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Dec
2
Sat
Cover $10
Doors 8PM
21+ ONLY
PUNK SHOW
heavy metal and instrumental doom! $10
Mama & The Ruckus is a Blues & Soul band from Asheville, NC fronted by powerhouse vocalist Melissa McKinney. They recently won the honor through the Piedmont Blues Society to compete at the International Blues Competition in Memphis, TN. With influences from Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thorton, Allman Brothers, and Charles Bradley, you can anticipate music that will take you on a ride through all your emotions.
Shiloh & Gaines – Your neighborhood bar……no matter where you live.
Coffee ~ Spirits ~ Pool ~ Darts ~ Live Music ~ Dog Friendly ~ Karaoke ~ Songwriters Night & More! Find our music schedule and more at shilohandgaines.com
Show: 10PM (Doors: 9PM)
GA Tickets: $15
Ages: 21+
Keeping the JGB/Deadhead party rolling with the 7th Annual Very Jerry Xmas!
The Very Jerry Band hosts the event featuring Asheville local musicians: Spiro Nicolopoulos (Paper Crowns) on lead vocal and guitar, Nicole Nicolopoulos (Paper Crowns) on harmony vocals, Lenny Pettinelli (of Empire Strikes Brass and Early Tuesday Jam) on keys and vocal, Gabe Rohmann (Phuncle Sam, Jerry’s Dead) on drums and vocal, and Michael Filippone (Rhoda Weaver) on bass.
We will have many very special guests join the band throughout the show! It’s always a great celebration and we can’t wait to rock the 7th Annual Very Jerry Xmas Party with you!
Dec
3
Sun
Dirty Logic, Asheville’s premier Steely Dan tribute band, will be taking the High Gravity stage on Thursday, December 7th at Sierra Nevada in Mills River! This concert will be a LIVE TAPING for the bands upcoming concert video with enhanced stage lighting and a video crew! Come see the show and be a part of Dirty Logic’s recording!
6PM DOORS | 7PM SHOW $30 +
Event Details and Tickets
*THIS IS A PARTIALLY SEATED/PARTIALLY STANDING SHOW. SEATS ARE AVAILABLE AT FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. WE HAVE LIMITED THE CAPACITY TO THIS SHOW TO ALLOW FOR MORE SEATING*
Fairview Handmade Market at Turgua Brewing. 30 Local Vendors. Music (2-4), food and Food Drive. Come visit the largest handmade market in Fairview, the perfect place for your Holiday gift shopping.
Two bluegrass legends team up for an unforgettable performance!
Music. Art. Vendors. Food. Drinks
Join us December 3rd for a day of music and amazing vendors. We have curated some of our favorite local musicians and artists and put together this mini-festival to kick off this winter of events!
Music:
Watkins (3-4)
Zack Kardon (4:15-5:15)
Random Animals (5:30-6:30)
Doors 2PM. Music 3-6:30PM. $10
Her musical stylings reflect her southern roots, with plenty of twang, a big heartfelt voice, and a sweet pop influence. She likes to incorporate her love of mythology and folk tales into her songwriting, telling timeless stories with a fresh, fun spin.
People rave about thought-provoking, meaningful songs of love, hate redemption, with striking, original interpretations/arrangements of unforgettable songs by the late, great Canadian singer/songwriter, often compared to the likes of Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Roger Waters Paul Simon.
SUNN O)))
Jesse Sykes w/ Phil Wandscher & & Bill Herzog
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 03
Show: 8pm | Doors: 7pm
$35 – $40
Dec
4
Mon
Start the holiday season with the Asheville Symphony Youth Orchestra’s winter program featuring Overture Strings, Divertimento Strings, Sinfonia Strings, Concert Orchestra, Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, & Percussion Ensembles.
All tickets are $10 General Admission. Admission is free for those children aged 18 and younger. All patrons must have a ticket for entry. Event Information and Tickets
CAROLINA CELTIC, is a monthly concert series which showcases Irish and Scottish musical traditions and often explores their commonality with the Appalachian ballads and stories of the Carolina mountains..
