Calendar of Events

Join us for some old time/bluegrass/country/acoustic rock fun with Rob Mangum, Parrish Ellis, James Johnson, Doug Sharkey and Kevin Kehrberg.
The Barsters bring a sound that draws from all sorts of styles from the past. Strong singing and harmonies with flat-out hot pickin’ makes for an entertaining evening, come join us!

https://www.facebook.com/events/219747885512310/

$35 Advance / $40 Day of Show

Isis Music Hall welcomes David Bromberg, the Godfather of Americana back to our stage

You can tell a lot about a person from the company he keeps. When that company has included Bob Dylan, The Beastie Boys, George Harrison, Emmylou Harris, Doc Watson, John Hiatt, Jerry Garcia, Reverend Gary Davis, Dr. John, Pete Seeger, Willie Nelson, John Prine, Phoebe Snow, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Mississippi John Hurt, you realize you’re dealing with a very special case

Standing Show with limited seating :: Seating is First Come First Serve :: General Admission :: Please Call Venue for Dinner Reservations in the dining room only

https://www.facebook.com/events/467756827084812/

Join us at The Black Cloud for Descent. Descent is a monthly showcase of local and regional electronic artists spinning their sets for your aural enjoyment. Fall down the rabbit hole and dance the night away with us.

Rob Breax
Oneiric
Bongwater

Genres: Minimal techno/synthwave

The Black Cloud
723 Haywood Rd Basement, 28806
Music starts at 9:30 PM.
21+.
No cover but cash donations to the performing artists are highly suggested.

https://www.facebook.com/events/524633888051047/

You all know Guns n Roses… We’re bringing the next best thing! Their Tribute band!

https://www.facebook.com/events/791854454481937/

We are breaking out the Disco Ball and clearing out the chairs in the back at the lounge to get our groove on with a live band every Saturday night in February, beginning the 9th!
House band is Cara Rimmer, Tyler Kittle, Katie Hutchinson, Isaac Capers, and Curt Collins, all local musicians who are gonna groove your shoes off!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2419904934896705/?event_time_id=2419904948230037

Super Heavy
Metal Show!!
Mega Colossus
https://music.meltedfaces.com/

Velvet Reaper- New local face rockers!

Earth Collider
https://earthcolliderusa.bandcamp.com/

Children of the Reptile
https://cotr.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/events/310428416348148/

The Pinecar Derby is back!!!
The tournament will take place on a certified track at The Mothlight on Saturday February 9th. Host, Randy Thunder will be present leading the events.
Arrive at 8pm, Races start at 9pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/2266834080230600/

Phuncle Sam is Asheville’s own Dead-Centric “jam band”. Since their formation in 2004, Phuncle Sam has been firmly rooted in musical exploration. The band serves up inventive interpretations of Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead and many others. They have built up a faithful following by using an approach that respects the improvisational traditions of The Grateful Dead, while exploring what can happen when individual band members bring their unique influences and interpretations into the mix”

$5 Entry Fee
520 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC

https://www.facebook.com/events/2015513858745529/

Come Show Off Your Skills And Get Down With Your Friends This Saturday Night With Karaoke!

https://www.facebook.com/events/956916254511902/?event_time_id=956916271178567

TAUK at Salvage Station!
w/ special guest People’s Blues of Richmond
Tickets $15 | On Sale THIS Friday, 11/16
Doors: 5:00pm
Show: 9:00pm

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On their new album Shapeshifter II: Outbreak, New York-bred band TAUK offer an unsettling but ultimately exhilarating look at artificial intelligence and its potential to upend our world. With its dynamic sense of tension and cinematic mastery of mood, TAUK’s all-instrumental blend of progressive rock, hip-hop, and jazz proves to be the perfect backdrop for such explorations, giving way to an album that’s both powerfully hypnotic and intensely thought-provoking.

