Brian McGee of local country-punk outfit Brian McGee and the Hollow Speed interviews Fat Possum artist A.A. Bondy before his show at the Grey Eagle. Bondy opened for Elvis Perkins in Dearland on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Videographer Jesse Hamm filmed the exchange and Bondy’s performance.
Last November, a buzz was in the local music scene air: Music industry veteran Bob Hinkley and his partner Kimberly Hughes were renovating a former Chevrolet dealership in Black Mountain into a new venue. One year later, their White Horse Black Mountain (the logo of which came to Hughes in a vision) has become a […]
Elvis once asked why every day can't be like Christmas. We'd like to know the same about the Halloween season. A zombie record, a zombie author, a haunting release, some wild art and a Dias De Los Muertos celebration to keep you in the spirit. • Zombie boogie is the latest craze, indeed. Ukeabilly dynamos […]
The legendary 5k shopping-cart race is coming to Asheville in November. Get your team, find your cart and start sewing the sequins on your matching capes.
Correspondent Jake Frankel and photographer Jonathan Welch bring you a terrific video and photos from this fall’s LEAF.
Asheville dance-music fans, get ready to get down tomorrow: Bassnectar is at the Orange Peel, and Bonobo plays the official after-party at Club 828.
There are a few key points you learn at URTV 101, the free weekly orientation to Asheville's public-access station. No. 1: URTV is not paid for with taxpayer money. No. 2: The channel is set up as a First Amendment-flexing, free-speech forum. No. 3: There's only one thing you won't see on the channel: Commercials. […]
Mark your calendars: UNC Tarheels basketball coach and WNC native Roy Williams will visit UNCA’s Justice Center in December. It’s a book-signing for his upcoming Hard Work: A Life On and Off the Court.
A couple of eco-friendly music events are going on in town Thursday and Friday: The Duhks (with Solas) at the Orange Peel and Kung Fu Dynamite and Fifth House at the Emerald Lounge on Friday. What makes these shows green? Read on to find out.
Disappointing the town's legion of brain-starved undead, the annual Ashtober Zombie Walk has been postponed until next year. After an unprecedented turnout last year, likely due in part to vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's concurrent Asheville appearance, city staff applied regulations that were prohibitively expensive for its organizers, says Ashtober Zombie Walk founder Dan Burrello. […]
If this column were a city block, it might have a boutique hotel next to a yurt. If this column were a dinner, it might be mashed potatoes with a side of blueberries. Our point? Spork is often a mix of disparate stuff that doesn't necessarily go together. This week, we hop from the upcoming […]
Rising stars The Avett Brothers announce the band will play the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on New Year’s.
Montford Park Players extends the run of its popular Macbeth for three more shows.
Hoss Haley's new fountain at Pack Square Park is pretty fan-damn-tastic, and Asheville's latest art and craft fair will be staged around it and the recently completed Vance Monument area of the park. Art in the Park will complement the recently-renovated Vance Monument areas of the Pack Square Park, including artist Hoss Haley's brilliant fountain. […]
The annual Asheville Ashtober Zombie Walk has been postponed until next year, due to a new round of city regulations and fees made necessary by the event’s massive success last year. But never fear (unless you have tasty brains in your head), because other zombie events are still in the works…
Check out the Mountain Xpress story on the two-day, all-heavy Planet Caravan festival, answer two questions and win a pair of weekend passes.
The Asheville Area Arts Council announces the departure of its executive director and board chair.
Who knows what the weather will be like by the time you're reading this, but right now there's a chill in the air. September is here and summer's on the wane. One way to know for sure? This Friday, Sept. 18, is the last Downtown After Five of the season, so you best get your […]
Kate Steinbeck, flutist and artistic director of Keowee Chamber Music, shares a story about a wayward piano.
Win a pair of tix for the massive Trinumeral music and arts festival this weekend at Deerfields, featuring a huge lineup of world music, electronic artists and much more!
It started with a group of dedicated volunteers with a massive amount of radio skills, talent and tech savvy betwixt them. Add to that a generous lease of studio space from the owners of Izzy's coffeeshop in West Asheville. Mix with a heaping of organizational know-how and an eager willingness to collaborate with radio folks […]
