The New Orleans-based group combines spoken word, hip-hop, gospel and other styles into a unique sound all its own. Tank and the Bangas won the prestigious Tiny Desk Contest in 2017.
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Acoustic Asheville: Quiet Hollers
Amen Breaks is the band’s most recent record, coming out last summer, and has the musicians shedding past sounds in favor of a more indie-pop flavor. Lyrical themes include mental health and spirituality.
Three Asheville-based acts release new music
Soulful prog-hop group Natural Born Leaders mark the release of their debut EP About Time with a Saturday, May 5, show at Asheville Music Hall. Folk singer-songwriter Chuck Brodsky debuts his 10th album, Them and Us, at The Grey Eagle on Sunday, May 6. And singer-songwriter Brie Capone commemorates the release of her second EP, If I Let You In, with a May 5 performance at Isis Music Hall.
Acoustic Asheville: Minorcan
The band recently recorded 12 songs and is taking the approach of releasing one new song each month for a year.
Smart Bets: The Perceptionists
The Boston-based hip-hop duo plays The Grey Eagle on May 1.
30 Days Out: a look at upcoming concerts
Americana, Indian music and icons of indie-rock and funk are all showcased in this edition.
NPR’s Bob Boilen headlines the Creative Sector Summit
The keynote address from the NPR host and panel discussions with local music industry representatives and advocates explore the arts’ economic impact on the Asheville area.
30 Days Out: a look at upcoming concerts
Live and local shows featuring Americana, indie rock, boundary-pushing electronic music and raw rock ‘n’ roll are highlighted in this roundup.
Acoustic Asheville: Isaiah Breedlove and Alma Russ
With his first solo EP now out, Isaiah Breedlove is hoping to make a splash on the local music scene. The four song EP is called All Around Your Sleepy Head and is available now on Bandcamp.
Conscious Party: Travis Stuart benefit concert
Alice Gerrard & Friends, David Holt & the Lighting Bolts and Balsam Range play a show to benefit their musician friend’s medical fund April 8 at The Grey Eagle.
Three-day festival celebrates a fictional pop icon’s off-Broadway debut
Iggy Ingler is partnering with Owly Cat Productions to stage his iteration of Hedwig and the Angry Inch (in which he plays the lead role) at The Grey Eagle, Friday-Sunday, March 30-April 1.
30 Days Out: a look at upcoming concerts
This roundup features touring acts from Montréal, rural Texas, South Carolina and Brooklyn. Their styles don’t necessarily conform to the reputations of their places of origin, but all four offer a unique musical perspective.
Acoustic Asheville: Ben Phan and the Soul Symphony
Phan has a performance planned at Franny’s Farm in Leicester for Pickin’ for Progress on Saturday, March 31.
Hannah Kaminer showcases artistic growth and a new album at The Grey Eagle
The Asheville singer-songwriter discusses the areas in which she needed to improve following her 2015 debut and how she achieved those goals for her new LP “Heavy Magnolias.”
Conscious Party: U.N. World Water Day Celebration
The benefit concert for SAFE Water Now takes place March 21 at The Grey Eagle.
30 Days Out: a look at upcoming concerts
A collective of local musicians coming together to help support a good cause, an uncompromising hard rock trio, an intriguing post-rock outfit from Asheville, and an iconoclastic rapper.
Acoustic Asheville: Drunken Prayer
Geer is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to help fund a new Drunken Prayer album, Cordelia, Elsewhere.
Spoken-word artist Andrea Gibson returns to Asheville with a book and an album
On their current tour, Gibson is donating $1 from each ticket to Black Lives Matter. “This is an art form that is celebrated and occupied by a lot of marginalized people, specifically folks of color,” Gibson says of spoken-word.
Smart Bets: Rachael Yamagata
The singer-songwriter brings her “Songs. Stories. Solo.” tour to The Grey Eagle on Feb. 17.
30 Days Out: a look at upcoming concerts
Greasy rock ‘n’ roll; doom-laden metal; chiming folky rock; and a rootsy sensation from a big city a few hours south head to Asheville over the next 30 days.
Valentine’s Day events around Asheville
Celebrate the multifaceted emotion this year, with a multitude of local events.