“We’re all very much interested in A.I., and this idea of machines getting out of the hands of the people trying to control them,” notes TAUK guitarist Matt Jalbert, whose bandmates include bassist Charlie Dolan, keyboardist Alric “A.C.” Carter, and drummer Isaac Teel. “This album felt like a good setting to tell that kind of story, but in a way where we could have fun with it and let the listener escape into a whole other world.”

Equally inspired by classic sci-fi like Blade Runner and more recent films like Ex Machina, Shapeshifter II: Outbreak embeds that narrative into TAUK’s most sonically adventurous, emotionally expansive work to date. A continuation of their early-2018 EP Shapeshifter I: Construct, the new album picks up its predecessor’s narrative thread with “Prelude”: a fantastically unsettling intro track whose frenetic keyboard work and chilling vocal samples set the tone for what’s to come. “The idea is that in the EP you’re seeing the construction of this being, and in the album you’re seeing it break out and become something that you can’t ignore anymore,” Carter explains.

From there, TAUK charge forward with the driving rhythms of “Recreational Outrage” (a track laced with the ominous throb of a robotic heartbeat), the futuristic soundscape and heady grooves of “CMF 9000,” the gauzy reverie and glorious chaos of “Checkmate,” and the bright melodies and soulful guitar sprawl of “Convoy.” One of the album’s most mesmerizing moments, “Let It Ride” builds a brilliant tapestry from its luminous keyboard tones, kinetic guitar work, and kaleidoscopic rhythms. And on “Upside Down,” TAUK close out Shapeshifter II: Outbreak with a thrillingly epic burst of unfettered experimentalism.

Free-flowing yet elaborately composed, Shapeshifter II: Outbreak came to life in collaboration with TAUK’s longtime cohort Robert Carranza—a Grammy Award-winning producer/mixer/engineer also known for his work The Mars Volta, Ozomatli, Marilyn Manson, and Taj Mahal. In a departure from their previous releases (including 2016’s Sir Nebula), the band shunned the typical studio environment and holed up for weeks in a long-abandoned, century-old home that Teel describes as “the Jumanji house meets Addams Family meets Amityville Horror.” Located in their homeland of Long Island, the house turned out to be the ideal spot for their makeshift studio, allowing for a creativity-enhancing seclusion. “Overall the whole process was incredibly organic—there were no constrictions as far as time or space, nothing ever felt forced,” says Dolan. “There was a greater feeling of possibility, and it ended up being a really liberating experience for all of us.” Jalbert adds: “The location definitely added to the vibe of everything we were going for. It was like we set up a laboratory in the middle of nowhere and shut off the rest of the world, which really helped get us into a specific headspace.”

True to its thematic terrain, Shapeshifter II: Outbreak endlessly blurs the boundaries between organic and electronic, with TAUK broadening their sonic palette to include a vast spectrum of synth sounds and programmed effects (such as those exquisitely eerie vocal samples heard in “Prelude”). And in sculpting the album’s intricate arrangements, TAUK called on such esteemed musicians as The Naughty Horns, Ghost-Note’s Nate Werth (a percussionist who’s also played with David Crosby, Q-Tip, and Snarky Puppy), and Juan Alderete (longtime bassist for Racer X and The Mars Volta).

Throughout Shapeshifter II: Outbreak, TAUK reveal the potent chemistry they discovered in childhood, when longtime friends Dolan, Jalbert, and Carter formed their first band in seventh grade. After playing together in various projects, the trio brought Teel into the fold in 2012, cementing the final lineup. Since then, TAUK have shared stages with acts like Umphrey’s McGee, Widespread Panic, and Lettuce, appeared at festivals like Electric Forest and Bonnaroo, and earned acclaim from major outlets like the Washington Post (who praised TAUK for “creating a hard-charging, often melodic fusion that—thanks to a penchant for improv—offers limitless possibilities”). As Teel points out, the band’s incessant touring over the years has significantly strengthened their musical connection. “The four of us as individuals are all very animated souls in our own right,” he says. “We each have our ideas and our perspectives, and when it all comes together, it creates this collective statement that takes on a life of its own.”

