Local holiday busking favorite James Joyce performs his euphonium rendition of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.”
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Local holiday busking favorite James Joyce performs his euphonium rendition of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.”
Asheville-based euphonium player James Joyce caught our ear in the holiday season of 2010. This year, he’s back with his version of “The First Noël.”
Last year, Busk Break featured a trio of holiday-themed tunes by Chapel Hill-based euphonium player James Joyce. This year, Joyce is back, and we’re happy to present his version of “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”
Boston-based “riot folk” band The Swaggerin’ Growlers performing a short tune in front of the Iron in downtown Asheville.
Local busker Clarke Spencer covers “We Used to Vacation” by Cold War Kids in front of the Iron Sculpture in downtown Asheville.
Sarah and The Secrets—UNCA students Sarah Sanders and Liz Acker—perform the original tune “Make It Easy” in front of the Iron Sculpture in downtown Asheville.
Traveling busker Ben “Mouthwash” Pickett performs an original tune on banjo and harmonica in front of Malaprop’s in downtown Asheville.
Did you win a category in the Mountain Xpress 2011 Best of WNC reader’s poll? Wondering where your long-promised pair of complimentary passes to this year’s Best of Bash are? After all, the party is tomorrow night! If you’ve been overlooked, please RSVP to bestof@mountainx.com.
Xpress presents this brief overview of the annual holiday parade through downtown Asheville, which is now in its 65th year.
The Hillcrest High-Steppin’ Majorettes and Drum Corps practice in the parking lot of Sim’s Futon Gallery in preparation for the Asheville Holiday Parade.
Traveling busker Dan Codispoti covers the classic Hoyt Axton tune “Never Been to Spain” near Pack Square in downtown Asheville.
Although this trio of buskers were still several years from being born when “About a Girl” was released on Nirvana’s 1989 debut album ‘Bleach,’ they don’t seem to have a problem getting into it.
Iconic local busker Ian Moore performs his version of the traditional tune “The Furniture Man” on the streets of downtown Asheville.
In this podcast, Xpress reporter Jake Frankel talks about a recently released report detailing the fundraising efforts of groups on both sides of the proposed 1/4 cent sales tax increase to support A-B Tech.
Asheville-based busker Eljebel performs her original tune “Bewildered” in front of the Iron sculpture during Halloween weekend.
Austin-based busker Adam Kobetich plays his version of the traditional tune “Sally Ann.”
Austin-based busker Adam Kobetich performs “Odessa Bulgar” in downtown Asheville.
Bloomington, IN,-based “family band” Blue Cut performed this original tune in advance of their Halloween Fest gig tonight at Jack of Hearts in Weaverville.
Earlier this week, the Northampton, MA,-based band The Primate Fiasco performed an impromptu set in Pritchard Park, including this catchy medley.
Wilmington-based busker Craig Thompson (fiddle) and Asheville-based busker James Butler (guitar) perform the traditional shanty “Bully in the Alley” by the Iron sculpture.
Nearly three weeks into the Occupy Asheville movement, the group has set up a semi-permanent camp at the parking area under the I-240 overpass on Lexington Avenue. Xpress talked with group member Helen Roberts about some of the group’s longterm goals, and their ongoing issues at the site.