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Pisgah Brewing Company

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**Every ticket for this show includes a physical CD of St. Paul & The Broken Bones’ forthcoming album. You will receive an email with more details about this offer approximately 7 days after your purchase. **

ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES

Sea of Noise, the second full-length album by St. Paul and the Broken Bones, marks a quantum leap in sound and style for the high-voltage Birmingham, Alabama-based band. Produced by Paul Butler and recorded at Nashville’s Sound Emporium, the group’s sophomore effort features an expanded eight-piece lineup of the widely praised soulbased rock unit.

Longtime members Paul Janeway (lead vocals), Jesse Phillips (bass, guitar), Browan Lollar (guitars), Andrew Lee (drums), Al Gamble (keyboards), and Allen Branstetter (trumpet) are joined by Jason Mingledorff (saxophone, clarinet, flute), and Chad Fisher (trombone).

The collection of new original songs is the group’s first release on RECORDS, a joint venture of SONGS Publishing, winner of ASCAP’s 2016 independent publisher of the year award, and veteran label executive Barry Weiss. Sea of Noise is a successor to the Broken Bones’ 2013 debut album Half the City, which introduced the group’s blazing mating of ‘60s soul fire – daubed with latter-day influences like Sly Stone, David Bowie, and Prince — to Janeway’s impassioned singing and writing. The new album witnesses a deepening and broadening of the unit’s musical reach and lyrical concerns.

“It felt like it happened organically,” Janeway says of the band’s development. “With the last record, it was like doing things with your hair on fire – going in, recording it live. There’s a sense of urgency to having a record like that. We were only a band for about five months at that point. I didn’t know my voice – I’d never done this professionally. I was just learning more nuance, and about carrying a melody. You don’t have to go for it 100% all the time. You can draw people in by giving and taking.” Janeway says that he and his close musical associate Phillips began to ponder the direction of the band’s second album a year and a half ago. “If we had been forced to go into a studio a year and a half ago, we probably would have done a better version of Half the City,” he says. “There would have been nothing wrong with that. But we started evolving, or changing.”

Work began in earnest during last year’s Coachella festival in California: “We rented a house in San Bernardino Valley National Park. The week in between the two weekends, we really started to hash things out. Then we rented out a very hot warehouse in Birmingham where we could write. And me and Jesse and a few of us would send stuff back and forth via Dropbox. That gave me the ability to work on harmonies on the vocals. I wanted to take it up a notch, in all realms.”

Looking to such inspirations as Tom Waits and Nick Cave, Janeway was intent on lifting his game as a songwriter on material for the second album. “I’m married to a woman with a masters in literature, and I can’t show her lyrics unless I’m pretty proud of ‘em,” he says. “I had to sit and think about what I’m saying – what do I want to say, is there anything to say? What’s my perspective as this Southern kid who’s watching the modern world and feeling very much like an alien in a lot of ways. This is more personal. If you’re going to say something, say something, and don’t waste your breath unless you feel like you’re saying something.” Janeway adds that his reading of the book Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, played a role in the direction of the work: “I didn’t want it to be an overly political record, but I feel it shows up a little bit on the album.” With a full complement of new songs in hand, St. Paul and the Broken Bones entered the studio with Butler, leader of the British band the Bees and producer of Devendra Banhart and Michael Kiwanuka. “Jesse was listening to one of his records and he said, ‘Everything sounds great,’” Janeway recalls. “It sounded like a real record – everything had depth, and was expansive-sounding. Butler ended up being the guy that we wanted to use. Producerwise, I think we knocked a home run. He is very meticulous.”

