LEAF isn’t just for kids! Join us in the Mezzanine while you wait for your youth to finish their class or just to hang out!

Calling all singers, songbirds, crooners, and chanteuses! Interested in joining WNC’s premier vocal ensemble and performing with Asheville Symphony?

The Asheville Symphony Chorus invites you to audition for the 2023-2024 season.
Auditions will take place August 8th and 15th, from 5:30pm to 8:00pm at First Congregational United Church of Asheville. Please use the form on the Auditions page of our website (ashevillesymphonychorus.com) to request a slot, and be sure to read up on what to prepare and what forms to bring.

We can’t wait to hear you!

So much happened before Dorothy dropped in.

WICKED, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle.  Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good” and the other one “wicked.”

From the first electrifying note to the final breathtaking moment, WICKED—the untold true story of the Witches of Oz—transfixes audiences with its wildly inventive story that USA Today cheers is “a complete triumph! An original musical that will make you laugh, cry, and think.”

Join us for An Evening with Black Flag, LIVE on the Indoor Stage at Salvage Station on Tuesday, August 8th, 2023! Featuring Greg Ginn & Mike Vallely, Black Flag will be performing the classic album My War in its entirety as well as their greatest hits. Doors open at 7PM and the music starts at 8PM. This is a General Admission, 18+ show. FREE PARKING!

Root Down will be serving their delicious twist on Southern Soul Food and we’ll have a few rotating food trucks on-site as well! There will also be MULTIPLE full bar open for you to enjoy!

White Horse’s legendary Open Mic takes place each and every Tuesday at 7pm.

You’ll hear a variety of wonderfully talented folks on their way up. You never know what you’ll hear… original songs, covers, guitar, piano….. and often something quite surprising.

Each performer gets 15 minutes or three songs.

Our Open Mic has been so popular that we typically have more folks wanting to perform than we’ve had room for. After consulting with some of our regular attendees and participants we want to make sure that everyone has a fair chance to perform on stage.

So we are trying out a new process and it seems to be very popular.

First: We’ve expanded the number of available performance slots to 10 per night. Note: There are actually 12 spots on the list each night. . The host of Open Mic is spot 1, and the owner of White Horse (Bob Hinkle) is spot 3. That leaves 10 available spots to be drawn from the hat.

Second: In place having folks lineup in advance for the signup list, we now pull names out of a hat.

When you arrive, please check in with the bartender and she will give you a piece of paper where you will write your name.

Sometime before 7, the bartender will announce that the names are being drawn. All other names populate the list in the order they are picked out of the hat.

Any names left in the hat that do not make the list, are automatically put first on the list for the following week. PLUS…. they get a free bottle of beer or soft drink “on the house” as a thank you for their patience and support of fellow musicians.

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We view our Open Mic as a service to the community, providing performance opportunities for musicians who rarely get to play on a nice stage.  We also like to provide opportunities for community members of limited financial resources to come enjoy live music for FREE.

So much happened before Dorothy dropped in.

WICKED, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle.  Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good” and the other one “wicked.”

From the first electrifying note to the final breathtaking moment, WICKED—the untold true story of the Witches of Oz—transfixes audiences with its wildly inventive story that USA Today cheers is “a complete triumph! An original musical that will make you laugh, cry, and think.”

Students will receive a solid foundation in beginner Ukulele skills for vocalists. Chords, Rhythm patterns, and basic theory will be introduced through songs with an uplifting message. Students will also learn to play the song that the Songwriting Class will be writing and get to record it in the One Mic Studio.

Queer Music Exploration – Students will explore guitar, bass, drums, singing and piano with a focus on learning music by artists from the LGBTQ+ community. Students will have the chance to interact with their peers and share their experiences through music.

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Join us for a fun hour of drumming! This class with The Rhythmic Arts Project is for teens and adults.
This program is free, but registration is required and class size is limited.
Please register so our instructor can provide enough percussion instruments. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own drums if they are able.

• Live Music, 6:00 p.m. and $8 specialty martinis all day at Leo’s Italian Social

Concert-goers are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets to each show. The 2023 series is made possible by the following sponsors: Pisgah AVL, Mark Kleive DDS, Cup of Jomo, Dough House, LEAF Global Arts, Greybeard Realty, Four Sisters Bakery, Acoustic Corner, The Red Radish, and Sarah Sunshine Pottery.

Our jazz trio with Thommy Knoles on keys, Felix Pastorius on bass, and Paul Gladstone on drums will perform an opening set from about 7-8:15 pm.

An open jam session follows. Drop-ins are welcome and encouraged for a suggested donation of $10.

