Calendar of Events

Join us for a beautiful Sound Healing Concert inside the majestic Cave of Salt. The concert will be performed by our friend from Skinny Beats Drum Shop and Gallery- Billy Zanski. Come enjoy the sounds of singing crystal bowls, unique African instruments, and various drums.
The music will vibrate throughout the walls of the Salt Cave, reaching and healing the deepest parts of your soul.

This special event is only $38 per person. Reservations are required.
Book Now www.ashevillesaltcave.com

**This is a pre-purchased ticket to an event, you ticket is not refundable once purchase. No children under 12 allowed.

https://www.facebook.com/events/347483969323732/

The YMI Cultural Center’s “365 Days of Black History: Merging the Past with the Present” Presents the “Taste of Black Asheville” dinners.

As apart of the YMI Cultural Center’s “365 Days of Black History: Merging the Past with the Present” initiative we are celebrating the culinary expertise of Black Asheville and the many cultural differences within. This is a night out with dinner and entertainment that will be hosted by 3 different culinary experts. Come and enjoy a Taste of Black Asheville with us!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2073499166066970/

Saturday night is going to be an epic time at Mack Kells. Come wish Jason Taylor well and show him some love as he moves to Florida. Great night of music!

Asheville’s favorite hard rock party band, Contagious Rocks Mack Kells on 420 with special guests, Comin’ Home The Band (828Rockfest Alumni) & Cruel Curses (high energy prog rock from Tampa, FL)

$5.00 cover // Doors at 7pm // Show at 8pm

Come party with us all night!
Drink specials all night.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1089559997913461/

Come drink some local Hard Cider or Craft Beer and dine on some delicious food from Mike’s On Main Street or some of Aubrey’s Wings & Sauces. Then it’s time to listen to some awesome music!

Live music from 7 to 9 P.M.

https://www.facebook.com/events/598699683974849/

Beer and banjos are the perfect pairing! Make plans to enjoy tasty brews at Frog Level on April 20 with pickin’, singin’, and grinnin’ from Frank & Allie. Bring your pets cause the patio is pooch-friendly!

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Frank and Allie Lee (Bryson City, NC) are a harmony-powered old time duo. Their April 2018 release, Roll On, Clouds, showcases their favorite songs from over two years of performing together. These pieces range from blues tradition (“Somebody On Your Bond,” “Roll and Tumble”) to bluegrass classics (“Standing on a Mountain,” “Cabin on a Hill”), yet remain rooted in the old time aesthetic. Frank’s nylon string fretless banjo is the dominant instrument, with guitar, slide guitar, and Allie’s banjo and harmonica adding to the musical texture.

Frank and Allie, core duo of longstanding string band The Freight Hoppers, have traveled extensively as touring musicians. Frank, a founding member of The Freight Hoppers, has impressed audiences all over the United States, Canada, and northern Europe with his signature clawhammer sound. Allie is a founding member of The Whipstitch Sallies, a band from Indiana that toured in the Midwest, North Carolina, Colorado, and Hawaii. Together, the pair is a powerhouse duo with appearances planned across the country, and they toured France for two weeks in May 2018.

In addition to performing, Frank and Allie screen print music-themed t-shirts, available on their website. They also organize an old time music retreat in the Great Smoky Mountains in late March called the Banjo-Fiddle Frolic.

Roll On, Clouds is available at www.frankandallie.com, as well as CD Baby, iTunes, & Spotify,

https://www.facebook.com/events/1868934663229235/

The Nth Power
-Saturday, April 20th-
Show: 7:00-9:30pm
Sierra Nevada Mills River
-Free Show-
-All Ages

Proving that soul music can be exponentially greater than the sum of its parts, The Nth Power is on a mission to share the light. Formed during an impromptu late-night jam at Jazz Fest 2012 in New Orleans, the relentlessly funky and soulful band believes in music as a higher power tapping into an energy that is simultaneously sexy and spiritual, with songs that will inspire audiences to dance, groove, make love or just stand there with goose bumps.

The trio hails from diverse musical backgrounds, races and creeds. Female powerhouse Nikki Glaspie was Beyonce’s world-touring drummer for five years before she joined Ivan Nevilles New Orleans funk outfit, Dumpstaphunk. Bassist Nate Edgar of Groovechild and John Browns Body perfectly compliments singer and guitarist Nick Cassarino who came from the Jennifer Hartswick Band and toured with Big Daddy Kane.

https://www.facebook.com/events/294478954569306/

Hey Folks,

I’ll be making my way to beautiful Hendersonville, North Carolina for my first time Guidon Brewing Co. It’s a brand-new brewery, so come show some support for local music and brews.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 20th.

