Launched in 2017 as a fundraiser for the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina, Cold Mountain Music Festival returns Saturday, June 4, after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19.

Launched in 2017 as a fundraiser for the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina, Cold Mountain Music Festival returns Saturday, June 4, after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19.
Futurebirds will perform at The Grey Eagle on Friday, Dec. 30
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.
The Southern-bred travelers play a set at the Mothlight on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 9:30 p.m., with support from Susto.
Athens, Ga.-based sextet opens for Band of Horses at the U.S. Cellular Center on Wednesday, May 1. In advance, multi-instrumentalist Carter King talks to Xpress about why Athens produces great bands, the connection between art and self-determination and what the folkloric character Baba Yaga means to Futurebirds. Photo by Jason Thrasher.
Two very different shows, one at The Grey Eagle, one at The Orange Peel. Both on Wednesday, Dec. 7.