Calendar of Events

PARTY WITH US! ???‍♀️ Announcing this month’s PRIMAL LIT ? Buti Yoga Blacklight Party Michael Jackson themed class happening FRIDAY // Jan 18th // 6:30pm!

Heather Miller ૐ + Sherry Fields will be leading the class! ??? Get Buti Yoga BLISSED OUT to the max! ✨✨✨

Join us in celebrating the musical legacy of one of the greatest performers of all time Michael Jackson! In this 60 minute Buti Yoga class we will sweat and move to a playlist of Michael Jackson hits!

Let’s use this music to lean into the constant messages of unconditional love, global oneness, celebrating life, and expressing individuality that are so often the themes of his songs!

Celebrating the King of Pop!

Primal LIT is a monthly class FREE for Primal Studios monthly membership holders and is just $12 for non-members, so grab your tickets fast to this incredible event!

TO GET SUPER LIT- Wear glow reactive clothes (white or neon). Bring smiles & friends!!?‍♀️?

◢ Cost: $12 ◣ 60 min class
Pre-register on MINDBODY.

✨ ✨ ✨ ALL LEVELS welcome + celebrated AS YOU ARE.

➳ A limited amount of B-mats are available first come, first serve!

➳ We are located at 457 N. Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville, right inside the TRIBE Dance & Pole building! primalstudiosasheville.com

✨ Primal Studios is a Yoga/Buti Yoga/Movement studio that inspires you to move outside your comfort zone, and connect & thrive in the community as we evolve together! ✨

https://www.facebook.com/events/540740349740956/

$15 / $15

Known around the world for his exquisite clawhammer banjo playing, Joe Newberry is also a powerful guitarist, singer and songwriter. The Gibson Brothers’ version of his song “Singing As We Rise,” featuring guest vocalist Ricky Skaggs, won the 2012 IBMA “Gospel Recorded Performance” Award. With Eric Gibson, he shared the 2013 IBMA “Song of the Year” Award for “They Called It Music.”

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

https://www.facebook.com/events/563315500778556/

We’re excited to announce our very first Salsa Night at Blue Ghost.
Join us January 18th for a night of traditional and new age salsa music, dancing and food specials from The Hungry Ghost while enjoying your favorite BG brews.
Got two left feet? Need some guidance? No worries, we’ll have folks on hand to lead the way.
Get out and try something new or show off the moves you’ve already got from 7-9:30PM on January 18th.

https://www.facebook.com/events/281924609182870/

Come on out and have some fun on a Friday night!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2009002785803593/

Join the Grammy Winning Queen of Bluegrass – Rhonda Vincent & The Rage with featured artist Sally Berry, as they perform their award winning brand of bluegrass music. Filled with high energy, incredible vocals, instrumental wizards, and an evening of family fun! There’s something for everyone – Bluegrass, Country, and Gospel Music presented by the most award winning band in bluegrass music history! www.rhondavincent.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/209151273357576/

Friday, January 18, 2019- 6PM
Triple Can Release at Bearded Iris

Come grab some of our limited releases at Bearded Iris’ Taproom including new releases of Skillet Donut Stout, Liturgy for the Forever Silenced DIPA and Deliver Us to Evil available in cans to go.

With I Used to Be An Athlete DIPA and Beneath Cascading Tides on tap.

https://www.facebook.com/events/933614113694826/

Written by Sarah Rhul
Directed by Steve Lloyd

Featuring Laura Gregory, Jeff Messer, Christy Bishop, Lyn Donley, Anna Denson, and Charles Mills.

