Calendar of Events

Join Asheville Democratic Socialists of America at our monthly meeting! We’ll be getting working group updates, as well as making some plans for our officer elections that take place next month. A full agenda will go out in e-mail once it’s been finalized.

To get on our mailing list, see avldsa.org.
To join DSA, giving you membership access and voting privileges, or to renew your dues, see dsausa.org/donate

This meeting will be at BeLoved Asheville Liberation Station, at 10 N Market St in downtown Asheville. It is on the second floor, above Polanco. Use the door on the left, go up the stairs and to the end of the hall, and we will be in the last room on the right. Street parking (meters) is free after 6:00 PM. The parking lot to the left of building is free and available except for spaces #1 and #2.

This meeting is open to the public. Members and non-members will be asked to sign in at the door.

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You are not going to miss this! Billy Litz is back for his solo Thursday show!

Billy Litz…
is an Asheville, NC based multi-instrumentalist (trumpet, keys, guitar, harmonica, foot percussion) and singer with a lust for song-writing. He has been called “…. A prolific tunesmith…Blessed with a distinctive lead voice — high, thick, suitably retro” – Bold Life Magazine He tours the East Coast as the front man of the feel-good 4-piece, soul band, Hustle Souls, and as a dynamic one-man-band solo artist where New Orleans trumpet, honky-tonk piano, and foot stomping percussion meet the acoustic guitar and whining harmonica.

http://www.billylitz.com/

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Bryan Stevenson, the attorney, activist and best-selling author who led the team that created the first national memorial to victims of lynching, will speak at UNC Asheville’s Kimmel Arena at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 25. Doors will open at 6 p.m.

The talk is free and open to everyone, with support from The David and Lin Brown Visionary Lecture Series and The Van Winkle Law Firm Public Policy Lectures.

Stevenson is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI). Under his leadership, EJI has won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent death row prisoners, confronting abuse of the incarcerated and the mentally ill and aiding children prosecuted as adults. Stevenson recently won a historic ruling in the U.S. Supreme Court banning mandatory life-without-parole sentences for all children 17 or younger. He also is the author of award-winning New York Times best-selling book “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption.”

A professor of clinical law at the New York University School of Law, Stevenson has been awarded the American Bar Association’s highest honor, the ABA Medal, and the National Medal of Liberty from the American Civil Liberties Union – he was nominated for the latter by U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Stevens. Stevenson has been dubbed “America’s Nelson Mandela” by none other than Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa.

Stevenson also has become a national leader in advocacy and public education about mass incarceration and its roots. In April 2018, EJI opened a new museum, The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration, built on the site of a former slave warehouse in downtown Montgomery. This is a companion to a national memorial to victims of lynching, The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, which opened at the same time, gaining national news coverage, including a feature by Oprah Winfrey on CBS’ 60 Minutes.

Stevenson, who has been awarded the prestigious MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Prize and 34 honorary degrees, is a graduate of the Harvard Law School.

His lecture at UNC Asheville is a special event as part of the installation celebration for UNC Asheville’s Chancellor Nancy J. Cable.

Seating at this free, unticketed event is first-come, first served. Kimmel Arena’s “Clear Bag Policy” will be in effect; please do not bring backpacks. Parking is limited at UNC Asheville; please consider using public transportation.

For more information, contact the UNC Asheville Events & Conferences Office, 828.251.6853 or [email protected].

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An hour with Trevor Wade on their US/THEY tour.
Tickets are $5 at the door.
More details to come.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2074403649523822/

$12 Advance / $15 Day of Show

Songwriter and activist Erin McKeown returns to Asheville with her highly original take on classic American blues, jazz, and rock. With her cool and collected voice and brash electric guitar playing, expect an evening of intimate songs that will stay with you long after the show.

