Calendar of Events

Come enjoy the holiday season and all its wonder while playing alongside the Broad River and the fully decorated Mini Golf Course!
$6.50 to play and kids under 5 are FREE!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1473877239423624/?event_time_id=1473877286090286

Open 5:00 – 10:00 p.m. Advance Tickets Required. Enjoy the wonder of the park dazzlingly lit for the holidays, with a nighttime train and more.

Candlelight Christmas Evenings*
Saturday, November 3, 2018 – Saturday, January 5, 2019 (Select Dates)

*Check website for availability/dates
*By reservation only.
*Pricing varies by date.

Candlelight, firelight, and live music bring holiday warmth to the extravagant holiday décor of Biltmore House, creating an evening to remember. Evening guests can also take advantage of Antler Hill Village & Winery to enjoy free wine tastings. Advance reservations are required for evening visits.

Learn more about #ChristmasAtBiltmore or plan your visit: biltmore.com/Christmas

https://www.facebook.com/events/1524627331014393/?event_time_id=1524627421014384

Queen Bee and the Honeylovers are an Asheville, NC based swing band. They write hot club inspired original tunes using tidbits of Asheville history. Upbeat and nostalgic, their unabashedly joyous repertoire also includes classic swing standards. Vocal-driven with an infectious groove, they’re guaranteed to put a grin on your face and a tap in your toes.

https://www.facebook.com/events/348584792612859/

Wicked Weed Brewing’s 6 Year Anniversary!

Friday, December 28th starting at 6pm
Live music from Metaphonia and the Page Brothers with Jeff Sipe (in the downstairs biergarten)

Stay tuned for more info on special tappings and vintage bottles

First 6 customers (3 upstairs bar, 3 downstairs bar) to purchase Anniversary glass + Anniversary beer win a swag bag!

https://www.facebook.com/events/310011856280184/

Figure drawing session, untutored, for all skill levels. Our model this week will be Laura. Poses will start short and increase in duration as the evening progresses.

$15 to draw, chairs provided (not easels). Some art supplies available free or bring your own. Dry media only. No photography.

If you’re planning to attend, let me know, and please try to arrive 10-15 minutes early to set up, as Friday evening traffic can be unpredictable.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2320200448200983/

Mario Kart Tournament Fridays at 6pm. 1st place wins a prize!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1970050149752330/?event_time_id=1970050173085661

Experience Asheville’s brightest holiday tradition at Winter Lights at The North Carolina Arboretum. Walk through an outdoor winter wonderland and see the Arboretum’s gardens dressed in more than half-a-million holiday lights. Roast s’mores by the fire, listen to your favorite holiday tunes or enjoy a cup of hot cocoa, cider or beer. Proceeds from the event will support the Arboretum’s educational programs, exhibit and facilities year-round.

Tickets range from $8-18 and must be purchased in advance online at www.ncwinterlights.com.

https://www.facebook.com/events/183329605927836/?event_time_id=183329629261167

Tour Gatlinburg’s most dazzling light displays by hopping aboard the Gatlinburg Trolley Ride of Lights! This popular winter tradition is the perfect way to see our mountain town in all its Winter Magic splendor. Get your tickets today!

https://www.facebook.com/events/726348577700947/?event_time_id=726348591034279

$10 Advance / $12 Day of Show

Bagpipes and bouzouki – as much fun as a big festival but not as loud! Join Asheville bagpiper and small-pipe maker EJ Jones and Nashville-based chord phenomenon Frances Cunningham, seen recently at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and Merlefest, play tunes and songs to make you both dance and cry.

Seated Lounge Show:: Limited Tables Available with a Dinner Reservation :: All Other Seating is First Come First Serve General Admission :: Please Call Venue for Dinner (Table) Reservations

https://www.facebook.com/events/826144357776987/

Fletcher’s best brewery and gathering spot is Blue Ghost Brewing! Join us for acoustic music 7-9!

https://www.facebook.com/events/499238304229180/

Letters To Abigail is an acoustic Americana band that combines heartfelt lyrics and silky harmonies to create a unique, and refreshing sound.

