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    Tag:  kickstarter

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    (SATIRE) Crowd-source campaigns worth the ante

    Posted on January 4, 2019December 28, 2018 by Xpress Staff

    Inspired by “Emily Dickinson’s Patreon” by Riane Konc in The New Yorker, Xpress dreamed up for arts-related Kickstarter projects (led by local and international personalities) that would surely be worth funding — if only for the choice perks.

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    Acoustic Asheville: Drunken Prayer

    Posted on February 24, 2018February 22, 2018 by Jesse Hamm

    Geer is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to help fund a new Drunken Prayer album, Cordelia, Elsewhere.

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    Tina & Her Pony release a dreamy, forward-facing album

    Posted on October 30, 2017October 26, 2017 by Kat McReynolds

    The Appalachian-inspired sounds of Tina & Her Pony are increasingly abstract in new album Champion, which was inspired by “dreams, the subconscious and death,” according to the local duo.

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    Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfundi­ng initiative­s

    Posted on October 1, 2017September 29, 2017 by Kat McReynolds

    Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features a graphic novel told through the lens of a cell phone, an immersive musical by The Synthesis Experiment and a comedic film about the wild ride of parenting.

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    Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfundi­ng initiative­s

    Posted on April 9, 2017April 7, 2017 by Kat McReynolds

    Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features a 15-year honeybee mural project; an initiative to add creative studio space in the River Arts District; and Axxa/Abraxas’ crowdfunding success story.

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    Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfundi­ng initiative­s

    Posted on March 12, 2017April 20, 2017 by Kat McReynolds

    Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features a new release by Orison Books, Pierce Edens’ forthcoming album and an invention by local pin enthusiast Chris Evans.

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    Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfundi­ng initiative­s

    Posted on February 5, 2017February 2, 2017 by Kat McReynolds

    Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features an art teacher’s 100-piece oil pastel project, an archiving project by Asheville Global Report and a teen filmmaker’s trip to the 48 Hour Film Project awards.

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    Ben Phan and the Soul Symphony open album Kickstarte­r with a local show

    Posted on December 7, 2016December 1, 2016 by Kat McReynolds

    On Sunday, Dec. 11, Ben Phan and the Soul Symphony’s album crowdfunding campaign will go live, and later that night, the band will perform the to-be-recorded work in its entirety at The Grey Eagle.

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    The Resonant Rogues plan a crowdfundi­ng wrap concert

    Posted on November 15, 2016November 11, 2016 by Kat McReynolds

    For their second full-length album, The Resonant Rogues are returning to Echo Mountain Recording Studios. Their crowdfunding campaign for the project culminates on Friday, Nov. 18, when the band performs at The Mothlight.

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    Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfundi­ng initiative­s

    Posted on September 25, 2016September 23, 2016 by Kat McReynolds

    Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features tour and album support for local musician Ashley Heath, t-shirt prints by aspiring artist Destiney Stubbs and the debut album of Aleeiah Sura.

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    Smart bets: Miss Tess and the Talkbacks

    Posted on September 11, 2016September 1, 2016 by Kat McReynolds

    Tess performs with her band the Talkbacks in Isis Restaurant & Music Hall’s upstairs lounge on Thursday, Sept. 15.

    2.4 K views+ArtsMusicPerformance Art

    Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfundi­ng initiative­s

    Posted on May 21, 2016May 20, 2016 by Kat McReynolds

    Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features three separate recording projects by Tristan Eckerson, Devils in Dust and Travers Brothership.

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    Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfundi­ng initiative­s

    Posted on May 8, 2016May 6, 2016 by Kat McReynolds

    Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features a visual artist’s transition into the coloring book market plus a motorcycle rider’s self-made gadget to protect his helmet between rides.

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    Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfundi­ng initiative­s

    Posted on April 3, 2016March 30, 2016 by Kat McReynolds

    Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features a 40-in-one, credit card-sized tool, a filmmaker’s Asheville-set psychological thriller and a bamboo bicycle maker’s equipment upgrades.

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    Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfundi­ng initiative­s

    Posted on March 13, 2016March 9, 2016 by Kat McReynolds

    Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features the second season of locally filmed web comedy Transplanting plus an entrepreneurial mom’s educational line of toddler underwear.

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    Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfundi­ng initiative­s

    Posted on February 28, 2016February 26, 2016 by Kat McReynolds

    Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features Sweet Claudette’s full-length album recording project and Full Circle Farm Sanctuary’s hope to expand to greener (and flatter) pastures.

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    Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfundi­ng initiative­s

    Posted on January 17, 2016January 15, 2016 by Kat McReynolds

    Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features one couple’s shared dream of activating under-used and eclectic spaces for art performances plus a youth’s desire to transform mental health struggles into a photography career.

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    Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfundi­ng initiative­s

    Posted on August 16, 2015August 30, 2015 by Kat McReynolds

    Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features one artist’s random, magnetic acts of kindness and a filmmaker’s depiction of his spiritual journey in and out of India.

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    Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfundi­ng initiative­s

    Posted on August 2, 2015July 31, 2015 by Kat McReynolds

    Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features a versatile phone case that aims to make action shots and selfies a breeze and a youth group empowering girls through the game of lacrosse.

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    Faces in the crowd: WNC crowdfundi­ng initiative­s

    Posted on July 26, 2015July 28, 2015 by Kat McReynolds

    Each week, Xpress highlights notable WNC crowdsourcing initiatives that may inspire readers to become new faces in the crowd. This week features local singer Emily Bodley’s debut EP and a mobile yarn-arts studio for Alina Shea Creations.

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    Smart bets: The Bread and Butter Band

    Posted on May 19, 2015May 20, 2015 by Kat McReynolds

    The group’s debut album, Dead End Road, will be released during a celebratory performance, complete with special-edition pint glasses and koozies up for grabs at Pisgah Brewing Co.

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