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New Year's Eve with Acoustic Syndicate
2012 is shaping up to be a truly monumental year for Acoustic Syndicate. The seminal western North Carolina folk-rock fusion band will be celebrating their 20th Anniversary with a brand new CD, a full tour and a very special concert highlighting their 20 years of making music together. Read more...
Toubab Krewe Returns to the Orange Peel for New Years Eve
Toubab Krewe returns to the Orange Peel for New Year's Eve 2012 for what has become somewhat of a yearly performance for them. Read more...
The Billy Sea at The White Horse Black Mountain 12/10/11
Asheville Global Americana group The Billy Sea will play their last show of 2011 this Saturday December 10th at The White Horse in Black Mountain. TheBillySea is a collection of prolific solo artists who have come together to create Global Americana music. Read more...
Vertigo Jazz Project and One Leg Up Announce a Masquerade New Years Eve Party at MoDaddy's
Vertigo Jazz Project and One Leg Up are teaming up to throw a New Year's Eve Masquerade Party this year on Saturday 12/31! There is going to be a champagne toast and balloon drop at midnight as well as a fun photo booth with KMG Photography for people to show off their threads! Read more...
Town Mountain and The Freight Hoppers play the Grey Eagle on Dec 2nd
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Songs Of Water will be performing at LEAF this Fall!
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The Duhks play the Pisgah Outdoor Stage on Friday, October 7th-- Dehlia Low opens!
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An Evening with Larry Keel, Danny Barnes and Jenny Keel at Pisgah Brewing on Thursday October 6th
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LazyBirds perform their ragtime style of American roots music at MoDaddys on Friday, September 23, 2011
Lazybirds is a classic American roots band from the mountains of North Carolina. Specializing in good time music that is just about impossible not to move to, there is also a depth to the band that faithful fans have treasured over the years. Read more...
Shoegazers to Descend on Asheville, North Carolina October 1st for Static Bliss Festival
The Asheville Shoegaze community is hosting a large festival for fans of Shoegaze, unlike any other that has been held in the area. "Static Bliss" will showcase bands such as Ceremony, Screen Vinyl Image, The Stargazer Lilies, The Last Remaining Pinnacle and more. Read more...
Accordion Troubadour Jason Webley Returns to Asheville
Accordion troubadour Jason Webley is returning to Asheville for a special performance with Hellblinki Sextet on May 27. Read more...
The StereoFidelics CD Release at the Grey Eagle with Hellblinki Sextet and Montana Skies
The StereoFidelics (Asheville-based virtuosic groove-rock duo) CD release show at the Grey Eagle Thursday, May 12 at 8:30 with Hellblinki Sextet and Montana Skies. There will be homemade cookies. Read more...
Success stems not from what you do, but from how you think
The number one reason why people fail in business is not because they lack intelligence or funding. It's because most people have not conceptualized the business of being in business. Read more...
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...
Shannon Whitworth & The Honeycutters Duo at the Grey Eagle, April 22nd!
Shannon Whitworth live at the Grey Eagle, April 22nd! Read more...
The 2nd All Go West Music Festival on April 23rd, 2011 - Free - Music, Fashion, BBQ & Local Brew
All Go West Music festival to take on its Second installment, located in the streets west Asheville NC. On April 23rd, 2011, The Festival will uniquely offer an array of musical talent, fashion, BBQ, and local Brew. Festival Remains Free To Patrons. Read more...
Galen Kipar Project Performs at the LAB on April 7th; Chelsea Lynn Labate Opens
Effortlessly crafting a fusion of folk, classical, jazz, and blues, the Galen Kipar Project has been hailed as 'complex yet accessible' and "cohesive and poignant' with 'experimental folk masterpieces.' Based in Asheville, GKP recently released their fourth album in five years The Scenic Route which features the unique sonorous sound that has become the band's trademark. 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...
Jonathan Scales Fourchestra - Innovative Steel Pan - MoDaddy's October 1st
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Kassie Miller in Flat Rock - Sept 17
Kassie Miller is a mix of a little bit of country and a little bit of soul. Her raspy voice, reminiscent of Tanya Tucker, combined with her lively southern-country personality on stage create an artist that will capture you heart, leaving you wanting more. Read more...
Final Shindig on the Green of 2010 on September 4
Bring your instruments, families, friends, lawn chairs and blankets to Pack Square Park in downtown Asheville for the final Shindig on the Green of the 2010 season. Enjoy unique music and dance performances on stage, and informal jam sessions. Come celebrate the treasured cultural heritage of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Read more...
Frankie Bones Supports Local Artist Auditioning for American Idol
Aaron LaFalce, of Asheville, will be auditioning for American Idol next week in Austin, Texas, thanks to support from Frankie Bones Restaurant and Lounge. LaFalce, 27, is a singer-songwriter who plays guitar and piano. Read more...
Girls in Trouble: June Gemini Tour 2010!
Girls in Trouble embarks on a June tour of the Southeast! Brooklyn's Girls in Trouble play folk-influenced, literary songs about dark and twisted stories of Biblical women. Singer/violinist Alicia Jo Rabins leads the band's chamber-folk melodies along with accordion, guitar, and upright bass, and her gorgeous voice (NY Times) casts a hush over intimate rooms. Read more...
Actual Proof 2/27 Mo Daddy's With Dashvara
Actual Proof is a unique Jazz-Fusion quartet that draws on musical traditions that have produced infectious grooves—Jazz, Afro-Cuban, West-African, and Funk traditions. Read more...
