In this edition of Local Matters—the Xpress weekly news podcast—reporter David Forbes talks about the recent removal of newspaper boxes by the County and the recent announcement of candidates for Asheville City Council, and reporters Christopher George and Jake Frankel talk about the heated meetings around the new congressional redistricting plan. Hosted by News Editor Margaret Williams.
Traveling busker FJK returns to the Asheville street music scene—his first recording on the Busk Break project was almost exactly a year ago—with this cover of the Townes Van Zandt song “Rex’s Blues,” performed in front of Malaprop’s in downtown Asheville.
Local old-time trio Locust Honey (Sarah Jamison on guitar, Chloe Edmonstone on fiddle and Ariel Dixon on banjo) perform in front of Kim’s Wigs in downtown Asheville.
Justin Boreta from L.A.-based The Glitch Mob talks about why the electronic trio loves playing Asheville, how the group chooses what to play live and what to automate, and how attitudes are changing when it comes to electronic versus analog music.
San Diego-based busker Matt Rivers performs his original tune “Here and Gone” in a doorway on Broadway St. in downtown Asheville.
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss Transformers: Dark of the Moon, TrollHunter, Larry Crowne, Buck and Monte Carlo.
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Local old-time trio Sarah Jamison (guitar), Chloe Edmonstone (fiddle) and Ariel Dixon (banjo) performing as Locust Honey play the tune “Up Jumped Trouble” in front of Kim’s Wigs in downtown Asheville.
St. Augustine, FL,-based busker Roger Anderson performs this patriotic tune near the Iron sculpture in downtown Asheville.
In this edition of Local Matters—the Xpress weekly news podcast—reporters David Forbes and Jake Frankel discuss the recent announcement about the purchase of the former Volvo plant in South Asheville by Buncombe County as part of an incentive deal to bring the Linamar manufacturing company to the city. Hosted by News Editor Margaret Williams.
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss The Tree of Life, Bad Teacher and Cars 2.
Recent Asheville arrival Andrew Costantino performs his original song “The Sun and the Moon” near the Iron sculpture in downtown Asheville.
Boston-based busker Kevin Murphy performs his original tune “Deja Vu” on Broadway Street in downtown Asheville.
The Athens, GA,-based High Strung String Band perform their original tune “High Upon Blood Mountain” in front of the Iron sculpture in downtown.
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther discuss Green Lantern, L’amour Fou, Mr. Popper’s Penguins and The Beaver.
Local buskers Deep Chatham perform a medley of their tunes on the streets of Asheville.
In this edition of Local Matters—the Xpress weekly news podcast—reporters David Forbes and Jake Frankel discuss the upcoming cover story examining the power struggle between state and local governments.
New Orleans-based busker Mad Mike the Hippie Bum performs his original tune “Everything’s Exactly The Same” in front of Bistro 1896 in downtown Asheville.
Local buskers Deep Chatham perform their original tune “Hard To Find.”
In this week’s Elitist Bastards Go To The Movies podcast, Mountain Xpress film critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther are joined by guest Bastard Jeremy Dylan to talk about Cave of Forgotten Dreams 3D, Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, Midnight in Paris, Super 8 and I’m No Angel.
Local busker Sparrow performs her original tune “Power Ballad” in front of the Woolworth Walk in downtown Asheville.