A woman is sitting in a cafe. A man is sitting at the table next to her. His cell phone rings. He doesn’t answer it. She becomes annoyed but finally realizes he’ dead. She answers the phone. Her life will never be the same. From the auther of “In The Next Room, or The Vibrator Play”.
Contains Adult Material

https://www.facebook.com/events/548859775610768/?event_time_id=548859778944101

An evening of rockin’ tunes by Dan Falkenstein of Circus Mutt. Come hang in the taproom and support damn good local music!

https://www.facebook.com/events/301853220672067/

Vocalist and songwriter from western North Carolina performing original and traditional music with fiddle, claw-hammer banjo, and guitar.

https://www.facebook.com/events/993793694165229/

WHERE: Ambrose West, 312 Haywood Road, 28806
WHEN: Friday January 18, 2019
DOORS: 7pm | SHOW: 8pm
GENRE: Improv Comedy
AGES: All Ages
TICKETS: $10 g.a. / $15 VIP (guaranteed seating in 1st 3 rows!)
SEATING: Seated General Admission

Reasonably Priced Babies
Improv Comedy of Western North Carolina and called into being by the Universal Mind to spread joy, odd noises and viral goofiness for the betterment of man.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2203948589877596/

Empire Strikes Brass (ESB) is a high energy Brass-Funk-Rock band hailing from the city of Asheville, North Carolina. Formed on the streets of their hometown, ESB is rooted in the New Orleans Brass Band tradition of second-line parades and deep moving grooves reminiscent of old school funk. Combining complex musical arrangements with thoughtful lyrical song structure, ESB can stretch out and dig deep when they are feeling it or keep things tight and concise. The fat sound of the horns paired with one dirty rhythm section makes the music downright psychedelically nasty! Founded in 2012, ESB intentionally stretches the boundaries of the stereotypical brass band paradigm, fusing sounds from various genres and weaving them together with the common thread of Brass. The diversity of the music within their sets keep audiences guessing what is next to come.

Featuring rich group and strong lead vocals including Grammy Award winner Debrissa Mckinney (Secret Agent 23 Skidoo), ESB not only takes its audiences on a ride to the dark side and back instrumentally, they also use the force of soaring melody and lush harmony to transport the listeners to another dimension. The band released its debut album, “Theme For A Celebration” in 2017 and it was tapped as one of the top 100 album releases in 2017 by WNCW 88.7 radio. Since their conception, ESB has been a consistent fixture at various festivals throughout the east coast. They’ve had the pleasure of having Warren Haynes (Allman Bros. Band and Gov’t Mule) sit in with them at New Mountain Amphitheater in Asheville, NC and the honor of headlining four years in a row celebrating the life of Dizzy Gillespie in his hometown of Cheraw, SC, for the South Carolina Jazz and Heritage Festival. ESB has co-billed with such artists as Dr. John & Lettuce. The horns have sat in on performances with Galactic, The Big Something, and many others. ESB horn players JP Furnas, Paul Juhl and Alex Bradley are also featured on the live album compilation from world-renowned artists Beats Antique entitled “Creature Carnival” released in 2015. The band is known to regularly parade off stage into the audience leading a the crowd in a raucous procession around the venue before, during or after their set.

Members of the band have also been expanding their musical resumes and repertoire. Notable side projects and performances include keyboardist Lenny Pettinelli’s recording and performing with Jazz is Phish featuring such artists as Jeff Coffin (Bela Fleck, Dave Matthews Band), Chris Bullock (Snarky Puppy), Michael Ray (Sun Ra, Kool and the Gang), the Chase Brothers and many more. The band’s founder, saxophonist Paul Juhl, performed with John Oates (Hall and Oates) at MerleFest. In addition to her work with Skidoo, Debrissa McKinney has performed with artists such as Karl Denson and Laura Reed. ESB horn players Kyle Snuffer and Alex Bradley have recorded on Marcus King’s upcoming 2018 release produced by Eric Krasno of Soulive and Lettuce.

Later this year, the band is slated to get back in the studio for a follow up sophomore effort to 2017’s Theme For A Celebration. Look for the band on the road and at festivals in a town near you!

