Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Hatebreed
May 12 @ 8:00 pm
The Orange Peel

All Ages

An institution can be relied on. Its foundations don’t shake due to the winds of change or tides of trends – no matter how volatile, omnipresent, or tenuous.

With steadfast determination, drive, and dedication, HATEBREED cement themselves as one of heavy music’s strongest institutions on their seventh full-length offering and very first for Nuclear Blast worldwide, 2016’s »The Concrete Confessional«. Since 1994, the Connecticut quintet – Jamey Jasta (vocals), Chris Beattie (bass), Wayne Lozinak (guitars), Frank Novinec (guitars), and Matthew Byrne (drums) – has risen to the ranks of hardcore and heavy metal elite with a GRAMMY® Award nomination, main stage slots on festivals, and countless fans worldwide. 2013’s The Divinity Of Purpose earned their highest entry on the Billboard Top 200, bowing at #17 with impressive first-week sales in excess of 17,000. When it came time to return to the studio after two years on the road, Jasta and his cohorts clung to the bedrock on which their legacy stands firm.

Tuesday Early Jam
May 12 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall
Living Music with Nadia Sirota
May 12 @ 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm
online

Peabody Award-winner Nadia Sirota
Tuesday, May 12 at 9:00pm ET
Available for archived viewing on the website
Streams on Facebook
Variety show featuring performances and conversations from around the globe.

VIRTUAL: Aaron Price’s Sessions from the Cocoon
May 12 @ 9:30 pm
facebook

Aaron price is a longtime fixture of the Asheville music community. Known as an indispensable sideman and record producer, Aaron is known for working in the studio and onstage with many iconic Asheville bands. He is opening his personal studio to the public eye for NIGHTLY 9:30 performances (you can even make requests!) on his Facebook page. Aaron plays originals and covers at the guitar and piano and features the occasional special guest.

Tuesday Night Funk Jam
May 12 @ 10:00 pm – May 13 @ 6:00 pm
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

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EVERY Tuesday at Asheville Music Hall! Tuesday Night Funk Jam has been a huge part of Asheville’s vibrant music scene since 2008 and is #Asheville’s hottest weekly concert. Tuesday Night Funk Jam is programmed and orchestrated by an evolved Legendary House Band with trombonist Derrick Lee Johnson at the helm. At 10PM sharp, the Legendary House Band kicks off the night

Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Brevard Music Center Video of the Week: Beethoven Symphony No. 9 “Ode to Joy”
May 13 all-day
online
VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Each week this summer, the Brevard Music Center will bring stunning performances straight to your inbox as our gift to you. This week, enjoy Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” performed in 2016 during BMC’s celebratory 80th anniversary season.

Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Mvt. IV – Allegro molto assai (Alla marcia)
Brevard Music Center Concert Orchestra and Chorus
Keith Lockhart, conductor
PostClassical Ensemble: “Shostakovich and the State” Pick of the Week Brevard Music Center
May 13 all-day
youtube

PostClassical Ensemble: “Shostakovich and the State”
Joseph Horowitz, Angel Gil-Ordóñez, and Solomon Volkov
Bill McGlaughlin hosts the inaugural “More Than Music” video

For more staff weekly pics:

https://www.brevardmusic.org/online/around-the-web/?utm_source=Brevard+Music+Center&utm_campaign=16d219d56a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_1_31_2018_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b154873bc5-16d219d56a-131688489

The Cleveland Orchestra “Close your eyes. Breathe. Relax with this Mindful Music Moment.”
May 13 all-day
online
Free Online West African Drumming & Dance for Kids Hosted by LEAF
May 13 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am
LEAF Global Arts Online

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We invite young LEAFers to join LEAF Resident Teaching Artist Adama Dembele for a virtual drumming and dance class for elementary age kids. Adama is a master djembefola (djembe player) from the Ivory Coast, West Africa, and has been a part of LEAF since 2005. He currently teaches year round after school classes with LEAF Schools & Streets, and he is excited to offer video classes in which students can take a journey to explore the sounds, rhythms and movements of West African culture right from their own home!

https://www.facebook.com/events/199994081418039/

Million Dollar Quartet CANCELLED
May 13 @ 2:00 pm
Flat Rock Playhouse
Million Dollar Quartet CANCELLED
May 13 @ 7:30 pm
Flat Rock Playhouse
VIRTUAL: Aaron Price’s Sessions from the Cocoon
May 13 @ 9:30 pm
facebook

Aaron price is a longtime fixture of the Asheville music community. Known as an indispensable sideman and record producer, Aaron is known for working in the studio and onstage with many iconic Asheville bands. He is opening his personal studio to the public eye for NIGHTLY 9:30 performances (you can even make requests!) on his Facebook page. Aaron plays originals and covers at the guitar and piano and features the occasional special guest.

