Folk-singer James Taylor plays a series of free concerts (with an Asheville stop) to support Barack Obama’s campaign. Asheville tickets are gone.
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Book Report: It Still Moves
Pitchfork staffer Amanda Petrusich presents a detailed and well-traveled portrayal of Americana music in It Still Moves.
Got a craving for pie?
Zeppelin tribute group Custard Pie plays Stella Blue this Friday.
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
Air-traffic control
“As an aerialist, you’re under the assumption that you will fall,” says Christine Aiken, artistic director of Asheville Aerial Arts. “You’ll get burns and rips. I’ve seen a lot of broken bones.” Not to mention that a tumble from higher than 10 feet is considered a mortal fall: Asheville’s aerialists spin, hang, contort and seemingly […]
One night, two local shows
Arizona’s Glowing Bird One night, two local shows Seth Kauffman throws a free concert; Arizona releases an album. Bar hopping is looking good … by Alli Marshall Seth Kauffman’s Floating Action Even though local singer/songwriter Seth Kauffman’s next album is still a few months from release, he’s prepping fans in advance. Like many musicians, Kauffman […]
Vieux Farka Toure and Bob Carlin lecture
Learn about the connection between the cultures of Appalachia and Mali at this special lecture, sponsored by the Asheville Area Arts Council and LEAF in Schools and Streets.
FODFest remembers Daniel Pearl with a free concert
SONiA of disappear headlines FODFest at the Grey Eagle this week
Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience performs two special shows
As part of outreach program LEAF in Schools & Streets, Creole musician Terrance Simien performs two community-based shows on Friday.
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: Banjo Camp! pitches scales, not tents
Author Zhenya Gene Senyak’s new book, Banjo Camp! is a book about banjo camps that is, in and of itself, a camp. There are scrapbook pictures, doodles, coffee stains and swatted mosquitoes. And just when you think the book has met its kitschy-informative saturation point, there’s a companion disc affixed to the back cover so budding banjo enthusiasts can pick along.
Anything goes
“I’m up for anything,” announces pro-surfer-turned-singer/songwriter Donavon Frankenreiter. And though that sentiment echoes Johnny Depp’s portrayal of John Wilmot (“I’m up for it,” he warns), Frankenreiter is the antitheses of the rakish Earl of Rochester. He’s more like a modern-day Musketeer (“One for all, all for one”). No, for real: Butterfly collar and Wurlitzer organ […]
SoundTrack: Ready for their close-up
Now You See Them, a quirk-pop trio often seen on Asheville’s street corners, manages to always look as though they’re in the middle of a video. A cool video from the short-lived-yet-golden-age of MTV: One in which they stand on a ratty piece of Oriental carpet and play their hearts out in real time while […]
Interview with Donavon Frankenreiter
Pro surfer-turned-touring musician Donavon Frankenreiter released his third album this year. That groovy, feel-good disc, Pass It Around offers up plenty of sunny, beachy sounds underscored by well-written lyrics and surprising musicianship.
Book Report: Holy Roller
Snake handling, the rapture and a life led in the shadow of Jesus: This is just part of what makes Diane Wilson’s Holy Roller a fascinating 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.
New radio station launches Wednesday
Asheville Radio Group has just announced a new station. 98.1 The River launches Wednesday, Oct. 1, and promises to provide area listeners with an eclectic mix of tunes.
Book Report: (Not That You Asked)
Funny (and often off-color) essayist Steve Almond makes an Asheville stop on his current book tour.
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
Working on a building
Richard Sharp Smith’s legacy lives on—or rather is lived in—Asheville’s turn-of-last-century neighborhoods and public buildings. Built to last: An illustration of the 1900 Inn on Montford appears in Smith’s sketchbook. Originally a private residence, it is now a bed-and-breakfast. Photos By Jonathan Welch Smith is the architect who envisioned Biltmore Village, large parts of the […]
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.