Seated Lounge Show:: Limited Tables Available with a Dinner Reservation :: All Other Seating is First Come First Serve General Admission :: Please Call Venue for Dinner (Table) Reservations

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Mitch’s Totally Rad Trivia is a team trivia played in 7 rounds over the course of 2 endlessly entertaining hours. The game covers everything pop culture and is always irreverent by nature. The game is not your average pub quiz as it explores everything from didgeridoo covers of pop songs to bad celebrity tattoos and everything in between. Ever wanted to identify animals by their gonads? Then this is the game for you! Mitch curates a one of a kind trivia smorgasbord of random, unusual, and hilarious subjects. This absurd trivia game is not about historical facts or sports stats, it is all about random movies, unforgettable ear-worms, and the hilariousness of growing up in the 80’s and 90’s. The game starts at 7pm in the cozy One Stop in downtown Asheville. Drink specials include $4 bourbon/$4 Washington Apple Shots and $5 White Russians, and food is available from MOJO Kitchen which offers 1/2 price nachos during the game! Best of all the winning team each week takes home a collection of Totally Rad Prizes including a $35 gift certificate to The One Stop/MOJO Kitchen.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2129604460458895/?event_time_id=2129604480458893

A new musical gathering curated by Alec Sturgis and Jack Callahan featuring presentations by living American composers and performers whose work comes from outside academic or popular music contexts.

Thursday – 7pm
Eugene Chadbourne, Anka, Theodore Cale Schafer

Friday – 7pm
Sarah Louise performs Deep Listening inspired exercises, Deforrest Brown Jr. and Nick James Scavo present “Wrecked New American Music of a Cancelled Species”, Petr Kotik’s “There is Singularly Nothing”

Saturday Afternoon – 3pm
Phenoma, Julius Eastman’s “Macle” performed by S.E.M. Ensemble, Panel discussion with Petr Kotik, Nick James Scavo, Deforrest Brown Jr.

Saturday Night – 7pm
Jeff Witscher, John Cage’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra performed by S.E.M. Ensemble, Voice Training

Saturday Late Night (at Static Age Records) – 10pm
Shane Parish, Motown Willie

Sunday – 2pm
Morton Feldman “For Philip Guston” performed by S.E.M. Ensemble

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Image: The Long Now, Kraftwerk, Berlin Maerzmusik 2018 © Camille Blake, Berliner Festspiele

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Neo-Pastiche: Changes in American Music is a critical musical gathering featuring presentations by living American composers and performers whose work comes from outside standard academic or popular music contexts. Bringing in a diverse group of musicians from around the country, focusing particularly on New York City and local Asheville artists, the festival will take place April 25th through 28th, 2019 at the Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center.

The festival showcases the S.E.M. Ensemble which under the direction of Petr Kotik and with the help of pianist Joe Kubera & percussionist Chris Nappi will present large scale works by Morton Feldman, Julius Eastman and John Cage. Other performers include Eugene Chadbourne, Jeff Witscher, Sarah Louise, DeForrest Brown Jr., Nick James Scavo, Jaclyn Miller, Theodore Cale Schafer, Motown Willie, Kimathi Moore & Elizabeth Lang, Anka, and more!

In the spirit of Western North Carolina’s longstanding history as a point of inspiration and creative and collective self-determination, Neo-Pastiche: Changes in American Music hopes to invite a refreshed sense of what contemporary American music can be – where music can be engaged not only in terms of gallery art or popular culture, but also as a discursive field in its own right.

www.neo-pastiche.us

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Join us for a night celebrating all the great One Hit Wonders in Music History! Prizes for all bingo winners! Cheers everyone!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2377575005859293/

Bryan Stevenson, the attorney, activist and best-selling author who led the team that created the first national memorial to victims of lynching, will speak at UNC Asheville’s Kimmel Arena at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 25. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The talk is free and open to everyone, with support from The David and Lin Brown Visionary Lecture Series and The Van Winkle Law Firm Public Policy Lectures.

