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The Duhks play the Pisgah Outdoor Stage on Friday, October 7th-- Dehlia Low opens!
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Chapel Hill Folk Band, Mandolin Orange, Plays the Emerald Lounge on Saturday, April 30th
Mandolin Orange is a Chapel Hill, NC-based duo led by songwriter Andrew Marlin and instrumentalist Emily Frantz, who ornament lyric- and harmony-focused tunes with acoustic and electric guitars, fiddle and mandolin. The duo's understated instrumentation draws on bluegrass and rock-and-roll alike, keeping Marlin's dark lyrical themes at the forefront of their folk-country sound. Read more...
Recapping the MAP {Re}HAPPENING 2011
For the 2nd year in a row the The Black Mountain College Museum and Art Center (BMCM+AC) and The Media Arts Project (The MAP) produced the {Re}HAPPENING, a free-form art event held at the original location of the Black Mountian College, now Camp Rockmont of LEAF fame. Read more...
Shannon Whitworth & The Honeycutters Duo at the Grey Eagle, April 22nd!
Shannon Whitworth live at the Grey Eagle, April 22nd! Read more...
The Mast perform their debut piece Figure Eights at The Magnetic Field on March 27th: Songs, Electronic Soundscapes & Monologues
The Mast is Brooklyn-based vocalist/poet Haale & percussionist/producer Matt Kilmer. Through songs, electronic soundscapes & monologues, Figure Eights explores 1 woman's quest to steer the cavalry of her own imagination from a preoccupation with doom & disaster, to something brighter, the golden nectar, tucked inside the crimson bell of a flower... The piece is a series of snapshots, starting with her childhood spent swimming in seas of anxiety & following her through a fascinating transformation. Read more...
Magazine Ranks Asheville as Top Art Destination
AmericanStyle magazine readers ranked Asheville as the #2 city in the Top 25 Arts Destinations for Small Cities. Wendy Rosen, publisher of the magazine, remarked on the impact local artists have on their community. 'Remember the vital roles played by artists during the last recession...' Read more...
HATCHfest: Now I Get It!
In the weeks leading up to HATCHfest Asheville, which took place around downtown Asheville from April 15th - 19th 2009, I found it difficult to gauge my expectations. I didn't understand the festival, and it wasn't for a lack of effort. I had watched the promotional video several times, spoken to several HATCH organizers including Greg Lucas of Music Allies and Jon Elliston of the Mountain Xpress. I even wrote an article for the site about the festival. Despite my best efforts, I had absolutely no idea what to expect Read more...
Part 2: Friday at HATCHfest
Part 2 of my review of HATCHfest 2009: The following morning I was back in the Innovator's Lounge for the Journalism panel. Moderated by Jon Elliston of the Mountain Xpress, the panel included notable journalists from across the country. The conversation centered on the shifting media world under the pressure of new media and declining advertising revenue. Read more...
