Calendar of Events

Marianne Williamson is touring the country this year, discussing how a revolution in consciousness paves the way to both personal and political renewal. Please go to https://marianne.com/upcoming-events/ for a list of cities so far scheduled for the tour and check back often for updates.

This talk is part of the CTZN Summit: This is Our House.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1523978927708382/

The Panthers will host the New England Patriots at Bank of America Stadium for Week 3 of the preseason August 24, 2018. Visit panth.rs/p7KTpw to purchase your tickets.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1496453857127295/

In this comedy a couple discovers they are having a baby.  Unfortunately they have a big fight leading to a break-up. Will their love for each other win out over their stubborness before the baby is born?

The Groundling

By Marc Palmieri; Directed by Betsy Puckett

August 17-September 2, 2018

Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm; Sundays at 2:30 pm

NC Premiere! After stumbling upon an outdoor production of a Shakespeare play in Manhattan, Long Island landscaper Bob Malone returns home inspired to write a play about his troubled marriage. He hires two reluctant New York theatre professionals to spend a week at his home and stage the play in his garage, with a cast of colorful locals. A modern romantic comedy with a moving and unexpected ending.

Come join us and enjoy the musical talents of Kevin Fuller. This is his first time playing for us at Peaks & Creeks – but I am sure it won’t be his last. Come on out and support local music!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2185524411733960/

Alex Williams will be at Salvage Station in Asheville, NC on Friday, August 24. Get your tickets here http://bit.ly/AW_Asheville

https://www.facebook.com/events/214226682750998/

Concert

Property: Omni Grove Park Inn
Event Type: Hotel Event
Event Category: Couples,Entertainment
Contact: (800) 438-5800
Contact Phone: (800) 438-5800
Link: https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/dining/elaines-dueling-piano-bar

Join the non-stop, rock n’ roll, sing-along party show at Elaine’s! Doors open at 8:00 pm, show starts at 9:00 pm.

Joe Louis Walker at The Grey Eagle

https://www.facebook.com/events/1876759845952021/

WHERE: Ambrose West, 312 Haywood Road, 28806
WHEN: Friday August 24, 2018
DOORS: 7pm | SHOW: 8pm
GENRE: rock / funk / classical
AGES: all ages
SEATS: seated general admission & standing room
TICKETS: $10 adv. / $12 d.o.s. / $15 VIP (guaranteed seat in 1st 3 rows!)
WEB LISTING: http://www.ambrosewest.com/getright

The Get Right Band:

WEBSITE: https://thegetrightband.com
HEAR SOME MUSIC: https://thegetrightband.bandcamp.com/album/whos-in-charge
SEE A VIDEO: https://youtu.be/brE7gumK1oo

“The Get Right Band are the type of performers that you just know will break out. Their songs are infectious and take you immediately to a very happy place. The lyrics are smart and bear weight.”
-The Huffington Post

THE GET RIGHT BAND is “hip-shaking, earthquaking pure funk fun” (The Alternate Root). They are one of Relix Magazine’s “On The Verge” picks, Home Grown Music Network’s 2015 “Best New Band of the Year,” and were voted “Best Progressive Band” in Western North Carolina by Mountain Xpress readers. They have performed on the famed World Cafe, a nationally syndicated NPR show, and have brought their unique sound to major festivals and venues such as FloydFest, The Orange Peel, Music City Roots TV Show, The Green Parrot, Arlene’s Grocery, and Riverbend Fest.

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.

For very special shows, The Get Right Band combines forces with Opal Strings–Mariya Potapova, Kara Poorbaugh, and Franklin Keel. When the two groups come together the instrumentation is violin, viola, cello, guitar, bass, drums, and vocals–and the sound is completely unlike anything you’ve heard.

These are raw, personal songs performed with passion and honesty. The Get Right Band brings a danceable groove to the material and the emotive strings bring a sweetness and a depth–and then sometimes they switch roles. On one song the ensemble might lean into the gentle melancholy of nostalgic love and on another they might dive into a funky, dissonant world of musical exploration. You will hear an endless blending of genres and you will hear genreless music. You will hear intricate compositions, improvisation, poetry, beauty, pain, healing, and everything in between.

https://www.facebook.com/events/421716894939544/

The SteelDrivers – Two Nights
plus Kelsey Waldon
Show : 8pm
Doors : 7pm
$26 – $30
Ages 18+
Partially seated shows

Tickets & Info
Night One – 8/23 www.theorangepeel.net/event/the-steeldrivers-2/
Night Two – 8/24 www.theorangepeel.net/event/the-steeldrivers-3/

