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4th Annual Asheville Wing War Moves to New Mountain Asheville on March 1

January 14, 2015 Comments Off on 4th Annual Asheville Wing War Moves to New Mountain Asheville on March 1

Planning has begun for the 4th Annual Asheville Wing War and event producer, Lush Life Productions expects it to be its biggest year yet. Tickets will be available for purchase on Thursday, January 15 at noon and will be $20 per person. The ticket price includes unlimited wings and beer as well local music.

Sister Helen Plays The Odditorium 1/11/15

January 7, 2015 Comments Off on Sister Helen Plays The Odditorium 1/11/15

New York City punk-prog band Sister Helen will be bringing their own oddness to Asheville’s own odd Odditorium on the odd-numbered date of Sunday, January 11th. Asheville is one stop on their month-long tour behind their September release, the Jasmine EP, available for free online.

Empires wax and wane, states fall asunder and coalesce, and rock bands form and break up like soap bubbles in the sink. However, New York City prog-punk band Sister Helen has been together for the better part of a decade, starting when its members were only in middle school. In fact, the name of their band is the name of the headmistress at the Catholic preschool that both Eva and Clint attended. What does it mean to have spent most of your remembered life playing in one band?

For drummer Clint Mobley, it’s a special musical experience. “We have a connection,” he says, “that allows us to interact at a level that I can only describe as transcendent.” Transcendence is the means, and, at Sister Helen’s shows, transcendence is the goal. You only need to see sweat-drenched half-clothed emaciated frontman Nathan J. Campbell writhing on the floor in the middle of the audience at a set to understand that Sister Helen take the role of rock band very seriously.

Sister Helen’s sound takes inspiration from protean proggers the Mars Volta and Mastodon, while Nathan’s vocals have been compared to both Jello Biafra and Jeff Buckley. Guitarist Chris Krasnow says, “sometimes we can get poppy and other times we can confuse the bejesus out of you.” He’s talking about the way the band’s shifting sound goes from intricate progressive rock sections to hard-edged riffs to wiry punk verses to big anthemic choruses, often in the course of one song. The first song on their newest recording, the Jasmine EP, kicks off with fuzzy, desultory bass chords and concludes with an otherworldly trumpet solo. NYC music magazine Dingus, reviewing The Jasmine EP, praised the “unique blend of hooks scattered among the violent cloud. At times it can hush itself into beauty, while in other instances it does nothing short of ‘thrash’.”

Sister Helen express excitement at playing in the South, where, bassist Eva Lawitts hopes, “people don’t just stand still like they often do in New York.” You can see them at the Odditorium on January 11th, or sample their sound—and download The Jasmine EP for free—athttp://sisterhelen.bandcamp.com

Jazz Brunch at Burial Beer Sunday 12/28/14

December 26, 2014 Comments Off on Jazz Brunch at Burial Beer Sunday 12/28/14

They will also be serving 1000 Faces Coffee as well as Beermosas with their Fransisca Satsuma Blonde and OJ (of course)! However it doesn't stop there- we are releasing our Voorhamer Imperial Stout on Sunday! The stouts are back in action!

The Omni Grove Park Inn’s 2015 Winter Concert Series Headliners Announced

December 17, 2014 Comments Off on The Omni Grove Park Inn’s 2015 Winter Concert Series Headliners Announced

We got an email from The Grove Park Inn discussing the Winter Concert Series headliners for 2015. Can you believe that next year is right around the corner? Kick off your new year to a great start by enjoying some talented musicians from a number of genres. Find out more in the press release below:

Historic Biltmore Village Tree Lighting & Festival

December 1, 2014 Comments Off on Historic Biltmore Village Tree Lighting & Festival

Historic Biltmore Village invites you to join us as we celebrate “An Old Fashioned Dickens of a Christmas Festival”

Asheville Comedian Joe Zimmerman to Perform 12/3

November 29, 2014 Comments Off on Asheville Comedian Joe Zimmerman to Perform 12/3

Joe Zimmerman has appeared on John Oliver’s New York Stand-up Show, Comedy Central Half Hour, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, NBC’s Last Comic Standing

Blue Ridge Music Trails Family Traditions Concert in Black Mountain

November 24, 2014 Comments Off on Blue Ridge Music Trails Family Traditions Concert in Black Mountain

Music is part of the family for the performers at the Blue Ridge Music Trails "Traditions” Concert, set for Saturday, November 29, at 7:30 pm at the White Horse Black Mountain Music Hall in Black Mountain. This concert, “Family Traditions,” showcases the talents of two duos for whom the traditional music of the NC mountains and foothills has long been an integral part of their lives. One might say music is in their blood.

Winners of the 22nd Annual Gingerbread House Competition

November 20, 2014 Comments Off on Winners of the 22nd Annual Gingerbread House Competition

On Monday, Nov. 17, a full house of spectators and anxious competitors gathered for the awards ceremony of the 22nd Annual Gingerbread House Competition at The Omni Grove Park Inn. More than 150 entries were evaluated throughout the day by a panel of elite judges, including award-winning chef, Cheryl Forberg, curator from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nadine Orenstein, author of "Making Great Gingerbread Houses," Aaron Morgan, and others.

DALAI LAMA FILM SERIES COMES TO ASHEVILLE

November 10, 2014 Comments Off on DALAI LAMA FILM SERIES COMES TO ASHEVILLE

• North Carolina Premier of Dalai Lama Awakening on Friday, November 14 in Asheville
• Screening Followed by Special “Question and Answer” Discussion with Director
• Premium Tickets Available, Includes Preferred Seating, Dinner with Director, and DVD

Local Flavor AVL partners with ENO and Highland Brewing to Celebrate 100 Asheville members

October 31, 2014 Comments Off on Local Flavor AVL partners with ENO and Highland Brewing to Celebrate 100 Asheville members

Local Flavor AVL, a fast-growing free app and website that provides visitors and locals an insider’s view to an authentic Asheville experience, is celebrating a break-through launch the Asheville way: with beer, friends and music.