Stevenson is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI). Under his leadership, EJI has won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent death row prisoners, confronting abuse of the incarcerated and the mentally ill and aiding children prosecuted as adults. Stevenson recently won a historic ruling in the U.S. Supreme Court banning mandatory life-without-parole sentences for all children 17 or younger. He also is the author of award-winning New York Times best-selling book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption.
See details:
https://www.unca.edu/events-and-news/event/bryan-stevenson-public-lecture/

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Once again we get a chance to perform this great music at the greenhouse moto! 5 dollar cover at the door. Great Food and Drinks
2 sets

https://www.facebook.com/events/415171322388645/

Do you drink and know things? Come out for $3 drafts and show off your big brain box!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2275612219386852/?event_time_id=2275612279386846

Beginner’s workshop lesson at 7:30 P.M., then 8-11 P.M. Contra Dance with Country Waltzing at the break and the final dance. This is a partner dance but it’s not necessary to come with a partner. We have different live bands and callers.

The Asheville Butoh Festival is entering it’s 13th season!

For this festival, we are producing Yuko Kaseki and Mari Osanai and will include solo evening performances by Jenni Cockrell and Constance Humphries.

PERFORMANCES
Constance Humphries: April 25, 8PM
Presenting: The Beautiful Us, an evening length solo
Yuko Kaseki: April 26 & 27, 8PM
Presenting: SHOOT JEEZ MY GOSH
Jenni Cockrell: April 28, 8PM
Presenting: no cause, an evening of solos reframing iconic women of Shakespeare

Jenni Cockrell: May 2, 8PM
Presenting: no cause, an evening of solos reframing iconic women of Shakespeare
Mari Osanai: May 3 & 4, 8PM
Presenting: oblivion
Constance Humphries: May 5, 8PM
Presenting: The Beautiful Us, an evening length solo

WORKSHOPS
Yuko Kaseki: April 27 & 28, 12-4PM
Mari Osanai: May 4 & 5, 12-4PM

Performances are $20 general admission
($18 seniors & students)
Workshops $40 each

SUPPORT THE FESTIVAL
If you would like to support the festival, visit http://www.ashevillebutoh.com/support/

THANK YOU!
We are very grateful to the Asheville Area Arts Council for the 2019 GAP grant and our 13th Festival supporters: Ron and Linda Larsen, Edwin Salas, Carole McCurdy, J Gertz, Diana and Richard Brewster, and Bob Lyness.

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Garage power pop band North by North tours North America on their Never-Ending Tour. Stream their latest album on Spotify >> https://goo.gl/VrZXMN

Thursday April 25th at Sly Grog Lounge
5 BUX

Featuring:
|| The Minnies
|| North By North (Chicago)
| Tin Foil Hat

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North by North (Chicago, IL)
Garage pop FFO T. Rex, Jack White, Ty Segall, & Thee Oh Sees
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5IoXcA5DIDSG0QlNNoqQdZ
https://northbynorth.bandcamp.com/
https://bnds.us/v8gpzt
https://bit.ly/2O0EJ6x

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TARGETS ALBUM PREVIEW TOUR

Be the first to hear songs from Derek’s forthcoming new album TARGETS, plus your requests in an intimate, solo-electric setting. Limited seating.

Tickets include a link to hear the title track/first single from the new album.

Doors: 7:30PM, Show: 8PM. No opener.

*address will be sent to ticket purchasers*

https://www.facebook.com/events/2123856837703582/

Home-groan is Asheville’s first locally-sourced, pun-themed comedy game show. Watch as some of Asheville’s finest wordsmiths compete for bragging rights!

Sponsored by: LaZoom Tours, Green Man Brewery, and Downtown Books and News!

Hosted by LaZoom’s resident cornballs, Kelly Morgan and Glenn Reed.

NEW: You can now use the ticket link provided to book your seats ahead of time at no cost!

Doors 7:00pm / Showtime 8:00pm. Arrive early, seats fill up quick!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1155368037969660/

Hey Folks,

Come join us for a rowdy good time down at Block Off Biltmore this Thursday night, April 25th. Slip on them dancin’ boots and we’ll see ya there around 8 pm.

