Marley Carroll's album Flight Patterns was November 16 and is available now via Loci Records. You can also pre-save the album on Apple Music or Spotify using this link. Asheville, NC (November 16, 2018) — Flight Patterns by acclaimed electronic artist Marley Carroll is out on Emancipator’s Loci Records. The release of the majestic, multifaceted album follows a series... Continue Reading →
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 →
Asheville-based figurative watercolor artist Reuben Negron explores the human experience with intimate nude portraits BY JOHN C. TRIPP This interview was conducted during Summer 2015. View more recent works by Reuben Negron at his website. Reuben Negron will be part of Asheville's Blue Spiral Gallery's Into the Blue - Artist Invitational 2019, opening January 11 -... Continue Reading →
National Geographic Travel: Asheville By Design Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Asheville has a history of craft and creativity, cool mountain air, and breathtaking attractions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5KwyL-7E5M Watch full episode here Moog | A Documentary Film by Hans Fjellestad Moog, the film, takes us inside the mind of this legendary figure as... Continue Reading →
Who: Devotchka What: performing Where: The Grey Eagle ~ Asheville, NC When: February 6 Time: 8pm Tix: ... Continue Reading →
Neyla Pekarek, formerly of the Lumineers, has announced her first solo tour dates in support of her “fearless” (Billboard) debut album ‘Rattlesnake,’ coming out January 18 on S-Curve Records/BMG. She will join fellow-Coloradans Devotchka for a run of 9 of shows beginning January 31st in Kansas City, MO. In addition to touring with Devotchka, Neyla... Continue Reading →
On January 11, Asheville's Blue Spiral 1’s most diverse annual exhibition will present artists who have never previously shown in the gallery. This year nine artists have been selected, working in a range of media, including figurative watercolor, abstract ceramics, textiles, print and glass. Artists: Chris Ahalt, Scott Belville, Jodi Hays, Connie Lippert, Paul Messink,... Continue Reading →
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SAM RAVENNA RELEASES SOPHOMORE ALBUM FRAGILE EXPLORES LIFE’S PERSISTENT NATURE IN NEW ALBUM (Lake Tahoe) – Sam Ravenna’s new album Fragile picks up where his self-titled EP left off, diving deeper into the world that drives Ravenna as an artist. On the new album he explores themes of the fragility and fluid nature of... Continue Reading →
Sunda Arc are brothers Nick Smart and Jordan Smart. Best known as key members of Norwich based alternate-jazz trio Mammal Hands. Sunda Arc channels the duos love of electronic and dance music, without losing any of their deep musicality. Drawing on techno, electronica, neo-classical and post-rock influences, Sunda Arc compose and perform using both electronic... Continue Reading →
Poet, activist and journalist Quincy Troupe's candid account of his friendship with Miles Davis is a revealing portrait of a great musician and an engrossing chronicle of the author's own artistic and personal growth. Miles and Me describes in intimate detail the sometimes harrowing processes of Davis's spectacular creativity and the joys and travails Davis's passionate and... Continue Reading →
Asheville, NC — November 28, 2018 The Bob Moog Foundation is sharing an intimate facet of the inventor’s personal legacy by inviting local musicians to play his piano, recently installed at the Foundation’s Pop-Up Store at its new location at 56 Broadway Street in downtown Asheville. The piano, an unusual Yamaha teak upright baby grand, has... Continue Reading →
As 2018 draws to a close, ‘Tru Thoughts 2018’ (out 3rd December) is the latest edition of the Tru Thoughts annual label compilation series. Curated by A&R, co-owner and respected DJ, Robert Luis, the digital album celebrates the best of the Brighton-based label’s wide-ranging and international releases from this year. Featuring the finest of Tru Thoughts’ classic artists, new signings... Continue Reading →
Strut present an exclusive new compilation curated by Optimo’s JD Twitch, ‘Kreaturen Der Nacht’, bringing together classics, rarities and oddities from Germany’s original post-punk and independent scene from 1979 to 1985. This was an era of particular artistic upheaval in Germany; emphasis was placed on expression rather than technical perfection, artistic impact rather than skill. Bands... Continue Reading →
In celebration of their new Treasures From the Temple album release, Thievery Corporation travels to Asheville, NC to perform 2 NIGHTS at The Orange Peel on Thursday, December 11, 2018. An additional performance is scheduled for Friday, December 12, 2018. Thievery Corporation's most recent release, Treasures from the Temple, is a companion LP to the band’s chart-topping 2017 album, Temple... Continue Reading →
Prefuse 73 announces long-awaited release of ‘The Lapse Of Exchange / Alone Moving Often’ an ambient & cinematic record, under new alias Reto A Ichi. Prefuse 73’s new project, inspired by the Japanese character Zaotichi, has been released as a double album on !K7 Records "Reto is a different part of my mind from Prefuse 73,”... Continue Reading →
The Magnetic Theatre will hold General Auditions for roles to be cast in mainstage productions, workshops, and readings planned for the 2019 season. The auditions will be held, by appointment, at The Magnetic Theatre on Saturday, December 15 th , from 10am-until 4pm and on Monday,December 17 th from 6:30pm until 10pm. Actors may sign... Continue Reading →
Scream it from the rooftops, 'ole Segall's gone solo! Well, not really, but for more than twenty days we get Ty all to ourselves! Beginning at the end of October, Ty starts a very special solo and acoustic tour across the country. The venues more intimate, the songs more acoustic, the vibe more mellow! The acoustics expand upon contact, creating new shapes... Continue Reading →
On Saturday, November 17th, comedian Carmen Lynch, who’s been seen on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Inside Amy Schumer, CONAN, @midnight, and more, will perform at The Grey Eagle in Asheville. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48R4gSpNH-I Carmen was recently listed on Splitsider’s “2016’s Best Late Night Sets” for her appearance on CONAN. She has also performed twice on The Late... Continue Reading →