In creating Shapeshifter II: Outbreak, TAUK made that statement more deliberate and impactful than ever before. But while several upcoming videos and the vibrant artwork of illustrator Raul Urias add a new dimension to the album’s concept, the band purposely maintained a certain open-endedness in its execution. “People tell us all kinds of stories about what our songs mean to them, and it’s always cool to see how wide the gamut of those stories is,” says Carter. “What the song means to me might not be the same as what it means to you, but that’s one of the great things about this whole experience. There’s room for everyone to develop whatever narrative they want.”

https://www.facebook.com/events/1998064390287087/

The Steel Woods at The Grey Eagle

https://www.facebook.com/events/192168075043226/

Envisioned Arts ATL Presents:

TRUTH
Khiva
The Undergrowth Showcase

Saturday, February 9th
Asheville Music Hall
31 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801

9pm | 21+ | $15+
Tix: https://truth-khiva-avl.theticketingco.com/

TRUTH
Sonic architects of songs with an emotional heft as heavy as the subwoofer rupturing basslines that underpin their work, Truth are one of New Zealand’s finest creative exports. Respected across the globe, since inception several years ago, Truth (Andre Fernandez and Tristan Roake) have, as both world-class producers and party-rocking DJs, cut a clear pathway through the international dubstep scene.

On the nightclub and festival circuits, the fruits of their labor have included, several European tours, countless shows across the USA, New Zealand and Australia, a massive South American tour, and shows in Asia. Truth has built this performance presence through DJ support from Mala, Skream, Youngsta, Hatcha and N-Type, to name a few, giving their music an advance presence at key club nights like DMZ in London, Club Love in New York and through seminal radio stations such as BBC Radio One, Kiss Fm and Rinse FM.

Through keynote DJ support, they have been rewarded with single releases via Deep Medi Muzik, Tempa Records, Wheel and Deal, Blackbox Recs, Aquatic Lab, Disfigured Dubz, Argon and Boka Records. Through these, including critically ‘The Fatman’ (as released via Deep Medi Muzik) and their acclaimed Aquatic Lab released album Puppets, Truth have seen their stock rise, placing them as in-demand remixers and collaborators to The Nextmen, Miss Dynamite, Shapeshifter, The Black Seeds, Silkie, Kromestar, Tunndige and countless figures of note within the international dubstep community.
Acclaimed by critics both within and outside the dubstep scene, their momentum is undeniable and impossible to ignore. Face the truth or get well outta the way.

music = https://soundcloud.com/truthdubstep

Khiva
Honouring a deep longing to convey a passion that arises from somewhere far beneath a visible reality, Khiva attempts to bring the deep rooted to the surface. Finding her true love within sonic sculpture, and nurturing a propensity toward the emotionally fuelled and often dramatic, dubstep and bass driven 140-centric styles offer a natural focal point, but in no way a limit, for her musical exports.

Intricately crafting low frequency soundscapes and charging beats while fervently utilizing contrasts, she to hopes of invoke a true experience in the listener, whatever that may be. As a yogi, her visions for music tie in organically with those of yoga, in an all-embracing practice of tapping into something unseen.

With a current monthly show on London based radio station Subtle FM, praised festival appearances, locking in weighty slots alongside some of dubstep’s finest acts and various international guest mixes, her intentional selections bring forth a contagious energy through lively and dynamic mixes, using the decks as a tool to channel the profound, moving and unexplainable in an experience through sound that goes much deeper than the eye can see.