On Sea of Noise, the band’s brawny horn-driven sound is augmented – and displaced — by the use of a string quartet and a vocal choir. The strings – recorded at Memphis’ historic Sam Phillips Recording by engineer Jeff Powell – were arranged by Lester Snell, a veteran of Stax Records sessions by Isaac Hayes, Shirley Brown, Albert King, and the Staple Singers, among many others. Janeway says of Snell, “He did all these classic, great records in Memphis – he did the string arrangements on them. The strings, for us, supply a darker tone. Horns sometimes can’t portray a certain darkness. We thought that would be the best option, instead of horn lines. We have songs on this record that don’t have any horns at all.” Employed on “Crumbling Light Posts,” the recurring motif that appears three times on the album, Jason Clark and the Tennessee Mass Choir were recorded in another legendary Memphis facility. “The Stax Museum let us go in there after hours and record the choir,” Janeway says, adding with a laugh. “We said, ‘Well, hell, we’re in Memphis, let’s just see if they’ll do it.’ It was pretty neat, I’m not gonna lie.” He says of the finished work, “Sea of Noise is not quite a full-blown concept record. It is focused in terms of subject matter – finding redemption and salvation and hope. ‘Crumbling Light Posts’ comes from an old Winston Churchill quote, in which he said England was a crumbling lighthouse in a sea of darkness. I always thought that was a really interesting concept – that we’re falling anyway. In this day and age, it is the noise that has defined so many things. We’re going to fall to it eventually, but for now we feel like our heads are above water. It felt anthemic.”

The album’s lyrical and emotional richness is heard loudly in stunning new compositions like “Burning Rome” (which Janeway describes as “a letter to God, if I could write it”) and the startling “I’ll Be Your Woman,” which knocks traditional soul music gender roles on their heads. Janeway says of the latter song, “I wrote that with Jesse, and he said, ‘If I can write that song, I can die a happy man, because I’ve finally made something that I feel can stand up to my standards.’” St. Paul and the Broken Bones, which toured extensively in the U.S. and Europe behind their debut album, will put their take-no-prisoners live show on the road this fall. Their most recent concert work included arena dates opening for the Rolling Stones in Atlanta and Buffalo. Some acts may have been daunted by such a task, but not this one. “It was pretty neat, it was pretty crazy,” Janeway says. “I love the Rolling Stones, but my train of thought it, you gotta try and blow ‘em off the stage. And that’s still my goal.”

http://stpaulandthebrokenbones.com/

**All sales are final, no refunds available after purchase. Event is rain or shine**

**General Admission tickets are subject to venue Chair Policy. All VIP tickets reserve the option to bring in chairs. Please be kind to others when considering where to place your chair**

https://www.facebook.com/events/371637873360044/

A Tribute to legendary poet, singer, songwriter Townes Van Zandt hosted by Scott Cox and featuring performances by Shane Pruitt, Mark Tebalt, Treated and Released, The Wes, Bob & Bill Show, Brandy Lindsey, The Van Dangs, Maddox Cox, Claryn Greenway Emery Carr.

Band schedule to be announced soon.

All proceeds to benefit Dominion Boys Home of Spartanburg.
Click here for the Boy’s Home GoFundMe page:
https://www.gofundme.com/dominionboyshome

https://www.facebook.com/events/189744471896881/

First fall VW meet of the year. Bring out your VW or just come hang out. Free to everyone.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1796409503746712/

After a highly sold scheduled appearance last time that got snowed out, Reformed Whores will finally be here! :)

Ages 21+. There will be adult content, so please keep in mind when coming to join in on the fun. Tickets on sale soon.

If Dolly Parton & Flight of the Conchords got drunk and had a baby, you’d get the hilariously irreverent musical comedy duo Reformed Whores!

Described as “Southern-Fried feminism with a side of crass and a tall glass of sass,” Katy Frame and Marie Cecile Anderson have headlined comedy clubs and toured the country opening for the likes of musical parodist “Weird Al” Yankovic and Les Claypool from Primus. They have over a million hits on their YouTube Channel and their sophomore record “Don’t Beat Around the Bush” debuted in March 2016 in the top 20 iTunes comedy chart. Most recently their show GRAND OLE CUNTRY, which premiered in August 2017 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, was hailed by the press as “A magnificently bawdy celebration of female sexuality” and “Genuinely endearing and unflinchingly upbeat.” (Broadway Baby)

https://www.facebook.com/events/2000006690017877/

Support local arts in McDowell County!
Come to the Blue Jeans Ball for an evening of fun, dance, live music, great finger food an fellowship. Meet local artists and see wonderful artwork.
Stop by the gallery to buy your tickets! $25 each or $30 at the door the day of the event

https://www.facebook.com/events/231588197681900/

It’s Big Daddy’s 65th birthday.  The mood is somber, despite the festivities, because a number of evils poison the gaiety: greed, sins of the past and desperate hopes for the future as the knowledge that Big Daddy is dying slowly makes the rounds.

