Ashes and Dust Band - Warren Haynes Christmas Jam 2015

Stage sights: Local concert highlights from December

Posted on January 8, 2016January 6, 2016 by DavidSimchock

The roundup includes John Scofield and Jon Cleary, the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam, The Nth Power, dopapod, Jon Stickley and Travis Book

HOT TICKET: Even if you didn’t get a ticket to the annual Warren Haynes Christmas Jam, which sells out every year, there’s plenty of live music to be heard during the daytime programs. The songwriter-oriented Kevn Kinney Jam takes over Jack of the Wood Friday and Saturday. “You end up staying there pretty much all day,” says Leigh Glass, who will perform with her husband, Corey Bullman. “It’s packed every year, and it’s great.”

Exploring the daytime programs around the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam

Posted on December 9, 2015December 3, 2015 by Alli Marshall

The Christmas Jam is sold out but the Jam by Day and Kevn Kinney Jam are both open to listeners.

MAKING JAM: “I think what we do is really in line with what happens on Saturday night, at the main Jam,” says Aaron "Woody" Wood of the Jam by Day events. He'll perform at both Jack of the Wood and Asheville Music Hall. “Musicians who love to play get together with people they really love to play with.” Photo by S. Bowman

Jam by Day complements the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam

Posted on December 8, 2014December 8, 2014 by Bill Kopp

Though it’s in many ways an informal affair, the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam has been growing in a deliberate fashion. Thanks both to concertgoer demand and the long line of musicians wishing to be involved in this fundraiser event, the festival — now in its 26th year — expanded to two nights a few years […]

GROUP DYNAMICS: How do you build a supergroup? According to The Black Crowes' drummer Steve Gorman, second from left, the members of Trigger Hippy were easy to convince. "Everybody’s always looking for a new creative venture that could be cool and fun and productive," he says. "You know when something’s clicking right away." Photo by Jacob Blickenstaff

Star-studded Southern rock band Trigger Hippy makes its Asheville debut

Posted on October 22, 2014October 16, 2014 by Edwin Arnaudin

Southern rock is alive and well. And to make sure it stays that way, The Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman, Joan Osborne (best known for her hit song “One of Us”) and Jackie Greene (Weir, Robinson & Greene Acoustic Trio; Phil Lesh & Friends; Jackie Greene Band) joined forces to form Trigger Hippy. The power-packed […]