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 […]
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Feeling Jaded
The following images feature the furry fashions of local designer jADE (who also models her clothing). Photos by Björn.
Finally, Spring! (part 2)
Spotted on Walnut St.
Finally, Spring! (part 1)
Spotted on Wall Street:
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)
Book Report: Homunculus
Local author Jerry Stubblefield’s new novel is not for the faint of heart.
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
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 […]
Friday denim
Liz wears a jacket from Minx (64 N Lexington Ave., 225-5680) and a skirt from Goodwill.
Sarah Addison Allen readings
Asheville native Sarah Addison Allen celebrates the paperback release of Sugar Queen with two local readings. One is tonight.
Title: Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
Wedge Brewery, part 3
Franzi (posing by her Impala outside of the Wedge Brewery) owns vintage store Hip Replacements. She wears clothing from her shop as well as from local designer Slapstick. Photo by Julie Tracy.
This weekend on a shoestring
Though today is, indeed, April Fool’s Day, the following round up is no joke. A weekend’s worths of music; no cover charge over $5.
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 […]
Wedge Brewery, part 2
Caroline (seated outside of the Wedge Brewery) wears clothes by Asheville designer Slapstick . Photo by Julie Tracy.
Street Style images from PUSH Asheville Fashion
Asheville Street Style photos are updated regularly. Local styles, designers, D.I.Y, found fashion, avant-garde, Asheville-based boutiques and crafters and much more.
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). […]
PUSH Asheville Fashion (backstage)
The following photos were taken backstage before the PUSH Asheville Fashion show, held Friday, March 27, at the Garage at Biltmore. Above, Gregory Sergeant (owner of West One Salon) styles a model’s hair. Above, Gigi Renee, owner of Vintage Moon (46 Commerce St., Asheville, 225-2768), with models in her designs.
Wedge Brewery, part 1
James Carson (posing outside of the Wedge Brewery in Asheville’s River Arts District) is the manager at Westville Pub. He’s wearing a jacket from Ragtime Vintage Clothing (20 E. Walnut St., Asheville, 225-8889). Photo by Julie Tracy.