Tonight is the annual Carolina Celtic Christmas Show. Always a popular event with our audiences and a great way to get into the holiday spirit. $25/$28 DOS
Dec
5
Tue
Wizards of Mixology a Cocktail & Culinary Competition. A costume-themed night filled with Wizardry and Magic!
Join me, The Urban Gastronome, as I transform Cultivated Cocktails Distillery, into that favorite magical school we all love. This themed cocktail & culinary competition, judged by you, is cleverly designed to bring out the wizard in everyone! Four local restaurants & bars will represent each house by providing a food & drink pairing for your enjoyment.
Visit our newest location in East Asheville! With food from Mountain Madre. Not Just A Distillery, A Cultivated Experience!!! From grain to garnish, Cultivated Cocktails takes you from the distillation process through the cocktail creation. Blending craft mixers with our quality spirits, creating the recipes, and passing along the perfect way for you to continue your Cultivated experience at home.
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Doors open at 5:45pm
Catered BBQ meal at 6pm
Live, local, bluegrass entertainment from 6:45-8:15pm
Open to the public
Tickets are $45 / person Event Information and Tickets
Asheville Singers Concert
Dr. Melodie Galloway, director
Tuesday, December 5
7:00 pm
Lipinsky Hall Lobby/UNCA Campus
Dec
6
Wed
University Chorale Concert
Chuck Taft, director
Wednesday, December 6
12:00 pm
Lipinsky Hall Lobby/UNCA Campus
Peggy Ratusz sings Jazz & Blues in the Library Lounge with Patrick Boland on piano and Jeff Hersk on upright bass. Your visit to Antler Hill Village & Winery is included in Biltmore admission. Passholders can bring friends to Antler Hill Village for free after 5:00 p.m.
We have created my party at Weaving Rainbows as a benefit concert to raise funds for my album production. I will be sharing a performance and debuting the first single! There will also be guest performers & a kids corner with activities for the whole family! Small bites & cake provided + Lebanese food & Cacao for sale.
I, Zondo, have developed my own sound by combining traditional Folk, Funk, and Blues with an African pulse. I use bass notes juxtaposed with intricate finger picking to establish a rhythm steeped in Liberian roots. My songs create an atmosphere of community, telling the story of my heritage with an inspirational message of oneness
Doors open at 5:45pm
Catered BBQ meal at 6pm
Live, local, bluegrass entertainment from 6:45-8:15pm
Open to the public
Tickets are $45 / person Event Information and Tickets
Colin Cutler and Hot Pepper Jam at Citizen Vinyl on Wednesday, December 6. Doors at 6 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Rebekah Todd will be opening solo before Colin Cutler and Hot Pepper Jam take the stage. Thomas Kozak of Thomas Kozak and the Poets kicks off the evening.
Free show — no tickets needed.
Doors 7 PM // Show 8 PM
$10
Dec
7
Thu
Dirty Logic, Asheville’s premier Steely Dan tribute band, will be taking the High Gravity stage on Thursday, December 7th at Sierra Nevada in Mills River! This concert will be a LIVE TAPING for the bands upcoming concert video with enhanced stage lighting and a video crew! Come see the show and be a part of Dirty Logic’s recording!
6PM DOORS | 7PM SHOW $30 +
Event Details and Tickets
*THIS IS A PARTIALLY SEATED/PARTIALLY STANDING SHOW. SEATS ARE AVAILABLE AT FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. WE HAVE LIMITED THE CAPACITY TO THIS SHOW TO ALLOW FOR MORE SEATING*
We are going to have our Grand Opening on Thursday December 7th from 2-6 pm as a warm up for Canton’s Smokey Mountain Christmas parade! Free Hot Chocolate and BBQ plates and a suggested donation for Canton’s All Abilities Play Ground! See y’all soon!