Free show! Please tip the band!

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Michaela Anne at The Grey Eagle

https://www.facebook.com/events/2231396696898700/

PAUL THORN BAND at Diana Wortham Theatre

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Opener: The Night Spins

Rainbow Kitten Surprise and all five of its members hail from the mountains of Boone, North Carolina. With chilling harmonies, dynamic instrumentation, and introspective lyrics, their genre-defying sound takes influence from artists like Modest Mouse and Kings of Leon as much as Frank Ocean and Schoolboy Q. Independently, they have over 75 Million streams across digital platforms, and notched over 45 sold out shows on their first U.S. headline tour. Their engaging and distinct live performances have led to stand out sets at festivals such as Bonnaroo, firefly, Shaky Knees, Hangout, Sasquatch, and Austin City Limits among others. The band worked with GRAMMY award-winning producer Jay Joyce (Cage the Elephant, Sleeper Agent) on their Elektra debut, How to: Friend, Love, Freefall, available everywhere on April 6th.

Rainbow Kitten Surprise will donate $1.00 to the American Red Cross for every ticket sold to the Tar Heel Sessions. This donation will help people affected by Hurricane Florence.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2218700571538154/

Come on down, meet Claude Coleman and Brett Spivey from SoundSpace + Hear some awesome rockin’ local tunes!

$7 bucks Cover and any additional donation (much appreciated) BOTH go to benefit SoundSpace@Rabbit’s
http://soundspaceavl.com/

Rockin’ for Rabbit’s
Supervillain w/ Rye, Sane Voids ,The Maybe Somethings
The Mothlight
Thurs. April 25th
Starts at 8 PM

Special thanks to all the bands and Ray from ToneWorthy for their support of the local music community. Like their Pages and Share this event!

TonWorthy
https://www.facebook.com/toneworthyusa/

Rye
https://www.facebook.com/pg/ryepostcountrync/

Sane Voids
https://facebook.com/sanevoids/

Supervillain
https://facebook.com/officialsupervillain/

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$12 Advance / $15 Day of Show

Mile Twelve’s uncompromisingly authentic songwriting, crafted arrangements and gliding groove have thrilled audiences for the last 4 years throughout the States as well as Canada, Ireland, The UK, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Charm City Bluegrass calls them, “Progressive roots music at its absolute best. Expert musicianship, outstanding promoters and even better people.” Tim O’Brien calls them “a group to watch in the coming decade.”

Main Stage Seated :: Limited Tables Available with a Dinner Reservation :: All Other Seating is First Come First Serve General Admission :: Please Call Venue for Dinner (Table) Reservations

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Genre: Rock / Disco House / Vintage Psychedelic
Show: 8:30PM (Doors: 7:30PM)
Tickets: $20/$22
Ages: 21+

BoomBox

A little house, a little blues, a little funk, a little rock, and a whole lot of soul blast through BoomBox.

Since first emerging in 2004, founder, songwriter,producer, and multi-instrumentalist Zion Rock Godchaux has been quietly seasoning this simmering recipe to perfection. However, it reaches a boiling point on his forthcoming 2018 album, Western Voodoo [Heart of Gold Records].

At the same time, the Muscle Shoals, AL native stays true to what attracted countless fans in the first place.

“I remain open to anything you would hear coming out of a boombox,” he explains. “There are a lot of different vibes and angles, but it still adheres to a universal rhythm. This new record is the most musical and varied, yet it’s tightly wound in respect to that syncopation. There are only a few rules. It should be heavy groove. It should make you want to move. Overall, I’ve further developed the sound people are used to.”

Following up 2016’s fan favorite Bits & Pieces, the artist found himself at something of a crossroads. Longtime collaborator Russ Randolph amicably parted ways with the band at the end of the year. For the first time, Godchaux would solely produce the bulk of a BoomBox record by himself inside of his new studio, while DJ Harry joined on tour in January 2017. Another first, he even performed live bass on the album, opening up the creative palette dramatically.