Though The Muscle Shoals Recordings may sound like something historic, as in “from the vault,” it is fully from this moment. This is the fourth SteelDrivers studio album, made up of all-new material, mostly original, and recorded in Muscle Shoals at the legendary NuttHouse Recording Studio. Much of the inspiration came from Muscle Shoals, an area of exultation and experimentation, and home to the SteelDrivers’ lead vocalist, writer, and lead singer Gary Nichols, with the band joined by Nichols’ lifelong friend Jason Isbell on two songs. The group continues its rich musical progression, conjuring music drenched in soul, blues, bluegrass, R&B, country, and rock ‘n’ roll. Can a new album be a classic album? If the “blend of soul and slink, blues and country, mountain coal and red dirt,” as Peter Cooper characterized their sound, is timeless, the SteelDrivers have delivered another new classic. Fiddle-player, songwriter, and singer Tammy Rogers aptly describes the “realness, rawness, and edge” in the band’s sound. With Nichols having written nearly half of the new songs and Rogers most of the balance, this is the SteelDrivers’ most fully realized album to date, and another spectacular step forward.

www.thesteeldrivers.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/1776464865996700/

Doors: 7pm
Show: 8pm
$15 adv/ $20 DOS

TRIBUTE – a celebration of The Allman Brothers Band is a powerful 8 piece group that faithfully recreates the music of one of the finest bands of all time. Since its founding in 2013, Atlanta-based TRIBUTE has earned a reputation as the source for the authentic ABB sound around Atlanta and throughout the Southeast. Rigged with vintage equipment, they interpret the Allman catalog in such a way that these songs written in the ‘60s and ‘70s come alive again.

http://tributeabb.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/185120485647899/

Alex Williams

“I grew up on 80’s hair metal,” Alex Williams says with a laugh. “My dad listened
to Cinderella and Ratt, so that was my musical upbringing until I was about 16.
That’s when my grandparents played me ‘Dreaming My Dreams’ by Waylon
Jennings and ‘Red Headed Stranger’ by Willie Nelson.”
It would be hard to overstate the importance of those records on Alex Williams’
life. After hearing them, he traded in his electric guitar for an acoustic, dove deep
into classic country music, and, most importantly, began writing his own songs.
Roughly a decade later, Williams is releasing his debut album, ‘Better Than
Myself,’ and much like Willie and Waylon, he’s doing it on his own terms.
“It seems like there’s a lot of people out there just trying to get through the day,”
reflects Williams. “They’re working a job they don’t love or following somebody
else’s dreams just because it’s safe and it keeps them comfortable. I didn’t want
to be like that.”
‘Better Than Myself’ is a distant cry from the sugary pop hybrids currently
dominating country radio airwaves, and as far as Williams is concerned, that’s a
good thing. He’s part of a new breed of upstart outsiders, writing music that at
once sounds both modern and traditional, channeling the raw, authentic sound
that’s made stars out of outlaw singers and red dirt rockers. His live show is a
force to be reckoned with, earning him dates with everyone from Lynyrd Skynyrd
to Hank Williams, Jr., but he’s equally at home in the studio. Fat, twangy guitar
tones, honky-tonk pianos, and swirling pedal steel lay the framework for Williams’
blend of vintage country and southern rock, and his lived-in baritone breathes
genuine life and depth into his based-on-a-true-story brand of songwriting.
“This record represents the last ten years of my life,” says Williams. “My
thoughts, my feelings, everything that I’ve been through, it’s all in these songs.
It’s what I’ve wanted to say for a decade.”
Williams was born just outside Indianapolis, in the small town of Pendleton, IN.
After graduating from high school, he relocated to Nashville for a short-lived stint
at Belmont University, but he quickly dropped out after realizing he could learn
more about life by hitting the road and experiencing it than he ever could in a
classroom.
“I played some in Nashville and did the Broadway thing, and I played locally
around Indiana some, too, but my first real gigs were in Texas,” remembers
Williams. “I went down there because my cousin owned this shrimper bar on the
Gulf coast where I could play. That was a big part of what got me so into Texas
and all those Texas songwriters like Guy Clark, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Billy Joe
Shaver.”