After finishing a European tour with Deep Dark and Dangerous, releasing her hard-hitting debut EP ‘In the Quiet’ on the label, and making waves with her latest productions and compelling performances, what lies ahead for the young artist is matched only by our wildest imaginations.

music = https://soundcloud.com/realkhiva

The Undergrowth Showcase
Conscious Collective based in Asheville, NC.
Music. Art. Love.

music = https://soundcloud.com/theundergrowthcollective

https://www.facebook.com/events/1468755486592347/

JJB return for an evening of Allman Bros. Music

https://www.facebook.com/events/358522694731183/

Doctor Ocular is back in Black Mountain, NC!!
Music from 10pm-1am
-No cover-
Blending synth and guitar with drum and bass, Johnson City, Tennessee’s Doctor Ocular sets original melodies and arrangements of covers with vibes from jamtronica, acid jazz, synth-pop, and roots-rock.

Since their inception, DocOc has trekked throughout the Southeast and Midwest, spreading the word of their very own brand of psychedelic rock.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1775220449251197/

Genre: Indie Rock
Cover: Donations @ Door
Show: 10PM
Ages: 21+

Little Bird

Born and raised in Annapolis, MD, Indie R&B/Soul outfit, Little Bird, now hails from Charleston, SC. They are currently touring their 2018 release, Familiar, which reflects the sonic alchemy of a broad range of musical influences, such as legendary artists, D’Angelo and Erykah Badu, along with revered modern acts, Hiatus Kaiyote, Fat Freddy’s Drop, and Nick Hakim.

With the release of Familiar, and a consistent, impressive live performance, Little Bird has received acclaim in their new hometown, being voted the 2018 Charleston City Paper “RnB/Soul Band of the Year”. New members Ben Mossman (Bass), Oleg Terentiev (Drums), Noah Jones (Piano) have joined originators Jay Hurtt (Guitar/Vocals) and James Rubush (Guitar) to create the sound heard on Familiar, and continue to develop their sound with material set to be released in 2019. Familiar was released in April 2018, recorded with Engineer/Producers Shane Woods, and Jeff Lucci (Mo Lowda & the Humble) recorded at Headroom Studios (Philadelphia, PA) in October 2017.

Formed originally in 2014 as the brainchild of Jay and James, the group began began relentlessly touring throughout the East Coast in early 2017 on the heels of their self-produced record “Groove” (2015). The early and new sounds of the band landed them gigs performing and headlining festivals such as Silopanna, EastPortaRockin’, Savannah Stopover along with sharing bills with the likes of G. Love & Special Sauce, Zach Deputy, Boy Named Banjo, Jimmies Chicken Shack, The Hip Abduction, Caroline Rose, Stop Light Observations, Mo Lowda & the Humble and many more.

web: http://www.thisislittlebird.com/

vid: https://youtu.be/GcKp5ut_afo

https://www.facebook.com/events/227590698162286/

The largest RV, Boat and Recreation show in W.N.C. 11 dealers, hundreds of units, Thousands of savings!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2279925412333169/?event_time_id=2279925422333168

Bring your Valentine’s date (or your bff, your mom, your neighbor, or yourself) to see the ORIGINAL Rocky Horror Picture Show on the big screen…with your live and local cast of weirdos, Asheville’s own Unexpected Pleasures RHPS Troupe will be loving it up and acting it all out for YOUR amusement ?

VIRGIN SACRIFICE & SHOW start at 10:15pm.
APBC will open the theater for seating around 9:45 Get there earlier to snag your food and beer before the show starts!

TICKETS
A few left at main bar of Asheville Pizza’s 675 Merrimon Avenue location. This will sell out in advance, so don’t wait to get tickets.
Online is sold out
Theater phone: 828-254-1281 for inquiries

WE SELL PROP BAGS!
Bring an extra $5 cash for the full RHPS experience! Now we have Venmo too
If you bring your own, please do not bring rice, hot dogs, toast, confetti, or shaving cream. We <3 our APBC staff too much to do this to them.

Get there early with a friend, grab some slices, get a pitcher and enjoy the show!

TAKE PHOTOS! OR VIDEOS! OR BOOMERANGS!
Tag our page Unexpected Pleasures RPHS Troupe, post ’em to our group Unexpected Pleasures – Rocky Horror in Asheville, NC or tag ’em #RHPSAVL We love to see the show from your perspective and we might just share them to our page!

