In this episode, we (Meherwan Irani and myself, Mackensy Lunsford) go in deep at the Shack, sacrificing our taste-buds and general sense of internal physical well-being to sample the hottest fried chicken that we’ve ever encountered. Video inside.
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Videos: Cedric Burnside and Lubriphonic at DTA5
Cedric Burnside, filling in at the last minute for the Lee Boys, played to the revelers at Downtown After 5. Lubriphonic was first up. At the end of the evening, they all played together. Jesse Hamm caught it all.
Busk Break: Daniel and Ben play Haydn
Daniel, 9, and Ben, 11, don’t know the exact name of this Haydn string quartet, so they’ve dubbed it the “Stretchy Quartet.”
Busk Break: Kevin Williams covers “What It Wud”
Greensboro, NC,-based musician Kevin Williams is perhaps best known as the keyboardist for Holy Ghost Tent Revival. Here, he covers the Mike Quinn song “What It Wud.”
My Side of the Mountain, Vol. XI: Brian McGee
It’s time to say goodbye to Brian McGee. After 11 years, the singer is parting with his adopted home to pursue other avenues, but not before he plays one last show. We caught up with McGee at his house, piled high with moving boxes, for an acoustic rendition of Plow United’s “The World According to Me” in advance of his performance Saturday at The Grey Eagle.
Dish: Back to the Shack with hot chicken meister Rocky Lindsley
In this episode, Dish takes you behind the scenes at Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack. Next week, we’ll take you through the endlessly painful experience of Rocky’s Mount St. Hell No XX hot fried chicken.
One festival, three days, 37,000 photos
Joe Chapman presents the Bele Chere time-lapse video that nearly did him in. It’s six minutes long, with music from the Protomen and Sonmi Suite and worth watching just for the clouds alone. 
Busk Break: Sara Lengel
Florida-based busker Sara Lengel covers “I’d Rather Be Blind, Crippled and Crazy” in Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville.
Video: Take a tour of Asheville’s local bicycle wheel and hub-makers, Industry Nine
At a time when the local economy is sluggish, Industry Nine, designer and manufacturer or high-end bicycle hubs and wheels is thriving, with sales climbing 30 percent last year. Xpress takes you on a tour of this unique local business’s manufacturing process, going from raw aluminum, to finished hub, to wheel assembly.
Review: Woods play the Grey Eagle
There’s something funny about a New York band coming to Asheville to play songs about mountains and trees and crystal skies. But that’s exactly what happened when Brooklyn-based lo-fi folk rock outfit Woods played here on Aug. 9. With video by Jesse Hamm.
Big Hungry plays tonight at the Orange Peel
Want a taste of the show? Watch this video by Rod Murphy.
Busk Break: Alex Travers plays Bach on a rainy day
During a rainy day in Asheville, NC, Boone-based busker Alex Travers performs the first movement of J.S. Bach’s Partita No.3 for Solo Violin in E major.
Busk Break: Alex Travers plays J.S. Bach
Boone-based busker Alex Travers performs “Menuet 2” from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Partita No.3 for Solo Violin in E major next to the Miles Building on a rainy summer day in Asheville.
Busk Break: Bloody, Balancing Knife Juggler in High Heels
This bloody (looking), balancing knife juggler in high heels performed near Pack Square in downtown Asheville on Friday, Aug. 5.
Busk Break: The Battle
Members of Oakland, CA,-based Tornado Rider were busking in downtown Asheville during a night off from their tour earlier this year when they were aggressively approached by Miami, FL,-based rapper Layla Youssef Bessiso. The resulting musical combat may not be safe for work (NSWF), but grows increasingly entertaining as the back-and-forth continues.
Busk Break: The Pinelli Bros. perform “The Kitchen Girl”
The Pinelli Bros. (otherwise known as members of the Asheville-based Southern Crescent Bluegrass Band) perform the traditional tune “The Kitchen Girl.”
Local electronic artist dep releases a guerrilla music video
In advance of two August shows (a CD release party on Saturday, Aug. 20 at BoBo Gallery and a show this Saturday, Aug. 6 at the LAB), dep gives a preview of his original compositions. Video by Bob Peck of [rev]pictures.
Bele Chere 2011 Timelapse
From Thursday evening setup to Sunday evening breakdown—and all the crowds and activity in betweeen—Xpress presents this timelapse of the entire Bele Chere weekend.
Video: Bele Chere 2011 street preachers
A selection of signs and sounds from the street preachers at this year’s Bele Chere festival.
Busk Break: Nikki Talley performs “Mountain Outta Me”
Local singer/songwriter Nikki Talley performs her original tune “Mountain Outta Me” in front of Malaprop’s in downtown Asheville. Talley performs tonight at the LAB with the Honeycutters.
Busk Break: Sidewalk Strangers perform “Freight Train”
A group of buskers dubbing themselves The Sidewalk Strangers perform “Freight Train” during the set up for the Bele Chere festival.