Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
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Extended play
According to Asheville’s Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, most musicians who release a CD feel like the rest of the world can’t help but love it, too. But to actually get public praise is a sweet surprise. However, when it comes to Easy, his hip-hop album for kids that debuted this time last year, the musician […]
SoundTrack: Local CD roundup
Whether it’s world music, Appalachian folk, lounge or rock, Asheville-area artists tend to temper their sounds with eclectic add-ons and unexpected twists. These new releases—from two fairly well-known groups and two up-and-comers—show how a little fusion goes a long way. Hiding in Plain Sight by Locomotive Pie This extended-length (15 tracks) collection of mostly original […]
Book Report: Away
Author Amy Bloom comes to Malaprop’s; Robert Morgan presents a program on Boone and Appalachian identity at UNCA.
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
Waking up as an artist in America
Faith Ringgold has been a painter, writer and performer for half a century. But she doesn’t hesitate to say: “If I woke up white in America, I wouldn’t be an artist.” Ringgold grew up during the Harlem Rennaissance, near painter Aaron Douglas and saxophone player Sonny Rollins. Photo by Grace Matthews One of Ringgold’s ongoing […]
Look Up Asheville exhibit
Photographer Michael Oppenheim shows images from the upcoming book Look Up Asheville. The opening is Friday at Lola Salon.
Book Report: Thank God for Evolution
The title of this book, by evolutionary evangelist Michael Dowd is as controversial as the Jesus and Darwin fish kissing on the side of his van. But Evolution is a well-written, thought-provoking and refreshingly all-inclusive read.
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
Hands-on approach
In relationships, close quarters can build strong bonds or fierce resentments. Think of spouses co-owning a business or siblings sharing a bedroom. At the Clayspace Co-op, a working ceramics studio in Asheville’s River Arts District, the six members manage to cohabitate with relative ease. Awake at the wheel: Heather Tinnaro, the newest member of Clayspace, […]
Even more Halloween thrills and chills
From a spicy (and spooky) Salsa fest to a “Night of the Living Dread,” local clubs are vying for your costumed attendance. Here are some options worth donning a mask.
Book Report: Get Rufus!
Local author Bob Terrell weaves a tale that’s part cop drama, part romance and all Western North Carolina.
Widespread Panic comes to Asheville
Panic plays two post-Thanksgiving dates at the Civic Center. Advance tickets are available online this Wednesday, Oct. 29.
SoundTrack: Local CD roundup
This week brings three hot-off-the-presses releases by three very different artists. At press time, none had shows scheduled—all the more reason to tune into their recorded work. • Buttafliez by bLUE Neo-soul and R&B artist bLUE (aka AG Blue 6000) established herself in the Atlanta music scene before relocating to Asheville this summer. Her most […]
Q&A with Guy Clark
Alt-country singer-songwriter Guy Clark shares his thoughts on the best use of studio time, the direction of Nashville music and what makes a song worth singing for four decades.
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
Book Report: Ghost Cats of the South
Randy Russell is a self-proclaimed “ghostlorist” and collector of spooky stories. This cat-centric book includes 22 goosebump-inducing tales.
Female slide-guitarist plays Asheville
Kuntala Ray is a classical Indian musician. She’s also one of her country’s—make that the world’s—few female slide guitar masters.
Work in progress
Days from celebrating his 67th birthday, songwriter and alt-country singer Guy Clark isn’t resting on his laurels. Sure, he’s been dubbed a national treasure (“He remains a national treasure and folk icon,” lauds promotions agency Concert Wire; some 2,200 other Google hits confirm that portrayal) but he remains unaffected. “Of course it’s flattering, but you’ve […]
More treats than tricks
Here are my predictions for this year’s Halloween: Sarah Palin will top the list of popular costumes, pirates will still make a strong showing (though not like the previous three years) and Christina Ricci’s portrayal of pig-nosed Penelope in this year’s fantasy film of the same name will not get nearly the costume play it […]
Peter Cooper plays the Blue Ridge Performing Arts Center
Music writer-turned-musician Peter Cooper made a career of interviewing singer-songwriters. When it came time to record his own studio album, he had lots of talented friends to call for back up.