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When 12 brothers and sisters from Tennessee auditioned on Season 9 of “America’s Got Talent” by singing an Appalachian-infused version of “My Favorite Things,” the judges weren’t the only ones who fell in love. Before bowing out in the quarter-finals, the Willis Clan wowed millions of new fans with their music and original sound. The family’s musical influence is inspired by their own traditional Irish roots, and combines with country, pop, sacred, and even barbershop. The Willis Clan have won dozens of medals in the USA and in Ireland, and appear in may Irish festivals across the country. It was their career defining appearances on “America’s Got Talent” that alerted the country to this unique clan opening the door to become regulars on the Grand Ole Opry and allowing the close-knit family to share the music that has connected them to the past, and made the future possible.

When 12 brothers and sisters from Tennessee auditioned on Season 9 of “America’s Got Talent” by singing an Appalachian-infused version of “My Favorite Things,” the judges weren’t the only ones who fell in love. Before bowing out in the quarter-finals, the Willis Clan wowed millions of new fans with their music and original sound. The family’s musical influence is inspired by their own traditional Irish roots, and combines with country, pop, sacred, and even barbershop. The Willis Clan have won dozens of medals in the USA and in Ireland, and appear in may Irish festivals across the country. It was their career defining appearances on “America’s Got Talent” that alerted the country to this unique clan opening the door to become regulars on the Grand Ole Opry and allowing the close-knit family to share the music that has connected them to the past, and made the future possible.

Come get spooky with the Trublmkrz!
Fine wines, craft beers and special entrees start at 6:30. Show starts at 7:30!
Call ahead for seat availability!!
828-430-4343

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Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Wed, 15 Aug 2018 at 10:00 AM

Darko Butorac, conductor
Adele Anthony, violin

Beethoven | Egmont Overture
Mozart | Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish”
Schumann | Symphony No. 4

In an evening of Austrian and German delights, the Asheville Symphony presents a program featuring Mozart’s “Turkish” Violin Concerto plus works by Beethoven and Schumann.

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Their cutting-edge modern bluegrass is delivered with a deep knowledge of, and admiration for, the work of the music’s founding fathers. Timely yet timeless, The Grascals make music that is entirely relevant to the here and now, yet immersed in traditional values of soul and musicianship. It’s a unique sound that has earned three Grammy® nominations and two Entertainer of the Year awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association. As their records prove, The Grascals’ rare musical empathy gives them an unerring ear for just the right touch to illuminate each offering’s deepest spirit – whether they’re digging into one of their original songs or reworking a bluegrass classic or a pop standard. Take for instance, fan favorite, “Last Train to Clarksville.” Non-bluegrass listeners enjoy a new take on a familiar song, while diehard bluegrass audiences who may have never heard the Monkees classic, respond in-kind, not even realizing that the song has been Grascalized.

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Celebrando el Dia De la Raza a todo galope llega Laberinto, Revancha Norteña y Diana Reyes

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WNC’s premier Pink Floyd Tribute performs DSOTM live in it’s entirety. Every note and sound effect recreated exactly like the iconic recording. First set is a best of Floyd, come early to this free event!

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Floyd Philharmonic, a tribute to Pink Floyd, live in concert at Triskelion Brewing Company. 9 local musicians present the best of the original albums in the newly rewired & re-lit beer garden stage. Music under the stars with local craft brews.

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Live Music with Jean and Alan singing classic songs from the 60’s and beyond !

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It’s that time of the year again! Horror movie/ TV trivia. Come win cool prizes!

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$10 in Advance
$15 at the door

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Rhyan Sinclair makes her debut performance at Sanctuary Brewing Company!

Bio:
Rhyan Sinclair feels an undeniable pull to country music, especially from the classic artists who made their mark before she was born.

One of the primary influences for her new album, Barnstormer, is the 1987 album Trio, recorded by Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt. The acoustic palette of that album is echoed in Barnstormer, which is the first solo album for the teenaged Kentucky musician.

