**UPDATED JAN. 9** UpCountry celebrates its third anniversary with a Devil’s Foot collaboration, Old North Premium Lager enters the market and more local beer news.
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**UPDATED JAN. 9** UpCountry celebrates its third anniversary with a Devil’s Foot collaboration, Old North Premium Lager enters the market and more local beer news.
The Durham-based “controversially tender, queer, people of color punk band” performs Jan. 14 at The Mothlight.
The celebrated urban-folk artist plays The Grey Eagle on Jan. 14.
The “Dark Art show” has an opening reception on Jan. 11 at Art Garden.
Asheville’s Luke McLaughlin competes on the current season of Discovery Channel’s “Naked and Afraid.”
Sierra Nevada ownership changes hands and a new game show takes the nation by storm!
The Asheville music community rallies around an ailing colleague, a busker ups her game and a prolific keyboardist’s secret is revealed.
The Silent Sundays series returns with a Baby Peggy feature.
Asheville-area brewery representatives name their favorite local and nonlocal beers from 2019, as well as standout industry accomplishments.
**UPDATED DEC. 24** Forestry Camp spotlights Virginia breweries, Wicked Weed turns 7 and more.
The Asheville-based electro-synth/prog-rock quintet plays Dec. 27-28 at Isis.
The local singer/songwriter debuts new songs in acoustic form, Dec. 27 at The Grey Eagle.
The holiday tradition returns to Asheville Community Theatre on Dec. 28.
**UPDATED DEC. 20** Burning Blush opens in Mills River, Burial collaborates with Zillicoah and more local beer news.
New Belgium’s potential future parent company Kirin has business ties with a military-run conglomerate that’s been linked with genocide in Myanmar.
Pianist David Troy Francis, cellist Franklin Keel and singer Carol Duermit perform a Christmas program at White Horse Black Mountain on Dec. 22.
The Asheville alt-pop duo’s monthlong Fleetwood’s residency continues Dec. 20 and 27.
The youthful brother-sister old-time duo opens for Pretty Little Goat on Dec. 20 at Isis.
Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” wins top honors from the Southeastern Film Critics Association.