Williams had a band with some of his former college classmates, and by the time
he was ready to make the leap and go solo, buzz about the group had caught the
ear of Big Machine Label Group’s Julian Raymond. While Big Machine might be
best known as home to crossover stars like Taylor Swift, Raymond’s illustrious
pedigree as a GRAMMY-winning songwriter and producer included work with old
school greats like Glen Campbell and Hank Williams Jr., and he sensed
something special in Williams.
“I was worried,” remembers Williams. “I was 25, leaving this band, and I had no
idea where my career was going to go, but Julian gave me a chance. He invited
me to come by and start recording demos of my songs, and we probably ended
up doing 50 or 60 of them. We kept slimming it down, but I kept writing.”
When it was time to head into the studio for proper recording sessions, Williams
and Raymond pieced together an all-star band featuring some of Nashville’s
finest musicians: drummer Victor Indrizzo (Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris),
keyboard player Matt Rollings (Lyle Lovett, Mark Knopfler), bassist Joeie
Canaday (Leann Rimes, Steven Curtis Chapman), pedal steel player Dan
Dugmore (James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt), and guitarists Tom Bukovac (Don
Henley, Stevie Nicks) and J.T. Corenflos (Dolly Parton, Alan Jackson).
With Raymond at the helm as producer, the band recorded live on the studio floor
and wrapped basic tracking in just two days. The result is a rollicking throwback
chock full of wit and wisdom, colored throughout by Williams’ fierce streak of
independence. Album opener “Better Than Myself,” which features harmonica
legend and longtime Willie Nelson bandmember Mickey Raphael, sets the stage
perfectly, as Williams sings, “Truth be told in every note I play / Truth be told I
don’t care what you say.”
“One of my old bandmates was pissed at me one time and he said, ‘Man, your
songs are better than you are,'” Williams remembers. “That was hard to hear, but
I had to save the line. I wrote the song in the back room of a venue before we
played one of our last shows together, and it really felt like this new beginning for
me.”
Williams has never been one to pull a punch in his deeply personal songwriting.
On the fingerpicked “Pay No Mind,” he imparts hard-won insight about what (and
who) really matters, while the folky “Freak Flag” is a devil-may-care ode to being
yourself, and “Little Too Stoned” laments the loss of the authentic in favor of our
society’s obsession with the latest trends and fads. Elsewhere on the album, the
hard-charging “Hell Bent Hallelujah” offers up a profane prayer for some good
news, the infectious “More Than Survival” insists on living a life that’s more
meaningful than just getting by, and “A Few Short Miles” draws inspiration from a
figure Williams met during those early days onstage in Texas.

“There was a fisherman down there who rescued an old acoustic guitar from a
dumpster after a hurricane came through Galveston,” remembers Williams. “One
day I was in the bar restringing my guitar and he knocked on the door and gave it
to me. It was really inspiring getting to know him, and a lot of things he said to me
made it into that song.”
Perhaps the most personal track on the record, though, is “Old Tattoo,” a stirring
ode to Williams’ grandfather and the strength of his mother and grandmother in
the face of his passing. “Time don’t heal / It’s just fadin’ like the floors of an old
saloon,” he sings. “You can hide the pain away / Even if it’s carved right into you /
Like an old tattoo.”
It’s an arresting moment, and an apt metaphor for a songwriter with the ability to
lodge his melodies and lyrics deep beneath your skin. Forget fame and fortune,
hits and hype. As far as Williams is concerned, the legacy you leave behind with
the ones you care about most is the true measure of any man. With that in mind,
and with a debut album as good as ‘Better Than Myself’ under his belt, it’s clear
that Alex Williams is here to do more than just survive.

https://www.facebook.com/events/268739150615412/

WHERE: THE BLOCK off biltmore, 39 S. Market St, 28801
WHEN: Friday August 24, 2018
DOORS: 8pm | SHOW: 9pm
GENRE: vintage rock n’roll
AGES: 21+
SEATS: scattered seats / standing
TICKETS: $5 at the door
WEB LISTING: http://theblockoffbiltmore.com/index.php/event/3coolcats

3 COOL CATS:

WEBSITE: www.3coolcats.net
SEE A VIDEO: https://youtu.be/LKELTVBIYqE

3 COOL CATS – THE COOLEST VINTAGE ROCK & ROLL TRIO IN THE CAROLINAS!

If you are a fan of 50’s and 60’s rock and roll then you are gonna love 3 Cool Cats.

Hank Bones (Guitar & Vocals), Mike Filippone (Bass & Vocals) and Russ Wilson (Drums & Vocals) play all of the great hits of the early days of rock and roll.

Elvis, Chuck Berry, Bill Haley, The Beatles, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Rolling Stones, The Five Satins, The Moonglows, The Flamingos, etc.