TIP YER WAITSTAFF REALLY WELL!!!
They rock! Not only do they bring you delicious food, but they are also the clean up crew. Add some extra tip to your credit card, or put money in the hat on the way out of the door.

Visit our FB Page, group, or website to see photo galleries, and links to learn more about the Rocky Horror Picture Show rockyhorroravl.com
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Unexpected Pleasures – Rocky Horror in Asheville, NC

RHPS AVL FAQ

WHAT IS A SHADOWCAST?
A “Shadow Cast” is group of people that perform a movie in front of a screen while that movie is playing; they essentially pantomime the movie with added commentary, physical humor, and interactive call-backs. Most often seen during showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. This is a long-running tradition of RHPS fans.

HOW INTERACTIVE IS YOUR SHOW?
As interactive as you want it to be! If you know the call-backs PLEASE join in! Teach us RHPS jokes from other cities. Our ‘Virgin Sacrifice” initiation is for folks age 18+ only and only if you are comfortable participating. Our cast won’t touch you and only ask that you don’t touch us…without express consent ;)

AGE APPROPRIATE?
Not very. We make LOTSA dirty jokes.
If you are under 18, please be accompanied by a guardian 18

https://www.facebook.com/events/300051890700292/

Shake what yo momma gave ya with DJ Nex Millen, every Saturday 11pm-2am. Dance Party. No cover. Do it.

https://www.facebook.com/events/341354513259016/?event_time_id=341354519925682

The Cooperative Extension of Polk County is hosting our annual berry plant sale. This year, the Cooperative Extension director has chosen four varieties of blueberries, two varieties of raspberries, two varieties of strawberries, and one blackberry variety that have proven to specifically thrive in the North Carolina Foothills.

Orders will be accepted for plants now through February 22 and will be available for pickup in mid-March. Proceeds from this fundraiser go to support the activities, classes, and research that make the Cooperative Extension such a vital part of the Polk County community. For more information or to place an order, visit the Extension’s website at https://polk.ces.ncsu.edu or give us a call at 894-8218.

Download the Order Form HERE: https://polk.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-Berry-Plant-Order-Form-Writeable.pdf?fwd=no

https://www.facebook.com/events/393022604782447/?event_time_id=393022664782441

It is not too late to join our half marathon training group! See more info below on how to sign up.

This Sunday the half marathon training group will meet at Bent Creek Hard Times Trailhead for a long run. We meet at 8:30am sharp… so arrive early if possible so that people on a time schedule can meet their following commitments. We’ll have all level of pace groups, so don’t worry what speed you run…Danny with Chi Running guarantees that you won’t be running alone.

If you haven’t already signed up for the half marathon or full marathon training program – please sign up before you attend the training runs – Get signed up here -> https://idaph.net/product/asheville-marathon-half-community-training-plans/

Long Runs are Sunday morning at 8:30am and will meet at Bent Creek – Hardtimes Trailhead Parking Lot unless otherwise notified.
We will have staff from Fleet Feet Asheville and Danny Dreyer with ChiRunning/ChiWalking as group leaders at all Sunday runs.

Directions to Trailhead are here – https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hard+Times+Trailhead/@35.4876945,-82.6263392,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88599247298909e5:0x5663696471e707c7!8m2!3d35.4876945!4d-82.6241452?shorturl=1

https://www.facebook.com/events/368229887316596/?event_time_id=368229913983260

The Asheville Marathon Training will begin on Sunday, October 28th! It isn’t too late to join in on the training group and program.

We will also have a kick-off party at Fleet Feet Asheville on Thursday, October 25th at 6pm if you would like to get more information on the marathon and the half marathon training programs. https://www.facebook.com/events/158349081761555/

Long Runs are Sunday morning at 8:30am and will meet at Bent Creek – Hardtimes Trailhead Parking Lot unless otherwise notified.
We will have staff from Fleet Feet Sports Asheville and ChiRunning/ChiWalking as group leaders at all Sunday runs.