Empire Strikes Brass is:

Alex Bradley/ trumpet, vocals

Sean Donnelly/ keys, vocals

JP Furnas/ Sousaphone, bass, moog

Kelly Hannah/ guitar, vocals, washboard

Nik Hope/ drums, vocals

Paul Juhl/ saxophone, vocals

Debrissa McKinney/ vocals, saxophone

Lenny Pettinelli/ keys, vocals

Kyle Snuffer/ trombone, vocals

https://www.facebook.com/events/2279184695648467/

Jangling Sparrows is back at Sanctuary Brewing Company on Friday January 18, 2018 @ 8 PM!

Almost born on the airplane from Columbus, OH to Philly, Paul Edelman has cultivated a passionate, loyal following with original, arresting and reverent music.

Edgy and misty, from a holler to a whisper, Edelman’s lyrics, song crafting, vocals, technical proficiency and raw performances have been making folks feel that they’ve truly discovered something special and he’s earned universal respect from peers as well.

Veteran of some of the biggest Philadelphia tickets of the day- The Butcher Holler Boys, Naked Omaha, The Boxcars, and The Jangling Sparrows, Paul has shared bills with Scott Miller and Mic Harrison both of the V-Roys, Robert Earl Kean, James McMurtry, Drive-by Truckers, Neko Case, Big Sandy, Langhorne Slim, Patty Larkin, The Sadies, Cordero, The Bottle Rockets and Grayson Capps among many others so far.

Paul has worked with some of the industries greatest names, he has recorded with Jimmy Johnson (founder Muscle Shoals Studio), Nashville Session Staple drummer, Martin Parker (Ricky Scaggs, Allison Krauss, Pattti Loveless) And Keyboardist Steve Fordham ( Mavis Staples)

Paul relocated to Asheville, NC in 2008 where he quickly grabbed winner of the 2009 Flat Rock Music Festival songwriter competition and has just indepentently released his newest album, Stranger Things and Truer Words.

https://janglingsparrows.com/

https://www.facebook.com/events/279612162695194/

Oracle Blue is enticingly unequivocal when it comes to genre-branding, marrying musical nostalgia with newfangled soundscapes. Under the banners of Swank-Pop and Alt-Jazz they craft for themselves a realm entirely their own with strong female vocals garnished by multi-instrumentalists in the rhythm and horn sections.

The band’s resume includes performances at Montreux, Vienne and Umbria Jazz Festivals, a DownBeat Student Music Award for Outstanding Performance in the Blues/Pop/Rock category, and the honor of being selected through competition by five-time GRAMMY Award winner Lalah Hathaway to open for two performances on her 2018 ‘Honestly’ tour. Their debut album, Gilded Kingdoms, is comprised primarily of original works, and also includes reimaginings of jazz standards “Don’t Explain” (Billie Holiday) and “On Green Dolphin Street” (Bronisalw Kaper). Gilded Kingdoms is available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and at OracleBlueBand.com.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1980050998966927/

Tellico Album Release Show with John Doyle at The Grey Eagle

Asheville-based roots-Americana band Tellico celebrates the release of their second album Woven Waters at the The Grey Eagle on Friday January 18th at 8pm (doors 7pm). The show will feature the band’s signature “Appalachiacana” sound combined with the unmistakable groove of the album’s producer, the renowned Irish musician John Doyle. The show also features Doyle’s own innovative style that has redefined the Celtic music genre. Tickets are available for this very special evening of music at www.thegreyeagle.com for $17 in advance or $20 at the door.

About Tellico and Woven Waters:
With their honest, heartfelt songwriting and unmistakable sound, Tellico crafts Woven Waters, an album that blends Appalachian sensibilities and British Isles influence, creating an eclectic set of poignant songs that speak to our modern times. The group worked with noted Irish musician John Doyle to create and record in real-time in the studio of Grammy-nominated engineer David Arnold in Johnson City, TN. The practice brought the group to uncharted territory in their musical landscape, built upon their core sound, but with an enhanced level of awareness to texture and melody. Augmented by Doyle’s contribution on bouzouki on much of the album, the chord choices, instrumental themes and rhythmic dynamics intertwine, carefully weaving together the natural flow of each song’s intent, and inspiring the album’s title.