Bluegrass First Class Festival, February 12-14, 2010
Milton Harkey is proud to announce the 15th annual Bluegrass First Class to be held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, February 12-14, 2010 in the Grand Ballroom of the luxurious Crowne Plaza Resort in Asheville, NC. Read more...
Those Darlins 2010 Excuse to Have Fun Tour Begins
After 140+ gigs in 2009, the word is getting out that Those Darlins are hardly just a, quirky, Carter Family-influenced country pop act... but a rock rock rock band that is delivering full-on, double-time, fuck-you rock shows. Read more...
Acoustic Syndicate plays post-Thanksgiving show
Acoustic Syndicate, one of North Carolina's best kept secrets is returning this holiday season for their very special traditional after Thanksgiving show at the Orange Peel on Saturday November 28th. Read more...
It's another funky party up in BootyBandLand! Sept 24-27th
In a chill spot called Booty Band Land, musicians and artists will flourish through an epic celebration not to be missed... or forgotten. This festival was created to provide an affordable and interactive, yet top-quality event that will showcase the excellent emerging artists in the region, as well as some world-class greats. Read more...
HAPPENING: Kicking-Off Saturday Nights at Black Mountain College
A dance party explosion and fundraiser for the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and The Media Arts Project. Read more...
Vic Chesnutt, tiny mtns (local), & Pilgrim (local) at The Grey Eagle 9/10/09
Not to be missed! Vic Chesnutt, tiny mtns (Elijah Wyman) and Pilgrim play The Grey Eagle 9/10/09. Read more...
Health Care System...Let's Change the Tune! - Benefit Concert for Palmyra Romeo- September 15th at the Grey Eagle
On May 27th, 25-year old Palmyra Romeo, - an Asheville-based AmeriCorps intern at RiverLink, avid outdoors woman, talented bluegrass bass player, and an honors graduate of NC State University - unexpectedly had a seizure, lost her ability to speak, became paralyzed on her right side, lost consciousness and was rushed to Mission Hospital. An MRI revealed a ping-pong ball sized abscess on the left side of her brain. Since then, Palmyra has undergone two brain surgeries, and is making amazing progress. Read more...
The Grownup Noise - North American Summer Tour
On Friday, August 28th, 2009 at 8pm The Grownup Noise, an indie pop/rock/folk band from Boston, Ma. will play a show in Asheville at the Bobo Gallery (22 Lexington Ave.) with a stellar lineup which included locals Shod my Feet and Ensemble Pamplemousse, also on tour from NYC. Read more...
Announcing the 8th Annual Lexington Ave Arts and Fun Festival - Downtown Ashevill
Arts 2 People is excited to bring you the 8th annual FREE, Lexington Ave Arts and Fun Festival (LAAFF)! Join us in the annual end-of-summer celebration of Asheville's artistic and musical communities. Three blocks of N. Lexington Ave in downtown Asheville will be brimming with all local art, food, beer, music, street performers, and random acts of creativity on Sunday, September 6th from 11am - 9pm between College Street and the I 240 overpass. Read more...
'Sky Jazz' CD Release Concert by the Richard Shulman Trio
The Richard Shulman trio, with Shulman on piano, Mike Holstein on bass, and Sonny Thornton on drums, will perform selections from their new CD, SKY JAZZ, Friday, August 14, 8:00 pm at White Horse Black Mountain, 105C Montreat Rd., Black Mountain, NC 28711. Read more...
Chimney Rock Park and Rutherford County Arts Council announce 'Music on the Mountain: Songs from the Southern Highlands'
Chimney Rock Park and Rutherford County Arts Council today announced a joint event to be held Saturday, August 15 from 3-6pm on the Meadows at Chimney Rock. There is no additional cost with park admission which is $14 for adults and $6 for children ages six to 15. Read more...
POPAsheville Needs Your Help
Hi POPAsheville Lovers & Supporters, Hope you're all well, and the spring/summer weather and your corner of the economy has been kind to you. Remember how great POPA 2009 was? Read more...
Coming soon... The Lexington Avenue Brewery (The LAB) & Sweet Peas Hostel
With each passing week, we grow closer to the much anticipated opening of the Lexington Avenue Brewery (the LAB) and Sweet Peas Hostel. Located in the TS Morrison Building on North Lexington Avenue, these two businesses, covering a total of 12,000 sq ft of space, stand to reshape the flow of nightlife and travelers in downtown Asheville. Read more...
MPAC's 4th of July Block Party in Weaverville
MPAC presents the 4th of July Block Party as a continuance of Weaverville's 15 year old celebration with average attendance of 31,000. This is going to be a fabulous event that also doubles as a fund / awareness raiser for a few organizations including the North Buncombe High School Band Boosters. Highlights are headlining music act - Jen and the Juice, a Firecracker 5K race, Asheville Aerial Arts, The Blue Ridge Roller Girls, Asheville Puppetry Alliance, and a variety of performers and of course... fireworks! Read more...
23 Skidoo DVD Release Event
Local kid-hop act, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo has shown again and again that he knows how to throw a party. Last Saturday's DVD release party at the Grey Eagle was no exception. 23 has an energy and stage presence that keeps your feet movin' weather you have diapers or dentures. Read more...
Asheville Greenworks Invites You To The Orange Peel
Earth Day Asheville, a concert event presented by Clear Channel Radio and Greenlife Grocery, will be a music and dance party for everyone to celebrate our clean and green future in support of Asheville GreenWorks, the local Keep America Beautiful affiliate. The concert, which will raise funds for earth-friendly projects, is scheduled for April 22 from 7:00 - 11:00 pm at the Orange Peel. Read more...
