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Nov
27
Wed
Asheville’s music scene is born of age-old traditions, nurtured by a spirit of independence and the muse of the mountain landscape. Here you’ll find our rhythm is proudly rooted in old-time mountain music, but it’s our full spectrum of innovative musicians who truly define our sound. Asheville offers a lively, and perhaps unexpected, experience for the musically-minded traveler.
Through the Bring Back the Heartbeat campaign, IamAVL is partnering with local venues and establishments to offset their costs to get our musicians back to work. Independent Arts and Music is a 501(c)3, so donations can be tax deductible. iamavl.com/music-industry-relief-fund
Our mission is to provide a platform to help expand the reach of Asheville based musicians and artists, to make some great music and art, and to have a great time while doing it.
We hope you enjoy our guide to the Asheville area’s dynamic music scene.
If we somehow help to brighten up your day, please consider a $5 donation to help support our efforts in providing the area’s most complete local music calendar.
Venmo: click here
Last 4 digits – 3383
PayPal: click here
The super talented Hunter Begley will be preforming a solo show. Come enjoy Thanksgiving Eve while listening to the captivating tunes from a favorite local musician!!
Acoustic Old Time/Bluegrass Jam!! C’mon Out!!
Come on out to hear some dazzlingly diverse songs, all played at your request! That’s right, you pick ’em and I perform ’em live!
Original one-man-band, american roots, singer songwriter. An American roots musician, Jay has hundreds of original songs in his repertoire. (outside show, weather dependent)
Kayla McKinney will be playing country hits!
Hosted by Billy Litz (weather permitting)
I’m very happy to have a great lineup of friends joining me for Well Crafted Wednesdays.
11/27 – Chris Cooper & Zack Smith
Winter Lights is a spectacular open-air walk-through light show made from over one million lights! Located at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, North Carolina, this year’s event features favorites like the famously tall 50-foot lighted tree and the Quilt Garden, along with enchanting new details designed to delight and surprise. Live Music Nightly!!! Event Information and Tickets
The Saylor Brothers are a jamgrass fusion group from Asheville, fronted by brothers Will & Ben Saylor, of Brushfire Stankgrass. This project is a foray further into the realm of bluegrass jam, with more emphasis on improvisation piled on top of a structure of traditional bluegrass and innovative original songwriting. As a trio with Greg Stiglets on bass, the band packs a large sound coming from three acoustic instruments, and often adds a fourth player for further improvisational and bluegrass firepower.
Jam > Grass > Jam is not an open bluegrass jam but is a residency featuring a rotating casts of special guests from Asheville’s bluegrass/jamband scene.
In true pub fashion, White Horse Black Mountain hosts a traditional Irish-style session twice a month, on the second and fourth Wednesdays, starting at 7pm. (FREE)
Come demonstrate your talents at Open Mic.
You sing, they dance
21+ // $
Swing Asheville is BACK!!
Join us for our weekly dance series in our beautiful new home, the Haywood Park Hotel.
Weekly dance is $10 admission and includes:
Free beginner swing dance lesson (7-8 pm)
Social swing dance to DJed music (8-10 pm)
‘Lights Out Asheville’ – a blues/fusion dance hour to top off the night (10-11 pm)
The Wolves invade our taproom.
Spinning an all vinyl, all black metal soundtrack of infernal rites – @radagasttheblack and the Wolves In The Taproom DJ force take over our South Slope haunt on Wednesday from 7-10 PM.
lo-fi pop and rocknroll with Jason Krekel & Craig Kelberg
Celebrate All Aboard AVL and Travers Brothers 4th annual Thanksgiving tradition – The Last Waltz experience with members of world renown musicians. “It started as a Concert and Became a celebration.”
$23.60
w/ Brandon Manitoba
From $12.70
**NOV 27TH – LOCK , STOCK & TEARDROPS**
**DOORS AT 8PM – $10**
It’s time for our weekly Wednesday Open Mic with Caleb Beissert!
Get in line early to get a good spot, the list fills up super fast!!
Sign up at 8 pm, Mic starts at 8:30
All forms of entertainment welcome, (not just poetry.)
Suggested $5-$10 Donation @ The Door // 21+
Nov
28
Thu
We hope you enjoy our guide to the Asheville area’s dynamic music scene.