A repeat of 3 years ago!

“C’mon, NO ONE IS DOING IT!!!”

That’s right, hipster peer pressure. No one is doing rad techno contras and donation 100% to worthy charities and causes. Here we go!

Details:

WHERE: Same place as always, Landmark Hall
TIME: Blues fusion 7:30/ middle dance/ end of dance, Dance starts at 8pm goes till 11:30pm. Get there early!
COST: $15 at the door (100% goes to charity) $12 paypal at [email protected]
HOST: Luke Creech, Allison Davey
CALLER: Jesse Edgerton Heck yes!
DJ: Daniel Pronk!
CHARITY: SAMS (Syrian American medical society)

THEME: Bring out that little hipster out you know you have deep down in your overall pockets! Fedoras, gauged earnings, uncomfortably short shorts, jorts, flannel shirts, bucket hats, bright colored beanies, beat ass converse shoes (I know you got em), All shades of hair, oversized non prescription glasses, overalls, suspenders, small functionless backpacks, denim cut offs, muscle shirts with super low arm holes, MUSTACHES, super deep V necks, straw hats, Hawaiian anything, dress vintage, BRING A MASON JAR FOR WATER!

Y’all got this!

https://www.facebook.com/events/670579393320064/

Since forming little under a year ago, DownTown Abby & The Echoes have been serving Western NC with healthy doses of funky, Motown-inspired country soul led by the powerful and sultry tones of their front-woman. DownTown Abby is a tight four piece that keeps it light and funky with a little twang, highlighting the vocals and showcasing the occasional guitar solo. The band formed from a tight unit of three students at Appalachian State, all of whom graduated high school together in 2012. All four band members are North Carolina natives who grew up in Gaston County.

https://www.facebook.com/events/661538280884992/

Tickets on sale 7/6/18
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https://www.facebook.com/events/225355891600109/

WHERE: Ambrose West, 312 Haywood Road, 28806
WHEN: Saturday September 29, 2018
DOORS: 7pm | SHOW: 8pm
GENRE: 70’s FM rock radio
AGES: all ages
SEATS: seated general admission
TICKETS: $10 adv. / $12 d.o.s. / $18 VIP (guaranteed seat in 1st 3 rows!)
WEB LISTING: http://www.ambrosewest.com/dan

The Fine Colombians: A Steely Dan Tribute:

SEE A VIDEO:
www.facebook.com/TheFineColombians/videos/2108813145800954/

The Fine Colombians began in 2017 when singer/keyboardist Dr. K (Scott Eggert), fresh from finishing a doctorate degree in music composition at The University of Georgia, started nursing a daydream of starting a Steely Dan tribute band. Dr. K had previously played with New York musicians such as Dave Fields, Kevin Brennan, Mark Rivera, and the ensemble Nite-Time. Being a consummate arranger, he started writing arrangements of Dan tunes for a 3-horn jazz band, thinking that “one day I’ll find the players to make this happen.” Out of the blue, his old friend and bassist Scott Robbins texted him, asking if he wanted to do an evening of Steely Dan tunes with his Knoxville-based band State Street Rhythm Section. It turned out that Robbins and guitarist Brian David Lee (who played together for years in Knoxville bands such as State Street, Soulfinger, and Alien Love Charm) had the same daydream and wanted to make it a reality. “Well funny you should ask me that,” Dr. K said…and soon enough they were rehearsing in the home studio of drummer Scott Fugate, another excellent Knoxville musician. Eventually they were joined by vocalists Meredith Whitehead and Michele Williams of the band Freequency, as well as trumpeter Michael Spirko (Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Streamliners Swing Orchestra), alto saxophonist Dave Eckman (Soulfinger, Mighty Blue, City Limit) and tenor saxophonist Robert Knapp (Kenny Rogers, Buddy Rich, Lionel Hampton).

