Calendar of Events

Thursdays are Jazz and Wine night! Come enjoy an evening of 1$ off wine specials, live Jazz from 6-8pm, and delicious food by Food Stop Food Truck!

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Spring LEAF Festival 2019 – “Breaking Ground”

Join us May 9th – 12th
Discount Tickets on sale @ theLEAF.org/tickets

LEAF Community Arts is thrilled to announce its dynamic lineup of performing artists for the Spring 2019 LEAF Festival, taking place Thursday, May 9th to Sunday, May 12th near Asheville at the majestic Lake Eden in Black Mountain, NC. Experience 400+ performing artists representing 9 different countries, 5 family adventure villages, 80+ craft & culinary vendors, 50+ healing arts, music and earth skills workshops, and a global community steeped in tradition. As LEAF approaches a new phase in its legacy with the creation of a year round Global Arts Center, we welcome one and all to gather and celebrate this new inspiring chapter in our journey together. Bring your hopes, your dreams, your families, and an open heart for a world culture celebration you will never forget. Kids under 10 FREE!

SHOVELS & ROPE • INDIA.ARIE • TREVOR HALL
Larkin Poe • Black Violin • The War and Treaty �Molly Tuttle • The East Pointers • Dirtwire �Gina Chavez • Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio • Jon Stickley Trio�Sweet Crude • Sean Ardoin • Victory Boyd�Sammy Miller & The Congregation • Jarlath Henderson • Kobo Town �The Screaming J’s, Yaima • Poranguí • Abraham Jam • Jane Kramer • DJ Bowie • Boogitherapi • Bubba Love • The Golden Trumpets • Natadas�The Campfire Reverends • Grandfather Mazatzin • Grandmother Sangoma �Unifire Theater • Illuminera • Ka Amorastreya • Imagine Circus • Ray Harperspective�Free Raisins • Lift Ticket • Ethan Hummel • Alexandra Deis-Lauby • Bob Isaacs • Jesse Edgerton�LEAF International ONEmic & Guatemala • Southern Fried Poetry Slam
6th annual Newsong Singer-Songwriter Competition & many more…

“They say the creation of a thousand forests lies in a single acorn. One word, one choice, one gesture no matter how seemingly small has the power to transform this world for the better. For the 48th LEAF Festival, we’ve scoured the globe to select artists who are architects of positive change using the strength & resilience of their creative expression to uplift our communities. Artists who defy expectation, remaining true to their path allowing authenticity to guide them to ever higher heights of accomplishment & impact. Artists who value the importance of planting deep roots as much as reaching for the stars. As LEAF Community Arts approaches a new phase in its legacy with the creation of a year round Global Arts Center, we welcome one and all to gather at the beautiful Lake Eden to celebrate this new inspiring chapter in our journey together. Bring your hopes, your dreams, your families, and an open heart for a world culture celebration you will never forget.” ~Ehren Cruz, Performing Arts Director

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Olive Catering Company at Dry Falls.

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WEDNESDAY
5pm Teen Contemporary with Melvin
$50 4 week series. Starts Jan. 9

THURSDAY
4pm Kids Hip Hop Series with Lisa
Semester runs 1/17/19 – 5/16/19
$50/month or $160/semester

5pm Teen Hip Hop Series with Lisa
Semester runs ​1/17/19 – 5/16/19
$50/month or $160/semester

https://www.facebook.com/events/368264583936462/?event_time_id=368264690603118

$1 off flagships!

It’s like Open Mic night, but every song is guaranteed to sound good! Share your vinyls with us and we’ll play them for you! 6:30 – 8:30

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Come grab a burger, side and a year round brew for $12 every Thursday starting November 1st. From 5-8PM you can get this special deal from The Hungry Ghost. Join in on #BGtrivia @ 6:30PM for a night of fun and food.
Beer options include:
IPA
Pale Ale
LAGA (Light American Golden Ale)
English Porter
Grapefruit IPA
Mango IPA

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Do you like delicious burgers (beef or black bean) topped with tomato, onion, pickle, lettuce, and BBQ aioli? Do you like to pair your favorite hard cider with said delicious burger? Of course you do!!

Join us on Thursdays at Bold Rock Mills River and get a burger, a side & a cider of your choice for only $12!

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For the entire month of May, we’re raising money for Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Friends of DuPont Forest with our campaign “Pints for Pines.”

Here’s how it works:
All month long, visit either (or both!) of our taprooms in Asheville and Brevard to make an in-person donation to be displayed on the wall!

On Thursdays in May, we’re hosting Pint Nights to benefit both organizations! Visit either of our taprooms from 5PM-8PM. Buy any UpCountry house brewed beer and we’ll donate a percentage of sales to Friends of the Smokies and Friends of DuPont Forest.