See ya there!!

“Vaden Landers is a multi-instrumentalist from eastern Tennessee. As a young man he began traveling America’s highways and railroads, studying American folk music styles such as Old-time, Country, Blues, Cajun & Jug. With a voice like a young Hank Williams, and an acute musical attention to detail, he plays with an authenticity that he hopes will spread the knowledge. “
-A write up from Keith Smith (Resonant Rogues)

https://www.facebook.com/events/814540738881857/

These are our regular Public Events. If you want to schedule a private session you can here: https://www.betterthanunicorns.com/play-vr/

We pick the games, you pay a flat admission fee of $15 ($10 for students) and jam!
Come early… we will queue players up as you show up!

Sign our waiver, rules, and media release ahead of time here: https://www.betterthanunicorns.com/play-vr/

Bring your friends and #getyourheadinthegame!

Become a Patreon to join our inner circle to explore how deep the immersive rabbit hole goes: https://www.patreon.com/betterthanunicorns!

https://www.facebook.com/events/302734167026800/?event_time_id=302734320360118

NO COVER

Western Carolina Writers
Featuring: Jesse Frizsell, Thomas Yon and Nick Mac.

With a shared passion for music and a knack for writing lyrics that stick to the ribs, the Western Carolina Writers take you on an emotional roller coaster from start to finish. From reminiscing an old love while drinking “beer in the shower” to cutting you deep with “Fail at failing” to throwing em back and getting “boozed and nasty”, this trio of songsmiths cover all the bases. So pick your poison and saddle up, and if you should find yourself wooing like Ric Flair by the end of the night well, you’ll have the WCW crew to thank for that.

Jesse Frizsell
Hailing from the mountains of western North Carolina, guitarist and songwriter Jesse Frizsell seamlessly combines aspects of modern and classic country with the smooth harmonies and feel heard in today’s biggest chart toppers, with driving rhythms, smooth harmonies and shimmering guitars. Frizsell has been a musician and songwriter for the majority of his life, in his own solo endeavors and as a leading member of local North Carolina bands.
Jesse has released a full-length album, “This Is A War” as well as a two song EP, “A Couple of Songs for Drinking”, both in 2018. Popular singles include “Stupid Kids”, “Reckless” and “Make Our Getaway”. All of the above titles are available for streaming or download on iTunes, Apple Music and Spotify.
www.jessefrizsell.com
FB: Jesse Frizsell

Thomas Yon
Born in Winterhaven, Fl., but raised in Bryson City, NC.
His parents started a Boiled Peanut business in a shack just
up the road from NOC when Thomas was just a toddler.
His humble upbringing was merely earned from peanuts.
He started singing on stage at the age of 8 at local venues and even at Fairs, notably the Georgia Mountain Fair at the age of 10.
But of course he grew up with love for whitewater, as he was always found in a kayak or raft guiding. He took a break from singing and chased after waterfalls for a few years bringing on 1st and 2nd place in many National Whitewater Competitions. In 2014 he settled in Asheville and has been writing/composing originals ever since.Always active in the music scene between singing at and/or hosting open mics & singer-songwriter showcases, laying harmonies for other local artists, Duo & Trio sets, and of course with his Band Heirlüm that came together soon after singing at
the Muscle Shoals Tribute hosted by the Grey Eagle in 2015.
FB: Heirlüm
www.heirlummusic.com

Nick Mac
Candler native that has been influenced by just about anything under the sun but resides mostly in southern rock and country. Nick had a short run with the Apple Blue Horse Band. These days he’s trying to make his way as a solo artist. His music is largely inspired by love, good times and personal experiences.
www.nickmacmusic.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/552258171850532/

Due to the demand, we are bringing it back

A night of the best Prince dance tunes…. wear your purple. We all have a story about one of his songs or remember the first time we saw one of his videos.

