Black Moth Super Rainbow is a psychedelic exercise in contradictions. It’s vocals are processed into a robotic hum, and it’s melodies emanate from a host of synthesizers well suited for a sci-fi soundtrack. Yet there’s something undeniably organic about the warm analog effects, a lingering humanity so buoyant it survives the unrelenting tide of mechanics.
This weekend brings art, science and an assortment of local music. As always, Xpress highlights the best in low-cost weekend events.
Festivals dominate this weekend’s entertainment scene, from burlesque and gardening to white squirrels and sports. As always, Xpress brings you the best in low-cost weekend events.
This weekend brings outdoor festivals, farm tours, gardening, music and more. As always, Xpress highlights the best in low-cost weekend events.
Live music and outdoor celebrations dominate this weekend but, as always, Xpress brings you the best in low-budget weekend happenings.
"At the time I was making it, there were long nights laying awake thinking, 'What the hell are you doing? This is ridiculous," says Josh Tillman about last year's Fear Fun, the debut release under his Father John Misty pseudonym. "The only thrill out of it, or the only thing that comforted me in that […]
This weekend brings film, karaoke (for the bold), spoken word and more. As always, Xpress highlights the best in low-cost weekend entertainment.
Indie-rock fans face a tough choice this weekend as two cult favorites, Akron/Family and Yo La Tengo, go head to head at The Grey Eagle and Orange Peel, respectively.
This weekend offers dance, outdoor festivals, live music and theater. As always, Xpress highlights the best in low-cost weekend entertainment.
This weekend brings outdoor festivals, Record Store Day, comedy and more. As always, Xpress highlights the best in low-cost weekend entertainment.
This weekend, enjoy local music, dance, film and the warmth of spring. As always, Xpress brings you the best in low-cost weekend entertainment.
With the first downtown art walk of the season comes a host of openings and art related events. But, as always, Xpress also brings you low-cost music, community benefits, outdoor celebrations and more.
This weekend offers something for everyone: science, beer, urban homesteading, theater and more. As always, Xpress brings you the best in low-cost entertainment events.
This weekend offers astronomy, comedy, exotic sounds and more. As always, Xpress brings you the best in low-cost weekend events.
Embrace your inner artist this weekend with storytelling, visual art and more. Prefer to remain in the audience? There’s plenty of that too. As always, Xpress brings you the best in low-cost weekend events.
The Asheville music community let out a collective “Who the hell is Jackson Scott?” on Tuesday after Pitchfork plucked the 20-year-old former UNCA student from obscurity and featured his home-recorded song, “That Awful Sound,” as its Best New Track. That’s not to say that Scott (also of local psych-rock outfit Sin Kitty) is undeserving of […]
Pitchfork, arguably the most important indie music website in the world, featured a home-recorded track from local songwriter Jackson Scott this week. The thing was, no one in Asheville had ever heard of him.
This weekend brings spring planting, classical music and crafts, along with a host of other low-cost entertainment. As always, Xpress brings you the best in budget-friendly events.
This weekend offers documentaries, sports, local music and more. As always, Xpress brings you the best in low-cost weekend events.
Romance is complicated business, and business makes for complicated relationships. Combine the two and things can get even trickier. Despite the pitfalls, popular music has a long history of couples blurring the line between personal life and the creative process, with the outcomes as varied as the music. On one hand, these projects can render […]
This weekend brings storytelling, theater, film and frigid waters. As always, Xpress highlights the best in low-cost events.
