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Open decks for DJ’s are available as well! (Limited slots available)
This is not only for rappers and singer/songwriters!
Come on out and enjoy some music with our house DJ. Til 1am on Friday & Saturday
Getting the jams back together with Ghost In The Graveyard. We will be mixing in jams and guests throughout the night. Bring your instrument and come join the fun. Food and Drinks available all night long! $5-$10 Suggested donation
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.
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
Weekly residency with special guests.
11/18 – w/ special guest Chris Pyle of Pyletribe
Liven up your Monday evening by coming out to Leveller to listen to a Brazilian Choro music jam!
Jay Brown hosts local talent:
Local Live presents Mark Moore & Dave Desmelic
Pay What You Can
Hosted by Sam Wharton. Come pick!
MR JIMMY is the solo project of Blues guitarist & vocalist Jim “Ang” Anderson, who has fronted The Chicago Kingsnakes for the past 35 years. Blue Monday at the Joint next door started as a solo Blues show with Mr Jimmy and has evolved into a Jam Session of sorts. Jimmy is joined with different musical cohorts every week.
old-time, country, and swing
Come on out and enjoy some music with our house DJ. Til 1am on Friday & Saturday
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.
classic rock and blues
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
Suggested Donation
Tuesdays are back baby! Grateful Family Band serving up your favorite Dead tunes.
$5 – $10 Suggested Donation
Family Friendly
See you out there!
Real Live Jazz – No Cover
Every Tuesday, savor experimental Musica Universalis, focused primarily on the group’s original writing and sonic explorations. These aural wayfarers fear no boundary.
Hot Jazz ~ Standards (Great American Songbook) ~ Swing
Come on out and enjoy some music with our house DJ. Til 1am on Friday & Saturday
Friday, November 22 | DOORS 7pm | SHOW 8pm
Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band is a seasoned group of musicians, who have taken their high energy, Funk filled live stage show back and forth across the country since they first hit the scene back in 2002. The band was conceived in Boone, NC and quickly gained a cult following for their wildly entertaining and “over the top” stage antics. In 2006, Booty Band, as fans affectionately nicknamed the group, moved to Asheville, North Carolina, and have since become the poster child for the Asheville Music scene.
Future Joy is a Future-Funk hybrid duo hailing from wherever their mobile RV stage is parked. Blending elements of funk, house, bass, pop, drum and bass, hip-hop, techno, jazz, dubstep and more; Future Joy takes the listener on a joyous adventure with no musical boundaries. Both artists DJ, sing, and play keyboard while Zach shreds tenor, baritone, and bass saxophones in the key of fun.
.Tickets: $20 Advance/ $25 Day of Show click here
Hey y’all! Come grab some dinner & a pint and enjoy some of our best local musicians playing at our long-running old-time jam! 5-9pm every Wednesday @jackofthewood $1.00 off all Jameson, too!
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/
soulful, easy-listening sound
I’m very happy to have a great lineup of friends joining me for Well Crafted Wednesdays at Highland Brewing Company.
11/20 – A. Lee Edwards
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
Monthly Song Swap “in the round” style hosted by Beth Lee with guest songwriters who bring to the stage the highest level of song craft in the best listening room in WNC. Pay What You Can
This week features Amanda Anne Platt and Jane Kramer
He performs original material, and puts his unique spin on classics from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
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)
Electronic Collaboration
lo-fi pop and rocknroll with Jason Krekel & Craig Kelberg
Show: 8pm | Doors: 7pm
$22 – $25
w/ Brandon Manitoba
From $12.70
**NOVEMBER 20TH – ANDREA AND MUD**
**DOORS AT 8PM – $10**
Come on out and enjoy some music with our house DJ. Til 1am on Friday & Saturday
Indie alternative country
$5-$10 Donation @ The Door
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 play John Prine, Hank Sr., old blues, classic country, originals, and what we call duelettes.
* No Partner needed
Suggested $5-$10 donation
Come for to listen, come for to jam. Bring your banjos, your fiddles, your guitars and basses.
