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Smart Bets: Up for Discussion: Gallery talk and film screening with Mel Chin
As part of its current exhibition, Mel Chin: High, Low and In Between, the Asheville Art Museum hosts a special screening of Chin’s animated film 9-11/9-11 on Sept. 11, at 5:30 p.m. in the East Wing’s New Media Gallery. Chin originally premiered the film in 2007, but the story and animations are based on a […]
Foodwire: Head out on the cheese trail, grab some local whiskey
You cheddar believe it Western North Carolina will soon have a cheese trail, ushering us into the ranks of regions such as the state of Vermont and California’s Sonoma and Marin counties. The project has been in the works since last winter, but the Gouda gurus recently became incorporated and launched a website. The WNC […]
Smart Bets: Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
If it hadn’t been for a job at a pawn shop, Joe Lewis might never have learned to play the guitar. And then the soulful, juke joint blues rock of Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears would have never been a thing. But the Austin, Texas-based band proves with last year’s Scandalous that they’re very […]
Smart Bets: Drunken Prayer
Asheville-by-way-of-Portland-by-way-of-Asheville folk-noir outfit (and sometimes one-man band) Drunken Prayer was, according to press, inspired by a conversation with Tom Waits at a fish market in Sebastopol, Calif. The band, fronted by Morgan Geer, is back on home turf this week. Still touring this year’s gutsy, country-informed Into the Missionfield ("a journey down a path less […]
Smart Bets: Woody Pines
Singer-songwriter/bandleader/natty dresser Woody Pines possesses an old soul. His style spans vintage country, viper jazz, swing, rockabilly and whatever other retro sounds work their way into his arsenal of songs and stories. His new EP, You Gotta Roll, is five more tracks of Americana inspiration (find a full review at mountainx.com). Pines’ band includes Zack […]
Smart Bets: PUSH Tunisia
PUSH Skateshop and Gallery functions as an art gallery, an advocacy group for skaters and a video production company. The Patton Avenue hub finds a match in PUSH Tunisia, an international project unrelated to Asheville's PUSH. The two PUSHs host an art show and a screening of “a skateboard 'artivism' film and art mashup featuring […]
Smart Bets: Remember Me as a Time of Day
As part of Malaprop's 30th anniversary, the bookstore — which has welcomed, hosted and promoted poets since it opened — is publishing an anthology of poems, written by the Women on Words poetry group. The collection, Remember Me as a Time of Day, was compiled by Malaprop's founder, Emoke B'Racz (a poet herself, as well […]
Smart Bets: Malcolm Holcombe
Singer-songwriter Malcolm Holcombe is a stalwart of the local music scene (he was born and raised here), and his albums are not only brilliant constructions of gritty soul and Appalachian roots, they impart Holcombe's one-of-a-kind mountain wisdom. His new record, Down the River, is his ninth, and is "born from that bed of contradictions we […]
Smart Bets: He is Legend, The Campaign 1984 and Ritual
Big name metal bands join forces in this triple bill hosted by the Garage at Biltmore. Fans are already talking about how epic this reunion show will be, and for rock fans, it’s one not to miss. Saturday, Aug. 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. The venue […]
Smart Bets: Ott
Just back from The Festival of Gnarnia (and in advance of his big U.S. tour in October), British-born electronic artist Ott plays the Asheville Music Hall. His musical history dates back to late '80s London where, in a sea of acid house and rave sounds, he “discovered a new wave of artists who apparently shared […]
Smart Bets: Blue Skies Burlesque
"Most importantly," says press for Blue Skies Burlesque's new show, The Dreaming, "there will be beautiful ladies presenting carefully crafted routines, each one inspired by a dream." The show, at the Magnetic Theatre, features original acts (from drag and puppetry to striptease and pole dance) performed in classical and neoclassical Burlesque styles (including dance numbers […]
Smart Bets: Tribute to Doc Watson
The late Doc Watson, guitarist extraordinaire, was more than a collaborator with local musician (and Grammy winner) David Holt: He was also Holt's friend. The two began playing together in 1998, and one of their first performances was broadcast on UNC-TV. Musician/storyteller/TV host Holt "traces the life and legacy of national treasure and folk legend" […]
Smart Bets: Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun
"We were wild for a while," sings Atlanta-based electro-pop quartet Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun in their recently debuted video. That song (which “focuses on themes such as the freedom of self in childhood and connecting to the part of yourself that believes you can do or be anything "), comes from the group's […]
Smart Bets: Kentucky at American Folk Art and Framing
American Folk Art and Framing’s newest exhibit focuses on the very heart of Appalachia, "still a pretty wild place, the old and new of America live in close proximity." Both that place and the show are called Kentucky. Featured (from Thursday, Aug. 2 through Monday, Aug. 27), are carver Minnie Adkins (she was represented in […]
Smart Bets: The E.Normus Trio CD release party
It was in 2007 that Jay Sanders (of the bass-and-guitar combo called the N/S Stick) and Steve Alford (alto clarinet) formed the E.Normus Trio, out of jam sessions at the now-defunct Joli Rouge and in honor of Alford's dog, Norman E. Normus. Drummer Michael W. Davis rounds out the trio; together they recently recorded Love […]