag time and indie rock to Christian folk and all-girl punk, there’s something for almost everyone in this round up (and, as usual, nothing over $5 at the door)

Saving green by going green

“My job is to make it as easy as possible for people to make environmentally-responsible choices,” says Josh Dorfman, a.k.a. “The Lazy Environmentalist.” Since the 2005 launch of Dorfman’s alter-ego (a career comprising two books, an eco-furniture company, a radio show and the resource-rich Web site lazyenvironmentalist.com) Dorfman has noticed a profound impact on his […]

SoundTrack­: Swing set

There are few places on the planet where, in 2009, should you want to catch a vintage-styled swing band, you’d have to take your pick. Asheville happens to be one those places. There’s the ragtime swing of Woody Pines, the Gypsy Jazz of One Leg Up and the Western swing of Vollie Mackenzie’s Western Wildcats. […]

At Grey Eagle

The following photos are from the Friday, April 3 Bands for Kids’ Sake benefit at The Grey Eagle: Mod dress and boots. Brandelyn, a stylist at Eden Salon, wears a dress from Minx (64 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville). Shannon Hines Casson, bassist and vocalist of The Cheeksters wears bright green go-go boots for the band’s […]

Going to their happy place

The Afromotive, now entering its fifth year, is not the same band that it was at its explosive inaugural show at Asheville Pizza & Brewing Company. Nor is the group the one that performed a show-stopping New Year’s Eve concert, its horn section pulling out synchronized dance moves while lead performer Kevin Mayame tore off […]

PUSH Asheville Fashion (runway show)

Models at last Friday’s PUSH Asheville Fashion show walk the runway in clothing from these Asheville-based boutiques and designers: Hip Replacements, Terra Diva, Virtue, Frock, Union, Hunk, HoneyPot, Vintage Moon (46 Commerce St., Asheville, 225-2768), Custom (415 Haywood Rd. # A, West Asheville, 257-4007), Wink, Va Va Voom and Boga (32 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, 253-2642). […]