You can catch McDonald at the Haywood Country Club in West Asheville on Sunday, Aug. 11, at 6 p.m., as part of the Sunday Night Roundup series.
Acoustic Asheville: The Jackson Grimm Band
The nine songs on ‘The Bull Moose Party’ showcase a full band that can deftly switch gears between folk, bluegrass and Americana.
Acoustic Asheville: Ordinary Elephant
The musicians have embraced life on the road and wrote about their experiences traversing the country, time and again.
Acoustic Asheville: Threadbare
The band just released its debut EP, The Morning. It includes five original songs .
Acoustic Asheville: The Smoking Flowers
The Smoking Flowers will release their first acoustic record, Snowball Out of Hell, on Friday, June 21.
Acoustic Asheville: Son Step
The band just released its third record, Fossilillies, and has been touring extensively behind it.
Acoustic Asheville: The Wild Feathers
The band made a recent tour stop at The Grey Eagle and stepped offstage for a stripped-down performance on the patio.
Acoustic Asheville: Daniel Shearin
Local musician and singer-songwriter Daniel Shearin was a member of local alt-country stalwarts Uncle Mountain before joining River Whyless in 2012.
VIDEO PREMIERE: “Autumn of the World” by Resonant Rogues
“This song was written on Samhain, spending time thinking about my friends who have passed to another realm,” says Resonant Rogues songwriter, vocalist and musician Sparrow.
Acoustic Asheville: John Smith
While in tour with a recent tour stop at Isis Music Hall, Smith gave a two song performance for Xpress.
VIDEO & EP RELEASE: Hoo:Lumes
The Asheville-based band launches its debut EP, ‘Etchings of Birds, Swimming in Song’ and a video for the song “Tumble Me Dry.”
Acoustic Asheville: Ryan RnB Barber
You can catch Barber with his band, BoogiTherapi, on the LaZoom Bus on Friday, May 17, at 5:30 p.m. He’s also playing Sierra Nevada in Mills River on Sunday, May 26, at 7 p.m.
Acoustic Asheville: The New Rustics
The band will play The Town Pump in Black Mountain on Thursday, May 9; Sanctuary Brewing in Hendersonville on Friday, May 10; and One Stop on Thursday, June 13.
Acoustic Asheville: Gold Light and Snakemusk
They are releasing their debut album, Shadows In The Shallows, on Friday, May 10 and are celebrating with two local shows that day.
Acoustic Asheville: Dee White
White recently made his Asheville debut at The Grey Eagle and gave an exclusive performance of two songs before the concert.
Music Video Asheville returns to Diana Wortham Theatre
This year, 82 videos were reportedly turned in this year, and the anonymous selection committee has been working hard to decide which ones will make the cut.
Acoustic Asheville: Emily Easterly
Emily Easterly’s skills have shone brightly since her first release, Assembling Emily, in 2001.
Acoustic Asheville: Reed Foehl
Recently, Foehl played his first show in Asheville, at The Orange Peel.
VIDEO PREMIERE: “Carolina Stomp” by Ryan RnB Barber
Barber’s new album, Rejuvenation, will be released Saturday, April 20.
Acoustic Asheville: Jeff Tweedy
In an exclusive performance the musician performed a classic from his days with Uncle Tupelo and a new song that’ll be featured on his forthcoming solo album, ‘WARMER.’
Appetite for life: A chef and three artists weigh in on how hunger sparks creation
Chef and author Susi Gott Séguret invites a poet, a painter, an instrument builder and a chef to consider the meaning of appetite and offers guidance on preparing a spring risotto.