Award-Winning North Carolina singer Raphael, most widely known for his work as the lead vocalist in the WNC regionally acclaimed 80’s tribute band, LAZRLUVR, will entertain along with LAZRLUVR guitarist, Eric Congdon.
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
Folk
Come join the fun at our next sip & sing.
This Thursday at 7pm!! Join us at Grace Mills River for our Hurricane Helene Relief Concert, featuring @jessray and Taylor Leonhardt joined by local artists @hearthsongmusic and @austinsebek. This is a FREE event and proceeds will be collected to support @bmhforchildren.
Our amazing Thursday BlueGrass jam curated by the talented Drew Matulich! Don’t miss your chance to check out some of the best pickers from all over WNC! A real show-stopping performance only at Jack of the Wood! The Bluegrass Jam will start after the host band at 9:30 and go to 11:30pm. Pickers bring your instruments! Enjoy $1 OFF all our bourbons every Thursday
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/
- Non-members: $12
- OFB Members: $10
- Warren Wilson community: $1
If this is your first time dancing with us, your second dance is free!
Blues, Rock n Roll & Soul Music, sure to make you move! Funky but chic SINCE 2012
Dreamy Vintage Tunes
$10
Elevate your jam session experience! Join us for an evening of collaborative music-making where we provide the backline (drums & keyboards) – you bring your instrument and your talent!
$20
Come on out and enjoy some music with our house DJ. Til 1am on Friday & Saturday
SUGGESTED $5-$10 DONATION | 21+
Friday, November 22 | DOORS 7pm | SHOW 8pm
Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band is a seasoned group of musicians, who have taken their high energy, Funk filled live stage show back and forth across the country since they first hit the scene back in 2002. The band was conceived in Boone, NC and quickly gained a cult following for their wildly entertaining and “over the top” stage antics. In 2006, Booty Band, as fans affectionately nicknamed the group, moved to Asheville, North Carolina, and have since become the poster child for the Asheville Music scene.
Future Joy is a Future-Funk hybrid duo hailing from wherever their mobile RV stage is parked. Blending elements of funk, house, bass, pop, drum and bass, hip-hop, techno, jazz, dubstep and more; Future Joy takes the listener on a joyous adventure with no musical boundaries. Both artists DJ, sing, and play keyboard while Zach shreds tenor, baritone, and bass saxophones in the key of fun.
.Tickets: $20 Advance/ $25 Day of Show click here
A complimentary charcuterie board will be available for snacking, plus live music by Dinah’s Daydream, a gypsy jazz band.
• Where: Antidote Rooftop Bar
• When: Friday, Nov. 22
• Time: 4 PM – 7 PM
• Cover: $10 at the door – 50% goes directly to Casablanca’s rebuilding efforts for our Biltmore Village location.
• Format: Choose a featured cocktail perfectly paired with one of two recommended cigars! Cigars and drinks are pay-as-you-go.
Entry is free for those who can not afford to donate, but all are encouraged to donate to support relief efforts.
Are you ready to kick this thing off?! This Friday November 22nd join us to start the celebration with Santa, Mrs. Clause, DJ with holiday tunes, hot chocolate and enough holiday spirit for everyone on the @laughing.seed.cafe heated patio! We’ll see you there!🎄
Enjoy authentic Blues music from Mr Jimmy while imbibing in the friendly atmosphere of the The Station.
We play John Prine, Hank Sr., old blues, classic country, originals, and what we call duelettes.
Free live music by country-americana singer songwriter Kate Leigh Bryant.
w/ Ian Taylor on keys
jazz, indie-folk, pop
We are an energetic duo performing a unique mix of country, folk & rock covers and original music.
$5 Donation @ The Door // 21+
genre-defying fresh perspective on the Jazz tradition
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
Pizza and live music!
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!
southern rock and blues
We are so excited to welcome Billy Presnell and his amazing guitar skills. Billy plays classics, not so classics and some originals with instrumental finger style and percussive acoustic guitar. We think you will love his music and his sense of humor. With mad-fiddling, time-bending soundscape painter Will Franke.
The Midnight Aces have been purveyors of the blues in Asheville NC for decades.