Released in November of 2018, the album was #2 on the Folk DJ Charts in its first month at radio, also boasting the #1 song “Courage for the Morning” and #1 artist of that month. It scored impressively at #9 album of the year on Carolina’s WNCW-FM.

The album is a follow up to the group’s debut album Relics and Roses (2015), which gathered accolades from tastemakers and earned them appearances at some of the country’s most prestigious festivals (MerleFest, Bristol Rhythm & Roots, Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival). The group formed in 2014 from members of Asheville bluegrass bands Dehlia Low and Town Mountain.

At Tellico’s core is the voice of Anya Hinkle, evoking tones of Gillian Welch, Natalie Merchant, and Hazel Dickens. With arresting honesty, her singing and songwriting comes from the heart. Her foil can be found in fellow songwriter and vocalist Greg “Stig” Stiglets. Inspired by the events of daily life, his attention to melody and groove help to further showcase the instrumental prowess of the band.

Both Aaron Ballance (dobro, lap and pedal steel) and Jed Willis (mandolin, clawhammer banjo, electric guitar) hail from North Carolina, a state that itself provides its own conservatory for musical study. Both musicians are veteran players, having studied from first-generation roots music pioneers and serious practitioners of the genre in the classrooms of countless jam sessions, gigs, and bands through the years.

The four musicians deepen their awareness each year of the synergy among them while eyeing terrain that is yet uncovered. http://www.tellicoband.com.

Official video for “Courage for the Morning,” the first track from Woven Waters, and audio links for tracks off the new album can be found here: www.tellicoband.com.

Tellico impresses, as they mine both tradition and contemporary.
–Jim Hynes, Country Standard Time

There isn’t a misstep on the Woven Waters…Approach with confidence.
–Americana Music Show

“If you want to hear how modern Americana mountain music should sound, here it is.” -Martin Anderson WNCW-FM Spindale, NC

“’Woven Waters’ is a stunning follow-up from one of the most dynamic and interesting bands on the Americana scene. With a clear mastery of the many influences that make the music of Appalachia compelling, and a modern sense of groove that makes the songs impossible to forget – Tellico has firmly inserted themselves into fine company as one of North Carolina’s best bands.”
–Jacob Sharp, Mipso

About John Doyle

Producer John Doyle, best known for innovative guitar work and arrangements in Solas, the Irish-American supergroup, has performed and recorded with some of the most well-known musicians in Celtic music today. Nominated for a Grammy for his album “Double Play” with fiddler Liz Carroll, Doyle has had his hand in an astonishing number of notable recordings and collaborations in the Celtic genre.

Doyle has also worked with some of the most important voices in American folk music including Tim O’Brien, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Joan Baez. He was a core member of the popular “Transatlantic Sessions” recordings with Jerry Douglas, Sara Watkins, Kathy Mattea, and many others. There are few artists more respected, both within Irish music and the broader genre of acoustic music, or more in demand in the studio, as a songwriter, and as a performer. www.johndoylemusic.com.

John Doyle on Mountain Stage: https://www.npr.org/2010/10/12/130511242/john-doyle-on-mountain-stage

“Doyle on guitar has risen to a level occupied by him alone…one of the world’s best acoustic guitarists. Mind-vaultingly good…”
–The Wall Street Journal

“A complete rhythm section all on his own”
–Chicago Tribune

“Doyle’s superpowered accompaniment in trad-music settings is a marvel”
— Acoustic Guitar Magazine

https://www.facebook.com/events/178199589755452/

The band is built on the musical brotherhood that guitarist/vocalist Silas Durocher and bassist Jesse Gentry have formed playing music together since middle school. Durocher, who is a trained composer and has been commissioned to write for symphonies and chamber groups, possesses guitar chops that can soothe or rage and a charismatic swagger as a frontman and a singer. “Durocher has an impressive range and rich clarity to his vocals—think a more soulful Dan Auerbach” (Connect Savannah). Gentry’s virtuosic bass playing “catapults from elastic to nasty” (The Mountain Xpress). With the addition of Jian-Claude Mears, a drummer with “precision, passion, and an inescapable momentum” (Live For Live Music), the group’s sound has become an unstoppable force. They have been wowing audiences around the country and the Caribbean since their inception in 2011 with an unparalleled live show and a relentless tour schedule.