Prince was a genius! Come celebrate the Revolution of the 80s! And, enjoy a Purple Rain… our awesome drink invention!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1015580368643494/

4/20 Metal at The Odditorium

Covenator

Behind The Sun

Velvet Reaper

Human Pelt

Doors 8 PM // Show 9 PM
$6

https://www.facebook.com/events/2199087593689831/

Hello Smoky Park Friends! Come join us for our 80’s Night Dance Party at the Boathouse. This event will take place from 8pm-12am. Come enjoy great drinks, music, and fun!

Your very own Local Musician & DJ, Leeda “Lyric” Jones will be spinning all your favorite 80’s tunes for the night!

Hope too see you all!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1320470058093258/

Bleary (Nashville)
Shoe-gaze, rock
https://bleary.bandcamp.com/track/ghosts
“Ghosts” is the first single off Bleary’s upcoming Gates EP, a six-song release that takes the formulas seen on their Winter Demos release, ups the clarity, and turns the catchiness dial to eleven… “Ghosts” is second on the EP – lyrically introspective, as Mercer begins “I can’t relate to the voices in my head, and I can’t get out of bed,” buffeted by massive, dreamy guitars. The chorus is an explosion – guitars soar as Mercer recounts being “surrounded by [his] ghosts at night.” The song is contagiously energetic, compulsively kinetic, subverting the emotionally-driven words being broadcast. But despite the brooding lyrics, I’m filing this baby into my running playlist. Catch you in a few miles.” – Jordan Reyes, Ears to Feed

Fashion Bath

The Sidewalk Surfers

https://www.facebook.com/events/313572515971303/

https://www.facebook.com/events/321616398772282/

The true story of the small town that welcomed the world.

Broadway’s Come From Away has won Best Musical all across North America!

The New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships.

Don’t miss this breathtaking new musical written by Tony® nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein and helmed by this year’s Tony-winning Best Director, Christopher Ashley. Newsweek cheers, “It takes you to a place you never want to leave!”

On 9/11, the world stopped. On 9/12, their stories moved us all.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1593634484083053/?event_time_id=1593634490749719

April 20th… This is the day we officially open back up the Beer Garden Sound stage… and we decided to open it up with a Bang…

We welcome out our first full band of the year, Dirty Soul Revival.

“The Dirty Soul Revival unites, and quite possibly, resurrects the Southern Rock n Roll experience. This band conveys the heart and soul of Rock n’ Roll’s past that today’s radio airwaves are lacking. From Blues Rock, to Hard Rock, to Stoner Rock with a blend of Funk; SOUL is what The Dirty Soul Revival is all about! “
– David Gibson, Ocean Media

The name says it all. Music is expression and only through expression is music kept alive. Forget genres, forget the endless pandering to the masses, forget the formulaic radio vomit that has been created in the studio for the sole purpose of separating you from your dollar. This is music made for people who want to see people bleed, hear people cry, watch someone fail while wishing them to succeed. This band was founded on hate. Love. Fear.

The band was founded in 2014 by husband and wife duo Abraham and Jenni Lynn Anderson jamming in their attic. As the band evolved so did it’s members resulting in Abraham on slide guitar and vocals, Brandon Hill on lead guitar, and Wilson Wedge on Drums. The sound has changed over the years but always leans on the cornerstones of American music. Blues, Country, Rock and roll, Soul, and the unnamable line that connects music of all backgrounds.

The Dirty Soul Revival has kept a solid touring schedule since it’s inception and has shared the stage with the likes of Blackberry Smoke, The Kentucky Headhunters, Shooter Jennings, Black Stone Cherry, Atlanta Rhythm Section, and more. They have rallied a loyal fanbase in their hometown of Asheville, NC and throughout the southeast while touring across the U.S.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLBBfnEyO60

https://www.facebook.com/thedirtysoulrevival/

http://www.thedirtysoulrevival.com/

https://www.facebook.com/events/1822924247854012/

Jeff Sipe is bringing the Elecrric Buddha back for a 420 Jam Session. Tools on stools will open the show at 8pm.

Jeff Sipe, is a founding member of Aquarium Rescue Unit along with Col. Bruce Hampton. He also played with the self-applied Cajun Slamgrass Band Leftover Salmon and in the Zambiland Orchestra, an experimental big band featuring members of Phish, Widespread Panic and others.

Recently Jeff teamed up with long time friend Jimmy Herring and John McLaughlin to play on their Meeting of The Spirits Tour along with Gary Husband, Ranjit Barot, Etienne Mbappe, Kevin Scott, Matthew Dutot Slocum and Jason Crosby. He has been said by Herring to “live for music” and remains his first choice among drummers with whom to play.

