Hunting down The Satyrs

It all started with a mysterious, old 45. Local DJ and record collector Whitney Shroyer stumbled across it four years ago in a Hendersonville junk shop. The label read simply:…

There's an epidemic ravaging the streets of Asheville. Consumption leads to reckless abandon, an insatiable hunger for psychedelic retro-pop, uncontrollable shaking and an accelerated heart rate. Local residents are advised…

Moses Atwood is seeking the timeless. “I try to write music that you might not know when it was written,” says Atwood about his new release, One Bright Boat. “So…

"I consider myself a collector," says Larry Keigwin, artist director of New York-based contemporary dance group Keigwin + Company, who perform at Diana Wortham Theatre March 30 and 31. "I…

Prepare yourself for Happening, a multimedia arts gala taking place Saturday, April 7 on the grounds of the former Black Mountain College campus. For one night only, 60-plus artists will…

Back from South By Southwest (my first time attending the festival and visiting Austin), my head is still spinning from the sheer number of musical acts I encountered. According to…

Guitarist David Brown and fiddler Cailen Campbell met while touring nationally with a bluegrass ballet. That was in 2006, they've since gone on to form dance band Contraversial. They perform…

First of all, no one will be reading in the buff at this event. The "naked" part has to do with the new book, Naked Came the Leaf Peeper, a…

You might remember local cover band Mavis — the group frequented Tressa's and launched the singing career of Paper Tiger's Molly Kummerle. That band was named in homage to R&B…

If you've watched a Ken Burns documentary you've probably heard the music of pianist Jacqueline Schwab. A performer of classical, folk and contemporary music, Schwab has scored Burns' films including…

Finally — after years and miles logged, after lineup changes and studio time and stage time, after a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund the mastering, artwork and pressing of CDs…

Asheville Earth Day and Xpress have teamed up on a photo contest leading up to this year’s Saturday, April 21 festival. Photo entries are to be uploaded to the official…

Find the beauty and usefulness in worms at a vermiculture and composting class at the Haywood County Library, 678 S. Haywood St. in Waynesville on Wednesday, March 28 at 2…

Don't eat here. Well, you should eat here, but in many ways, we kind of wish you wouldn't. Getting fed at this tiny restaurant is a notoriously long and arduous…

The Grey Eagle Tavern and Music Hall is no stranger to hosting restaurants in the belly of its bar. It’s housed the ill-fated Yamamma’s Snaqueria (back in the day), the…

Sure, short-order eateries can be found in various other chain retail shops — Target has one for example. But none that we're aware of can boast the anachronistic charm of…

On Depot Street in the River Arts District is a studio called Nourish and Flourish, a center for healthy living that features Nia workshops, spinal care, massage — and also…

Hidden inside of Cintom's Custard, Mirch Masala is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it location for solidly good kebabs, tikkas and parathas. The home-style Punjabi menu is honest fare, made from scratch in a…

Asheville's eateries are making big news these days. You know the usual suspects — Tupelo Honey often garners nods from big-name media including Southern Living and the Chicago Tribune. Well-known…

WNC Chefs Challenges on a roll WNC Chefs Challenges continue at the Century Room at Pack's Tavern. Week one (Tuesday, March 20) pitted Storm Rhum Bar's chef Owen McGlynn against…

ASAP’s CSA Fair is here, March 29; find more details below. This article is the second in a two-part series profiling farmers who will exhibit that are new to CSAs.…

Chickens? In the city? Sure, and the top reasons for keeping them, according to backyardchickens.com, are: 1. Chickens are easy, inexpensive pets when compared to most other pets. 2. Hens…

Before cutting the ribbon on Asheville Community Yoga’s expansion, Director Michael Greenfield bowed his head and said, “Namaste.” In yoga, this respectful expression is typically intoned at the end of…

Amid talk of higher taxes and better services, City Council may soon decide whether downtown Asheville gets a business improvement district. Many city residents first encountered the term in 2009,…

Buncombe County Board of Commissioners March 20, 2012 meeting Environmentalists urge joining billboard lawsuit March 23 proclaimed Women Veterans History Day Two new school buildings are in the works for…

The Brevard College Jazz Ensemble played in the lobby before two of the three Democratic candidates for the 11th Congressional District, Cecil Bothwell and Tom Hill, tried to hit all…

March brings spring’s arrival, as well as the first days of business for a number of new establishments — many in the former locations of closed retailers and restaurants listed…

The second annual International Transgender Day of Visibility-Asheville happens Friday and Saturday, March 30-31. And while many folks may wonder why another LGBTQ pride event is necessary, our local transgender…

The True Ink summer camp listing in the March 21 kids’ contained inaccuracies. Here is the full, correct entry: True Ink's summer camps combine writing with other art forms, including…

The recent Opinion column, “Random Acts,” was one-sided [March 21 Xpress]. How do you know that the people who walked by [and] did not give anything to Happy aren't suffering…

Tim Peck is fast becoming my favorite conservative, outpacing the always-entertaining Carl Mumpower. In his March 7 missive, “People and Profits Are in Harmony,” Peck explains the basics of capitalism…

Last week I attended a local monthly women’s meeting. Three congressional candidates had been invited to speak. Attendees submitted written questions to the candidates. So I asked their positions on…

Timothy Knowles, head of the University of Chicago’s Urban Education Institute, says that the best predictor of teacher effectiveness is student evaluations. An evaluation by students would be a useful…

As a Warren Wilson student originally from Virginia, I moved to Western North Carolina because of the beautiful natural scenery and the strong environmental movement. This region’s magnificent natural heritage…

I am appalled that in a city like Asheville there are people low enough to steal an art portfolio out of a parked car in an apartment complex. My daughter…

Asheville public radio station WCQS [recently conducted] another time-consuming on-air fund drive. I understand the station’s need to raise money, but can anyone name another nonprofit, other than a public…

• Non-celebrity chef makes unannounced stop in Asheville for non-food-related matters • Reports surface alleging W. Asheville female walked dog-less down Haywood Rd. without coffee in hand • Local media providing…