If we somehow help to brighten up your day, please consider a $5 donation to help support our efforts in providing the area’s most complete local music calendar.
Venmo: click here
Last 4 digits – 3383
PayPal: click here
1) Perform an internet search for the key words that music loving visitors use, i.e. “Asheville live music” or “live music Asheville”. See which site populates.
2) Promote your gigs on that site.
Hope That Helps!!!
P.S. (Ask about the discounted “Recovery Rates” for our LOOK HERE featured listings available through December!)
Thanksgiving Feast at the White Horse Black Mountain. A free feast open to the community.
Hosted by:
Seek Healing, Quietude, & Connect Beyond Festival
11-1:00 – Listening Circle
1-4:00 – Food + Activities + Ambient Live Music
4-6:00 – Live music with Lillie Syracuse
Travel through time from the ’60s to ’90s through Iggy Radio’s rock, pop, and jazz show! A plethora of sounds and styles. Beatboxing mixed with killer guitar and loop mastery. A one man orchestra. Plays all the songs you love.
Enjoy the holiday spirit & eat your pre-ordered meal with us in our dining room after you pick up!
We’ll have live music 2-5PM & the bar will be open until 5PM.
Please Note: No meal service is available other than pre-ordered pick ups.
21 +
Everyone Welcome
Potluck
Winter Lights is a spectacular open-air walk-through light show made from over one million lights! Located at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, North Carolina, this year’s event features favorites like the famously tall 50-foot lighted tree and the Quilt Garden, along with enchanting new details designed to delight and surprise. Live Music Nightly!!! Event Information and Tickets
Give thanks for Spencer Taylor Jr. and The Highway QCs returning to The Double Crown Thursday Nov. 28th! 9 pm $10
The Double Crown is celebrating Thanksgiving with none other than the Godfather of Quartet himself Spencer Taylor Jr. and The Highway QCs! The QCs are marking their 78th year after forming in Chicago in 1946. Spencer Taylor Jr. took over as lead singer in 1956. His predecessors in the group included Johnnie Taylor, Lou Rawls and Sam Cooke. The Godfather turned 96 this year and is still going strong. Come on out and help us celebrate 78 years of The Highway QCs!
Nov
29
Fri
We hope you enjoy our guide to the Asheville area’s dynamic music scene.
If we somehow help to brighten up your day, please consider a $5 donation to help support our efforts in providing the area’s most complete local music calendar.
Venmo: click here
Last 4 digits – 3383
PayPal: click here
We Update Our Website On Wednesday & Thursday For The Week Ahead Plus Provide Daily Updates And Often Post Events We Find Out Right From Our Phone When We Are Out And About!!!
We Suggest You Add Our Calendar Page To Your Home Screen On Your Phone!!! Here’s How
Leeda “Lyric” Jones, best known as Lyric is a singer-songwriter, musician, and music teacher. She is a Western North Carolina favorite and holds several Mountain Xpress “best of” awards including, but not limited to: best funk band,best vocalist, best lyricist, best r&b/soul, best singer-songwriter, all around favorite band and band that gives back to the community.
Come enjoy some great music with this talented artist! If you want to see a Fun, One Man Show who is classy, interactive, and a song guru see Daniel Sage.
Musicians in The Round Black Friday Potluck and benefit for Manna Food bank.
Enjoy authentic Blues music from Mr Jimmy while imbibing in the friendly atmosphere of the The Station.
Bluegrass and original music with Rudy’s Rythym & Revue.
Be there as we unveil ‘DNA’ – a dynamic celebration of creativity, fusion, and expression.
This special exhibit combines innovative experimentation with timeless techniques where art, music, and community merge together.
📅 November 29th, 2024
⏰ 6PM – MIDNIGHT
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION!
📍 109 Roberts St. Asheville, NC 28801
Featuring music performances by @who_is_enki , @morgan.bevis6 , @peter.the.poet , @rhino.audio , @dj_sporelax , @tonyj.tj , @trinityjustice
One-Man-Band trumpet, keys, harmonica, guitar, americana/blues/soul/ragtime.
A groovy blend of funky roots and bluesy Americana.