Firefly Gathering’s third annual fall fundraiser, the Mischief Moon Gala. Join Holy River, Castanea Sounds, Wild Roots Rising, Sarah Lousie, Lugubrian Orchestra, Sky Rhythms, Street Creature Puppet Collective, Big Witch Indian Wisdom Initiative and so many more this December for an unforgettable night. From $50
The parade is a community favorite and features area school groups, high school bands, Christmas music, dance teams, churches and many local businesses, as well as horses, dogs, tractors, vintage cars and the flashing lights of our local emergency services. Oh! and of course Mr. and Mrs. Claus will be making an appearance!
Doors open at 5:45pm
Catered BBQ meal at 6pm
Live, local, bluegrass entertainment from 6:45-8:15pm
Open to the public
Tickets are $45 / person Event Information and Tickets
$15 advance, $20 day of show
Featuring 2 sets of Live Music by local musician Eli Kahn, Desserts by Sweet Pearl’s.
This year’s exhibit features a wide range of psychedelic styles heavily focusing on Collage Art, Gig Posters, Paintings and Photography.
It’s your time to shine Asheville.
Admission w/$10 unwrapped toy or $10 donation,all proceeds going to Beloved Asheville.
Performances with local rippers The Deathbots, Player vs Player, and The Ruff’tons!!!
Russ Wilson, Mike Barnes, Michael Filippone filling in for Pleasure Chest this week!!!
Ariel Posen will be performing LIVE on the Indoor Stage at Salvage Station on Thursday, December 7th, 2023 with Brittany Kennell opening the show! Doors open at 7pm and the music starts at 8pm. Ages 12+! FREE ON-SITE PARKING! Root Down will be serving their delicious twist on Southern Soul food and we’ll have our full bar open for you to enjoy! $20 ADV / $25 DOS
ADVANCED: $22.00
DAY OF: $25.00
Led by the talented musicians Leo Johnson and Mike Gray, the band takes listeners on a journey through an endless rotational modal harmonic landscape, weaving together elements of drone, groove, and melody into a satisfyingly vibe-driven experience.
$5 Cover
A birthday popup show! League of Sound Disciples (Jason Hann of String Cheese Incident/ EOTO) ft. Sam Brouse (of Papadosio) and Joe Marcinek! $15 +
Dec
8
Fri
Yarn will be performing LIVE on the Indoor Stage at Salvage Station on Friday, December 8th, 2023 with members of Sol Driven Train and Dangermuffin, and Josh Shilling on keys and Shane Spaulding on guest vocals. Doors open at 7pm and the music starts at 8pm. This is an 18 and up show (no exceptions)! FREE ON-SITE parking is available for this event.
The full 9 piece band will play an extended set of Bruce Springsteen classics and will cap off the evening with selections from Yarn’s catalogue as well as a few of Sol Driven Train’s most danceable hits.
Root Down will be serving their delicious twist on Southern Soul Food PLUS we will have our FULL bar open for you to enjoy!
Dr. Hwa-Jin Kim, director
Friday, December 8, 12:00 pm
Lipinsky Hall Lobby/UNCA Campus
Join us for live music in the Museum’s galleries throughout the month of December! Jessie Meltz, on harp, will be playing a wide repertoire to provide the audience with an eclectic musical experience.
You are not hallucinating. Xmas with Other Half looms near.
Join us Friday, December 8th for back to back events:
Collier:
5PM – OH Tap Takeover + Can Release, Tropical Slushies, Pineapple Cups, & Tiki Vibes.
Eulogy:
6PM – OH Tap Takeover
8PM – Coconut Cake is an ensemble dedicated to rumba music. Chiming and reverberant guitars, syncopated bass, drums, and shakers all dancing together to create a bold, swinging and sophisticated rhythm.
10:30PM – DJ Duchess Dance Party
and a Retro Tiki Bar, Magnum Bar, and Bessed Dressed Ceremony.
NO COVER
Melissa McKinney is a blues and soul vocalist, musician, and songwriter living in Asheville. Melissa’s music is triumphant and a testament to the strength of overcoming a lifetime of hurdles which you hear in every lyric. Joined each week by special guests TBA.
We are so excited to see you all again from 6-9 for Weaverville’s annual Candlelight Stroll! This year, all proceeds from food and beverage sales at Weaver House will supposed MANNA Food Bank. 5J Barrow will be bringing the tunes. Thank you! We love you!