For an additional dollar, keep a limited edition Pints for Pines glass!

We’re so excited to fundraise for two incredible nonprofits that help protect the beautiful regions where we live and play. We hope you’ll take part!

Visit our Pints for Pines Official Page: https://www.upcountrybrewing.com/pintsforpines

Visit Friends of the Smokies: https://friendsofthesmokies.org
Visit Friends of DuPont Forest: https://www.dupontforest.com/

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AdventHealth Hendersonville’s commitment to whole-person care – mind, body and spirit – means we are committed to creating access to innovative, exceptional care through our direct clinical programs and through support of community partners.

The AdventHealth Hendersonville Foundation is taking on the need for increased access to safe, effective behavior health care through its annual Experience Gala. The proceeds of this year’s Gala ticket sales will help fund a Behavioral Health pod in the AdventHealth Hendersonville Emergency Department.

The causes of mental health issues vary, but one group that is seeing particularly high rates is military veterans. Nearly 20 veterans commit suicide in the United States every day. The need to expand access to care for veterans and all members of our community experiencing behavioral health issues is why the AdventHealth Hendersonville Foundation is inviting you to its annual gala, “Experience Heroes of the Red, White and Blue”. This year’s AdventHealth Foundation Gala will take place on Thursday, May 9, at 5:30 p.m. at Signature Flight Support – Asheville Regional Airport.

This year’s military setting will be an elegant evening honoring our nation’s military heroes. The program will feature the presentation of the Dr. P.J. Moore, Jr. & Dr. Arthur A. Pearson Award of Excellence to Jeff Miller and Blue Ridge Honor Flight.

An honor wall will be displayed at the Gala to showcase Veterans. If you would like to support the Gala but can’t attend, consider paying tribute to a Veteran. For a $25 donation per Vet, your Veterans info will be posted on the honor wall. We would like to collect a photo (if possible), along with name, rank, branch, dates and place of service if known.

A chance drawing for a trip to Washington, D.C. is available. The winner receives two, round-trip coach airline tickets with departure from a nearby airport and a five-night, double occupancy stay in Washington. A single ticket purchase is $25 or five tickets may be purchased for $100 at AdventHealthGALA.com.

To purchase tickets for the gala and the Washington, D.C. trip chance drawing, or to pay tribute to a Veteran, or inquire about a sponsorship, contact the AdventHealth Hendersonville Foundation at 828-681-2421 or [email protected].

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Ground beef isn’t the only meat you can use to make the perfect burger. Join the Old Rock Café’s Chef Randall Spencer for this two-hour class on how to make burgers using exotic meats and side items that compliment each dish. Come hungry, because you’ll get more than just a sample of each item and a glass of soda or craft beer or wine as part of this class.

You’ll learn to prepare:
Ground Elk, Duck and Boar Burgers
Old Rock Onion Rings
Chimney Rock Fries
Old Rock Aioli
Grilled Corn
Plum Sauce

Cost is $50 per couple or $30 per person.
Space is limited, so call 828-625-9611 today.

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To get you excited about our first-ever White Zombie 5k fun run benefitting MANNA FoodBank, we’re hosting Zombie Takeover Day on May 9 with a one-day “killer” discount. Come out to our Zombie Takeover party to register at our South Slope tasting room or use online code – zombie – all day on the event site to get $5 off your registration. We are donating 3.5 meals per registration to MANNA, so you can do good and run for your life!

Relax and unwind at the Arboretum’s new “ArborEvenings” weekly after hours gathering. Held every Thursday, April – October, from 6 to 9 p.m., guest will see the Arboretum’s gardens come to light after dark while enjoying delicious food and tasty beverages. Live music will be played in the Heritage Garden the last Thursday of each month.

This event is free and included with daytime parking fees. No outside food/beverages are allowed; valid ID required for all alcohol purchases.

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BODY POSITIVE is an exhibition of original pastel nudes by artist Alex Alford. The theme of the show has many meanings: celebration of diverse body types, rendering them without idealizing, bodies on the page without background detail, not abstracting the forms, and so forth. Works are for sale, and prints of each may be ordered online.

The show will be on display through the end of June at the Desoto Lounge in West Asheville, 504 Haywood Rd.

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Meet and greet at 6pm, Pondering starts at 6:30.

Please enter the church through the front door. There is ample parking on the street in front of the church. There will be a $2 per person offering for the use of the church facilities and I think this is very fair. This is in addition to any donation you may wish to give for the expenses of the meetup itself. Feel free to bring any reasonable food or drink for yourself or to share.