Winter Lights is a spectacular open-air walk-through light show made from over one million lights! Located at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, North Carolina, this year’s event features favorites like the famously tall 50-foot lighted tree and the Quilt Garden, along with enchanting new details designed to delight and surprise. Live Music Nightly!!! Event Information and Tickets
Fun covers with Steve Mosely & Friends
GRASS IS BACK 2024!
Bluegrass Every Friday Night!
11/29 – Whitewater Bluegrass Co.
Hey Fairview, we have one heckuva show coming at you this Friday night! We will Be helping raise some money for the Jarvis family Friday night at the Joint Next Door from 7-10pm! We will also have a few other friends joining us on stage throughout the night! This family we are raising money for lost just about everything during Hurricane Helene. Come on out and support a great cause.
Jazz Standards,Country, Folk and Pop
The Emmy-nominated, and finalist on “America’s Got Talent,” and Asheville’s Jazz and Blues Diva, Kat Williams presents a night of music. Pay What You Can. The suggested price per ticket is $22.
Americana, folk and blues. Newly located in Asheville, NC, Ben has been embracing the local scene, performing across the Southeast, playing house concerts and songwriters festivals, and continuing his involvement in the international harmonica community as a Seydel-endorsed artist.
Join us at Jack of the Wood as Ben Balmer returns to the stage with his full band. Music from 8-11pm, suggested donation at the door.
Asheville’s tried and true blue cover band. No cover.
Daniel Ullom & Nathan Vargo will present an evening of old-time fiddle music.
$7.00 cover at the door
Heavy Metal Brought to you by:
Tombstone Hwy
Temptation’s Wings
Halogi
$10 (NOTAFLOF)
The outstanding Paper Crowns play live on the Mudpuppies stage, November 29th from 8 to 10 pm. Let’s keep the music alive. Join us is celebrating our very talented musical community.
And remember, every Friday is Margarita Madness! Sip on a pint-sized Margarita for just $7 while you soak in the music. We can’t wait to see you there!
We are located in the Arden-Asheville-Fletcher-Hendersonville area. With over 60 TVs, you can sit back and relax, knowing that your favorite game is on. We showcase some of the top sporting events and serve the area’s best smash burgers, wings, and upscale bar food in the area. Our weekly specials and events include live music performances at least once a week, open mic and team trivia nights that always bring fun and laughter. mudpuppiesavl.com/
Experience an incredible LIVE Rock Show that highlights our favorite jams from the 60s through the 90s and beyond! With a line-up of incomparable professional talent, ROCK N ROLL REWIND takes us back to a time of firsts. Back to the place we began to discover who we are as a generation, and who we are individually, in music, in love, and in life!
Portion of the proceeds to benefit NoHungryPeople.org. This event will also be a toy drive for The Jingle Bell Trolly of Woodfin. Please consider donating a toy for the cause. Bins will be available at the event.
$15 – $17
Come out for a night of with your favorite hometown pickers Suns of Stars. Contemporary and traditional bluegrass with a high energy jam style
$10 Cover
Candler “Piano Man” Rice is the keyboardist for rising country star Adam Church, don’t miss this!!! When he’s not on tour, he returns to his roots, captivating audiences with a mix of Piano Bar classics, Folk, Country, Original music, and more!
Free Show!!!
Shiloh & Gaines – Your neighborhood bar……no matter where you live.
Coffee ~ Spirits ~ Pool ~ Darts ~ Live Music ~ Dog Friendly ~ Karaoke ~ Find our music schedule and more at shilohandgaines.com
Café Canna – 6-11pm
Banks Ave – 9-11:30pm
Double Crown – 9pm-2am
Havana Miami – 9pm-2am
Room 9 Nightclub – 9pm-2am
Static Age Loft – 9pm-2am
Waterstreet – 9pm-2am
Imperial – 9pm-1am
The Barksdale – 10pm-2am
Lazy Diamond – 10pm-2am
Strange Magic Bar – 10pm-2am
Scandals -10pm-2am
Shakeys – 12-2am
Check with the venue on cover charges and tonight’s DJ.
Nov
30
Sat
Asheville’s music scene is born of age-old traditions, nurtured by a spirit of independence and the muse of the mountain landscape. Here you’ll find our rhythm is proudly rooted in old-time mountain music, but it’s our full spectrum of innovative musicians who truly define our sound. Asheville offers a lively, and perhaps unexpected, experience for the musically-minded traveler.
