Ready for a little downtown busking fun? Here’s Now You See Them‘s Shane Conerty performing his song “The iPod Shuffle” next to the Flat Iron sculpture in downtown Asheville. UPDATE: Now with video!
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Busk Break: Jeffrey Hershey and Michael Jordan
As anyone who has made themselves open to the free-flowing social scene of Asheville knows, it can be surprisingly easy to meet people of similar interests just by being open to chance encounters. And those meetings—even if fleeting—can create some very interesting (if perhaps short-lived) artistic collaborations. For instance, violinist Jeffrey Hershey and singer/songwriter Michael Jordan encountered each other outside of Mo Daddy’s one night last week, and the next day they were jamming in Pritchard Park. The tune is called “This Is What You Get.”
Video A-Go-Go: Of Bridges, Bees and Faeries
In this week’s roundup, we get a look at the much-debated Hillcrest Bridge, watch honey collection in action, see “faeries,” take an ATV ride around the Biltmore Estate grounds and hear a pair of tunes by local bands.
Busk Break: Ben
Not every downtown busker is seeking popularity and fame. Some just love performing, and aren’t particularly seeking to promote themselves. Take the Asheville-based blues busker known only as Ben. He wasn’t interested in giving out his last name, doesn’t have a website or social media page for his music, and insists that the only way to hear more of his playing is to randomly encounter him performing for kicks and tips on the street. In this clip, he’s covering the classic Jimmy Reed tune “High And Lonesome.”
Busk Break: Mick Stone
Street magician Mick Stone wowed the crowds in the blazing hot sun on Friday, doing some very cool prestidigitation. Xpress caught a few moments of his act.
Video a go-go: firearms, high-speed racing and the highs & lows of the Taylor v. Lauterer race
Watch Carolina Girl master all things that go “bang!”; high-speed scenes from the Highland Sports Car Club; highlights of some low-lights of the election race between Charles Taylor and Maggie Lauterer; and more, in this week’s round-up of local videos.
Busk Break: Echo Bohymn
Although he’s just passing through town, Savannah, GA,-based busker Echo Bohymn was more than happy to play a pick-up set of novelty jazz tunes on a bright and sunny Friday afternoon. Odds are that he’s already moved on from Asheville—he claims he was just passing through—and he proudly claims to have no website or online presence. Luckily, Xpress caught part of his set for all those who didn’t happen to be within earshot of his busking spot in Pritchard Park. In this clip, he’s playing his take on the classic Spencer Williams-composed jazz standard “Everybody Loves My Baby.”
Busk Break: Gillian Bourazak
In the mood for a little sultry folk? Here’s recently relocated singer/songwriter Gillian Bourazak performing at the corner of Haywood and Battery Park on Friday afternoon.
Video A-Go-Go: Epic Driving, Calcu-Hop, Allemanders, Hypnotism and Chiptunes
This week, we watch an epic timelapse trip down Mount Mitchell, check out some mad math-hop music, watch some folks dance up a storm, notice the funny side of hypnotism and listen to a little auditory electronic experimentalism.
Busk Break: Eric Stephens covers “Old Man”
Local musician Eric Stephens performs his version of the classic Neil Young song “Old Man” on Pack Square.
Video A-Go-Go: Wacky Races, Bear Tourism, Speedy Jesus Painting And Franti’s Asheville Fandom
This week’s roundup of local videos includes coverage of the Asheville Idiotarod, a black bear checking out downtown, a very speedy work of religious art, Michael Franti video blogging the Orange Peel and more.
Busk Break: Sweet Street Symphony Brings A Touch Of NOLA To The AVL
Members of the New Orleans-based Sweet Street Symphony performed a set on the streets of downtown Asheville today. Here’s a sample of their sound.
Video A-Go-Go: A High-Diving, Moog-Praising, Beer Touring, Home-Returning Good Time
Let’s start this week’s roundup off with a little action. Here’s a series of high-flying, danger-taunting stunts from the recent ActionFest event at Carolina Cinemas. High dives, the Rocketman and even a little mock fighting make this video one of the highlights of the week’s local YouTube uploads. Speaking of recent big events, one of […]
Busk Break: Morris Dancers Celebrate Summer
This week, we snagged a short video of some local Morris dancers celebrating summer on the streets of Asheville.
Video A-Go-Go: Outdoor Thrill Rides, All Things Hemp, and a Well-Edited Night Out
Each week the Xpress brings you a collection of spiffy, locally relevant videos. In this installment, learn not very much at all about the man behind The Green Race Movie, take a virtual zipline ride, watch some people box in the park, learn about the many uses of hemp and watch two women you probably don’t know on a well-edited evening out in Asheville.
Busk Break: Gorgeous Doom’s Dumpster-Diving Ditty
New Orleans-based bandGorgeous Doom have been busking downtown in Asheville this week. We were lucky enough to catch the trio version of the group trying out some new material across the street from Pritchard Park. This song doesn’t appear to have a title yet, but we do know the basic theme. According to banjo-playing singer Josh Cole, the song is about “eating out of the dumpster.”
Video A-Go-Go: The Tourist Connection
This week, we take a look at recent local videos through the lens of local tourism. Featured this week: Aggressive street sweeping, beer-city pride, stand-up comedy, animal tourists, graffiti and home-grown music videos.
Busk Break: Deja Fuze jams at the Flat Iron
Asheville-based progressive, jazzy jam band Deja Fuze performed a quick set for passersby in front of the Flat Iron sculpture this afternoon. Drawing power from their van, the amplified trio of Jake Cavinder (drums), Joey Lewis (guitar) and Keith Harry (bass) performed roughly a half-dozen songs before moving on.
Video a go-go
Downtown Friday night highlights, mellow longboarding, student justice, Asheville High’s production of “Bye Bye Birdie,” a somber bit of Butoh, slot car racing, sinful wizards and local music via webcam.
Video a-go-go
Beyond Asheville’s three-day love affair with Obama, this week’s video round-up brings you the dark, erotic Bootstraps Burlesque; Asheville Transit’s split-screen view of its tragic bus accident on College Street; the secrets of Rosetta’s Kitchen revealed; and more.
Video a-go-go
This week’s video round-up of local fare attempts to get at the spirit of Asheville, contra dancing, hiking in the mountains, hula-hooping and ROCKET MAN.