RSVPs go live every Friday at 3pm.

Parents! You do not want your 7th-12th grader to miss this conference, hosted right here on campus! Mark your calendar! Registration opens next week!

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Join us for trivia every Thursday at 6. Check each date for our new theme!

Think you know your stuff? We’ll call your bluff!

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In this intimate workshop you will learn the basics of using a loom and weaving cloth over the course of 4 Thursday evenings. Class taught by Danielle Burke.

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Members of the WNC MMA and their guests are invited to share good times and beautiful views at The Capital Club in downtown Asheville.

Refreshments will be provided. No charge to attend for all current Active and Allied members of the WNC Medical Managers Association. We encourage you to bring a guest. Join the WNC Medical Managers Association or activate your membership here

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$15 Advance / $15 Day of Show

Joe & Hannah’s music is an intricate and compelling dance of melodies, vocals, a blend of covers and originals, and a spicy mix of Rock, Celtic, Flamenco and Americana influences. This year, they are celebrating the release their new documentary film called “A Tree Finds Its Voice” which is about their matched cello & guitar made from the same trees. Join Acoustic Eidolon as they celebrate their journey through music, stories and a life unexpected

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

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Join us Thursday May, 9th 2019 for a special musical performance by the MEGA talented Hope Griffin! Music starts @ 7 PM!

https://youtu.be/K9-huGlxfjM

Bio
Born in Anchorage, Alaska, Hope Griffin was literally born into music. Surrounded by a musical family, she began singing and performing when she was very young. Hope first got turned onto the idea of writing her own music when she received a guitar at age 17. She attended Carson-Newman University and went on to receive a Bachelors degree in classical voice. It was there that her true flair for songwriting developed. Hope’s drive to perform her original works was launched after winning a songwriters contest in college in 2007. She eventually moved to Asheville, North Carolina where she began introducing her angelic vocals and folky lyrics into the music scene.

Since her time in Asheville, Hope has entered and won several singer/songwriter contests, including 2nd place of thousands to open for Dave Barnes. In 2012, her debut single “Hanging In The Balance” made international radio play. She was recognized in regional publications such as the Herald-Journal, The Mountain Xpress, and The Daily Times. She appeared on WNC television, and began touring all over the Southeast USA. In 2014, in an effort to expand her acoustic sound, she teamed up with NJ born cellist and Asheville transplant Jamie Leigh Bennett to create a dynamic guitar/cello blend of original sound. In 2016 & 2017, she consecutively snagged both best “Singer-Songwriter” and best “Acoustic/Folk Band” titles in Western North Carolina though community votes. Later on that year, Hope added long-time friend and talented lead guitarist Andrew Thelston into the group. Together, their combined fusion of her silky vocals, Andrew’s sassy, electric blues rifts, and Jamie Leigh’s deep, rich cello lines has made for a listening experience quite unlike any other. Hope’s “in your face” style of ballad writing, as well as the trio’s reputation for playing fresh versions of songs that span through the decades has made them popular amongst a wide range of age groups.

Hope continues to wow audiences and stretch the musical boundaries by switching from soulful ballads to high-energy blues with ease. Her 6 original song EP, entitled “Say What You Will” released on February 6th, 2015 to a sold out show at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall in Asheville, NC. Her third song on the album titled “A Fisherman’s Life” was awarded “best song” in WNC in 2016. Each song on the record offered a diverse style and hook worthy of its subject matter, but all were linked with Hope’s angelic voice, catchy beats, and poignant imagery. The album was one that fans of folk music and singer-songwriters had been waiting for since Hope first began mesmerizing her audiences, and was the perfect exhibition of her extraordinary talent.

Riding on the wings of the success of 2015’s album, Hope jumped back in the studio to record a larger project titled “Where the Soil & the Stars Meet”, which released on October 31st, 2016. As a strong follow up to her previous release, Hope’s album—her first LP—was as eclectic and as unpredictable of a musical journey as those who fell in love with her debut might have expected. Song after song, Hope defied convention, leading her audience by the hand through honest reflections of true love, a broken heart left devastated, a chance meeting with strangers, to the celebration of a long life well-lived. Constantly blending genres, the very essence of Hope’s trademark style constantly remains: Her lyrical quality of capturing the simplest of life’s moments and rendering them profound reflections on the emotions that unite us all. A haunting and always evolving collection of ballads, “Where the Soil and Stars Meet” peered into the soul of an artist whose fingers remain firmly on the pulse of the curious odyssey in which we all find ourselves.