Jazz Jam will feature a diverse array of music from jazz’s rich history, ranging from 1940s bebop up to 1970s jazz fusion, as well as material from prominent present-day composers. Bring your instruments and jam with us, or just come and enjoy!

Steve Simon & The Kings of Jazz are Brevard’s newest and most exciting and entertaining jazz band with a sound that combines the funkiness of George Benson, the soulfulness of Ray Charles and the smoothness of Diana Krall all wrapped together in big Count Basie style arrangements of American and Latin jazz classics. If you are looking for an amazing live jazz experience then check out the hottest jazz band in the coolest city in North Carolina performing every Thursday at The DFR Lounge from 7pm to 9pm

A delightful evening of music and comedy by two local favorites, David Cody and Mike Lytle. David and Mike are talented musicians, published songwriters, and long-time favorites of friends and fans throughout Western North Carolina. Now they are teaming up to bring both music and comedy to audiences in our region and beyond.

David Cody and Michael J are a new musical comedy duo very much in the vein of The Smothers Brothers, who were talented musicians who also enjoyed bringing joy and laughter to audiences of all ages.

Tonight’s event will be rare opportunity to be part of a video shoot for the duo. You will get a behind the scenes look at the process of making a video, while also experiencing the hilarity and musical brilliance of the duo.

So, be prepared to see:

• camera men moving in and out to get just the right shot;
• multiple takes of segments to capture key moments from various camera angles;
• starts and restarts which are part of all videos, films, tv shows, etc

Plus, you will also be in the video yourself. Your smiles and laughter will be key parts of the final product.

So, come enjoy music, come enjoy laughter and come celebrate two of the Swannanoa Valley’s own as they launch a new phase of their careers.

So much happened before Dorothy dropped in.

WICKED, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle.  Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good” and the other one “wicked.”

From the first electrifying note to the final breathtaking moment, WICKED—the untold true story of the Witches of Oz—transfixes audiences with its wildly inventive story that USA Today cheers is “a complete triumph! An original musical that will make you laugh, cry, and think.”

Trouble No More — featuring Brandon “Taz” Niederaurer, Daniel Donato, Dylan Niederauer, Jack Ryan, Lamar Williams Jr., Nikki Glaspie, Peter Levin, and Roosevelt Collier — will be performing LIVE on the Indoor Stage at Salvage Station on Thursday, August 10th, 2023! Doors open @ 7PM and the music starts @ 8PM. This is a General Admission, 18+ ONLY show (no exceptions)! FREE ON-SITE PARKING!

Tickets are NOW ON SALE: $31 ADV; $36 DOS (General Admission)!

Root Down will be serving their delicious twist on Southern Soul Food and we’ll have our full bar open for you to enjoy!

Asheville Come sing, listen to stories, and dance to music performed on the fiddle, banjo, bagpie, and other folk instruments presented by local musician and storyteller Jennifer Armstrong.

Keg Release Party at Turgua Brewing Co. Welcome some of our seasonal favorites back to the taps! Enjoy great beer, live music by Detective Blind and food from Cecilia’s Kitchen and Blunt Pretzels. 3-9pm. Free entry

From the local favorites to new regional acts, all live from the river banks of the Nantahala. Raft, dine, then jam with us with Live Music every Friday and Saturday from 5pm-8pm between Memorial Day and Labor Day!

Wanna hear the best local music ​and​ drink the best local beers? Hop aboard LaZoom’s Purple Bus and rock out with a local band while we take you on a journey to Asheville’s premiere local breweries.

For our third in-person meetup, we will meet at the Meadow at Highland Brewing Co. The Meadow is the outside area at the far end of the Highland Brewing Co. (see photo); there is a bandstand and there are lots of picnic tables and benches. There are usually food trucks on the Highland Brewing Co. grounds, and, of course, plenty of drinks available.

We will meet at 6:00; the music starts at 7:00. Bring your dancing shoes!

PLEASE WEAR A HAT, A CAP, ANYTHING AT ALL ON YOUR HEAD, SO THAT WE CAN FIND YOU AND YOU CAN FIND US! :)

Los Angeles-based instrumental supergroup Circles Around the Sun is a contemporary instrumental rock band, initially formed with the purpose of creating music for “Fare Thee Well”, a series of reunion concerts played by the surviving members of the Grateful Dead. Those shows celebrated the band’s 50th anniversary and served as their official send-off, while Circles Around the Sun was designed to reflect the Dead’s overall spacy and groove-laden feel. After the tour, the group released a self-titled album from the Fare Thee Well gigs, supporting the record with their own road trip. The response was so positive that they continued on with a follow-up project, Let It Wander, in 2018. This record was less influenced by the Dead and more free-form, delivering on the roots influence of jazz-funk, soul, and fusion. The band underwent a fundamental transition in 2019. After completing the Meets Joe Russo EP and a third album, their guitarist Neal Casal committed suicide on August 26, 2019. He left his bandmates a note asking for them to continue in his absence– to continue recording, touring, and playing together. The band decided to carry on with a rotating cast of guitarists, landing on John Lee Shannon as the permanent replacement.