Thursday, May 14, 2020
Brevard Music Center Video of the Week: Beethoven Symphony No. 9 “Ode to Joy”
May 14 all-day
online
VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Each week this summer, the Brevard Music Center will bring stunning performances straight to your inbox as our gift to you. This week, enjoy Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” performed in 2016 during BMC’s celebratory 80th anniversary season.

Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Mvt. IV – Allegro molto assai (Alla marcia)
Brevard Music Center Concert Orchestra and Chorus
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Moogmentum in Place: Fundraising live stream events, celebrating Bob Moog’s 86th birthday + one year anniversary of the Moogseum
May 14 all-day
online

Moogmentum in Place is an upcoming series of fundraising live stream events, from May 9th- May 31st, celebrating Bob Moog’s 86th birthday and the one year anniversary of the Moogseum.

Moogmentum In Place will feature performances, musical and technical insights, and question and answer sessions with a prodigious and varied group of legendary musicians, composers, and music technologists. All events will be streamed from the Foundation’s Facebook page where attendees from around the world will have the opportunity to donate in any amount.

Moogmentum In Place will feature film composers and synthesists Alex Wurman (May 9th) and Michael Whalen (May 17th), renowned keyboardist and musical director Greg Phillinganes (May 15th), former Earth, Wind & Fire keyboardist Larry Dunn interviewed by Jerry Kovarsky (May 21st), theremin virtuoso and music technologist Randy George (May 23rd), and electro-acoustic violist/composer Martha Mooke (May 28th). A virtual tour of the Moogseum and other events are also planned. Further information about each event will be released the week prior to it occurring.

PostClassical Ensemble: “Shostakovich and the State” Pick of the Week Brevard Music Center
May 14 all-day
youtube

PostClassical Ensemble: “Shostakovich and the State”
Joseph Horowitz, Angel Gil-Ordóñez, and Solomon Volkov
Bill McGlaughlin hosts the inaugural “More Than Music” video

For more staff weekly pics:

https://www.brevardmusic.org/online/around-the-web/?utm_source=Brevard+Music+Center&utm_campaign=16d219d56a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_1_31_2018_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b154873bc5-16d219d56a-131688489

St. Louis Symphony 2020 BMC Instrument Playground Online
May 14 all-day
online
The Cleveland Orchestra “Close your eyes. Breathe. Relax with this Mindful Music Moment.”
May 14 all-day
online
Million Dollar Quartet CANCELLED
May 14 @ 2:00 pm
Flat Rock Playhouse
Live Stream: Tall Tall Trees at The Grey Eagle
May 14 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Live Stream

 

LIVE STREAM: Tall Tall Trees

Join us for a FREE LIVE STREAMING event featuring @[53263782355:274:Tall Tall Trees] live from The Grey Eagle Thursday, May 14.

VIRTUAL TIP JAR > Paypal.me/TheGreyEagle

VIEW LIVE STREAM HERE > facebook.com/greyeagleasheville/live

Tall Tall Trees is the pseudonym of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mike Savino. Moving to New York in the early aughts with aspirations of being a bassist in the city’s vibrant jazz and experimental music scene, Savino soon switched his focus to banjo and writing songs, resulting in the eponymous 2009 debut, Tall Tall Trees. In the decade since, Savino has toured non-stop, pioneering a world of psychedelic electric banjo music, captivating audiences with his loop-based one man shows, as well as alongside frequent collaborator, Kishi Bashi.
A Wave of Golden Things, his fourth studio album, opens with the distant crow of a rooster and takes off in a dust cloud of swirling banjo, drums and bass. The lead off track, “The Wind, She Whispers,” quickly evolves from a droning mountain melody into full-blown banjo funk, setting the precedent for an album of unexpected turns. Though the banjo is heavily featured, the influence of Pink Floyd, and Cat Stevens can be felt as much as banjo mavericks Earl Scruggs, and Bela Fleck.