https://www.facebook.com/events/595340387573981/

https://www.facebook.com/events/150841949081422/

After seeing her fiancé on TV kissing another woman at the Thanksgiving Day Parade, Mary’s life falls apart — just in time for the holidays. Over the next year, she stumbles back into the dating world, where “romance” ranges from weird and creepy to absurd and comical. It seems nothing can help Mary’s growing cynicism, until the charm and innocence of a five-year-old boy unexpectedly brings a new outlook on life and love. This heartwarming one woman show offers a hilarious and modern alternative to the old standards of the holiday season.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1658799787558592/?event_time_id=1658799830891921

NEVERMIND is the most respected Nirvana tribute band in the nation. NEVERMIND replicates the look, sound and feel of the original 90’s rock grunge group; Nirvana. All three NEVERMIND band members are from the original line-up and have been together from the very beginning. These veteran musicians love what they do and have developed an amazing on-stage chemistry. They pride themselves on giving their audience an incredible high-energy, qualitative stage show from start to finish. Dressed in the iconic cardigans, NEVERMIND lead vocalist, Eric Hogan, has an amazing singing voice flawlessly matching Kurt Cobain’s vocal range and on-stage movements, exactly.

NEVERMIND plays all the hit songs that everyone knows and loves. With a set list consisting of songs from “Bleach”, “Nevermind”, “Incesticide”, “In Utero” and “MTV Unplugged in New York”. They perform for 2 hours straight without taking a break to give their audience the true concert experience. Their performance is professional and highly engaging for their audience. Everything heard during their performance is live with no pre-recorded tracks used.

Playing to thousands nationally per year, NEVERMIND brings the very best of Nirvana to audiences of all ages.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1988635697847056/

The road less traveled has always been the way for husband and wife duo Bird in Hand. Bryan and Megan Thurman call the Smoky Mountains of Western North Carolina home and the region is directly reflected in their music. Bird in Hand is upbeat and new while still rooted in the traditions of American folk.

The two have played all over the Appalachian region as well as across the country, and share an on-stage chemistry that demands attention. They need to be seen live to understand the meaning of ‘Appalachian Thunder Folk.’

You can find their debut EP, Due North, online

https://www.facebook.com/events/291773781660423/

It would be impossible to put Keturah and The Blown Glass Band into a box. You can’t call them rock or country or funk. You can’t call them folk or blues or soul. Their music resides somewhere in between them all. What you can say is that the songs will move you, the band will groove you and hopefully you will leave with joy in your heart and your spirit renewed.
Keturah is a songwriter from Brevard NC. She grew up lucky enough to be surrounded by music. Gospel in the church, country in the car, and rock and roll dance lessons in her grandmothers kitchen all melded together and have had a heavy influence on her songwriting. She writes from the heart and sings from the soul. She believes music is an expression of love and a healing force for us all.
She is backed by The Blown Glass Band. Carolyn Bane on bass and harmony vocals, Howie Johnson on Lead Guitar and Richard Foulke on Drums.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2261385937425799/

Asheville After Dark presents the 1-Year Anniversary edition of Perversions, a play party in West Asheville!

We’ve made it through a whole year, and it’s all thanks to you, our attendees! Come celebrate the start of our second year of kinky weirdness with us at the Odditorium on 28 December! As usual, we’re bringing a spanking bench and St. Andrew’s Cross for impact play, we’ll have a massage table for fire or electrical play (or anything else you can think of), and we’ll have floor mats for rope work or rough body play.

Master At Arms will be vending his high-quality, hand-made impact toys, so bring your Christmas Cash!

There will be no class this month, due to logistical snafus.

Perversions is an open event, and there are no vetting requirements, other than a willingness to follow our Code of Conduct (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L4wsBXZzY4_ohSyngIpQzv7AoXgBc1pGmM6I7REjKwE/edit?usp=sharing) and Playspace Expectations (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l_xiNjrOjw1A4DNwvM6udb5vhPNn2d5X1kzsspOTpzc/edit?usp=sharing).

Doors at 8, party starts at 9.

$10 at the door. 18+.

Dress Code: Wear what makes you feel comfortable and/or sexy. Whether that’s latex, leather, all black, jeans and a t-shirt, whatever – as long as your genitals and nipples are covered (regardless of your gender).

https://www.facebook.com/events/735511046813110/

WHERE: Ambrose West, 312 Haywood Road, 28806
WHEN: Friday December 28, 2018
DOORS: 7pm | SHOW: 8pm
GENRE: improv comedy
AGES: all ages
SEATS: seated general admission
TICKETS: $10 g.a. / $15 VIP (guaranteed seat in 1st 3 rows!)
WEB LISTING: http://www.ambrosewest.com/rpbsn

Founded in 2011, RPB is a group that hopes to change the world through the power of improv…or not. Called into being by the Universal Mind to spread joy, odd noises and viral goofiness for the betterment of man.

https://www.facebook.com/events/199622500894380/

Remember this is a ticketed event! Purchase a head of time for $10.

