The following questions were culled from vintage Teen Beat interviews, circa mid-1980s. Xpress poses them to local music stars.
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The Teen Beat Interview with EFX
The following questions were culled from vintage Teen Beat interviews, circa mid-1980s. Xpress poses them to local music stars.
An extended interview with G. Love of G. Love & Special Sauce
Blue/hip-hop artist talks about his career, his new album, and why he’s playing the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam.
The Teen Beat Interview with Patrick Fitzsimons
The following questions were culled from vintage Teen Beat interviews, circa mid-1980s. Xpress poses them to local music stars.
Q&A with Grace Potter of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
This Vermont-based rock band, playing this year’s Christmas Jam, is no longer under the radar.
Book Report: The Complete Book of Retro Crafts
Suzie Millions find thew perfect balance between crafty know-how and kitschy sentimentality in her new book.
Book Report: News for writers and readers
Travel mugs, poetry contests … there’s more to the literary world than books alone.
Holiday jeer
“I love the holidays,” says local comedian Tom Chalmers. “But I also fear them.” This year, his anxiety could have something to do with his workload. The actor is performing in two back-to-back holiday-themed one-man plays. Just as his self-written Harm for the Holidays wraps up at North Carolina Stage Company, Chalmers jumps into the […]
Top drawer: fashion news and views
Downtown Asheville-based 68 Lexi (68 N. Lexington Ave., 251-1170) is one clever little boutique. Stocked with trendy-yet-comfy junior and women’s wear, the shop manages to dress fashionistas in stylish apparel (the majority of which is manufactured in the United States) for discount-outlet prices. As in, most dresses run under $40; bags, tees and jewelry will […]
Book Report: What’s on your holiday wish list?
Buying books for gifts? Consider your tried-and-true favorites this year.
Keith Urban and the WCU drumline … go figure
This country star is teaming up with an area college marching band.
More fun than a purple dinosaur
Something happened in the ‘70s with kids’ entertainment. Namely: Free to Be … You and Me, the star-powered sing-along record and TV special that clued children in to daring truths—it’s OK to cry, the princess doesn’t have to marry the prince if she doesn’t want to, and boys can play with dolls. Most of Generation […]
Top drawer: fashion news and views
Recycled wear ensemble by More than Mammal. Pieced cardigan with lace edging, layered skirts and striped leg warmers. Designer Daniella Miller is a recent Asheville transplant, but her line of recycled apparel, mostly fashioned from found and donated items, dates back to 1999. The More Than Mammal label (as well as Miller’s line of appliquéd […]
Is it the end of Custard Pie?
After three years, this Zeppelin tribute band could be saying goodbye.
Play review: Harm for the Holidays at N.C. Stage
Locally based comedian Tom Chalmers served up plenty of seasonally themed laughs in his one-man play.
Book Report: Local ingredients in Chicken Soup for the Soul
Hendersonville writer’s story appears in the holiday installment of this popular inspirational series.
Q&A with Spin Doctors’ front man Chris Barron
The former ‘90s jam-pop band songwriter is back with a solo career that’s all grown up.
Texas toast
For those who have been following the misadventures of the Fayro, Texas-based Futrelle sisters and their friends, relatives and enemies, Southern Hospitality is the final installment in that comedy trilogy. There’s one in every family: In the Futrelle family, being larger-than-life is a time-honored tradition. For those who have no clue where Fayro, Texas, is, […]
The gypsy in their souls
“Who is this band, Gogol Bordello?” asks Xavier Ferdón, guitarist for Asheville folk-punk collective Sirius.b. Citizens of the dog star: Sirius.b channels otherworldly grooves. It’s the band’s gypsy-infused violins (they have two), European street sensibilities, world-traveled tunes and multiethnic lineup that warrant comparisons to New York City gypsy-punk icons Gogol Bordello, a group fronted by […]
Top drawer: fashion news and views
What’s more graphic than black and white? Design by GRFXSHOP Eco-Tees, $28 at Spiritx (61 1/2 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville, 254-8949). It might seem like the wrong time of year to break out the T-shirts, but actually these cotton tops (formerly undergarments) have (along with jeans) become part of the year-round American uniform. Layer them […]
Book Report: The Holiday Season
Michael Knight’s surprising novella is a spare and gorgeous tribute to the holidays.