Savino, who self-records and produces his music, abandoned the heavily-layered textures of 2017’s Freedays for a more organic, stripped-down approach, leaving his distinct voice and thoughtful lyrics as the centerpiece. Despite the sparse arrangements, Savino still manages to evoke the sonic imagery and pastoral landscapes that have often been hallmarks of Tall Tall Trees albums. Each of the eight songs that make up A Wave of Golden Things suggest a world unto itself, from the cosmic country-tinged, “Ask Me Again,” to the sprawling underwater lullaby “Deep Feels.”

Million Dollar Quartet CANCELLED
May 14 @ 7:30 pm
Flat Rock Playhouse
VIRTUAL: Aaron Price’s Sessions from the Cocoon
May 14 @ 9:30 pm
facebook

Aaron price is a longtime fixture of the Asheville music community. Known as an indispensable sideman and record producer, Aaron is known for working in the studio and onstage with many iconic Asheville bands. He is opening his personal studio to the public eye for NIGHTLY 9:30 performances (you can even make requests!) on his Facebook page. Aaron plays originals and covers at the guitar and piano and features the occasional special guest.

Rotating Local Shuffle
May 14 @ 10:00 pm – May 15 @ 2:00 am
The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall

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Friday, May 15, 2020
A History of Classical Music by The Kennedy Center
May 15 all-day
The Kennedy Center Online

A History of Classical Music
Brought to you by The Kennedy Center
Follow the development and impact of classical music in the U.S.

An Evening with Buffalo Rose
May 15 all-day
Isis Music Hall & Kitchen

Folk, Soul & Bluegrass – NPR Watch More Tiny Desk Contest Entries We Love 2019, “The balancing act that the six musicians achieve in their video for “Born” is something to be celebrated…

Buffalo Rose https://www.buffalorosemusic.com/

Formed in Pittsburgh, PA in 2016,the group blends folk, soul, and bluegrass into something amorphously Americana, but decidedly their own. Three prominent singers (Shane McLaughlin, Lucy Clabby, and Rosanna Spindler) provide stunning vocal harmonies over dynamic, engrossing layers of stringed instruments.Specifically, acoustic guitar (McLaughlin), upright bass (Jason Rafalak), mandolin (Bryce Rabideau), and dobro (Malcolm Inglis.)Their sharp sense of rhythmic experimentation and evocative,storytelling lyricism come together for a sound with both shimmer and punch; it’s foot-tapping and breathtaking in turn. Buffalo Rose offers a warm, passionate homage to America’s classic musical traditions, with modern twists that keep things interesting—and damn fun.

Friday, May 15, 2020 7:00PM
Venue: Lounge
Price: $15 Advance // $15 Door
Tickets on Sale Now: https://public.ticketbiscuit.com/IsisAsheville/Ticketing/386570

Cold Mountain Music Festival Rescheduled August 14-15
May 15 all-day
Cold Mountain Music Festival at Lake Logan 25 Wormy Chestnut Lane

A message from the founders of Cold Mountain Music Festival:

To our Cold Mountain Music Festival, Lake Logan, and Camp Henry families,

In recent weeks, we have stood alongside our nationwide cohort of festival organizers to witness the unfolding of the COVID-19 pandemic and assess how it would impact our 2020 event schedule. While we originally hoped the situation would be subdued in time for our June gathering, we have also kept a watchful eye on the trajectory of this outbreak and have learned that the likelihood of this occurrence is slim.

In the interest of public safety, the 4th Annual Cold Mountain Music Festival will be postponed until August 14-15, 2020. While we can not yet reveal the exact lineup details, rest assured that we have been able to preserve the majority of originally scheduled artists. The talent team is working diligently to put the finishing touches on the new bill and will be ready to announce next week.

All previously-reserved tickets will be valid for the new festival date. In the event that you are unable to attend this August, you may contact ([email protected]) to secure a refund on your ticket purchase. All refund requests must be made before May 15.

