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Tag: The LAB
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Laughter is the best medicine
The Most Races Show on Earth, a multicultural comedic showcase, fights racism with stereotypes and ethnic clichés tonight at The LAB.
Slowdancing with Neil Halstead
The shoegazey-singer-songwriter (of Mojave 3) returns to Asheville for an intimate concert event this Saturday.
“Good old-fashioned hospitality”: a Q+A with Nashville’s Milktooth
The indie-rock trio plays The Lab, with Baby Rattlesnakes, on Thursday, Sept. 27. Here, they talk to Xpress about a new project, the importance of romance in music and the secret pipeline funneling indie rockers from Nashville to Asheville. Photo by Luca Venter
“It’s the rough edges that stand out, not the smooth surfaces”
In advance of his Wednesday, Sept. 12 show at The Lab, Andrew Leahey talks to Xpress about working with Drive-By Truckers producer David Barbe, overcoming his choir boy vocal style, and taking inspiration from 1920s-era criminals.
The E.Normus Trio’s CD release party is tonight
The show, at the Lab, starts at 9 p.m. It will be filmed for a live music video. So, we’re not saying this is your big chance for your 15-seconds of fame. But we’re not saying it isn’t, either.
Ben Sollee stops in Asheville, rehearses at The LAB
Indie cellist Ben Sollee is no stranger to Asheville, so it’s not all that surprising to spot the songwriter strolling down Haywood Road, as I did Sunday afternoon. Sollee and his drummer, Jordon Ellis, were in town for a few days between shows in Atlanta and Charlottesville, Va.
Smart bets web extra: Clare & the Reasons
The Brooklyn-based indie-pop group performs at the LAB on Wednesday, June 6. Click through for a video and streaming song.
Metal showcase comes to The LAB
Weedeater, ASG and Cough share the back stage on Wednesday, April 18.
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.
Drunken Prayer celebrates CD release at The LAB
Old-school Ashevillians may remember Morgan Christopher Geer as frontman of the seminal ‘90s outfit The Merle; newer residents have probably caught wind of his current projects The Unholy Trio and Drunken Prayer (both have a tradition of Asheville holiday shows). Regardless of how you know him, it’s clear that the prolific songwriter has kept one […]
The answer to your Drunken Prayer
Morgan Geer returns to Asheville (this time to stay awhile) and celebrates the release of “Into the Missionfield” with a Saturday, Feb. 25 show at the LAB.
Sound Check: Dare Dukes
Singer-songwriter Dare Dukes, from Savannah, Ga., performed at the Lab on Friday night. Before the show, he and his band met with Xpress for this video (filmed by Jesse Hamm).
Johnny Sexx CD release party this weekend
The local glam rocker prepares a stylish launch for his self-titled debut album. The show is at the Lab on Saturday, Jan. 21.
Sound Track web extra: Sunshine & The Bad Things
Xpress reviews the self-titled EP by the local band. Catch the live show at The LAB on Friday, Dec. 16.
Smart Bets web extra: Grammer School, A Ghost Like Me and Graviton Project
Three bands (and a live painter) for three bucks this Thursday.
Smart Bets web extra: Jonathan Scales at The LAB
The local (but rarely at home) steel pan player makes a rare appearance on home turf this Saturday.
Update! Naked Gods play The Lab TONIGHT
Naked Gods are from Boone, a town that isn’t renowned for music. From this inauspicious locale, the quintet have worked slowly over their first five years, synthesizing various strains of rock into a meaty sound all their own.
Smart Bets web extra: Saint Solitude CD Release
Dup Crosson launches “By Some Great Storm” at the LAB on Saturday, Oct. 1.
Podcast with Jimmy Brown of Matrimony
Matrimony from Charlotte plays the backstage at the LAB on Thursday, June 2. Here, singer/songwriter Jimmy Brown talks about his love of words and the family-feel of the close-knit group.
Saturday night special
Asheville’s Wages play a pre-PROM!! show at the LAB this Saturday.