The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. It is a celebration of both the raconteur, who breathes fire into true tales of ordinary life, and the storytelling novice, who has lived through something extraordinary and yearns to share it. At the center of each performance is, of... Continue Reading →
Reggae jam fusion band Roots of Creation Will Be Performing in Asheville, NC on Tuesday, February 20th! Roots of Creation will be on tour supporting their new reggae influenced Grateful Dead cover album, Grateful Dub. It will be released worldwide March 9th, 2018 on the band’s label, Bombshelter Records, in collaboration with Controlled Substance Sound Labs (distribution: SRG-ILS via Caroline/Universal Music Group).... Continue Reading →
Show Details: Sunday, March 4th, 2018 The Orange Peel 101 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 Doors: 7:00 PM // Show: 8:00 PM All Ages $28 - $30 Event Page Tickets The GRAMMY-nominated, King without a Crown Matisyahu has announced his 2018 Forest of Faith Tour. While he wraps up the Broken Crowns Tour with Common Kings, Matisyahu continues to keep his eyes firmly on... Continue Reading →
Late last year, The Marcus King Band released their sophomore, self-titled album, produced by Warren Haynes and released on Fantasy Records.The band then released a new four-song collection titled Due North EP . The digital-only EP consists of three songs the band recorded during their sessions at The Carriage House Studio in Stamford, Connecticut and a fourth live recording: an epic 15-minute... Continue Reading →
Show Info: St. Vincent @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Asheville, NC Thursday, February 15, 2018, 7:00 PM 87 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC Beginning 2018 much as 2017 ended, St. Vincent’s “Fear The Future” tour continues to leave critics and audiences spellbound. About her first show of the new year, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette raved "St. Vincent... Continue Reading →
In Asheville, Firestorm Cafe and Book Collective are kicking off a week of rebellious activities with a Haywood Road block party to share food, fun, and knowledge. This is a free event open to everyone.
David Brendan Hopes is a prolific playwright. His plays Abbott’s Dance, 7 Reece Mews, Edward the King, and, most recently, The Loves of Mr. Lincoln have been produced in New York. ASHEVILLE, NC: Asheville-based writer, poet, actor, and playwright David Brendan Hopes’ award-winning, coming-of-age drama, Night Music will open on February 1, at The... Continue Reading →
Ambrose West, a gorgeous, brand new event space and music venue comes to Beacham's Curve on Haywood Road in West Asheville in February 2018 Ambrose West, a brand new contemporary event space and listening room in West Asheville is set to open on Thursday February 15th, 2018 with three nights of fantastic music, including internationally acclaimed... Continue Reading →
Pierce is on tour for "The Afterlives" and will be reading from the novel at Malaprop's Books, January 16 Author Thomas Pierce forthcoming novel, The Afterlives, is a funny, poignant love story that answers the question: What happens after we die? (Lots of stuff, it turns out). Jim Byrd died. Technically. For a few minutes.... Continue Reading →
Andy Mowatt’s Steely Jam returns to Asheville @ Highland Brewing Co. Asheville, NC: Andy Mowatt’s Steely Jam from Lancaster PA returns to Highland Brewing Company (12 Old Charlotte Highway, Asheville NC) on Friday, January 19, 2018 from 7-9pm. The performance is free and all ages. "Consistently stellar" (Price, PA Musician Mag), Andy Mowatt's Steely Jam... Continue Reading →
2018’s Asheville Fringe Arts Festival (AFAF) will be its most fearless yet, with dozens of performances that push the boundaries of art in our community. “This year’s performances include a wide variety of genres from artists who are experimenting with their art form and creating work that seems to be in response to today’s political... Continue Reading →
MARQUEE MAYFIELD W/ NAKED SCHOLAR Fri Jan 12 The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall 10:00pm Donations @ Door The upbeat, fun attitude with which Marquee Mayfield conducts themselves is one reason their approach to pop-fusion, funk and soul music works. Reimagining the sounds of previous eras while in an evolving musical tapestry, they sound at ease... Continue Reading →
THE SHAPE OF WATER R 1:00 4:00 7:00 Daily + 9:40 Fri & Sat Playing Downstairs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFYWazblaUA DIRECTED BY: Guillermo del Toro STARRING: Sally Hawkins, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer RUNTIME: 119 Min. RATED R From master story teller, Guillermo del Toro, comes THE SHAPE OF WATER - an other-worldly fairy tale, set... Continue Reading →
Leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement have been called terrorists, a threat to America. But in truth, they are loving women whose life experiences have led them to seek justice for those victimized by the powerful. On Friday, January 19, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors will be in conversation with Warren Wilson Professor... Continue Reading →
DAVID RAWLINGS IS CURRENTLY ON A THIRTY-THREE DATE US HEADLINING TOUR NEW ALBUM, POOR DAVID’S ALMANACK, OUT NOW VIA ACONY RECORDS. AT THE ORANGE PEEL, ASHEVILLE, JANUARY 26 David Rawlings partnered with Apple Music to create a dreamy narrative video for the GRAMMY-nominated single "Cumberland Gap." Shot on location in Tennessee with acclaimed director James... Continue Reading →
Comedian Ari Shaffir to Perform at The Grey Eagle Friday, January 5th @ 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM Stand-up comedian, podcaster and actor ARI SHAFFIR describes his comedy as a puppet show--but way filthier and without the puppets. The New York native grew up Orthodox Jewish, spent 2 years in a yeshiva in Israel, and... Continue Reading →
Shot on location in Sylva, North Carolina Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, directed by Martin McDonagh (Seven Psychopaths) and starring Academy Award winner Frances McDormand (Fargo) just opened. Three Billboards was the first major production to shoot on location in Sylva since 1993s The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing is the story of a mother, Mildred Hayes, who after months have passed... Continue Reading →
