Caleb Johnson doesn’t get to spend a lot of time in Asheville these days, but keeps up with the local music scene as best as he can. “And for the most part, the musicians I use out on the road are Asheville-based,” he says.

Caleb Johnson doesn’t get to spend a lot of time in Asheville these days, but keeps up with the local music scene as best as he can. “And for the most part, the musicians I use out on the road are Asheville-based,” he says.
The Dirty Soul Revival, White Soul, The Log Noggins, The Company Stores, Up Dog, Colby Deitz, Andalyn and Rachel Alleman are all scheduled to perform at a benefit concert for Make-A-Wish. The Orange Peel hosts the show on Thursday, Dec. 22.
MG Road hosts a Persian feast to support Hadaya Toys, Coffee for Champions project partners with local coffee shops to raise money for Buncombe County Special Olympics, Corner Kitchen rolls out a summer menu and the 1LUV Food & Music Festival offers 25 food trucks and local beer along with four days of music and fun.
Local musician Caleb Johnson, winner of the last season of American Idol, debuted a new music video for “Fighting Gravity” today on Yahoo Music.
As local rocker/American Idol contestant Caleb Johnson readies for his hometown parade this Saturday, we wanted to revisit his pre-Idol turn as as a singer-songwriter and band leader with all the makings of a star. At the time, Johnson and his band mates in Elijah Hooker were playing album release shows at Emerald Lounge and […]
Rock singer Caleb Johnson earned a huge compliment from Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and a golden ticket to Idol‘s Hollywood Week.