In this metamorphosis, Circles Around the Sun spans both heartbreak and hope. Doors close; windows open; new directions extend themselves in mysterious ways. But sometimes you know it’s real from the first beat. It just clicks. It’s just how Neal would want it. It’s Circles Around The Sun.

These mountains are known as much for the music that comes out of them as they are for their picturesque vistas, cascading waterfalls and alluring trails.

Some of the world’s finest musicians have come from Western North Carolina and that rich tradition carries on today.

Here in Jackson County, the Town of Sylva, Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce team up to produce the Concerts on the Creek series at the Bridge Park gazebo in Sylva every Friday from 7-9 p.m., typically from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

The 14th annual season will start on Friday, May 26 (Memorial Day weekend) and end on Friday, Sept. 1 (Labor Day weekend). That will be 15 Fridays of Concerts on the Creek, with the Fireworks Festivities and concert on Tuesday, July 4 sprinkled in for good measure.

• Friday, July 28: Lua Flora, folk/reggae (7-9 p.m.)
• Friday, Aug. 4: Tuxedo Junction, classic hits, (7-9 p.m.)
• Friday, Aug. 11: TLQ+2, classic rock and pop hits, (7-9 p.m.)
• Friday, Aug. 18: Get Right Band, psychedelic indie rock originals, (7-9 p.m.)
• Friday, Aug. 25: Maggie Valley Band, Appalachian/Americana folk rock, (7-9 p.m.)
• Friday, Sept. 1: PMA, roots/reggae/dub/fusion, (7-9 p.m.)

These events are free with donations encouraged. Everyone is welcome. Dogs must be on a leash. No smoking, vaping, coolers or tents allowed. Bring a chair or blanket. We will have food trucks available on select nights.

For more information, please contact the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce at 828-586-2155, visit our Facebook page, or visit us online at www.mountainlovers.com.

The Friday Night Music series will present the familiar 50’s and 60’s
classic rock and beach music from a host of different bands. Food vendors like Babbles Ice
Cream, Blue Ridge Hospitality and Eggs Up Grill will provide a some spice. The Carolina
Mountain Car Club will participate as in years past.

Friday Night Concerts
Super 60’s June 9
Gotcha Groove June 16
It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere June 23
Marsha Morgan June 30
Shades of Gray July 7
Thomas Brown July 14
Emporium July 21
Johnnie Blackwell Band July 28
Rock and Roll Reunion August 4
208 Army Band August 11
Night Moves Band August 18

Born blind and weighing only one pound, Jordan Scheffer defied the odds from the moment she entered the world. Growing up in Asheville, NC, her deep love for music became evident at an early age. By the age of six, she was already captivating audiences with her musical talents, performing with the YMI Jazz Band in Asheville.

In 2017, Jordan achieved a significant milestone by winning the Blind American Idol Competition, impressing judges with her rendition of “Jailer” by Asa. Her success continued when she was invited to perform at the iconic Apollo Theatre in Harlem, a remarkable feat for a young singer from the mountains of North Carolina. Jordan’s journey led her to enroll at the University of North Carolina-Asheville, where she pursued her passion for African culture and music through her self-created interdisciplinary major in Afro-musicology.

Throughout her academic journey, Jordan showcased her musical prowess as a member of the UNCA Afro Music Ensemble, playing the djembe and other percussion instruments. She further honed her skills with memorable performances at the Diana Wortham Theater and the LEAF Music & Arts Festival, where she shared the stage with renowned musicians such as John “Papa” Gros and the Naughty Professor Horns.

Jordan’s dedication culminated in the recording of her debut album, “Until We Try,” a collection of covers that resonated deeply with her. To celebrate this milestone, she headlined her first show at the esteemed Isis Music Hall, captivating a sold-out audience and solidifying her newfound confidence on stage. Her musical journey continued to flourish in 2022, with performances at renowned venues like the Grey Eagle Music Hall, LEAF Downtown, and the main stage of the 50th anniversary LEAF Festival.

Jordan Scheffer’s poignant story is a testament to the power of music and the resilience of the human spirit.

Tickets are $25 online advance and $30 day of show.

All Ages Welcome