For the Electric Buddha Jeff will be joined by Mellissa Reaves. Melissa Reaves is known to audiences throughout the US and Europe for her deconstructionist approach to rock-n-roll. Reaves has amassed a word-of-mouth following most notably for her experimental guitar work but also for her propensity towards spontaneity and seamless improvisation during live performance. She deconstructs the blues, pushes jazz to the outer limits and burns through rock-n-roll like the love child of Jerry Lee Lewis and the MC5. Most recently Melissa’s, “New Rock Song” was placed on the 55th GRAMMY Awards nomination ballot for Best Rock Performance.

Electric Buddha also features Mark McDaniel, and Howie Johnson.

https://www.facebook.com/events/622877671493576/

Jon Worthy & the Bends, Tan Universe, Electric Karma, and Sleepy Poetry perform live at Fleetwood’s on Saturday, April 20th!

https://www.facebook.com/events/373081583271973/

https://www.facebook.com/events/403568743767387/

Join us with Guitar Heels & Peggy Ratusz for Live Music, Amazing Craft Beer and the Best Friends & Neighbors in town!?

https://www.facebook.com/events/310961792912592/

Machines
Saturday
April 20 @8pm

Interstate Lakes

Interstate Lakes is the Electonic Music project of Chad Wilson. Though better known as bassist for Norcal math rockers Nice Monster and early desert rock prototype PopeAlopes, Chad has been making electronic music in various forms since the late 80’s. Interstate Lakes draws inspiration from several genres. From the mechanical punch press of 70’s kraut rock, to the pink and blue synth bliss of classic 80’s new wave on up the boom bap beats of 90’s hip hop.
Links: https://www.facebook.com/interstatelakes/

Hieronymus bots

Hieronymus bots is the project of Nicholas rake, a local programmer and teacher. He combines algorithmic programming with psychedelic textures to conjure unique soundscapes that draw from music styles of the past, present, and future.
He might also be a penguin in a human suit…

Local 604 Bottle Shop
$5 suggested donation
Local 604 Bottle Shop
604 Haywood Rd. West Asheville
Located Beside Firestorm Books and Asheville Yoga near Sunny Point

https://www.facebook.com/events/2310268559301558/

Come out and see Redleg Huskylive in the tap room Saturday night!

https://www.redleghusky.com/

https://www.facebook.com/events/1039641296222352/

Sumsun is back at Sanctuary Brewing Company on Saturday April 20th, 2019! Come celebrate the day with all of your friends!!!

Bio:
Sumsun is Judson Rogers from West Palm Beach, Florida. He has been making electronic music that is influenced by that humid locale for years. Images of the tropical vegetation and vibrant colors waft over the four-on-the-floor dance beats that Sumsun creates, placing the artist’s work in a kind of post-chillwave segment of modern electronic production. He currently resides in Hendersonville, NC!

Listen:
https://soundcloud.com/sumsun

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XdZEZOnFYlw

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8LUcCr0KKrs

See:
https://instagram.com/masonself?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=lznxk7ub3goo

https://www.facebook.com/events/1156186747881569/

$10 Advance / $10 Day of Show

Brie Capone has been an Asheville musical maverick for years. Let’s wish her a fond farewell on April 20th before her musical journey to the West Coast! Kismet opens the evening. Celebrate with us!

Main Hall Partial Seating – Limited seating on a First Come First Serve Basis

https://www.facebook.com/events/414284785999968/

Hola Carolina and THE BLOCK off biltmore Present: CommUNITY Salsa

Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia, Merengue, Kizomba y mucho mas!!
with DJ Edi

$5
beginner dance lesson begins at 9:00, DJ begins at 9:30

Todos los Sabados de 9-2

https://www.facebook.com/events/1043582389166757/?event_time_id=1043582439166752

https://www.facebook.com/events/603569466776329/

Each full moon we gather from dusk until dawn to celebrate the cyclical, cosmic interplay of life through music, dancing and ritual under open sky. Our purpose is to experience joy, to heal ourselves through movement and to embody the truth of each moment through sound. Every gathering is an opportunity for us to practice living and breathing at a higher vibration, to acknowledge our unity of spirit and to ground this collective experience through our bodies and into our daily lives. We invite you to co-create this experience with us. We share a cultural identity that is rooted in a global, social phenomena beyond specific musical genres or religious associations. As we continue to grow, we will communicate and collaborate with our larger community around the world, celebrating our differences as well as our unified purpose to heal and to manifest The Vibe.

