It’s Eliza Lynn’s CD-release party and she’ll dance, sing, and pull all of her friends up on stage if she wants to.
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Fall color forecast: green
Not too long ago, eco-minded attire consisted of shapeless pieces of clothing in uninspired shades of clay, putty and oatmeal. To the fashion conscious, earth-friendly clothes held all the appeal of a gunnysack (and not in the sense of Jessica McClintock’s Gunne Sax collection). Hat trick: Reversible wool cap ($55-$150) by Oosss Designs. Luckily, as […]
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Instant karma Big Star jeans at Wink run about $95. Swap a pair of old jeans and take these home for $76. Most of us want to do the right thing. We want to give back, step up and change the world for the better. But face it: There are only so many hours in […]
Music review: Banana Da Terra at Bobo Gallery
In case you didn’t catch the Latin-fusion trio’s Sept. 22 show at Bobo Gallery, here’s what you missed.
Ukiah Morrison would be proud
While getting dressed up to go out is a tradition, Asheville has a history of getting undressed.
The importance of being earnest
It’s possible that Asheville-based singer/songwriter Eliza Lynn took the lyric “good things come to those who wait, not to those who wait too late, we got to go for all we know” to heart. Not that her sometimes gritty, sometimes sweet songs bear much resemblance to those of Bill Withers (except for the surprising soul […]
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Pastel paisley dress with ruffled neckline. Vintage Moon tea and cake. Newly opened vintage store and tea room, Vintage Moon (46 Commerce St., Asheville, 225-2767) serves up retro and antique decor, art, clothing, accessories and stylish afternoon tea services. What goes with a coconut-flavored infusion and petits fours? According to Vintage Moon creator Gigi Renee, […]
The paper dress is making a comeback
Local designer R. Brooke Priddy leads a paper clothes-making workshop at the Asheville Art Museum.
Animal magnetism
Although the song’s lyrics declare that the tale is “as old as time,” the love-conquers-all story of Beauty and the Beast hasn’t actually been around forever. Try since the mid-18th century. And likely it was Disney’s 1991 animated-film version—later produced as a Broadway musical—that catapulted the story from quaint folk tale to household name. More […]
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Sherri and Bridget, in their own designs, wait for the show to begin. The Ingenerals Fashion Show, held Aug. 25 at the Wedge Gallery, featured the reconstructed wearable-art pieces of local designers Elliot Elephant (elliotelephant@yahoo.com) and Sew Moe (www.sewmoe.com). Inspired by Victorian and other vintage-era costumes, the creations were fully realized amalgamations of antique ruffles, […]
The patron saint of variety stores
What does downtown Asheville need more than another sushi bar?
Pat and Alli’s Weekly Winners
Pat and Alli’s Weekly Winners is on hiatus … but we’ve still got weekend music suggestions for you.
The case of the missing Clubland …
Can’t find Clubland in the print edition of this week’s Mountain Xpress? We goofed, but our user-friendly online version is there for you.
A freak folk hero is something to be
Downtown Asheville’s Lexington Avenue Arts & Fun Festival, now in its sixth year, is billed as a local festival for the locals. Locally based merchants sell locally made foods, microbrews, crafts and other products. Local talent pulls out all the stops when it comes to music, dancing, spoken word, performance and visual arts. In fact, […]
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Drummer Imhotep in a bright, graphic dashiki What goes with a woven tote bag and summery tee? A vintage felt hat with an antique pin. Downtown Asheville’s Goombay Festival (held Aug. 24-26) bills itself as a celebration of African and Caribbean cultures. The multiethnic street fair, held on the “The Block” where Eagle and Market […]
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Lux
What is Lux Magazine and why is it so hush-hush?
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Ruby, a miniature pinscher, wears a “Yummy Dress” from Ruff Ruff Couture along with a Swarovski crystal pet necklace and brown mode polka-dot collar and leash set, all from the Blaze-N-Skyy collar collection. Asheville is inarguably a dog-friendly town, and now there’s dog fashion for those furry friends. Here, a quartet of style-savvy canines sport […]
At home in the 18th century
I’m not the reader for whom Diana Gabaldon’s Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade (Random House, 2007) was intended. “Almost all of the people reading Blade would have read the entire Outlander series,” the author admits, referencing her wildly popular six-book bevy that follows the adventures of 18th-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his […]
Between rock and a heart place
It’s ironic that kirtan music artist Jai Uttal’s 2002 recording, Mondo Rama, was nominated for a Grammy in the “Best New Age Album” category. Uttal, who’s been performing Asian-influenced world fusion for decades, considers that genre a bit outdated. A fire inside: Jai Uttal has spent a lifetime fanning the flames of cross-cultural devotional music. […]
An apple a day: Good for the farmers, too
“If people come out to the Hendersonville street fair, they’re hopefully going to see lots of apples,” says David Nicholson, executive director of the North Carolina Apple Festival. courtesy N.C. Apple Festival It might sound like Nicholson is stating the obvious, but this year, unlike in most of the festival’s previous decades, seeing lots of […]
Not-so secret B-Sides
Why Asheville’s neo-soul group shouldn’t remain its best-kept secret.