Through the Bring Back the Heartbeat campaign, IamAVL is partnering with local venues and establishments to offset their costs to get our musicians back to work. Independent Arts and Music is a 501(c)3, so donations can be tax deductible. iamavl.com/music-industry-relief-fund
Our mission is to provide a platform to help expand the reach of Asheville based musicians and artists, to make some great music and art, and to have a great time while doing it.
We hope you enjoy our guide to the Asheville area’s dynamic music scene.
If we somehow help to brighten up your day, please consider a $5 donation to help support our efforts in providing the area’s most complete local music calendar.
Venmo: click here
Last 4 digits – 3383
PayPal: click here
We Update Our Website On Wednesday & Thursday For The Week Ahead Plus Provide Daily Updates And Often Post Events We Find Out Right From Our Phone When We Are Out And About!!!
We Suggest You Add Our Calendar Page To Your Home Screen On Your Phone!!! Here’s How
Visit LEAF Global Arts every Saturday for an in-house cultural exchange with Adama Dembele. Experience the Ivory Coast with our Culture Keeper from the House of Djembe.
Stay for an all-ages Drum Workshop, no experience necessary.
The Beatles Bash endures! Come dressed in your best 1960’s or hippie attire. There will be snack and drinks available and alcoholic beverages served at the donation bar
Pay What You Can. The suggested price per ticket is $10.
1:00 – 1:45 pm – Arrival and photo booth is open. We will have PLENTY of props but please use your phone camera
1:45 – 2:00 pm – Talent Show and Stand-up comedy sign up
2:00 – 3:15 pm – The Beatles Bash will be performing famous musical covers. Be prepared for a dance party!!
3:30 – 4:00 pm – CAKE!!! Gluten-free and vegan options will be available
4:00 – 5:30 pm – Talent show and Stand-up Comedy (please be sure to sign up at the start of the party)
5:20 – 6:00 pm – More fun and time for the photo booth
Benjamin Bjorlie is an Asheville based bassist and drummer. He is a core member of The J Lloyd Mashup, a local funk band, among his many projects. He will be joined by a cast of amazing local musicians to bust out some Funk, neo-soul and pop.
progressive southern fusion rock
While he is known for his voice and guitar playing, he is also considered a storyteller.
Joseph Hasty Duo brings your favorite holiday music to the champagne bar.
LEAF Global Arts hosts an Artist ReLEAF Concert series on Saturdays through December 14. The events will both benefit the artists who perform (through the LEAF Local Artist Relief Fund) AND help to raise money for the fund.
The incomparable and uber-talented Chinobay (LEAF’s board chair) is a Ugandan musician and educator who has led workshops, camps, and residencies worldwide.
The Grove Arcade Tree Lighting Block Party is happening on Saturday, November 30 from 4-9pm on Page Avenue. This will be a free holiday extravaganza that you won’t want to miss!
Event festivities will include…
Live music from DJ Griffin White and the Bill Bares jazz trio
Performances by the Asheville Ballet
Street performances
An outdoor holiday market
Pop-up bars from your favorite Grove Arcade restaurants
Letters to Santa Station
Santa appearance & photo-op
Nobody’s Darling String Band is a group of five ladies who are seasoned Old Time musicians, that play lively Mountain Music every Saturday from 4 to 6 at Jack of the Wood. A fiddle, guitars, standup bass and banjo uke round out this engaging and energetic group, playing in the traditional style of Appalachian roots music.
Jack Of The Wood is still a downtown hot spot for food, brews and drink since 1997 and founders Joan and Joe Eckert who still own it, have maintained the original lively English and Irish vibe. The old-time mountain and Irish music jams continue, including a hot bluegrass jam Thursdays and brunch every Sunday. The venue extends a welcoming feeling to regulars and newcomers to this day. https://jackofthewood.com/
The Paper Crowns Nicole and Spiro Nicolopoulos are back at One World Brewing West with a live performance. Their musical chemistry is a gumbo of Appalachian folk and bluegrass, delta blues, murder ballads and outlaw country that they cook up into a sound all their own. Only a $5 cover!
$1.00 off all Jameson, too! 
