Asheville’s own Reed Turchi and Adriano Viterbini from Rome, Italy brought their unique style of blues music to The Root Bar to kick off a recent tour.
Acoustic Asheville: Joe Pug
Singer-songwriter Joe Pug, based in Austin, Tex., is the latest featured artist for Acoustic Asheville. He recently gave an exclusive performance for Xpress on the patio at The Grey Eagle before his show at the venue.
Stage sights: Local concert highlights from November
The slideshow from November includes photos of the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Lettuce, Slightly Stoopid, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, Galactic, Infamous Stringdusters, the Jon Stickley Trio, Driftwood, The Dave Rawlings Machine and others.
IamAVL debuts new Echo Sessions video featuring Jon Stickley Trio
For the 14th installment of the IamAVL original series, Echo Sessions, local act the Jon Stickley Trio performed an intimate in-studio, live-streamed show.
VIDEO: Free Planet Radio and The Opal String Quartet
In a live performance from August, local world music outfit Free Planet Radio collaborates with chamber music collective The Opal String Quartet for a performance of “You, who’ve gone on pilgrimage.”
VIDEO: “Spivey Mountain Jam” by Kendra Warren
The local singer-songwriter penned this song about one of her dad’s boyhood misadventures.
Acoustic Asheville: Ben Sollee and Mother Falcon
The latest edition of Acoustic Asheville features a very special performance filmed at The Grey Eagle with cellist Ben Sollee and indie orchestral rock band Mother Falcon.
In photos: NC Arboretum’s second annual Winter Lights holiday exhibit
The North Carolina Arboretum’s second annual Winter Lights holiday exhibit officially kicks off Nov. 20 and runs through Jan. 2. Visitors can walk through a 3-acre tour of the arboretum’s nationally-known gardens dressed in uniquely-lit displays and landscapes.
NY Times crossword 1014
NY Times crossword 1014. Oops! Regrettably, Mountain Xpress accidentally printed a puzzle grid that doesn’t match the clues in this week’s paper. However, in an attempt to remedy the mistake we are publishing the correct puzzle here online in a printable document format so that you can print it at home. Click the above link to […]
Acoustic Asheville: Less is More
Michigan-based operatic folk band Less is More performs “Seesaws and Skyscrapers” and “321.”
NY Times crossword 1007
NY Times crossword 1007 We are publishing this week’s puzzle here online in a printable document format so that you can print it at home. Click the above link to get the crossword. It also has the answers to last week’s online puzzle: NY Times crossword 0930.
Calcast: A podcast of community events, Nov 13-15
Calcast brings together a wide range of community events in one handy podcast. Hosted by Theresa Amandi of WSFM 103.3 AshevilleFM’s Bombshell-ter Radio. Weekend of Nov 13-15
IamAVL debuts new Echo Sessions video featuring Colonel Bruce Hampton and the Madrid Express
For the 13th installment of the IamAVL original series, Echo Sessions, Colonel Bruce Hampton and the Madrid Express performed an intimate in-studio, live-streamed show. Watch the video here.
Stage sights: Local concert highlights from October 2015
From October: Dr. Dog, Trampled By Turtles, Drive-by Truckers, Rayland Baxter, Grace Potter, LEAF Festival, Colonel Bruce, Unspoken Tradition, Widespread Panic and more.
Acoustic Asheville: Futurebirds
Futurebirds brought their unique brand of psychedelic country music to The Mothlight for a recent tour stop. They were in town to promote their new record Hotel Parties and played two songs from it exclusively for Xpress and Acoustic Asheville.
NY Times crossword 0930
NY Times crossword 0930 We are publishing this week’s puzzle here online in a printable document format so that you can print it at home. Click the above link to get the crossword. It also has the answers to last week’s online puzzle: NY Times crossword 0923.
Sound Track: “In Between Dreams” by Erica Russo
Local musician Erica Russo released her new album, In Between Dreams, over the summer. And at the end of September, she put out a video for the otherworldly track, “Dreams.” Xpress checks out the album before Russo’s Nov. 11 performance at The Mothlight.
NY Times crossword 0923
NY Times crossword 0923. Oops! Regrettably, Mountain Xpress accidentally reprinted the previous week’s crossword in this week’s paper. However, in an attempt to remedy the mistake we are publishing the correct puzzle here online in a printable document format so that you can print it at home. Click the above link to get the crossword.
Video premiere: The Midnight Plowboys, live at Shindig on the Green
Local string band The Midnight Plowboys performed onstage as part of Shindig on the Green over Labor Day weekend. Today, the group launches its video from that appearance, featuring the songs “Sawin’ on the Strings” and “Goin’ to Italy.”
Howl-O-Ween: It’s not just for humans
Halloween costumes aren’t just for people anymore! Increasingly, pet caretakers are dressing up their furry family members and taking them out on the town for this spooktacular holiday. Just in case you need some Halloween inspiration for your feline or Fido, we reached out to local animal rescue organizations and local business owners to showcase some […]
Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfunding initiatives
Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features a single mother’s sailing journey toward empowerment, a new hammock that holds 800 pounds worth of loungers and the third episode of Southern Songs and Stories, featuring Tellico.