Music Calendar

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This Wednesday, August 28th, we are teaming up with our friends for food, music + tattoos! Yes, we’re partying on a school night… All the fun is happening before the sun sets, so grab the kiddos, the pup, or a friend & come on out.

southern rock, country

From $18.19

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country, honky tonk

Sip and stroll through the Arboretum’s gardens in the glow of the golden hour, all while listening to live music from a variety of local and regional artists! ArborEvenings runs Thursdays and most Fridays through September from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

There is no additional cost to attend ArborEvenings beyond our standard parking fee. As always, Arboretum Society members and their accompanying guests can enter for FREE (guests must be in member vehicles to receive free entry). Proceeds from ArborEvenings help support the The North Carolina Arboretum Society and further advance the Arboretum’s mission.

Musician Schedule and Event Information: here!

The Wilder Flower is an all-girl trio folk group from the Carolina’s.

Cary Fridley brings a mix of classic country, bluesy jazz, vintage tunes and originals.

Thursday, August 29th | 6:30PM | Food Truck: The Downstream Deli

The JLloyd MashUp explores different genres of music including Acid Jazz, Funk, Soul, Afro Beat, Reggae, Break Beat, Latin and more. Led and curated by Jonathan Lloyd (Dubconscious/Cadillac Jones/Dirty Logic), the band is made up of some of Asheville’s busiest and hardest working musicians on the scene.

The core band includes:
Jonathan Lloyd – Vocals / Trombone
Vic Stafford – Drums
Thommy Knoles – Keys
Ben Bjorlie – Bass
Duane Simpson – Guitar
Jonathan Cole – Sax

Pisgah Brewing Company operates an open air outdoor bar in the summer and fall months with live music on Thursdays and Sundays on WNC’s premier outdoor music venue, the Pisgah Brewing Outdoor Stage. Check out our 2024 schedule: here!

We’re bringing back our Wings & Strings Summer Series at our Sweeten Creek location!

Enjoy live music on the patio Thursday while you sip and savor all your Rocky’s favorites.

9/12 – Acklen Walker

Asheville, get ready! Three amazing artists – Ash Taylor, Fancy and the Gentlemen & Andrew Wooten – are all coming together for one unforgettable night of music at The Outpost on Thursday, August 29th at 7 PM.  Grab your tickets now!

$15 +/$18+ Day Of Show  Event Details and Tickets

Phillips & McCracken

Suggested $5-$10 Donation @ The Door // 21+

acoustic guitar and upright bass duo

From $16.62

From $55 +

Original, Neo-Psychedelic, World-influenced, J Trad-with-a-Serious-Spin • Powerful, Transcendent. Takes you on a Journey.

$10

Doors 7 PM // Show 8 PM
$10

From $18.65

$10 – $12

8PM (DOORS)
9PM (SHOW)
$10
+21

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Come celebrate The Double Crown’s 100th Gospel Night with Flossie Boyd Johnson & Favor from Bishopville SC Thursday August 29th. 9 pm $10.

Flossie got the ball rolling for Gospel Night 9 years ago and kicked us off again when we returned to live music after Covid. We are so excited she will be bringing her fiery brand of quartet back to The Double Crown for this momentous occasion!

The Double Crown – Great vibes, great bourbon, and great music!

Merch, Art, Food, Bevs and live performances by psych rock groups Impending Joy (AVL) and Heathmonger (NJ). Hosted by Prints by Flex!

Ken Vandermark is an American composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist. A fixture on the Chicago-area music scene since the 1990s, Vandermark has earned wide critical praise for his playing and his multilayered compositions, which typically balance intricate orchestration with passionate improvisation.

Free Show

King Gizz pre show

funk, jazz fusion, and progressive rock

Live After Five invites you to dance with live jazz and pop bands. 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. 

Blues

country, folk & rock covers and original music

Sip and stroll through the Arboretum’s gardens in the glow of the golden hour, all while listening to live music from a variety of local and regional artists! ArborEvenings runs Thursdays and most Fridays through September from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

There is no additional cost to attend ArborEvenings beyond our standard parking fee. As always, Arboretum Society members and their accompanying guests can enter for FREE (guests must be in member vehicles to receive free entry). Proceeds from ArborEvenings help support the The North Carolina Arboretum Society and further advance the Arboretum’s mission.

Musician Schedule and Event Information: here!

Vulnerable R&B with blends of Rock, Folk, and Country.

Parker’s Back is hot string trio that plays vintage vocal jazz, swing, and Great American Songbook standards from the 1920s and beyond.

He blends old-time roots and folk songwriting with a more polished country sound that verges at times on Paul Simon-esque balladry.

Come support local band “Broad River Jam” playing tunes. Rich Bickel, Ernie Vasquez, Paola Hayes

Free Dead Friday is Asheville’s longest running Grateful Dead event, hosted by Dirty Dawg (made of all local musicians!). Cover: $5 Suggested Donation (goes 100% to musicians)!

country, folk and rock

Bring your friends, come hang, and join us in supporting local music! Travel through time from the ’60s to ’90s through Iggy Radio’s rock, pop, and jazz show!

60’s & 70’s classic rock

Their music is a diverse blend of styles and includes an eclectic mix of covers from Spanish/Latin flavored instrumentals to a folk rock and Americana style that blend well with the artists that they cover!

Friday August 30th 6pm – 8pm Records in the Rad and Wedge music by PA System with Andre Lassalle , John Caldwell and Phillip Ashley with Special guest Ruthie and Andy Hunter.

