PRESS RELEASE: Let Pan Harmonia’s music warm you this February with concerts featuring the young musicians in the GeneratioNext woodwind quintet and the powerful and unique music of the Breton bombard and organ. February features the bombard, a rustic double reed instrument from Brittany, France. The bombard is played traditionally in Brittany for dances, with […]
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Reflections on Madison County’s Musical Heritage, Jan. 26
PRESS RELEASE: The Center for Cultural Preservation is proud to announce the next program in its series Keeping the Fires Burning. The January 26th program is titled, “Reflections on Madison County’s Musical Heritage, An Afternoon and Evening with Joe Penland.” 100 years ago, Cecil Sharp, a British collector of ballad songs, came to the Southern […]
Beat the Winter Blues ball, Jan. 28
PRESS RELEASE: The Rotary Club of Asheville-Metro presents the 1st Annual “Beat the Winter Blues” Ball, Thursday, January 28 from 6 – 10 pm at the Masonic Temple in downtown Asheville. This event is a fundraiser for local Rotary charities, including the Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust (CART Fund) and ABCCM’s Veterans Housing and Transformation […]
You Knew Me When Bring performs at Oskar Blues, Jan. 22
PRESS RELEASE: As the number of craft breweries continues to rise throughout the country, so does the number of breweries that are choosing to host live music. No band knows this better than the one time Nashville based indie folk-rock duo You Knew Me When. After uprooting from their Nashville home and full-time jobs in […]
Candide Jones presents “In the Tree Top: A New Lullaby” at Malaprop’s, Jan. 16
PRESS RELEASE: Spoiler alert: ‘Rock-a-Bye Baby’ has a new, happy ending more than 25 years in the making. “When I first sang the lullaby to my infant son, I was bummed that the baby falls out of the tree and that was it,” said author Candide Jones, a former restaurant critic and academic press maven. […]
How to contact @MXArts
Here’s how to reach the Mountain Xpress Arts & Entertainment department with story pitches, events for publication, news tips, arts happenings, concert info and ideas for freelance stories.
Sound Track: Mystic Canticle by Marta Richardson
At turns cozy and exposed, myopic and panoramic, Mystic Canticle is felt as much as it’s heard. These are compositions that go deep, living in the listener’s subconscious and resonating long past the album’s final notes.
No-cover New Year’s Eve
Looking for budget-friendly New Year’s Eve parties? These free shows promise big fun.
Local author Joseph Scotchie wins the Willie Parker Peace History book award
PRESS RELEASE: Asheville native Joseph Scotchie has been named a winner of the Willie Parker Peace History book award for his book, A Gallery of Ashevilleans: The History of a People of a Mountain Town. The award is given annually by the North Carolina Society of Historians. The judges’ collective comment for the book states, […]
Chuck Brodsky performs at Buffalo Nickel, Jan. 20
PRESS RELEASE: Black Box Storytelling Theater celebrates their one year anniversary and kicks off their 2016 monthly storytelling series with the incomparable Chuck Brodsky! “Old fashioned story songs brimming with wit and compassion…off-center, off-the wall and incisively funny. He will appeal to everyone who likes their music with a side of thought.” — New York […]
Smart bets: Fred Eaglesmith
Fred Eaglesmith’s fans call themselves “Fredheads,” and that group knows that the singer-songwriter’s live performances include comic monologues and rock ’n’ roll treatments of new material and back catalog offerings.
Top 5 dreamiest local album releases of 2015
It’s hard to choose just five favorite albums. From hip-hop to soul and roots music to lush dream-pop, the offerings are as varied as the fanbase.
Tuning into Asheville’s teen bands
It makes sense that Asheville’s music scene is not only broadening in terms of numbers of bands, venues and genres, but in the range of ages of its musicians. And, as local music gains wider recognition, more talent moves to town — or grows up here.
Blue Spiral 1 opens exhibit New Times Three on New Year’s Eve
PRESS RELEASE: Blue Spiral 1’s new shows open this Thursday, December 31 (New Years Eve) with a reception from 5-8pm and will run through February. Blue Spiral 1 is celebrating twenty-five years! The destination gallery was a forerunner in the revitalization of downtown Asheville, and continues to set a standard of excellence for visual arts […]
Virginia and the Slims play White Horse, Jan. 9
PRESS RELEASE: Asheville swing band Virginia and the Slims have a reputation for keeping the joint jumping and the fun flowing. There’s no Virginia in the band, but there will be no shortage of danceable jump blues, jazz, swing and oldies when the band plays the White Horse Black Mountain on Friday, January 9 at […]
Hendersonville Sister Cities presents program on India, Jan. 12
PRESS RELEASE: India — an extremely diverse country, with vast differences in geography, climate, culture, language, and ethnicity across its expanse — prides itself on being the largest democracy on Earth. For two years, Mike and Beverly Swartzlander of Hendersonville lived and worked in Mumbai, India, and since 2009 have returned to that country annually. […]
Local artist Larry Turner exhibits new work at Ananda West, opening Jan. 15
PRESS RELEASE: Larry Turner, a part of the local art scene for 40 years, is having a showing of recent work(Reverse Cowboy/ Bronco Buck) at Ananda West in the Wedge Building, 37 Payne’s Way, Asheville 28801 with an opening reception Friday, January 15th beginning at 6:30 pm continuing through the middle of March. Most of […]
New season of D.G. Martin’s “North Carolina Bookwatch” begins Jan. 10
PRESS RELEASE: D.G. Martin hosts “North Carolina Bookwatch,” which airs Sundays at noon and Thursdays at 5 p.m. on UNC-TV. Preview the upcoming program on UNC-MX digital channel (Time Warner #1276) on Fridays at 9 p.m. This Thursday’s (December 31) guest is Scott Syfert, author of “The First American Declaration of Independence.”. Next week’s (January […]
Local artist will reveal installation for Art Putt
PRESS RELEASE: Local artist, Anita Funston, will be unveiling the installation that she created for Art Putt. First Night Raleigh will be opening this interactive artist created miniature golf course celebrating North Carolina’s many firsts. Anita Funston lives in Henderson County. She is a sculptor and painter who enjoys working on unique and challenging art […]
Anam Cara Theatre Company holds auditions for The Government Inspector
PRESS RELEASE: AUDITIONS for ANAM CARA THEATRE COMPANY’s production of THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR by Nikolai Gogol Directed by Peter Lundblad and Rachel McCrain January 10, 6-8 pm January 11, 8-10 pm at Toy Boat Community Art Space (101 Fairview Rd. in Asheville) ABOUT AUDITIONS: Seeking 13 actors. Roles are available to actors of any race […]
New Year’s Eve parties around WNC
As we pin our shiniest hopes and dreams on 2016, it makes sense to see its predecessor out in style. Whether that entails peaceful chanting, serious rocking, communing with the undead or benefiting a worthy cause, Xpress has a party for every reveler.