“I write with an acoustic guitar and some of the songs tend to translate better that way,” Sinclair says. “Sometimes, though, twangy telecasters and an electric sound work better, so it just depends on what the song calls for. The whole Trio album is acoustic and that was a huge inspiration. I think the bluegrass instrumentation of that inspired the more acoustic songs.”

When she was 11 years old, Sinclair decided to put together a band called All the Little Pieces that would combine elements of roots country, jazz and blues. The group transformed into an award-winning rock band that performed frequently in Lexington, Kentucky, and beyond over the course of five years. When Sinclair’s songs started heading into country and Americana territory, band members started drifting away. When the touring cycle wrapped up for the band’s prior release, Sinclair decided to organize a tribute to the Trio album. By rehearsing the album and researching the catalogs of its three principals, new songs started pouring out. All of that paved the way for Barnstormer.

“From the moment I was able to comprehend the fact that the words in songs carried meaning, it was something I was super fascinated by. I’ve always loved writing stories and plays and singing, so I guess all of that being said, writing songs was a natural progression,” she says.

Sinclair co-produced Barnstormer, acknowledging that her collaborators Sean Giovanni and Jason Groves were respectful of her opinion and vision. “Being young and female, I know that isn’t always the case and I was so fortunate to work with great people,” she says. She worked with Giovanni in Nashville on the title track as well as “Kentucky Night Sky.” The remaining selections were cut in Lexington with Jason Groves at Sneak Attack Recording Co.

“In Nashville, it was a bit intimidating at first. All these incredible session musicians walk in and start listening to my songs and reading the charts. Then they started playing and it was amazing. A very different process than I was used to, but a great experience. And I’ve basically grown up at Sneak Attack. I was 12 when I recorded the first All the Little Pieces album there. This was my fourth project there, so it is like a second home.”

Barnstormer opens with “From Here,” a lament that is thick with pedal steel and regret. In contrast, the track “Barnstormer” calls to mind the feisty sides of Miranda Lambert and Dixie Chicks, whom Sinclair cites as influences. She also notes that Barnstormer has hints of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, as well as stylists like Smokey Robinson, Band of Horses, Chris Isaak, Norah Jones, Beck, and Lone Justice’s Maria McKee.

Remarkably the album keeps pace even on the most reflective pieces, which is a testament to her talent for writing melodies.

“Most of the time, melodies are something that hit me all at once and I just go with it. I feel like if I overthink them, they lose their natural momentum. I can sit down and write lyrics anytime, whether they’re decent or whether I have to trash them, but melodies are very inspiration-based for me,” she says.

One of the most uplifting tracks on the album is ironically titled “The Sad Song.” She explains, “I think there is such an underrated joy that can be found in sad songs because someone out there can relate to that sadness and it can make them feel less alone. There is so much beauty in that.”

Listen closely to the lyrics of Barnstormer and a portrait of a young traveler emerges. “Old Lost Town” explores what might happen if she could ever get out of her hometown, while “What Time Is It in California?” finds her contemplating a pivotal visit to the West Coast. That wandering spirit is key to Sinclair’s musical perspective.

“I want to travel to as many different places as humanly possible,” she says. “I definitely feel an overwhelming sense of home when I’m on the road. There’s such a sense of freedom in it and I think it’s where I feel most inspired. I’ve written most of my lyrics riding in the car, I think. For me, it’s not just about the destination but the journey there. All the little in-betweens and places you pass through. I’ve left pieces of my heart in all of the places I’ve gone. It just so happens that traveling is part of being a musician and that is very fortunate for me.”

Sinclair concludes Barnstormer with “Free at Last,” featuring fiddle and harmony vocals from from Lillie Mae, banjo from Eliza Mary Doyle of The Dead South, and harmony from Sinclair’s mother, Toni Karpinski.

Sinclair says, “My mom has exposed me to awesome music in a bunch of different genres. She loved a lot of country music but mosh pits were more her element, so my musical upbringing was definitely not dominated by country music. I think that’s why there are a lot of different sounds and whispers of other genres throughout my songs but somehow country just became where I really felt at home and where all my influences could come together. It’s my true love. Flash forward and now my mosh pit momma is singing harmony on old honky-tonk standards and writing country songs with me.”

