The local hip-hop outfit (formerly The Ville Boyz) holds an album release party for “The Powers That Be” at the Emerald Lounge on Saturday, June 2. Photo by Carter Mitchell Jr., from the band’s Facebook page.
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Country-punk forefather Alejandro Escovedo returns to the Grey Eagle
Former glam rocker Jesse Malin opens the June 1 show. Photo by M. Chavez.
Metaphors be with him
Jack White attempts to set a Guinness World Record for most metaphors in a single concert at Saturday’s Orange Peel show.
Washed Out headlines Asheville Music Hall on Friday
Airbird (Joel Ford of Ford & Lopatin) and Dog Bite (Phil Jones of Washed Out) open the May 18 show.
Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds land at Pisgah Brewing
The nine-piece funk/soul/r&b outfit from Brooklyn play a Wednesday, May 16 show.
Smart bets web extra: Bombadil
The Durham-based indie-folk band plays The Emerald Lounge on Friday with Big Nasty Jazz Band and Honey Locust. Photo by Melissa Madison Fuller.
Antique Firearms at Asheville Music Hall
The show is on Saturday, April 28 and Xpress will give away a pair of tickets.
Slavic Soul Party returns to Asheville
Mark your calendars for this nine-piece, brass-powered Balkan collective. They play The Lab on Tuesday, April 24.
Sons of Bill on Saturday
In case your March 31 plans are not already split over the Kovacs & the Polar Bear show (at the Grey Eagle) and The Critters CD release party (at the Getdown) or the Booty Band (at the Orange Peel) or any number of other possibilities (it’s an exciting night), here’s a roots-rock band from Charlottesville, Va. worth checking out. Sons of Bill plays the Emerald Lounge at 10 p.m.
The Rough & Tumble’s triumphant return
The Nashville-based folk duo (with former members of Black Mountain’s Walk-In Residents) play a show at BoBo Gallery on Sunday evening.
Dog days
Dr. Dog’s Toby Leaman talks to Xpress about figuring out what kind of band Dr. Dog really is, recording lo-fi and having fun in everything the group does. The band plays the Orange Peel on Thursday, March 15. Click through for the podcast interview. Photo from d.drdogmusic.com.
Dead Leaf Echo’s Broadways show
New York dream-pop trio plays Asheville on Saturday on the way to SXSW.
Playing her own party
Stephaniesid’s birthday show is on Saturday. Xpress will give away a pair of tickets. Photo by Michael Oppenheim.
Smart bets web extra: The Black Lillies
The Knoxville-based Americana band plays the Altamont Theatre on Saturday, March 3.
Zee Avi, in her own words
The Malaysian-born singer-songwriter talks to Xpress about how travel impacts her songwriting, what her next album might sound like, and what it’s like to be on the Brushfire recording label. She plays at Jack of the Wood on Monday, Feb. 27. Click through for the podcast.
Show review: The Dirty Names
The Annapolis, Md. rock quartet left it all on the stage.
Dr. Dog preview
Ahead of a local show date in March, Dr. Dog drops a new album and appears on Conan.
You don’t mess around with Slim
Langhorne Slim returns to The Grey Eagle this Saturday. Here are all the reasons why you don’t want to miss this show. Photo by Kathryn Friedman.
Big Crafty show gets under way
The Big Crafty is now under way at Pack Place.
Photos by Bill Rhodes
Dan Auerbach-approved Shivering Timbers in Asheville
The Akron, Ohio band makes a stop at The Emerald Lounge on Friday.
Washed Out at The Orange Peel on Monday
Atlanta’s songwriter and producer Ernest Greene (aka Washed Out) opens for Cut Copy in Asheville next week.