Approximate schedule (possibly earlier):

Joel Ragan – 8:15
Ships at a distance -9:00
Larkin – 9:45
Ross Hollow – 10:30

Ross Hollow

Ross Hollow’s music makes you want to stand up, dance , sit down, laugh, tap your toes, hum along, snap your fingers, listen to the words, drink beer, attend church, smell the rain, enjoy life more. It has the kind of catchy melodies and verve that keeps you humming the songs long after you’ve heard them for the first time. With roots in New England, the Southwest, Chicago, The Carolinas, Mississippi Delta, and Indiana, Ross Hollow’s music can transport you to all these places and more, with driving bass funkadelic, solid dobro twang, flamenco guitar riffs, wailing harmonica, scintillating ebony and ivory stylings, backwoods banjo rolls, and the backbeat that just won’t stop.
Stuart Ross, the lead singer and songwriter for the group, was born in New Mexico, lived up and down the Appalachian mountains for over 15 years, and now resides in Indianapolis. He writes songs at a crossroads combining southwestern americana, appalachian folk music, blues, and modern indie music.

Ross Hollow has an exciting full length album in the works, their first professional recordings taking their music to the next level. This special show at the Grey Eagle will feature new songs never heard from North Carolina fans and old favorites. Stuart will be traveling with a few band members from Indianapolis and featuring several local talents on stage. Expect an eclectic mix and exciting show.

Larkin

Larkin is a singer/songwriter and native of NC. She coins her sound as ‘sentimental rock’ and writes music that invokes the sadness & humor inherent in a romantic twenty-something. She hopes you can relate.

Ships at a distance

Like many bands, Ships at a Distance formed in the creative pressure cooker of a college dorm room in 2011. Fusing the jam band and alternative rock sensibilities of Spencer Ayscue (vocals, guitar, mandolin), the alt-country and stadium pop leanings of Ben Hardie (vocals, guitar), and the meadow folk and vocally-driven tastes of Hannah Nelson (vocals, keys), the trio has nestled itself in the genre that one listener has described as “Appalachian folk rock.”

After playing shows around Davidson for several years, Ships at a Distance released their full length debut The Odds of It All in the summer of 2015, a ten-track album characterized by powerful vocal harmony, churning acoustic guitars, and bare songwriting. With lyrical duties shared by Nelson and Ayscue, The Odds of It All is tugged at both ends by the band’s folk roots and alternative pop influences, with tracks featuring synth and electric instruments alongside traditional ones like the banjo and the mandolin.

With an emphasis on songwriting and space, Ships at a Distance toggles between the simplicity of songs like the two-chorded “Free Like the Fish,” and the fullness of Nelson’s powerful “Coagulate.” While the song “Spenster Jones” is playful and jaunty, the The Odds of It All is buoyed by the sincere songwriting of songs like “Friend in Need” and “Shade Grown,” or the existentially resonant, Whitman-inspired “Wind & Waves.” “Oh me, oh life, oh fool that I am,” laments Nelson, whose acrobatic vocal harmonies ground the album and punctuate the haunting and psalmic “By the Waters.” Between Hardie’s spare acoustic guitar, Ayscue’s plaintive writing, and Nelson’s affecting voice, Ships at a Distance have carved out a varied, yet characteristic sound.

“Our music has one foot in the mountains and one foot in the city,” says Ayscue, a native of Appalachia who has spent time working the open mic scene in urban centers like Seattle, Boston, and Madrid. Hardie, a Texas transplant, often pulls in the sounds of outlaw country musicians like Townes Van Zandt, and finds himself most at home fingerpicking early Jackson Browne tunes on his acoustic guitar. Nelson, also a native-born Texan, has spent the last two decades in North Carolina and draws inspiration from the tight, sisterly harmonies of acts like Joseph and The Staves. Having gotten their start covering bands like Mumford and Sons, the Avett Brothers, and Fleet Foxes on the college stage, Ships at a Distance often works to blend the traditional with the modern.