Although Sinclair’s musical direction has taken a number of turns as she’s matured, one thing has remained steady – her desire to make a deeply personal connection with listeners.

“I hope people know that I can be counted on to share raw emotions, whether it’s heartbreak or joy,” she says. “I just want it to feel as real and intimate to someone listening to the album as it felt to me when I wrote it. My hope is that these songs will speak to people on a soul level. I think it is such a liberating thing when you hear a song that understands you and what you’re going through. That’s always my goal.”

https://www.rhyansinclair.com/

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One year after the loss of a great rock and roll legend, The Artisan of Flat Rock celebrates the legacy that Tom Petty left behind.

Johnnie Blackwell is a huge fan, and we couldn’t have picked anyone better to give us a show to remember the great tunes!

Free for everyone…. tips for the performer appreciated.

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The Mothlight 5 Year Anniversary!
Saturday October 13th
8pm
Free Event! Thank You for 5 Years!

Wolf Eyes (Wolf Eyes Music 2018)
http://www.wolfeyes.net

CAVE
http://www.dragcity.com/artists/cave

Lexie Mountain DJs throughout!

Drums Like Machine Guns
https://vimeo.com/45407855

Thom Nguyen
https://tashidorji1.bandcamp.com/album/manas-tashi-dorji-thom-nguyen-s-t

Nathanael Roney
https://thecreativityhabit.com/project/nathanael-roney/

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Join us for an unforgettable night, filled with high energy Western swing and hot jazz with live tap dancing fiddler. Big Dawg Slingshots are known for swing dances and two stepping alike! Don’t miss out on what could be the best night of your life. Lex Elkus – Guitar, Vox, Rina Anne Connell – Fiddle, Vox, Tap Shoes, Shanti the Great -Clarinet, Landon George – Bass

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The Belle Hollows, a Nashville-based band, say that they feel most comfortable with the moniker “new folk”. The duo, comprised of siblings Rachel Johnson and Jeremy Johnson, blends rich harmonies with traditional and original lyrics, guitar, and sometimes some banjo to boot.

Josephine County combines the talents of four powerful traditional musicians – Erica Brown, Matt Shipman, Hanz Araki, and Colleen Raney – into one exceptional musical experience ranging from Appalachia to French Canada, to Ireland and back.

Main Stage Seated :: $15 Advance // $15 Day of 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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Broaden Your Horizon Series No. 2 “Jeff Sipe’s Electric Buddha” at Ambrose West

Broaden Your Horizons Series highlights bands that we feel YOU should know all about it! From Oakland, California to our own backyard! Fresh bands from distant and local lands!

WHEN: Saturday October 13, 2018

WHERE: 312 Haywood Road Asheville, NV 28803

DOORS: 8pm

SHOW: 9pm

AGES: 18+

Jeff Sipe’s Electric Buddha featuring Mike Barnes, Mark McDaniel, Howie Johnson & Melissa Reaves:

WEBSITE: http://jeffsipemusic.com
HEAR SOME MUSIC: https://jeffsipetrio.bandcamp.com/album/jeff-sipe-trio-2
SEE A VIDEO: https://youtu.be/M7jQ3475R7w

Jeff began to play drums in the sixth grade. Then In 1975, Jeff’s first stepping stone was attending the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music. — One of Jeff’s dreams finally came true when he was accepted to Berklee in 1977. While at Berklee, Jeff studied under Bob Kaufman and Bill Norine, he attended clinics given by Alan Dawson and was taken under by his mentor Lee Venters. Jeff was lucky enough to attend Berklee with an impressive cast of musicians like Branford Marsalis, Bill Frisell, Mike Stern and Jeff Watts, Kevin Eubanks, Dean Parks, Steve Vai, just to name a few.