The band booked their first performance at Scruffy City Hall in Knoxville, under the name State Street Rhythm Section. Their show sent shock waves through the Knoxville music scene, and 5 months later their second performance at The Open Chord (Knoxville) sold out, and crowds gathered in the parking lot to hear the show in spite of not being able to get in. Following that triumph, the band has re-christened itself The Fine Colombians, and has scheduled its third show to introduce themselves to the Asheville music scene, at the stellar venue of Ambrose West. This superb group of musicians, each with 30-40 years of professional experience, looks forward to sharing their passion for the music of Steely Dan with their newfound Asheville audience.

https://www.facebook.com/events/391069957969348/

The Resonant Rogues, based out of Asheville, NC, is the songwriting soul-child of partners Sparrow and Keith J. Smith. With influences that include Appalachian old-time, Balkan folk music, & Swing Manouche, The Resonant Rogues bring the stories of their travels to life through their music. They’ve shared songs with train-hoppers in New Orleans, busked on the streets of Budapest, learned Turkish Romani dance in Istanbul, marched in protest in the hills of Appalachia, and now their path has led them to our back porch.
This night features:
Sparrow – vocals, accordion, banjo
Keith J. Smith – vocals, guitar, suitcase
Cailen Campbell – fiddle
Derrick Spivey – upright bass

$5 tickets available at the door. Music at 8PM.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1805659206208833/

Come hear some grass and drink some beer!

https://www.facebook.com/events/235411050460549/

One World Brewing West presents DJ Bowie (Birthday Bash!), CozMic Theo, BUNSEN BURN£r and Trillium Dance Company!

8 PM – 2 AM
$5 – $15 Sliding Scale Entry Fee
520 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC

9:15 – 10:45 BUNSEN BURN£R
10:45 – 12:15 CozMix Theo
12:15 – 2:00 Bowie

DJ Bowie: Like a mad scientist blasting recombined DNA through speaker coils, Bowie brings together a vast landscape of sound, artistic style and cultural expression. The impetus is the overwhelming desire to at least celebrate life, if not tear the roof off.

CozMic Theo: Live looped hip-hop boogie rock hailing from the stars and landing where the Earth Meets the sky. Danceable beats, thoughtful lyrics, dirty guitar, with a side of funky chicken. This cat aims to hit all the centers from the root to the crown. Be there or be circle.

BUNSEN BURN£R: From the Mtns of Asheville…BB lays it down with deep dance vibes making the room bounce, on a journey through various forms of House,Tech & Funk laced with soulful vocals. Big Puffy Yellow & The Landing Pad

Trillium Dance Company: Trillium is an Asheville-based company, performing choreographed pieces and providing ambient entertainment at local and regional events and festivals. We are a group of passionate creatives, versed in all aspects of performance and production. Trillium offers dance as storytelling, in order to create atmosphere, ignite passion through movement, and invoke moods.

https://www.facebook.com/events/832054663850687/

Donna the Buffalo
plus The Maggie Valley Band
Show : 8pm
Doors : 7pm

Tx & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/donna-the-buffalo-4/

https://www.facebook.com/events/296578737753867/

Join us for a evening of local brews and tunes!

https://www.facebook.com/events/346695106073407/

The NC Dance Festival brings professional modern dance choreographers from across the state together to share innovative and moving dance works. NCDF is celebrating its 28th season with shows in traditional and non-traditional venues across NC. Fierce, honest, reflective, and playful, the concert presents a wide variety of NC dance.

ShaLeigh Dance Works presents “Dead Man’s Walk,” an excerpt from their recent evening-length “I Promise,” a response to MLK Jr.’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. This ensemble work transforms unspoken emotions into rebellious physicality in a reflection on our humanity. Megan Mazarick’s solo dance story “monster,” unpacks female identity in new ways, remixing the metaphor of “hero vs. villain” to showcase the body in transformation. “Conscious Oblivion,” by Ashley McCullough, is a playful modern dance duet set to an original piano composition by Kaitlin June. KT Collective dance company presents the strong and tender solo “Suddenly I See,” in which a woman opens her heart to experience love. Local company Asheville Contemporary Dance Theater presents an excerpt of “Death by Plastica,” a quartet inspired by the use and abuse of plastic.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2100783779995490/

Do you know South Park? Show us what you got. Maybe win some sweet South Park prizes.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1267719670036856/

The Radio Room
$8 advance/ $10 dos

Funky, improvisational, and deep in the groove, Travers Brothership are an award-winning Asheville-based band bringing back the spirit of Muscle Shoals, the Allman Brothers, and the golden age of rock n roll.