With a new release rumored to be on the horizon, Ships at a Distance’s brand of pop folk is made to be enjoyed live where their close vocal harmonies and intimate songwriting are closer than ever.

Joel Ragan

Joel Ragan captures moments and expands them to an emotion. A simple stain becomes a thought about something deeper. His music does the same, draws you in and takes you a little deeper. Joel draws on influences from acoustic, punk and emo music. Joel lives in Asheville and continues to write and play music in the area.

https://www.facebook.com/events/352534645519043/

Spartanburg’s own Shane Pruitt returning to New Groove Artisan Brewery in Boiling Springs. Indoor show, no cover.

https://www.facebook.com/events/300149817508880/

Keep your holiday week going at Sanctuary Brewing Company with DJ Sumsun! A night of electronic music will warm things up on 1st Ave! Getting ready for 2019!

Bio:
Sumsun is Judson Rogers from West Palm Beach, Florida. He has been making electronic music that is influenced by that humid locale for years. Images of the tropical vegetation and vibrant colors waft over the four-on-the-floor dance beats that Sumsun creates, placing the artist’s work in a kind of post-chillwave segment of modern electronic production. He currently resides in Hendersonville, NC!

Listen:
https://soundcloud.com/sumsun

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XdZEZOnFYlw

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8LUcCr0KKrs

See:
https://instagram.com/masonself?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=lznxk7ub3goo

Along with his set, Sumsun will be spinning records during his set breaks! This is sure to be a unique musical experience at Sanctuary Brewing Company unlike anything else you will get in Hendersonville!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2045566202401999/

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

Tagged every style from jamband and southern rock to acoustic folk and bluegrass, Dangermuffin has consistently shattered all categorizations and defied pigeonholing. While “Roots-Rock Americana” might be the most fitting and recurring label for the band, no designation perfectly characterizes Dangermuffin and its sound. “We’re the American Experience, which is a melange of styles, including roots, rock, bluegrass, reggae, island, and many other influences. We’re multi-genre.”

Hailing from the musically rich Blue Ridge Mountains, Fireside Collective is an up-and-coming newgrass outfit that has exploded on the national roots music festival scene.

https://www.facebook.com/events/172593976975733/

$5 Cover | Doors at 8PM

EchoMix Presents – STIG

https://www.stigfunk.com/

STIG is an all-instrumental progressive jazz funk band consisting of 5 best friends from a myriad of places both geographically and musically. “We share music with each other during the day, and weave those news ideas into our shows at night.” Their improvisational nature paired with tight communication and 2 years of playing and growing together creates an exploratory and engaging live show experience.

STIG tunes are all original and are always written as a group to fuse each member’s genre-crossing influences. Since forming in Boston while attending Berklee College of Music, STIG has been touring the country non-stop, playing high-energy shows, and catering their funk to the vibe and energy of the crowd.

The band recently relocated to Asheville, North Carolina after falling in love with the town while on tour. An Asheville home base means the chance to dive deep into writing music full time, putting it out there and playing it. “We’re stoked to be immersed in the Asheville music community!”

From opening for the likes of Aqueous, Nicki Bluhm and Dynamo to raging the late night stage at Some Kind Of Jam festival, STIG is constantly working to bring their funky instrumental sound to as many smiling faces as they can. Be on the lookout for new tour dates, music videos, and updates from the band!

https://www.facebook.com/events/278245666169929/

Southern fried Allman Brothers band tribute

https://www.facebook.com/events/332614567533753/

Live Rock and Roll by WNC” s Premiere Classic Rock Band!!!!

https://www.facebook.com/events/211621909430352/

Timo’s House has been a hub for the electronic music community in Asheville. This is our final event before the doors close at the end of this year so let’s go out with a bang and some extra deep house bass!

https://www.facebook.com/events/336815470241285/

Ya bois Aaron Aiken and Clint Roberts are putting on a holiday humdinger at the DFR Room on December 28th. This is your last chance this year to double fist eggnog and get down. $5

https://www.theremarksband.com/

https://clintrobertsmusic.com/

https://www.facebook.com/events/2297744873632934/

21+
10 PM
Friday, December 28
$5 door (CA$H ONLY)
Mr Morrow w/ special guest DJ Sister Anne!
Post Punk/Darkwave/Deathrock/Dark Synth/Industrial
Minimal Wave/Coldwave/Psychobilly/Alternative

https://www.facebook.com/events/536230903523154/