Together since 2011, these gentlemen have been rockin’ and rollin from coast to coast with their authentic sound. What also makes this band unique is not only the their playing style but also their incredible vocal harmony.

3 Cool Cats prove time and time again that they are The Coolest Vintage Rock & Roll Trio in the Carolinas.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2200444486853214/

Monolord is a doom/ sludge metal, and heavy rock mixed band from Gothenburg, Sweden. Founded in 2013.

w/ Navajo Witch, APE VERMIN

at The Mothlight
August 24th
Doors 8:30
Tickets $12adv

https://www.facebook.com/events/256352951590554/

Genre: Roots/Funk/Soul
Tickets: $10.00
Show: 9PM (Doors: 8PM)
Ages: 21+

Noah Proudfoot and The Botanicals

After releasing his debut album, Asheville songwriter Noah Proudfoot has teamed up with brother Ben Stockdale on drums, Brady Williams on steel drum, Kyle Nucelli on bass and Rob Lenfesty on keys to form a high energy soul group that has been steadily gaining a foothold in Western North Carolina’s music scene. Delivering performances that drive the spirit and touch on topics from mindfulness to environmental stewardship- this band is intent on making music with a message. From indie-hop, to funk and reggae, there is no territory that this band will not explore- except maybe country metal. But even that sounds exciting. After launching a successful Kickstarter campaign, the is excited to release the fruits of their labor.

web: http://www.noahproudfoot.com/
vid: https://youtu.be/uN8RuEMXDtM

Hustle Souls

Once upon a time in the budding music-mecca of Asheville, NC, a man with a trumpet, an acoustic guitar and a mission metamorphosed into the synergistic soul/indie-pop band, Hustle Souls. With 2 ½ years of touring under their belt, the band’s feel-good, modern meets vintage sound, have earned them a reputation as one of the region’s most promising independent acts.

Lead singer and keyboardist, Billy Litz’s rootsy influences and vulnerable compositions are embroidered, garnished, and decked out by a powerhouse soul band. The rhythm section, Tommy Moore and Sean McCann aggressively usher in a tight jazz and R&B influence, while guitarist, Chris Everett, brings the group to the next level with his rock-ribbed feel. ​

In 2017 the band was approached by gold and platinum mixer and producer Eric “Mixerman” Sarafin (Ben Harper, the Broadcast, Pharcyde) about making a record which has set the ball rolling at a different pace. Hustle Souls’ eclectic sound will soon come together on their debut full-length album, “Color.”

web: http://www.hustlesouls.com/
vid: https://youtu.be/95AE2ZhPmKY

Sister Ivy

Sister Ivy began in the summer of 2015, when on-again/off-again explorer of music, Rachel Waterhouse, decided that she couldn’t keep hiding skeletons of songs under her twin bed anymore. The decision arose when local reporter Carrie Eidson, booked her to play a Mountain express acoustic session at Sherwood Music in Asheville, NC. Rachel nervously dusted off two of the skeletons and scribbled a few charts so that guitarist Brian Kirk could understand them (kind of), and chose a name. But it wasn’t enough. There was so much more that could be done…with drums…with some low end…with the endless supply of song bones. She needed a band. So, with a few poorly made charts and quite a few more pipe dreams, Rachel set out to find collaborators to flesh out her dreams.

The going was tough…with complicated designs and limited experience, band leading was a difficult task. There were lessons that Rachel had skipped that she had to keep going back to pick up. There were mistakes made and multiple changes of members, but every change was a challenge to grow and get better at the work. New songs came, along with new inspirations and new influences, gifted by the exemplary collaborators that loaned their time and energy to the project. Beautiful and excellent musicians added to the tunes in turn…giving them skin, motor skills–a nervous system even. Rachel began to be more on music than not, day by day, as the project grew in complexity and depth, and Sister Ivy became a matter of utmost importance in her life.

Now, after nearly two and a half years of gestation, Sister Ivy is feeling rooted enough to release somewhat permanent interpretations of her music, in the form of recorded material. The EP, Plecia, recorded at El Rancho Morbido in Black Mountain in June and July of 2017 with guitarist Kayla Zuskin, bassist Brennan Dugan, and drummer Will Miller, will be released in March. The three-song EP features a fairly wide representation of the sounds Sister Ivy produces, from the neo-soul vibe of Dark Magic, to the highly jazz influenced track, Nu V.U., and the epic, free-verse poem that is Song of the Skeleton Woman. The single, Sepia Sun, recorded independently with current band members (Asher Hill on bass, Paul Gladstone on drums) and local trumpeter Alex Bradley, will be released in February, along with Sister Ivy’s first ever Music Video.