Cold Mountain Music Festival is proud to announce the lineup for its 4th annual event happening June 5-6, 2020 at the picturesque Lake Logan Conference Center in Canton, NC. GRAMMY-winning newgrass pioneer Sam Bush Band will headline the weekend-long retreat, with additional appearances by fast-rising alt-country sensation Charley Crockett, West Coast folk-rock outfit Blitzen Trapper, critically acclaimed troubadour Amythyst Kiah, plus regional powerhouses Futurebirds, Sierra Ferrell, and more.

With less than half a decade of programming under its belt, Cold Mountain Music Festival has already been recognized as one of the Southeast’s best goldmines for live music, outdoor recreation, and family-oriented activities. Located just outside of Asheville in one of Western North Carolina’s most pristine stretches of land, Cold Mountain utilizes the vibrant Pisgah National Forest as its playground, and encourages exploration throughout the two-day immersive experience. At the heart of the festival site is the glistening Lake Logan, which boasts plenty of swimming, paddle-boarding, and fishing. Paired with performances by some of live music’s leading forces on the scene and plenty of kid-friendly offerings, the upcoming Cold Mountain Music Festival will offer the trifecta of rustic summer experiences.

Weekend passes are on sale now on the Cold Mountain Music website. General admission passes are available for $75, and youth passes for those aged 12-17 can be purchased for $40 apiece. Overnight camping spots and catered breakfast meal tickets are also available for $75 (per site) and $12-$15 (per person), respectively. Group discounts may be applied for parties of 15 or more. Enter the code DioWNC at checkout to purchase each pass (minimum 15) for $60 each. Cold Mountain Music Festival is presented by Ingles Markets, with partners iHeartMedia and Haywood County Tourism Development Authority. For more information, visit www.coldmountainmusic.org. A complete lineup can be found below.

Moogmentum in Place: Fundraising live stream events, celebrating Bob Moog’s 86th birthday + one year anniversary of the Moogseum
May 15 all-day
online

Moogmentum in Place is an upcoming series of fundraising live stream events, from May 9th- May 31st, celebrating Bob Moog’s 86th birthday and the one year anniversary of the Moogseum.

Moogmentum In Place will feature performances, musical and technical insights, and question and answer sessions with a prodigious and varied group of legendary musicians, composers, and music technologists. All events will be streamed from the Foundation’s Facebook page where attendees from around the world will have the opportunity to donate in any amount.

Moogmentum In Place will feature film composers and synthesists Alex Wurman (May 9th) and Michael Whalen (May 17th), renowned keyboardist and musical director Greg Phillinganes (May 15th), former Earth, Wind & Fire keyboardist Larry Dunn interviewed by Jerry Kovarsky (May 21st), theremin virtuoso and music technologist Randy George (May 23rd), and electro-acoustic violist/composer Martha Mooke (May 28th). A virtual tour of the Moogseum and other events are also planned. Further information about each event will be released the week prior to it occurring.

PostClassical Ensemble: “Shostakovich and the State” Pick of the Week Brevard Music Center
May 15 all-day
youtube

PostClassical Ensemble: “Shostakovich and the State”
Joseph Horowitz, Angel Gil-Ordóñez, and Solomon Volkov
Bill McGlaughlin hosts the inaugural “More Than Music” video

For more staff weekly pics:

https://www.brevardmusic.org/online/around-the-web/?utm_source=Brevard+Music+Center&utm_campaign=16d219d56a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_1_31_2018_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b154873bc5-16d219d56a-131688489

St. Louis Symphony 2020 BMC Instrument Playground Online
May 15 all-day
online
The Cleveland Orchestra “Close your eyes. Breathe. Relax with this Mindful Music Moment.”
May 15 all-day
online
In This Together: closer with music and conversation
May 15 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
online radio

Check out our new weekly segment called In This Together, something to help bring us a little closer with music and conversation in a time when we need to be apart. Hosted by Daniel Gilliam and Teddy Abrams, with each show we’ll virtually gather with notable figures, musicians and you. You can listen Fridays at 3pm on 90.5 WUOL or watch live on Facebook.