While studying at Berklee, Jeff met and played in a band with Steve Vai and Baron Brown called “Winter”. This experience turned Jeff on to a wide world of music and rhythm which gave him valuable tools that he still carries with him today.

After his stay in Boston, Jeff moved to Atlanta in 1983. There he began gigging and teaching at the Atlanta Institute for Music and at a popular hang out for Atlanta drummers, Atlanta Drums and Percussion. Jeff spent time sitting in with local musicians and was introduced to Bruce Hampton through Dan Wall, a keyboardist that he had been playing with…..and that’s the rest of the story. It seemed too fitting that their first meeting took place at a wedding because not only was there a marriage there was a wedding of vast musical intention. Jeff then asked Oteil Burbridge and Jimmy Herring to sit in on this free willed musical band wagon and the Aquarium Rescue Unit was born.

In 1996, Jeff met up with Swedish-born bass extraordinaire Jonas Hellborg and the Memphis guitar monster Shawn Lane. This Trio did many Europoean tours as well as American tours. Jonas released 4 recordings of this band including “Temporal Analogues of Paradise”, a classic.

Jeff’s interest in bluegrass music led him to 3 years with “Leftover Salmon” where he gigged almost non stop! The recording “Nashville Sessions” was a high lite of that period having an opportunity to work with Randy and Earl Srcruggs, Bela Fleck, Waylon Jennings, Lucinda Williams, Taj Mahal, & Jerry Douglas among others.

Jeff took on his own creation known as the Zambiland Orchestra. This experimental big band featured Ricky Keller conducting members of Phish, Widespread Panic, Michael Ray and the Cosmic Crew, the Derek Trucks Band, the Fiji Mariners, MOE, Little Feat, Sam Bush, John Cowan, Warren Haynes, Stanton Moore, the Atlanta All-Stars, Little John, Sonny Emory Randy Honea, and many others.

The Zambiland Orchestra performed as a charity event for six years in a row every December just before Christmas at the Variety Playhouse as a benefit for Hospice and the food bank.

By the 4th year into it there where 83 players on stage being conducted by the great spirit Ricky Keller and Jeff. One invited guest was Matt Butler who was so inspired by this spirited event that he began his own version called the” Everyone Orchestra”.

Even more recently Jeff teamed up with long time friend and guitar maniac Jimmy Herring on a project known as Z, that’s Project Z to most. Together with fellow Atlantian producer/musician Ricky Keller and mega organ/keyboardist Oliver Wells, Project Z recorded a self titled debut album filled with juicy fusionisk tunes that gathered praise from all realms. Since then a second Project Z has been released as well as Jeff’s solo release “Timeless” featuring Paul Hanson, Derek Jones, Jason Crosby, Kofi Burbridge, Count ‘M Butu and Derek Trucks.

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Join us at The Black Cloud for our inaugural new event, Descent. Descent is a monthly showcase of local and regional electronic artists spinning their sets for your aural enjoyment. Fall down the rabbit hole and dance the night away with us.

DJ ELECTROCUTE
DJ GRIMKITTY

The Black Cloud
723 Haywood Rd Basement, 28806
Music starts at 9 PM.
21+.
No cover but donations to the performing artists are highly suggested.

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Are you ready for a good time? We have it for you! Hits from 60’s, 70’s, 80’s 90’s and more! Get your requests ready! Awesome scratch food, 30 beer taps (many local), bottles and full ABC permits.

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It. Is. On. Emma’s Lounge presents INTERSTELLAR PROM featuring Screaming Js at Asheville Music Hall.

Bring a beautiful date or boldly go stag for this adults-only adventure into a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity.

Screaming Js will launch us off with their boogie booster engine at 9pm and then hand the mission to Emma’s Lounge, who will debut their brand new space age folk wave album, Confluence, and regale us with covers spanning the decades.

Please wear your finest galactic attire. A non-gender-specific prom king and queen will be crowned by popular vote from all attendees.