Music offerings:

10:00-11:00 \ DJ Hurley //
soundcloud.com/djbongh20

11:00-12:00 \ Shuhandz //
soundcloud.com/shuhandz

12:00-1:00 \ Arecibo Project //
soundcloud.com/areciboproject

1:00-2:00 \ Xist //
soundcloud.com/notize/

***PLEASE only invite like-minded community people.***

Previously recorded gatherings at:
www.soundcloud.com/avl-full-moon-gatherings

Five main components the Asheville Full Moon Gatherings are based on:

1) Leave No Trace!
2) Contribute something.
3) Exercise self-sustainability.
4) Respect everyone, at all times.
5) No Entry w/ out ticket. Everyone pays $10.

Hope to see you soon. Much love…

https://www.facebook.com/events/703375116773848/

Genre: Radiohead Tribute
Tickets: adv. $12 / dos. $15
Show: 10PM (Doors: 9PM)
Ages: 21+

Off With Your Radiohead

With members stemming from deep roots in the eclectic Asheville music scene, and currently packing the region’s most sought after venues, Off With Your Radiohead is a tribute group dedicated to mastering Radiohead’s entire discography, one album at a time.

After mesmerizing a crowd of unsuspecting Radiohead fans at an OK Computer tribute show last fall, frontman Jeff Thompson knew he was onto something. What was intended to be a one-off homage to the greatest rock record of all time quickly developed into a permanent ensemble. Now three albums ( and many other hand picked songs) in, the five-piece approaches even the most complex arrangements note for note, with a reverence that extends to the finest tone.

web: https://www.jeffthompsonmusic.com/off-with-your-radiohead
music: https://www.reverbnation.com/offwithyourradiohead

https://www.facebook.com/events/772168993154128/

Phosphorescent
Show: 9pm
Doors: 8pm
$20 – $25
Ages 18+

Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/phosphorescent/

In the five years since Matthew Houck’s last record as Phosphorescent he fell in love, left New York for Nashville, became a father, built a studio from the ground up by hand, and became a father again. Oh, and somewhere along the way, he nearly died of meningitis. Life, love, new beginnings, death—“it’s laughable, honestly, the amount of ‘major life events’ we could chalk up if we were keeping score,” Houck says. “A lot can happen in five years.”

On C’est La Vie, Houck’s first album of new Phosphorescent material since 2013’s gorgeous career defining and critically acclaimed Muchacho, he takes stock of these changes through the luminous, star-kissed sounds he has spent a career refining. By now, Houck has mastered the contours of this place, as intimate as it is grand, somewhere between dreamed and real, where the great lyrical songwriters meet experimental pioneers and somehow distill into the same person. It is Houck’s own personal musical cosmos, a mixture of the earthy and the wondrous, the troubled and the serene, and by now he commands it with depth and precision. When you ask Houck about the cumulative effect of all this life happening in such a short time, he turns philosophical: ”These significant moments in life can really make you feel your insignificance,” he says. “It’s a paradox I guess, that these wildly profound events simultaneously highlight that maybe none of this matters at all…” On this album, Houck reckons with that void —the vanishing point where our individual significance melts into the stars —and sums it up thusly: C’est La Vie.

www.phosphorescentmusic.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/300006710870217/

PMA is a diverse 5-piece Reggae fusion band from Sylva, North Carolina. They’ve shared the stage with the likes of Giant Panda, Black Uhuru, Fear Nuttin Band, Roots of a Rebellion, Treehouse, Bumpin Uglies, Nahko and Medicine for the People, and more. They have performed at some of the region’s premier events including Irie Vibes Music Festival, Camp Reggae, Sycamore Brewing Spring Fest, Greening Up the Mountains, and many more. Their 2nd full length album dropped last summer, along with a heavy touring schedule. PMA released their 3rd studio record “Take It All In” on during the summer of 2017. In addition to the album release, the band has yet another heavy touring schedule through the end of the year and into 2019, including a return trip to Florida for their annual Winter Warm Up tour.

https://www.facebook.com/events/825980291102975/