Local busker Nate Herman performs an original tune in front of the Iron sculpture in downtown.
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Video from the GoTopless rally
A brief video from the National GoTopless rally in downtown Asheville. Due to the very nature of the event, the video should be considered not safe for work.
Busk Break: Daniel and Ben play Haydn
Daniel, 9, and Ben, 11, don’t know the exact name of this Haydn string quartet, so they’ve dubbed it the “Stretchy Quartet.”
Busk Break: Kevin Williams covers “What It Wud”
Greensboro, NC,-based musician Kevin Williams is perhaps best known as the keyboardist for Holy Ghost Tent Revival. Here, he covers the Mike Quinn song “What It Wud.”
Busk Break: Sara Lengel
Florida-based busker Sara Lengel covers “I’d Rather Be Blind, Crippled and Crazy” in Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville.
Busk Break: Alex Travers plays Bach on a rainy day
During a rainy day in Asheville, NC, Boone-based busker Alex Travers performs the first movement of J.S. Bach’s Partita No.3 for Solo Violin in E major.
Busk Break: Alex Travers plays J.S. Bach
Boone-based busker Alex Travers performs “Menuet 2” from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Partita No.3 for Solo Violin in E major next to the Miles Building on a rainy summer day in Asheville.
Busk Break: Bloody, Balancing Knife Juggler in High Heels
This bloody (looking), balancing knife juggler in high heels performed near Pack Square in downtown Asheville on Friday, Aug. 5.
Busk Break: The Battle
Members of Oakland, CA,-based Tornado Rider were busking in downtown Asheville during a night off from their tour earlier this year when they were aggressively approached by Miami, FL,-based rapper Layla Youssef Bessiso. The resulting musical combat may not be safe for work (NSWF), but grows increasingly entertaining as the back-and-forth continues.
Busk Break: The Pinelli Bros. perform “The Kitchen Girl”
The Pinelli Bros. (otherwise known as members of the Asheville-based Southern Crescent Bluegrass Band) perform the traditional tune “The Kitchen Girl.”
Bele Chere 2011 Timelapse
From Thursday evening setup to Sunday evening breakdown—and all the crowds and activity in betweeen—Xpress presents this timelapse of the entire Bele Chere weekend.
Video: Bele Chere 2011 street preachers
A selection of signs and sounds from the street preachers at this year’s Bele Chere festival.
Busk Break: Nikki Talley performs “Mountain Outta Me”
Local singer/songwriter Nikki Talley performs her original tune “Mountain Outta Me” in front of Malaprop’s in downtown Asheville. Talley performs tonight at the LAB with the Honeycutters.
Busk Break: Sidewalk Strangers perform “Freight Train”
A group of buskers dubbing themselves The Sidewalk Strangers perform “Freight Train” during the set up for the Bele Chere festival.
Elitist Bastards: Taking superhero movies seriously
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go to the Movies podcast, reviewers Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss Page One: Inside the New York Times, Friends with Benefits and Captain America: The First Avenger.
Rough and tumble reunion
When I tell Fisher Meehan, talking to me on the other end of a cell phone he picked up in the lost-and-found at a strip club, that his former bandmate Paul Conrad recently described the experience of playing together as "holding on for dear life," he gives a muted chuckle. "Aw, that's cool," he says […]
Busk Break: Flearoy performs “Leave Well Enough Alone”
When their Asheville gig was canceled at the last minute a few weeks ago, Brookyn-based band Flearoy decided to make the most of their stay by busking in front of the Woolworth Walk.
Busk Break: Hang drum and violin improv with Blakeabyss and Amy Alvey
A chance encounter between two traveling buskers—violinist Amy Alvey and Hang drum player “Blakeabyss”—resulted in this improv near the Iron sculpture in downtown Asheville.
Web Extra: Fisher Meehan on the Drug Money reunion
Former Drug Money frontman Fisher Meehan talks about the upcoming reunion performance with original drummer Paul Conrad at the Decline of Western North Carolina Bele Chere weekend event.
Busk Break: The Slomski Brothers perform their theme song
Richmond, VA,-based Vaudevillesque performers The Slomski Brothers busk across from Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville in advance of their show at the Boiler Room on Friday, July 22.
Busk Break: Big Nasty
Local jazz-band buskers Big Nasty perform near Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville, just prior to the weekly Friday drum circle.