“This is a band that possesses a soulful magic and heart you don’t find in many young bands. This is real art.” – Danny Harlen Mote, Lucky Trend Music

9pm Groove Matter
10pm Travers Brothership

https://www.facebook.com/events/214855032549191/

Damon Fowler is a Singer/Songwriter/Guitar/Lap steel player. Damon was born in Florida, and started playing music at 10 years old. After graduating high school he put out his first record, produced by Rick Derringer. Since then he has released 8 other recordings and has toured all over the world with his trio and Southern Hospitality featuring Victor Wainwright, Damon Fowler and JP Soars. Damon is also a touring member of the Dickey Betts Band.

Main Stage Standing Show

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

$12 Advance / $15 Day of Show

https://www.facebook.com/events/427725354416296/

Cody Canada and The Departed

https://www.facebook.com/events/246468786150700/

Envisioned Arts ATL Presents:

COFRESI
Edamame
Ryan Viser
Henry + The Invisibles

Saturday, September 29th
Asheville Music Hall
31 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801

9pm | 21+ | $12/15

COFRESI
Cofresi pushes the boundaries of modern performance and production with a hybrid style and a refreshingly versatile live dj/digital-acoustic drum setup. In the studio, he creates a unique sound that is provocative, melodic & rhythmic at it’s core. Live, his sets are full of energy as he showcases a unique ability to incorporate multidimensional digital and acoustic percussion into modern electronic music.

http://www.cofresimusic.com/

Edamame
Hailing from the city of Chicago, Edamame is the stage name of music producer Ed Harris. Mainly inspired by the great outdoors and different cultures of the world, Ed’s productions are often full of organic elements and sounds that he has personally field-recorded while exploring the planet. By synthesizing instrumental hip hop with downtempo and further blending it with his deep love for world music, it’s safe to say Edamame has carved a musical style that is truly unique. In his own words he simply creates “songs that help you float”. Since starting in 2012, he has released 10 albums (the most recent being on Emancipator’s loci records) that have garnered tens of thousands of downloads, played his music live for fans coast to coast and internationally, had songs played on the radio in countries around the world, and even had United Airlines buy songs from him. It may be hard to believe that he used to be a nationallytouring death metal vocalist.

https://soundcloud.com/edamame

Ryan Viser

Ryan Viser, an American trumpet player and electronic music producer, has stirred up a frenzy and is gaining a rapid following amongst music fans since forming in 2013. Combining his aggressive trumpet playing with his hard hitting original productions, Ryan is developing a reputation for lighting up a crowd every time he picks up the horn. In 2014, his track “Steppin Up”, won the Management’s Choice Award in The Untz Challenge V, giving Ryan the opportunity to shine on the stages of 6 major music festivals including Electric Forest, Wakarusa, Sonic Bloom, and Summer Camp. With album releases in 2015, 2016, and 2017, Ryan is continuing to hone his sound and focus on a new style of brass infused bass music.

https://soundcloud.com/ryanviser

Henry + The Invisibles

Henry + The Invisibles (Henry Roland) is a live-looping, multi-instrumentalist aka “The One Man Funk Band” that loops and layers vocal harmonies, funk guitar, grooving bass, soulful keyboards and powerful percussion to create original high energy dance music that sounds like a solid 5 piece funk ensemble!

https://soundcloud.com/henryinvisible

https://www.facebook.com/events/252184515371070/

Dirty Dead return to Oakley

https://www.facebook.com/events/216990192330608/

Joshua Hedley at The Grey Eagle

With the release of his highly anticipated debut album Mr. Jukebox via Third Man Records, Joshua Hedley will embrace the role he was born to play: this generation’s classic country champion.

