Following a stop through Swannanoa, The Tips play Mo Daddy’s on Saturday with a sound like the Rolling Stones stranded in Motor City.
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Holy Ghost Tent Revival at the Rocket Club (***update: tix won***)
Eclectic roots-jazz-ragtime ensemble Holy Ghost Tent Revival rolls to the Rocket Club on Thursday, July 9. They’ll play with brand-new, Asheville-based jazz band The Funk Messengers. Want to go? Xpress is giving away two spots on the list. ***Update: Tickets have been won! ***
Wow, just wow: Harvest Records’ five-year anniversary festival lineup
Whizz, bang, pow: So the Fourth of July weekend is over, but we’ve still plenty of chances to celebrate independence. And independents. Like the crazy-rad lineup for Harvest Records five-year anniversary music fest, Transfigurations.
My favorite Michael Jackson memories
Here’s what I think of when I remember the King of Pop. What about you?
This weekend on a shoestring
Don’t have much money? No problem, the following list means you can spend your nickels and dimes on a six-pack and a watermelon and still have enough to check out a band or three.
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Black Mountain-based musician, former Choosy Beggar and he-of-late-with-the-oddly-named bands, Seth Kauffman shows off his mastery of many genres (bossa nova and dub among them) on the most recent Floating Action album. Before the CD-release show at the Grey Eagle, many Kauffman fans were already raving over the hyper-original, entirely catchy passel of songs. But as […]
Steep Canyon Rangers and Steve Martin on Prairie Home Companion
Asheville/Brevard-based bluegrass sensations the Steep Canyon Rangers team up once again with actor/banjo picker Steve Martin on NPR’s folksy variety show A Prairie Home Companion. Catch the show this Saturday.
Downtown after Five tonight!
Come join the heat with Downtown After 5! This evening’s lineup is stellar; plus check out the after-party at the Garage at Biltmore, featuring veteran rock collaborator Randall Bramblett.
Art-punk band Double Dagger at the New French Bar
Might be time to catch Double Dagger at a small venue, before the Baltimore-based art-punk band blows up.
Buncombe to Bonnaroo
Asheville-rooted performers blew it out at this year’s Bonnaroo. Read the dispatch here and check out some sweet Bonnaroo vids.
This weekend on a shoestring
This weekend is shaping up to be so action-packed and event-heavy that we had to add extra bonus Tuesday material. Friday starts with Downtown After 5; there’s also free reggae, free indie-jazz, free Shakespeare and free hula-hooping.
Phish concert yields (only) 13 drug arrests
Asheville police made 13 arrests in connection with the June 8 Phish concert, all involving drug charges. In an e-mail, police spokesperson Melissa Williams emphasized that the massive crowd (more than 10,000 people) “was mostly peaceful and caused no major problems for police.” And City Council member Carl Mumpower, who’s attended past Civic Center shows […]
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Joti Marra is a Jacqueline of all trades, and a master of all of them, but she wouldn't be the one to tell you that. A classic introvert, Marra is supremely humble regarding the music she creates, and it's been years since she's graced a stage in Asheville. After spending time in New York pursuing […]
The lost Phish review, with a Bonnaroo dispatch
Our fine music writer Jake Frankel reviews last week’s Phish show, which includes minty-fresh updates from last night’s Bonnaroo show.
Now they rock a house party at the drop of a hat
How historic was last night’s Beastie Boys show at the Orange Peel? It was historic enough for Mike D to note its significance, and pepper the audience with lots of Asheville love and some hammy remarks: “I wanna know if Ashe-land is ready to dance!” Read on for the review and photo galleries.
Band of Horses interview
Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell, Creighton Barrett, Tyler Ramsey and Bill Reynolds took time out from a recent Echo Mountain recording session to speak with Xpress about future projects, punking Wal-Mart, supporting the local economy (they like Tod’s Tasties and The Thirsty Monk) and playing to the hometown crowd.
This weekend on a shoestring
By the time the weekend rolls around, you’ll probably have spent your cash on Phish or the Beastie Boys. Or maybe you’re saving up for a long weekend at the beach. Whatever. Here’s the Shoestring lowdown of nearly everything you can do (legally) for five bucks or less.
Striking as ever, Bill Callahan returns to the Grey Eagle
Lo-fi pioneer Bill Callahan comes to the Grey Eagle tomorrow, on the wings of his latest record, the lovely Sometimes I Wish I Were an Eagle. Before we knew that local group (the also lo-fi and lovely) Pilgrim would be opening for Callahan, we asked frontman Jaye Bartell to e-interview Callahan. They’ll likely speak in person soon.
Your Friday Bele Chere Update
4 more bands on the roster: Delta Moon, Fusebox Funk, Highly Kind (with Derek Trucks’ little brother) and The Family Stone (with Sly Stone’s whole family tree).
The latest Bele Chere news
Five more bands are added to the Bele Chere roster: GFE, Laura Blackley Band, Drew Holcomb, Hot Politics and Bulls Gap.
Beastie Boys at Orange Peel — in a week?!
Eclectic punk-turned-hip hop trio the Beastie Boys will play at the Orange Peel in one week. One week! Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 4 p.m.