Support:
G. Love & Special Sauce
Fortunate Youth
Sitting On Stacy

$55 – $60 +

Swamp Roots Rock

Acoustic country/rock classics

jamming all your favorites country, southern rock and originals

Country

Guitar-heavy rock that takes in late 1960s psychedelia, blues influenced solos, acoustic style.

Openers: Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown Friday…and Caleb Johnson Saturday

One Night – $47 Advance, $52 Day of Show
Two Nights – $84 Advance Only

Appalachian Folk duo

BMCM+AC presents the duo Ken Vandermark (reeds) and PNL (drums) for a high-energy evening concert. The high impact duo of PNL (drums) and Ken Vandermark (reeds) has been working together for more than two decades, touring in Europe, the United States, Japan, and Brazil, and releasing 11 albums of critically acclaimed, wide ranging improvised music throughout that period.

TICKETS – $15 General Admission / $10 BMCM+AC members + Students w/ID Event Information and Tickets

Sal is the cure for the Sizzlin’ Hot Days of Summer with her High Energy Style of Laurel Canyon-esque rock’n roll. It’s Music for the Woodstock Generation!

indie-soul quartet

$10 suggested donation

Take a journey with Princess Zambi featuring Thommy Knowles on keys, Zach Jones on drums! 2 sets of interstellar roots music & beyond. $5 cover

Amazing Blues and Jazz by Brandon Quinn

In expanding on vocal pop, Jessica Vines’ sound incorporates R&B, funk, hip-hop, and rock.

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At 12 years old, he found his dad’s dusty, old Epiphone guitar tucked away in a closet and taught himself how to play. Soon after he learned his first few chords, Owen began writing songs. He’s followed in the long tradition of Americana folk music, in which lyrics are equal in importance to the melodies that bind them.

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/

Siempre Puente comes from Argentina, formed by Sol Vidales Beduchaud and Franco Martino (from the band Che Apalache). Playing as an acoustic duet they perform their own original compositions mixing different music genres, as well they play versions of traditional folk music from all the Americas.
$10.00 cover at the door

$21.49 adv

 $25 – $30 +

Join us for an evening of exceptional bluegrass featuring Whitewater Bluegrass Co. The concert benefits The Swannanoa Valley Museum. $25

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AUTOLITH – Memphis black metal

Nashville Alt-Country & Western • $10 COVER AT DOOR

This award-winning band is helmed by Cole Ritter, a Nashville native with a lifelong passion for music whose songwriting draws inspiration from many genres including vintage country, Western soundtracks, classic rock, folk, and the blues.

alt. country

Show start 9pm. $10 cover at the door.

NY boogie rockers “Flavour” coming in hot with local garage punks “Tight” and the long awaited Fleetwood’s debut of power glammers “Shampoo” (members of Rocky MTN Roller/Televisonaires)!

$10

TONITE!! Thrashabilly band out of Asheville. Come out for a rowdy good time!

$10 cover

Here’s your one chance Fancy Fans to hear a bunch of Fancy and the Gentlemen Covers, sung by me, Fancy.

Joe & Shane (Little Fur) from Big Fur open the show!

This summer we are following King Gizzard around the US a bit and playing some afterparties on select dates of the tour. Excited to be playing in some areas we’ve never been to, and we’re looking forward to making new friends on the road!

Initially drawing inspiration from Jam music and traditional Americana, the sound established in the early years was loose, but fun, maybe even slightly subdued. As the band developed further, so did their sound, reflecting a heavier and more psychedelic influence in their music. The band now is firing on all cylinders, and their live shows touch on all fronts of this ever-broadening soundscape.

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

ADV $12/ DOS $15 // 21+

Retro-Americana (Cosmic-American-music/ Alt-and-Roots Country/Blues/Soul/Rock-n-Roll) originals and covers. One-Man-Band. Music to groove on or dance to while shopping for local goods!

Aside from playing as a solo artist, David is also the singer/songwriter and guitarist for the Asheville based band, Life Like Water.

Start your Saturday off with tasty pub fare & refreshing pours at our Music Matinee — featuring friends old & new playing the Ralph Lewis stage at Jack of the Wood from 12-3pm!

This week’s tunes are brought to you by Asheville’s own 81 Drifters! The Drifters weave a tapestry of sounds ranging from fearlessly raw singer-songwriter originals to western swing, jamgrass, blues, and Appalachian folk. The band exudes a remarkable chemistry that brings the songs to life as they improvise around each other, exploring melodies in new ways with each performance!

Jack Of The Wood 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/

It’s our 11th birthday! Help us celebrate with Delish Venezuelan food truck, music from Spirit Handpans, and a few special cider and mead releases. Everyone is welcome (except that one guy…he knows who he is). Cheers!

CaroMia, Rahm & Friends is a mesmerizing watercolor canvas of just about every genre in popular American music (Soul-jazz dream-pop funk, RnB & beyond).

Gritty Funk, Feel Good Rock & Southern Soul

All Ukulele Players (please, no Tubas) are welcome to join us for Play Music On the Porch Day.
Come out and have a beer and a bite and PLAY with us!

Comprised of an all-star group of Asheville musicians, the Jamie Hendrickson Quartet takes audiences on a psychedelic journey through deep grooves, catchy songs, and exciting improvisations. Guitarist Jamie Hendrickson (The Fritz, Electro Lust) brings together this exciting collaboration that explores many genres while always keeping it funky!

Live Music By The River with Kevin Cosgrove