Classic rock and blues. They call it classic for good reason. The Lads will make you want to dance, sing along, or both. Get classic with The Lads.
AJO with soloist Wendy Jones & Trinity UMC invite you to a Holiday Jazz Concert. The concert is FREE. There will be collection taken to support the AJO Programs and Trinity UMC Area Missional Organizations.
Musician from NE Tennessee trying to make a joyful noise!
Call The Next Witness and Janx Spirit!
DAY OF: $23.00
ADVANCED: $20.00
Orange Moon (Asheville’s premier Erykah Badu Tribute) will be paying homage to the queen of neo-soul at Mudpuppies with renowned bandleader/trombonist Jonathan Lloyd of the J-LLOYD MASHUP and guest vocalist, Caromia. This show will be a blast & we can’t wait to groove with y’all!! Come vibe out to her biggest hits & deep cuts!
Sports and sushi. Music and trivia. Friends and rivals. At MUDPUPPIES, we bring so many different things to the table. But it’s the way we do it that makes them all just a little better. Great service, friendly fans, and a welcoming atmosphere turn games into get-togethers and competitors into comrades. mudpuppiesavl.com/
Doors 7 PM // Show 8 PM
$10
Come make merry with other West Asheville holly jollies and your favorite neighborhood band ROND!
8pm $10 cover
Duncan Wickel (Rising Appalachia, Molly Tuttle) Julian Pinelli (Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band) and local old time music phenom Grayson Wickel. $10
Foot-tappin’, room-shakin’, get up out of your chair’n start dancin’ music is just the start, with the band taking musical cues from blues, rock, jazz, and psychedelic funk . . . all put together with a little bit of old-school Southern flair! $5 cover
Join us at the “ENTER THE EARTH’S 21st Annual Xmas Party!” on December 8th, 2023, for a celebration benefiting LEAF Global Arts!!!
Doors: 8:30
Show Start: 9:00pm
21+
Performances By
Josh Blake’s Juke Box (2 unique Sets)
Sneezy
Grateful Dead covers ft JD Smith, Luke Shriver, Kelly Fontes, Garrett Andrews and Caleb Beissert
The Live in the Flesh Experience is a talented live band and show with young, energetic, soulful brothers. Music selections are from a vivid composition of artists from the 1960s to modern RnB, pop, soul, centric soul, and dance/step music.
10pm $10 cover
The Double Crown – Great vibes, great bourbon, and great music!
Dec
9
Sat
Warren Haynes Presents: The Christmas Jam by Day is back at Jack of the Wood!
The pub opens at 11am to get you in the spirit before our lineup of singer-songwriters perform in the round throughout the afternoon!
Come grab a festive beverage or two & some of our delicious scratch-made pub fare while you sit back and enjoy this legendary holiday jam session!
Tickets to the Christmas Jam By Day shows are $20 and will be available for purchase at each of the venue’s box offices. Christmas Jam VIP ticket holders will receive free access to all day-time events, space permitting.
Saturday, December 9th, Christmas in the Park.
We will have music by Veritas Academy Elementary chorus 12:00pm and The Lewendahl band from 1pm until 2:30pm.
We will have an ice skating rink from 12:00pm until 3:00pm
Santa will be in the Park from 12:00pm until 2:30pm.
Christmas picture with the Llamas 12:00pm until 2:00pm.
We will have 10 craft vendors selling various items from 12:00 until 2:30pm.
We will also have a food truck and coffee truck on site.
You can snag tickets for each Christmas Jam By Day show for just $20, obtainable at each respective venue box office. There’s an inclusive ticket for both Asheville Music Hall and The One Stop. VIP ticket holders get complimentary entry to all daytime events, subject to space availability.
Hybrid 7-string guitarist Eli Kahn creates sonic layer cakes with loops atop drummer Arthur Schroeder’s ever-expansive jazz beat backdrops to create a unique sound that is all their own.