An accomplished fiddle player, Hedley felt inexplicably drawn toward the instrument as a child. He got his hands on his own fiddle at age 8, and by 12, he was playing with middle-aged pickers at the VFW. At 19, he moved from his native Florida to Nashville, where he became an in-demand sideman at Robert’s Western World and other bars, and ultimately, a well-respected frontman. Armed with an easy croon and prodigious fiddle playing, he became known as the Mayor of Lower Broad. He hit the road to perform with artists including Jonny Fritz, Justin Townes Earle, and more, while the 2015 documentary Heartworn Highways Revisited featured Hedley prominently.

Hedley didn’t start writing his own songs until he was about 28 years-old. So on the backend of his 20s, he finally started writing, eventually unlocking a flood of clarity and creativity. The heartbreaking, distilled, defiantly classic country that poured out of him became Mr. Jukebox, a salve and beacon for 60s honky-tonk devotees everywhere.

Album opener “Counting All My Tears” carves out the collection’s gloriously tear-jerking territory from the jump. As “oooooohhhs” and “aaaaahhhs” serve as spine-tingling harmonies––a classic-country flourish carried throughout Mr. Jukebox––lonely piano is joined by a familiar cast including steel and of course, fiddle. “Mr. Jukebox” is a swinging nod to those beloved machines––both inanimate and breathing––that dependably play a lot of songs for a little money. It’s impossible to listen to the tune and not smile thinking of Hedley’s years logged in cover bands on Nashville’s Lower Broad. Lush strings kick off the sauntering “Weird Thought Thinker,” which features harmonies that evoke both bass walkdowns and angels. An ace fiddle intro opens “Let Them Talk,” a carefree ode to being in love and not worrying about who knows it. “Let’s Take a Vacation” pleads for one last lovers’ getaway to try to remember what’s been lost. Hedley delivers a masterful recitation over crying steel, soft harmonies, and rich supporting strings. He penned shuffling “These Walls” about FooBar, a beloved East Nashville dive Hedley lived near before it shut down.

“This Time” paints a vivid picture of leaving that’s both proud and blue. Simple and brilliant, “I Never Shed a Tear” sounds like a standard, but just like all but one track on Mr. Jukebox, it’s a Hedley original. “You’re trying to say as much as you can in as few words as possible,” he says. “Trying to convey an emotion to make people feel their own emotions.” Hedley’s ability to capture feelings is on spellbinding display in album standout “Don’t Waste Your Tears,” a soaring, gut-punching vocal performance. The final track is the only cover: a goosebumps-inducing version of “When You Wish Upon a Star.” Hedley picked the song to honor his dad, who passed away about three years ago without seeing the record deal, glowing press, and peer admiration Hedley’s earned. “We spent a lot of Christmases at Disney World,” he says. “When I was searching for a cover song, it dawned on me that my dad didn’t get to see any of this happen, but he always wanted it.”

When asked what he hopes listeners get out of Mr. Jukebox, Hedley doesn’t hesitate. “I just want people to remember they have feelings, and that they’re valid,” he says. “Not everything is Coors Light and tailgates. There are other aspects of life that aren’t so great that people experience. They’re part of life, part of what shapes people. And that’s worth noting.”

https://www.facebook.com/events/212618135995369/

OHMME w/ Ahleuchatistas
at The Mothlight
September 29th
Doors 8:30
Tickets $10adv
https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1722724?utm_medium=bks

https://www.facebook.com/events/2395181150751584/

** Concert is open to the public. No tickets necessary **

Live Argentine Tango band at “Capella’s on 9”.

Come to Asheville, NC and listen to this new tango band representing musicians from the USA, Uruguay, and Mexico!

Michael Luchtan, guitar
Diego Nunez, violin
Alejandro Pinzon, bandoneon

https://www.facebook.com/events/314655589313032/

This year, Eliada will maintain some beloved attractions including the tractor ride, which now drives all the way around the Corn Maze, jumping pillow, corn kernel sand box, spider web climber, tube slides, and corn cannons.