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Genre: Space Age Folk Wave, Boogie
Tickets: adv. $10 // dos. $12
Show: 9PM (Doors: 8PM)
Ages: 21+

ABOUT EMMA’S LOUNGE
On its surface, Emma’s Lounge is a “Space Age Folk Wave” band from Asheville, NC. But it’s more than that.

Emma’s Lounge is a place where you can show up as you are, sink into and embrace what you’re facing through dancing out all of the heebie jeebies to releasing some tears of angst or joy, to singing at the top of your lungs, to reaching over and holding your neighbor’s hand just to feel the connection. Emma’s Lounge is a community where the love flows for music and each other.

Emma’s Lounge offers the “spectrum of feels” to their listeners. They believe that life is about embracing all of its ups and downs. The music tells their stories through encompassing all aspects from the sweet healing soul vibrations of church-like harmonies to the bright funky dance parties to the darkness and rebelliousness of angry metal and punk rock.

They write about what they’re experiencing, whether it’s tragic loss or the high feeling of connection with their tribe and literally everything in between. They have loads of energy that is devoted to making an impact wherever they go. Their music, simply put, is an invitation to be vulnerable: to break down the walls that keep us disconnected and inauthentic.

Emma’s Lounge is composed of Logan Venderlic, Meg Heathman, Mackenzie Richburg, Emma Forster, Brendan Bower, and a growing tribe of strange birds from all over the country.

“Everybody’s here, everybody’s trying, everybody just needs some love” – Shakin’ & Swayin’

web: https://www.emmasloungemusic.com/
listen to a song from their new album before it’s released: https://soundcloud.com/emmaslounge/gimme-yer-love
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ABOUT SCREAMING Js
BOOGIE music for dancing!

web: https://www.facebook.com/screamingj/

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The one and only Paint Fumes are coming through with Bad Spell from Atlanta to blow our sock off! Wear old socks! With the always amazing glam/slam rock-n-rollers Zin Vetro!!

Paintfumes (Charlotte)
https://www.slovenly.com/artist/paint-fumes/

Zin Vetro (Asheville’s own Glam Rock-n-Rollers)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/zin-vetro/717244501

Bad Spell (Atlanta)
https://badspell.bandcamp.com/releases

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Phuncle Sam is Asheville’s own Dead-Centric “jam band”. Since their formation in 2004, Phuncle Sam has been firmly rooted in musical exploration. The band serves up inventive interpretations of Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead and many others. They have built up a faithful following by using an approach that respects the improvisational traditions of The Grateful Dead, while exploring what can happen when individual band members bring their unique influences and interpretations into the mix”

$5 Suggested Donation
520 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC

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Riley Green
Troy Cartwright
Show: 9pm
Doors: 8pm
$16 – $18
Ages 18+

Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net/event/riley-green/

Born in Jacksonville, Alabama, Riley Green was raised on the sounds of old traditional Country, Bluegrass, and Southern Gospel music. He learned the spirit of songwriting and performing at a young age while spending time with his grandfather, Bufford Green, who ran Golden Saw Music Hall. Riley shared the stage with him and other men of his generation, laying a foundation for the songs he’d craft in the years to come, reflecting on the experiences of a young Southern man trying to find his place in the world. With a mixture of outlaw-rebellion and respect for tradition, Riley’s original music has already tallied over 27million streams to date while his latest music video for “Bury Me In Dixie” has been viewed over a million times since last fall. Constantly touring throughout the southeast over the past five years to thousands of fans, Riley has also built fierce support on social media. Now signed to BMLG Records, he is in the studio recording new music with award-winning music producer, Dann Huff.

www.rileygreenmusic.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-uOs5r7NfQ

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October 13th, 2018
The Fritz w/ The Josh Blake Organ Trio
The Salvage Station

https://www.facebook.com/events/240724776588641/

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.

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

Chachuba

Chachuba brings their “Lost the Mountain” album release tour through Ashville, NC. Listen to their music at soundcloud.com/chachuba and any other major streaming platform.

web: https://www.chachuba.com/

vid: https://youtu.be/zUlPlUUnN8w

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