Join 98.1 The River for a Studio AVL Live Lounge with Joe P on Saturday, December 9 at 4pm. The show’s open to the public at One World Brewing West. Enjoy an intimate acoustic session with Joe P and meet him afterwards!
Will Franke is a mad fiddling soundscape painter who weaves together folk and ambient sounds with hip hop rhythms and world influences to melt time and open your mind. He blends electric violin, cello and vocals to sculpt an invisible landscape between your ears.
Black Mountain flirting music. Raw country heartbreak, pop hooks, garage rock, and drunken sing-a-longs.
Her style ranges from folk, rock, country, Americana and jazz.
She currently plays with Diane Matheson on bass and Andrea Ford on drums in her Asheville-based band called “The Ada Khoury Band”
A night of Music with local Psychedelic Country Swing-Grass band Big Fur & Charlotte based Symphonic, post-modern rock band Swansgate.
$5 cover
Same As It Ever Was will be performing LIVE on the Indoor Stage at Salvage Station on Saturday, December 9th, 2023! Doors open @ 10PM and the music starts @ 11 PM. This is a General Admission show with FREE ON-SITE PARKING!
Root Down will be serving their delicious twist on Southern Soul Food PLUS we will have our FULL bar open for you to enjoy! $15 ADV / $18 DOS
Dec
10
Sun
Alive under the lights. Our December calendar is here.
We’ve got one hell of a month on our hands as we close out 2023. Packed with both ticketed and free shows, as well as the introduction to many residencies with renowned DJs, join us and dance away the year that was.
A Portal of Sound on the grounds @burialbeer.
Asheville’s South Slope. Open nightly from 6pm. Full bar.
Check out our full offerings of events at eulogyavl.com
Come join us this Sunday! Support local makers, growers, and purveyors, eat some delicious brunch, have a cocktail, and enjoy the sunny Mountain views! Live Music with local favorites Cuberow, Billy Presnell & Autumn Raines (12-3).
Day of Rock Festivals in Partnership with Tru Rock Revival Magazine and Feisty Bulldog Productions and Blue Ghost Brewing Company are happy to announce the Day of Rock Toy Fest. 5 of the regions best rock bands are teaming up to raise money and brighten the holidays for children in need! Come help us celebrate in the Rock n Roll spirit. Music from 1-7PM!
Lineup includes:
Graywind Band
Abbe Davis Band
Drowning Leo
Full Length Parachute
4th Horse
And a special appearance by Santa!
*Suggested Donation of unwrapped toy or $10
Dirty Dawg is an acoustic Grateful Dead & Jerry Garcia tribute (as well as lots of classic blues, folk and country)! Join us for this special performance at Hi-Wire Brewing’s River Arts District beer garden for wonderful brews and tunes!
RP3 is an Asheville based instrumental Funk-Trio led by Reid Parler. They bring a diverse sound to each show, blending in elements of jazz, funk and soul.
Annual Holiday Benefit – this year, its Brother Wolf! Eric Travers Band, Dorsey Parker’s Big Benefit Band, Peacock Planet Acoustic feat. Shalene Hill.
This is an open jam for the first 2 hours. Bring your friends, your band , your jams. Full backline and PA provided. Network and meet other like-minded musicians while enjoying this iconic Historic Montford House Concert venue.
$10 suggested donation includes BBQ, ribs, beer and drinks.
100% of all proceeds go directly to Brother Wolf.
Come jam and celebrate with us for a good cause!
The Blue Ridge Orchestra welcomes the winter holidays with two performances of BRO Revels! 2023, featuring The Nutcracker Suite and introducing harpist Tori Parrish.
Event Details and Tickets
ADVANCED: $17.00
DAY OF: $20.00
Doors 7 PM // Show 8 PM
$10
Dec
11
Mon
Join us for live music in the Museum’s galleries throughout the month of December. Monique Pinelli, on violin, will be playing holiday and classical music.
Doors open at 5:45pm
Catered BBQ meal at 6pm
Live, local, bluegrass entertainment from 6:45-8:15pm
Open to the public
Tickets are $45 / person Event Information and Tickets
