“[There are] so many things that women couldn’t or can’t do on the up-and-up, so things have to be done below the surface,” the author explains. “I wanted to tell a story where women win.”
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Women in Music show returns to Isis Music Hall
Joining Amanda Anne Platt and Aubrey Eisenman will be Jane Kramer, Laura Blackley and Tina Collins and Quetzal Jordan of Tina and Her Pony.
Troubadour Nikki Talley’s new record hits closer to home
The WNC-based singer-songwriter celebrates the release of ‘Blue Eyed Girl’ at Isis Music Hall on Friday, Nov. 29.
Cherokee Chamber Singers perform at BMCM+AC
Composer William Britelle spent three years visiting Michael Yannette and his students in Cherokee, collecting notes and impressions, exploring the community and its stories.
The N.C. Writers’ Network Conference returns to Asheville
Scheduled classes and workshops include sessions on writing of all kinds: Screenplays, poetry, fiction and non-fiction, and various elements of the publishing industry.
Blue Ridge Pride Festival rolls out the welcome mat
“I find that, in Western North Carolina, the vast majority of people and institutions at least aspire to be welcoming,” says Blue Ridge Pride Executive Director Tina White.
SistaStrings and Nickel&Rose bring the sound of Milwaukee to Isis Music Hall
Teaser videos show this collaboration as a lush, experimental string band that sits somewhere in a Venn diagram between artists like Birds of Chicago, Kaia Kater, and Punch Brothers.
Michelle Malone plays her first show at Isis Music Hall
Working with other artists became a steady through-line in Michelle Malone’s career. Her latest album, 2018’s Slings and Arrows, includes songs she co-wrote with Randall Bramlett and up-and-coming Atlanta artist Eliot Bronson.
Livingdog and Mike Johnson release ‘CRO$$’
“It would be really nice,” Parlamento says, “if somebody fell asleep at the show. I feel like that would be more appropriate to me than somebody talking during the show.”
Josh Blake releases a new acoustic album
In his downtime, Blake has been messing around on acoustic guitar, writing new songs that don’t fit neatly into the funk format or the more rock ‘n’ roll format he’s chosen for previous “solo” albums.
Neo-Pastiche Festival celebrates experimental music traditions
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center is the location of a new festival celebrating uncategorizable music, running Thursday-Sunday, April 25-28.
Kia Rice carves space for R&B and gospel in the Asheville music scene
When she celebrates the release of a new video for her song “Clapback” on Thursday, March 21, Virtuous will take the stage at The Social on Tunnel Road.
Jane Kramer launches her new album at Ambrose West
Though Kramer looks forward to performing the album in its entirety, she’s also quick to point out that it is an intensely personal collection inspired in part by one of her life’s deepest heartbreaks.
Declan O’Rourke will bring songs of the Irish famine to Isis Music Hall
As an artist, Declan O’Rourke is stirred by the way humans move through tragedy, meeting fear with hope, meeting trauma with resilience. His 2017 album, which he’ll perform in full at Isis Music Hall, seeks to examine the impact the Iris Potato Famine had on families from that country.
The Get Right Band releases a live album
For Live in Asheville, the band revisited a handful of crowd favorites from their first three recordings. “Shut Yo Mouth” from Bass Treble Angel Devil is particularly notable.
International songwriting competition finals move from Lincoln Center to Isis Music Hall
The 2018 NewSong finalists will showcase and compete at Isis Music Hall on Saturday, Dec. 15, judged by competition founder Gar Ragland, Diana Ezerins from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.; Elysa Marden from Arts Brookfield in New York, and a surprise local celebrity judge.
Joshua Messick releases a second holiday album
For three nights — Friday, Nov. 30, Saturday, Dec. 1, and Friday, Dec. 7 — he will transform the White Horse Black Mountain into a winter wonderland with his holiday soundscapes.
Local cello-rock artist returns to the stage
The duo will bring their eclectic brand of cello-punk to Fleetwood’s on Thursday, Nov. 15.
Southern Women Authors series returns to West Asheville
This year’s Southern Women Authors: Writing America Between the Wars series, set to take place on 10 evenings between September and December, starting Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the West Asheville Library. Authors on the docket are Lillian Smith (Strange Fruit), Caroline Miller (Lamb in His Bosom), Mildred Haun (The Hawk’s Done Gone), and Elizabeth Madox Roberts (The Time of Man).
Southern Avenue returns to Asheville for Downtown After 5
Southern Avenue formed after Ori Naftaly, who had a successful solo career in his native Israel, came to the U.S. to participate in the International Blues Challenge.
Heather Taylor launches her new album at Isis Music Hall
“Asheville just pulled me in, I feel like,” says Taylor. “I hear that’s a lot of people’s stories.”