“I’ve learned more about engineering and the technical aspects of recording. It’s been a time of soul searching. I can follow any Ideas that I want to. So there’s a lot more organic instrumentation. I’m just trying to develop more sonic real.” Appropriately, he dubs the sound of Western Voodoo, “Dirty Disco Blues.” Within that realm, Godchaux fuses a funky strut with electronic energy and danceable swagger powerful enough to cast a spell of its own.

“You hear about different forms of magic around the world,” he goes on. “The West, in general, has its own voodoo influenced by the blues. That’s what shaped me as a musician growing up in this country. It’s hard to put in the words, but you know it when you hear it.”

You hear it in everything that BoomBox has done thus far. Over the course of four albums, the group has become a streaming favorite with numerous tracks cracking a million plays on Spotify. Moreover, they’ve made audiences groove everywhere from Electric Forest and Hangout Music Festival to High Sierra Music Festival. To welcome DJ Harry into the fold, they performed 75 shows in 2017, with that number expected to grow in 2018.

“Harry picked up everything in a really short amount of time,” he explains. “The parties are just as hot, if not hotter. The music is getting tighter. He stepped in and kept the plane in the air.”

In the end, the new music kicks off the brightest and boldest chapter yet for Godchaux. “Our best side is somewhat medicinal,” he leaves off. “All of the rhythms, melodies, and frequencies add up to these healing properties. I hope people feel rejuvenated and re-focused on some level when they hear us. That’s Western Voodoo.”

web: www.thisisboombox.com
vid: https://youtu.be/RpWsx8f_8Wk

BomBassic

The musical partnership of Brucey B and Cpt. HyperDrive focused on creating sound full of emotion and energy. Raised on the raw sound of NY hip-hop, and groomed in Asheville’s eclectic electronic music scene, they exhibit a wide range of influences. From funk, classical, jazz to glitch-hop, house, and future bass, every resonating genre is explored. With Brucey B on the keys and HyperDrive controlling a custom DJ-FX rack, their high-energy live performance adds an incredibly soulful dimension to their sound. BomBassic’s music is always growing, in different directions, looking for new ways to connect with the listener.

music: https://soundcloud.com/bombassic

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The Great Wide Underground Tour
Corey Smith
Show: 9pm
Doors: 8pm
$25 – $29
Ages 18+

Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/corey-smith-the-great-wide-underground-tour/

Corey Smith, the fan-made man, has sold over 1 million concert tickets, 1.5 million digital singles and over 220,000 albums. Smith has amassed an unfailingly devout fan base, not only in his native Southeast region, but all around the nation, simply by telling it the way it is. He has released 10 albums—including 2011’s Top 20 release The Broken Record. Corey has written every word on every album himself and he produced 9 out of 10 of the records.In Summer 2015, Corey teamed up with producer Keith Stegall (Alan Jackson, Zac Brown Band) for his album, “While the Gettin’ Is Good,” which was released on Sugar Hill Records. Smith’s concerts, which were documented on his last live record, Live in Chattanooga, regularly sell out, with audiences singing along to such fan favorites as the coming-of-age anthem “Twenty-One,” the nostalgic time warp “If I Could Do It Again” and the group hug “I Love Everyone.” Corey consistently tours, hitting around 120 dates per year and has begun releasing singles from his upcoming project, the Great Wide Underground.

www.coreysmith.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16SusYkAl70

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A band from Brooklyn making catchy tunes with a progressive spirit.

Ukuleles are involved.

https://www.facebook.com/events/415132532396527/

Sing your lil heart out all night long!
Ask about our Karaoke Krasher events (last Thursday of every month)

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Live DJ’s + Live Performances every Thursday

https://www.facebook.com/events/2055768478051015/

Live DJ’s + Live Performances every Thursday

https://www.facebook.com/events/2055768478051015/?event_time_id=2055768491384347

$5

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