At the conclusion of 2017 (and just in time for the season), Hope released her latest project “And the Lights Will Shine” – a 6-song collection of holiday tunes. Reflective of her usual folk flair, the EP was well received by all. As expressed by Bill Kopp from the Mountain Xpress: “With ‘And the Lights Will Shine,’ folk/Americana artist Hope Griffin bravely takes on a clutch of holiday classics (adding an original of her own) and creates a fine, distinctive record in the process.”

Hope can currently be seen touring as a Folk/Americana trio with her cellist Jamie Leigh and lead guitarist Andrew Thelston at many venues throughout the US. Her free spirited personality and ability to tell beautiful stories through song make her a true force to be reckoned with – and a hard excuse to miss.

http://www.hopegriffinmusic.com/

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Come see this beautiful local singer. She stared out singing when she was 9 and has stolen everyone’s heart as she got older. Come out and see her sing.

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Mitch’s Totally Rad Trivia is a team trivia played in 7 rounds over the course of 2 endlessly entertaining hours. The game covers everything pop culture and is always irreverent by nature. The game is not your average pub quiz as it explores everything from didgeridoo covers of pop songs to bad celebrity tattoos and everything in between. Ever wanted to identify animals by their gonads? Then this is the game for you! Mitch curates a one of a kind trivia smorgasbord of random, unusual, and hilarious subjects. This absurd trivia game is not about historical facts or sports stats, it is all about random movies, unforgettable ear-worms, and the hilariousness of growing up in the 80’s and 90’s. The game starts at 7pm in the cozy One Stop in downtown Asheville. Drink specials include $4 bourbon/$4 Washington Apple Shots and $5 White Russians, and food is available from MOJO Kitchen which offers 1/2 price nachos during the game! Best of all the winning team each week takes home a collection of Totally Rad Prizes including a $35 gift certificate to The One Stop/MOJO Kitchen.

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Pisgah Trout Unlimited’s monthly Chapter Meetings are open to anyone and are held at the DFR Room in downtown Brevard. Each month we feature a different speaker who will address various topics from fishing to conservation. Whether you are interested in learning more about Trout Unlimited or are a long time member come have a beer, meet some local fishermen and TU members and learn about what our chapter is doing to support our local waters and fish.

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Pisgah Trout Unlimited’s monthly Chapter Meetings are open to anyone and are held at the DFR Room in downtown Brevard. Each month we feature a different speaker who will address various topics from fishing to conservation. Whether you are interested in learning more about Trout Unlimited or are a long time member come have a beer, meet some local fishermen and TU members and learn about what our chapter is doing to support our local waters and fish.

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Queer Punk Cake Off: A benefit to support Fierce Flix

Join us for the second year of music and cake auctioning chaos at Sly Grog Lounge – 271 Haywood St

Bring a cake or bring your appetite!

If you’d like to let us know you’re donating a cake, you can email us at [email protected] (but feel free to also just show up with a cake to donate to the auction)!

Doors 7pm // Cake Auction & Bands 8pm

Bands: Charli Jasper, Eggshell Emily, Rooster, Decyve, Nomadic War Machine, and Permission Slip

All proceeds go to support Fierce Flix!

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Skeletonwitch
w/ Soft Kill, Wiegedood, portrayal of guilt
at The Mothlight
Thursday, May 9th
Doors 7pm, Show 7:45
Tickets: $16adv, https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1828698

SCHEDULE BELOW…
Doors – 7pm
Portrayal of Guilt – 7:45 – 8:10
Wiegedood – 8:30 – 9:00
Soft Kill – 9:20 – 10:00
Skeletonwitch – 10:20 – 11:20

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Do you drink and know things? Come out for $3 drafts and show off your big brain box!

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Opening: Nicky Egan

Chicano Batman

They came out of L.A., four young men in vintage formalwear, playing songs that blended Brazilian Tropicalía with early ’70s psychedelic soul and the romantic pop of bands like Los Ángeles Negros. It was an immediately addictive sonic brew, and their reputation grew fast. Since forming in 2008, Chicano Batman have released two full-length albums—a self-titled 2009 debut, and 2014’s Cycles Of Existential Rhyme—and two EPs. The band has played Coachella, and toured with Alabama Shakes and Jack White, among others. Now, they’re making their boldest statement yet with Freedom Is Free, their third album and ATO Records debut.

Frontman Bardo Martinez met bassist Eduardo Arenas in 2008, and they quickly found common ground in the work of Caetano Veloso and other Tropicalía performers, as well as the kind of vintage soul and pop heard on “the albums our parents have in their closets.” They recruited drummer Gabriel Villa and made their first album as a trio; guitarist Carlos Arévalo joined the band in 2011 and they released The Joven Navegante EP the following year.