thegetrightband.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/349005729030820/

Back at the Cork & Keg, this very will be a special friggin Friday with the extremely popular and handsome western band to dance your pants around to. BRODY HUNT & THE HANDFULS play classic honky tonk country music, both originals and covers… they even cover their own originals. Can you believe it? There’ll be plenty of great dance tunes and songs to cry in your beer. Come out for a swell time, lots of dancing!
Check out this YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65GLTUfchFA
$5.00 at the door. – 8:30

https://www.facebook.com/events/1005234459663981/

Ignite your new year! Scott Baker and Geoff McBride set our stage on fire with a night of rock and R&B! Dance & Party to these rocking sounds and burn off those “I gotta stay at home” blues! Plus, enjoy great food and cocktails while you party!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1941783929450529/

Mike Elis and friends (to be named later) bring you a night of Anything Goes Comedy…. PC will be thrown out the window with this one, folks.

Mike Elis is the owner of The Artisan of Flat Rock and Artisan Entertainment. He, along with his friends, will be living the wet dream of every comedian…… ANYTHING GOES! Also, some of what Mike will joke about will be in his upcoming book, “My Demons Come Out on Stage.”

Please, please, please… If you are offended by anything, this is not the night for you.

And to get everyone in the right frame of mind (if they choose to be as we don’t promote over-consumption of alcohol), we will have crazy good drink specials.

This event will be free with a $5 suggested donation.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1766551980138553/

Appetite for Destruction
The Greatest Guns N’ Roses Tribute on Earth
Show: 9pm
Doors: 8pm
$12 – $15
Ages 18+

Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/appetite-for-destruction-the-greatest-guns-n-roses-tribute-on-earth-2/

https://www.facebook.com/events/203106073968765/

Jesse Barry, known for her soulful blues pipes and contagious enthusiasm on stage, began her music career at the tender age of eight years old. Influenced by Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Carole King, Etta James, and Susan Tedeschi, Jesse has created her own, unique blues sound. She is often described as an “old soul” and audiences are stunned by the huge voice that comes out of her small body. Popularly known as “Skinny Legs” from Skinny Legs and All, a band she created as a teenager, Jesse has placed in the Mountain Xpress “Best Of” blues band category three years in a row, and has performed at B.B. King’s Club for the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, and at the Springing the Blues Festival in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Jesse competed on the popular TV show “American Idol” in season 9 and has made a lasting impact on her hometown, Asheville, North Carolina. She has recorded 3 albums with Skinny Legs and All and is currently working with her blues, funk, and soul group Jesse Barry and The Jam, special events band A Social Function, and her new Steely Dan tribute band Dirty Logic.

$5 Entry Fee, 21+
520 Haywood Rd, Asheville NC 28806

https://www.facebook.com/events/372909509946408/

Southern Pine (EP release celebration)
W/ Jack Victor Music and Ellen Siberian Tiger
At Isis Music Hall
Doors 8pm / 9pm Start
$10 dollars
https://public.ticketbiscuit.com/IsisAsheville/Ticketing/358610
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Southern Pine is the musical project of guitarist and vocalist Zack Kardon. Originally from the Northeast, Southern Pine is now rooted in Asheville, NC. He has played with several nationally touring artists including Midnight Snack, Brie Capone and Carly Taich.

His compositions are subtle yet intricate- often layering many instruments and voices to create an ethereal soundscape that can support raucous guitar solos and delicate string arrangements alike.

