While searching the March 5 Xpress for an ad announcing the grand opening of my business, Devotion Organics, I was shocked to see a large “KKK” in the cartoon on same the page [“Brent Brown”]. I was saddened and offended by this damaging image, and believed it would overshadow my ad with its negative impact. […]
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The Revival Tour
Chuck Ragan is best known as the gritty voice behind post-hardcore outfit Hot Water Music. But since 2008, the songwriter has focused on bringing roots-y folk tunes to fans "in an extremely honest and grass-roots fashion" with The Revival Tour. The annual jaunt features a rotating cast of musicians, many of whom were involved in […]
Come and take
In the March 6 Conversations piece, “Up In Arms,” Boatrocker implied that the Spartan defense at Thermopylae was a pointless slaughter. She omits the fact that 300 brave men (sheep dogs) stood up to about 2 million invading Persians (wolves). The Persians offered to spare the Spartans if they gave up their weapons. The Spartans […]
Having no voter-ID law is a burden
It is sad to see the League of Women Voters squander its credibility by echoing partisan myths about voter ID law [“Is Voter ID Really Worth All These Burdens?" Feb. 6 Xpress]. The League’s defensiveness on the issue suggest a preference for facilitating voter fraud over restoring any confidence in our poorly managed electoral process. […]
Think tanks
Last week, Charleston’s major news stations spotted something unusual coming into the port: a cargo ship with the upper deck loaded to capacity with 28 fermentation tanks. All of them were bound for Mills River, site of Sierra Nevada Brewing’s new East Coast facility. These tanks range in size from 400 to 1,600 barrels. If […]
We don’t shut down on you, so don’t shut down on us
This city needs to have all bus routes available on Sundays! Most people that work for the city have Sunday off. However, these people go to restaurants, grocery stores, shops, bars, etc., on Sunday. That means people are working on Sundays other than the city. We need to be able to get to work, church, […]
Calendar highlights: puppets, Easter eggs and the Red Bus Project
Behind the mic
Asheville FM hosts dozens of weekly shows that run the gamut of musical styles and tastes (you name it, they've got it). But don't take our word for it: take theirs. Xpress brings you this weekly feature — direct from the DJs — highlighting a few of the station's stellar offerings. www.ashevillefm.org. Debra LaBar, aka […]
Get set for Healthy Kids Day, Saturday, April 13
The YMCA of Western North Carolina and Greenlife will host Healthy Kids Day, Saturday, April 13, at Pack Square, starting at 11 a.m. with a parade. Then it’s all fun till 5 p.m., with music, games and activities that, as the local incarnation of a nationwide event, brings families together to learn healthier habits that […]
Villages gets a national nod
The Asheville music scene landed in the national spotlight again last week when local drone/ambient artist Ross Gentry (Villages) was interviewed by VICE Magazine for its website. Gentry is co-founder of Headway Recordings, which was featured on the cover of our Feb. 20 issue. For those unfamiliar with Vice, they're the hipster arts and culture […]
Clubland features: Kontained, Sarah Tucker and MamaRoux
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West Asheville Macaroni Art Club is NOT a sanctioned Asheville Macaroni Art Club!
‘A paradise to live in or see …’
Is Asheville in a state of cultural and economic prosperity or capitalist malaise? In his March 6 Opinion piece, “Long Live Asheville: A City Dying to Be Reborn,” Martin Ramsey took aim at the city's utopian self-image, especially as relates to tourism and the “invisible class” of locals “who make this city possible” with their […]
Asheville Tattoo Fest
This year marks the second Asheville Tattoo Fest. Bailey is a featured artist for the festival, which draws in big names both local and national. Bailey will lead the “Tattooing on different colored skin pigments” session on Friday at 5 p.m. Asheville Tattoo Fest Organized by Diamond Thieves Tattoos and Piercing Renaissance Asheville Hotel, 31 […]
Brent Brown and Xpress should apologize
To say I am disappointed in Brent Brown’s March 6 cartoon hardly covers my sentiment. I think it is extremely disturbing that the KKK is referenced in a comic strip as though that organization's history is in any way amusing. I am disturbed that the comic artist felt the strip was funny, and I am […]
Walk your talk
“Local” is not just a buzzword in Asheville. It’s a way of life — a sometimes radical way of life. Like, if we think big, maybe we can establish our own local stock exchange. But hold on. Don’t overlook one of the simplest and most effective ways to support the local economy: Move some of […]
A firkin good time
What if Oskar Blues made a beer with papaya? What if Green Man served its IPA with a few extra ounces of Simcoe? And what if French Broad shoved Krispy Kreme donuts in its Anvil Porter? Now what if I told you there’s no “what if.” All of the beers above have recently been on […]
Rethink “Rethinking Mental Health”
In your Feb. 6 article, Rethinking Mental Health, the overall tone was quite critical of modern psychiatry and the use of psychoactive medications to treat various forms of mental illness. While it is clear that many psychiatrists, and physicians in general, are too quick to prescribe potent medications without exploring other approaches to treatment, it […]
Ten pounds of that minnow
Like a captivating story, Connie Regan-Blake is subtle and grounded. She maintains a balance, as good storytellers do, between what is the larger story — the setting — and what part of it belongs to her, ever mindful of her responsibility to both. With an Appalachian accent as soft as the Blue Ridge, she weaves […]
Those good ol’ days
I would like to personally thank Mountain Xpress and Commissioner Mike Fryar for highlighting everything that is wrong with, and will spell the ultimate demise of the Republican Party [“Building Knowledge,” Feb. 27 Xpress]. Fryar makes the woefully ignorant statement: "In the Kentucky coal mining town where [I] attended elementary school, if a breeze blew […]
ART BETS: Tom Pazderka
Reclaimed wood, electrical equipment and stuffed animals are among the materials you’ll find in Tom Pazderka’s new solo exhibition at the ARTery. The works have a nostalgic aesthetic, defined by the aged floorboards and wooden slats he’s drawn on. Apotheosis explores American culture and identity through what Pazderka calls historic ideology and mythology. Stories of […]