Directions to Trailhead are here – https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hard+Times+Trailhead/@35.4876945,-82.6263392,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88599247298909e5:0x5663696471e707c7!8m2!3d35.4876945!4d-82.6241452?shorturl=1

If you haven’t already signed up for the half marathon or full marathon training program – please sign up before you attend the training runs – Get signed up here -> https://idaph.net/product/asheville-marathon-half-community-training-plans/

Fleet Feet Asheville ChiRunning/ChiWalking Chi Running

https://www.facebook.com/events/2155420058111252/?event_time_id=2155420084777916

OWL is teaming up with the talented team at Sovereign Remedies for a brunch takeover on Sunday, February 10th!

We’ll be crafting a special menu and collaborating with Sovereign’s chefs and bartenders to create cocktails and coffee drinks to pair with the offerings.

Gluten Free options will be available
Table Service, no reservations required

Menu to be announced soon!

https://www.facebook.com/events/351638788899393/

The largest RV, Boat and Recreation show in W.N.C. 11 dealers, hundreds of units, Thousands of savings!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2279925412333169/?event_time_id=2279925418999835

The largest RV, Boat and Recreation show in W.N.C. 11 dealers, hundreds of units, Thousands of savings!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2279925412333169/

Winter can be the most beautiful time of the year at Chimney Rock. Leafless trees make for expansive views of Lake Lure and the Hickory Nut Gorge. The sky is clear; you’re likely to find a quiet spot to sit and enjoy the peacefulness. You may even see a critter scamper by you in the forest. Capture that special moment or scene on your camera, enter it in our Winter Wonders Photo Contest and tell us about it. We’ll use the winning entries on our website and Facebook album, and you’ll win some fun prizes. Photos must be taken within the Chimney Rock section of the Park.

Cost: No additional cost to enter.

https://www.facebook.com/events/789533238046693/?event_time_id=789533374713346

For the first time in a long time, Maggie Valley will be hosting a skating rink at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds! Here’s what you need to know:
– Adults $8
– Kids $5
– Sessions are 45 minutes on the hour. The last sessions will be at 7:00, and there’s a limit of 40 skaters per session.
– Kids Skate Free Monday, Feb. 11
– Special Family Skate for $20 on Wednesday, February 13th!
– A Concession Stand will be available along with a 9 Hole Mini Golf Course, Yard Games including Ladder Ball, Giant Connect 4, Giant Jenga, Pipe Ball, Bottle Ring Toss and Can Toss, plus a Bounce House!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1217442365076320/?event_time_id=1217442415076315

Just what it says! Different menu each week! Yum!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2310815819151767/?event_time_id=2310815825818433

Have a song you’ve ALWAYS wanted to dance to? Now’s your chance! Spend 6 weeks diving into creating your own dance from start to finish – (with the potential to perform it at our Urban Orchard Event, or our next student show!)

In this 6 Week Series you will learn tips and tricks to create dynamic choreography, delve into the style & vibe of your piece, and learn how to create interesting sequencing that is uniqe to your music.

You will have the chance to work with Kathleen, Ash, and Charlotte and receive feedback from their different perspectives and backgrounds!

$120 for 6 Weeks – Sign Up here to reserve your spot: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=330572&stype=-8&sView=day&sLoc=0

https://www.facebook.com/events/284765172396750/?event_time_id=284765179063416

Join us for gentle yoga every Sunday in the Parlor! Start your afternoon off with a centering, donation-based session with one of our two lovely instructors who will help you tune-in to your body, focus on your breath, and generally have a great time!

https://www.facebook.com/events/430821830824631/?event_time_id=430821834157964

Join us for gentle yoga every Sunday in the Parlor! Start your afternoon off with a centering, donation-based session with one of our two lovely instructors who will help you tune-in to your body, focus on your breath, and generally have a great time!

https://www.facebook.com/events/430821830824631/