Kardon’s songs are deeply personal statements. They don’t seek to describe or explain but simply hover- bottling the essence of a feeling before it evaporates into the ether of memory.
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Jack Victor is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Asheville, NC. After graduating from Berklee College of Music, Victor fronted Midnight Snack, an art-pop band known for their expressive combination of folk, psych-rock, and indie-dance. In 2017, in an effort to expand his musicality, Victor began experimenting with the guitar for the first time. His most recent solo project was born out of this exploration. The songs are simple and raw, observing the human condition through the lens of a lover, a friend, a son, a stranger.
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Ellen Siberian Tiger: Ellen Siberian Tiger is a 4-piece feminist indie rock band with orchestral and punk influences currently based in Philadelphia, PA

https://www.facebook.com/events/345096899662455/

The Black Cloud is celebrating its second year in business with a free show!

All Hell
Funeral Chic
VIA
Mordaga

Friday, January 18th, 2019.
9 PM.
Pre-party at The Black Cloud starting at 7 PM.

https://www.facebook.com/events/207337683483791/

CosmicCatz are back and throwing down again at The Sly Grog!

Showcasing local talent and DJs all night long! come drink, dance and rave with us to warm up on this cold winter night.

Performances/Hosted by:
The Last WordBenders

DJ Sets by:

Jagger
SonicMadness
KPop Kakashi
and
Stormshock!

18+ allowed with a 21+ Member!

$5 Cover

Wear your Cosplay, Costumes and Rave Gear!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1217587091732691/

ALL VINYL, ALL NIGHT

FRIDAY NIGHT DELIGHTS // DJ TAVO & friends
10:30pm – 1:30 am

soul/funk/hip hop/other rarities

Varia Labs

https://www.facebook.com/events/593891527720578/

Come one, come all to TACS fiery forge! Watch Gerry Drew demo Bladesmithing for free.

This is a drop-in monthly gathering and is a demo only. Feel free to observe and ask questions. Keep a look out for upcoming classes and workshops so you can apply tips of the forge given by Gerry Drew.

https://www.facebook.com/events/490292924712957/

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville & Buncombe County, Inc. is proud to present the 38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast. Our keynote speaker will be Ernest G. Green, one of the nine black students who integrated Central High following the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education that declared segregation illegal. The courage and determination of “The Little Rock Nine” changed the course of history. Tickets will be available on-line soon. Individual tickets will cost $25 each, Patron tickets will cost $35 each. Sponsorship opportunities available! Doors open at 7:30am.

https://www.facebook.com/events/324940038095285/

Join us on January 19th for the Seventh Annual Charlotte Running Company Trail Race!

Run along the pristine trails at the state-of-the-art US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC. The majority of the course is a technical single track trail system in covered woods adjacent to the US National Whitewater Center. Choose your distance-13 miles, 9 miles, 4 miles, or Fun Run. All participants registered for 4, 9 and 13 miles will receive a super comfy, eco-friendly hoodie from Recover. New this year!! Choose hooded or crewneck. Sign up early so you are guaranteed your size!

This is the second race in the ALL NEW Winter Warmer 3 Pack!

https://www.facebook.com/events/466515180540828/

Basic adult CPR intended for Beloved medics and Steady Collective volunteers and participants. More community members accepted as space allows. This can be for a certification card if you wish – pls do the registration if so.

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Lunch provided followed by training on administering naloxone antidote for opiate overdoses.

https://www.facebook.com/events/393018454578052/

Students will learn principles of breadmaking. They will make Pecan Caramel Sticky Buns, 9-grain loaf and Italian Crusty Bread. Students need to bring on large Tupperware-like bowl and cover. Instructor will provide all other materials.

This “Local Kitchens” workshop will be held at the instructor’s home in Mill Spring.

Register Now Online Or Call 828 859 8323!

https://www.facebook.com/events/506652343159365/

Formal study groups are tailored specifically to participants’ needs, meeting the student exactly where they are and supporting them in their process. This time is used to review techniques, clarify principles, discuss specific client cases or issues, and have space to dive deeper into areas of interest, concern, or curiosity.

Theme: Biological Model of Trauma

$75

3 SOBI credits available

https://www.facebook.com/events/1996505190418920/