Sister Ivy fuses Neo-soul, Jazz, R&B, and Rock elements to carry poetic musings to the listener’s ear on a groove-able beat. Lyrical content spans a wide spectrum, emotional states ranging from sweet infatuation to righteous anger; content ranging from entomological curiosity to suspicions of an impending apocalypse. However, no matter how dim the story seems, there is always a glimmer of hope hidden…somewhere. The sonic vehicle on which the lyrics travel is twisted and expansive, with influences spanning from Badu and Glasper to Radiohead and Pink Floyd.

Listen at your own risk. Sister Ivy may attempt to challenge your core beliefs or (gasp) move your feet a little.

web: https://www.sisterivy.com/
vid: https://soundcloud.com/sister-ivy/from-the-tap-and-interview-on-1033-1112016

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For You To See The Stars is Radney Foster’s eleventh album. Foster has written eight number one hit singles, including his own “Nobody Wins,” and “Crazy Over You” with duo Foster & Lloyd. His discography contains countless cuts by artists ranging anywhere from country (Keith Urban, The Dixie Chicks, Luke Bryan, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) to contemporary (Marc Broussard, Hootie & The Blowfish, Kenny Loggins, Los Lonely Boys). Although highly recognized and accomplished in the music world, Foster is a true renaissance man. In addition to For You To See The Stars being his first book, Foster recently starred in the world premiere of “Troubadour,” at Atlanta’s Tony Award winning Alliance Theatre.

https://www.facebook.com/events/938893689622515/

The 9th Street Stompers are back at Jack of the Wood for another fun filled night of dancing and Red Hot Swing an’ Blues!

$5 Door
9pm – Lon Eldridge
10:15pm – The 9th Street Stompers

About the Band:
The 9th Street Stompers are an outfit of well-dressed no-counts chopping on acoustic instruments and singing about life, death, love, and liquor. Hailing from Chattanooga, Tennessee, they cull up the musical scenery of an era when the lines between swing, gypsy jazz, blues, rockabilly, and tango weren’t nearly as hard and fast as the drinking and dancing. Steering clear of much of the novelty and kitsch associated with pre-war music, they choose to demonstrate the modern relevance of their chosen medium.

With Skip Frontz Jr. furiously slapping the string bass and Lon Eldridge on blues finger-style resonator guitar, ukulele, and kazoo, they share vocal duties. Dalton Chapman is a Gypsy Swing virtuoso who diligently studied the great Django Reinhardt and finally, the always enchanting Sampire swings the brush snare with the grace and finesse of a sultry metronome. If her drumming doesn’t catch your attention, her eyes certainly will.

If you like high-energy showmanship and top-notch musical prowess, The 9th Street Stompers will see you front row!!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/287117668735349/

The Wobblers:

Born in 2012, the Wobblers are gaining noteriety as one of theUpstate’s most unique roots bands. With a heavy emphasis on New Orleans style rhythms and unique instrumentation, the band pulls from a wide variety of influences. Gospel blues,organ-heavy,hard-bop jazz and old-school twangy country make for a well-rounded and high energy show.

The originally 4 piece band, formed to play just one show, and stumbled on a sound reminiscent of the 60’s Memphis soul/Stax records. They added horns shortly after to further enrich their sonic palate and they are absolutely fantastic!

Lead by keyboardist/vocalist Evan Dehner, the band has been honing its sound over the past couple of years, arranging and rearranging “not so well-known” songs that feature the sound of the Hammond organ, horns, and vocal harmonies. Currently working on a number of jazz standards, the band continues to evolve, always adding new songs to the set to keep things fresh.

Roots Music, Blues, Hard Bop, Soul, Country
web: https://wobblersmusic.com/

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The Rory Kelly Band

https://www.facebook.com/events/2177612389125669/

Special guest Joshua Milligan on the drums!!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/356693558434893/

Genre: Funk/Jazz
Cover: Donations @ Door
Show: 10PM
Ages: 21+

Thang!

Thang! is an Asheville based groovadelic jam project, featuring members of The Snozzberries, Dirty Logic, TUB and more! Get ready for a musical voyage beyond description!

Lineup:
Ethan Heller – guitar/vocals
Dennis Brumback – guitar
Daniel Combs – keys
Asher Hill – bass
Ben Falcon – drums

https://www.facebook.com/events/2124981264382171/