Chicano Batman’s look has done as much to set them apart as their sound or their name. Since the beginning, they’ve performed in matching suits and ruffled shirts; Bardo explains, “We’re making a particular reference that some people understand—Los Ángeles Negros, Los Pasteles Verdes. In the ’70s, it was a big thing where all these cats were playing romantic ballads, but they were funky as hell.”

That sharp funk groove shows up throughout Freedom Is Free, but especially on the title song. Bardo’s uplifting lyrics, delivered in his uniquely dreamy/romantic style, are bolstered by the backing vocals of New York’s all-female Mariachi Flor de Toloache.

“It’s a counterpoint to the propaganda catch phrase that was invented by the US government during the first Iraq war, ‘Freedom isn’t free,’” he explains. “It’s a counter-narrative…the song itself relates to the idea that freedom is inherent to every individual on this planet and in the universe. I live in Los Angeles, and people are pretty jaded; everybody’s so caught up in their routine they can’t tap into their own spirits. For me, music is about the spirit.”

The first single, “Friendship (Is a Small Boat In A Storm),” is an organ-driven soul jam with buzzing, psychedelic guitar from Carlos (who wrote the music). “I’m not a lyricist,” he says. “I brought in the chords and the instrumental melodies, and I gave it to Bardo. So he wrote the lyrics and the vocal melodies, and then we brought it to the band and they added the rhythmic elements and the overall feel.”

Perhaps the biggest surprise on Freedom Is Free is “The Taker Story.” Over a slow, ominous groove, Bardo unleashes a stinging indictment of imperialism and conquest, with the Mariachi Flor de Toloache amplifying his simmering fury as the band channels the Funkadelic of “March to the Witch’s Castle” and America Eats Its Young.

“That’s all Bardo; he composed the bass line, he composed the chords, he had the whole idea for it,” says Carlos. “That’s the only song on the album where the vocals were tracked live. What you hear is what we did.”

Freedom Is Free reflects Chicano Batman’s decision to foreground the soul and R&B elements of their sound. To achieve their ambitious sonic goals, the quartet worked with producer Leon Michels (El Michels Affair, The Arcs) in his Diamond Mine Recording studio in Long Island City, NY. Michels, a veteran in the New York soul revival scene, has performed in Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, The Black Keys and The Menahan Street Band. In addition to tracking the album to analog tape, Michels contributed keyboards and his trademark horn arrangements (he’s been sampled by Jay-Z and Ghostface Killah). The partnership between Michels and Chicano Batman truly captures the band’s live energy and brings their aesthetic goals to life.

“They get together, they rehearse every week, they fight about the arrangements, they have a classic band dynamic,” Michels says. “So for me it was really just about shaping up the songs. They were already there, but some of them were eight minutes long, so we had to cut them up and make it so you were engaged from start to finish. They had just come off a tour, and they were tight as hell, so it was just a matter of getting the right take. At the most, we did three takes of a song.”

Recording with Michels allowed Chicano Batman access to his collection of vintage gear, which helped expand their creative palette. “The possibilities were sonically endless,” Carlos says. “If you wanted to do something, it was like, ‘Yeah, I have that over here. You want a Mellotron? I have a Mellotron.’ He had amazing equipment, and his aesthetic is right in line with ours.”

Outside the studio, Chicano Batman have built a stellar reputation through heavy touring across the country. They’ve played major festivals like Coachella, Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, and opened for Jack White, Alabama Shakes, and Portugal. The Man. The past two years have demonstrated a breakout year, selling out just about every show across the US as a headliner in support of their most recent record.

NICKY EGAN
Dubbed a “soul songstress” by Phillyburbs.com, Nicky Egan is an accomplished songwriter and
keyboardist who commands the stage with captivating energy.
Originally from Philadelphia, Egan grew up in a home where the sounds of Richie Havens, Bob
Marley, Bonnie Raitt, and The Rolling Stones were frequently buzzing on the stereo.
Egan now splits here time between Los Angeles and Brooklyn. Since 2017, she’s been playing keys and singing for Chicano Batman on the road, and hibernating off the road in Dumbo, New York, recording new music with writing partner, Joe Crispiano of The Dap Kings.

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An Evening With: Choir! Choir! Choir! at The Grey Eagle

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This event is SOLD OUT. All the way from Japan…The one and only Guitar Wolf! Not only Guitar Wolf, but legendary Greg Cartwright and The Tip Tops (Reigning Sound/Oblivians), Zin Vetro (Asheville’s own Space Glammers) and Paint Fumes (kicking off their tour)!

This will be a very special night with very limited tickets for sale. We love you Asheville and are so happy to bring this amazing show to you!

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