It was a warm, friendly and welcoming atmosphere throughout the night with no shortage of dancing, clapping and smiles during both Kishi Bashi and a great opening performance by Tall Tall Trees.
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Show review: Hip-hop icon Aesop Rock at The Orange Peel
The satisfyingly weird, wry happiness left lingering in the faces of those standing around as the lights went up speak to the power of Aesop Rock’s verses and message.
IN PHOTOS: Mavis Staples with Lyric at The Orange Peel
The concert was part of a fundraiser event for local nonprofit MountainTrue, benefitting French Broad River conservation.
In Photos: Fall LEAF 2016
LEAF festival, held last weekend at Lake Eden in Black Mountain, started chilly but quickly heated up with music, dance, performance and visual art. On Friday, hip-hop artist Chali 2na took the Lakeside stage with jazz-fusion band Naughty Professor and performed two songs with students from Eliada Homes. Electronic/world music collective Beats Antique headlined to […]
In Photos: River Whyless with Shannon Whitworth at The Orange Peel
It was history in the making. It was an arrival. And it was probably also a departure because, as much as River Whyless is cut from and contributes to the fabric of Asheville’s music scene, this is a band that is no longer just local, just ours. The group has made its leap to the next level and it was a joy to watch them take flight.
Show review: Allen Stone at The Orange Peel
“When the right combination of people come together and the right groove is played, there’s an energy that can be felt by each and every person in the audience,” band leader Allen Stone said from the stage.
Stage sights: Local concert highlights from September 2015
Relive September concert highlights with photos of Chris Casper, G Love & Special Sauce, Sturgill Simpson, stephaniesid, American Babies and Greensky Bluegrass.
Stage sights: Local concert highlights from August 2015
Photos from August include ZZ Top, Counting Crows, Perpetual Groove, Hard Working Americans, HELLYEAH, Bruce Hornsby, Four Tops, Marcus King Band, The Mantras and more.
Smart bets web extra: The Asheville Ballet with Montana Skies
“This ain’t your granny’s chamber music,” claim husband and wife, Jonathan and Jennifer Adams, on their band’s website. The couple’s sound is constructed of guitar and cello pairings, delivered with more spunk than you’d expect from any instrumental family band and packaged under the name Montana Skies. The duo’s knack for extracting spiced-up grooves from […]
A Ghost Like Me brings “instrumental space rock” to BoBo Gallery
The Saturday, Aug. 13 show also includes local bands Two Planes and Graviton Project.
This weekend on a shoestring
It’s a big weekend for art in Asheville, so dust off your monocle and pretend like you might actually buy something. As always, though, these events are budget-friendly, so you won’t have to break the bank. **Updated with Saturday benefit at Mike’s Side Pocket**
This weekend on a shoestring
Halloween is over and and the crowds have subsided, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to end. As always, we’re here with a host of budget-friendly offerings, so shake off those November blues and get out on the town!
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals at Bele Chere
Photo by Jonathan Welch