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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 cant wait to play some live music for you all again Asheville!! Soooo looking forward to this NYE show with Pink Beds! Grab a ticket and come support local Asheville musicians and one of our favorite venues in town!! Lets do this!
Welcome to the world of Electro Lust! Where Electronic Funk pulses through the veins, entwined with a stampede of live Beats and Brass into the realms of Funk, Latin, Cuban, and Afrobeat. At the core of Electro Lust beats the hearts of Grammy Award-winning artists from Asheville, NC’s musical scene – Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, The Fritz, and Empire Strikes Brass.
Pink Beds is an electro-indie rock band that sits at the intersection of spacious grooves and lush song crafting. Pink Beds blend all of their influences into something new that rises above the nameless, faceless blur of generic indie rock emanating from NYC to L.A. and not enough places in between.
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.
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Saturday Dec. 21 | 2:00 – 8:00pm | Music | Dance | Art | Community
Benefitting the AVL community to spread joy through music, movement, & community.
* Pay-what-you can w/ limited free RSVP at
cosmic.simpletix.comFamily friendly, all ages are welcome.
S’mores • Tacos • LED + Glow Dancing • Interactive Art • Kid Zone • Craft Vendors.
Live Performances with Infinite-C – Interstellar Noise – Reality (Rae Sheetz) – Jon Owen – ionSound & the ionSound Syndicate – Elizabeth K / Neon Rose (flute, synth, vocals) – Rob Campbell (guitar) – Matthias Sayour (drums) – JP Miller (guitar)
The West Asheville taproom hosts a wide variety of special and regular events, from yoga to an electronic music & beer festival, and everything in between. Check out our upcoming schedule: click here
**DECEMBER 18TH – DYLAN EARL + THE SILENT KNIGHTS**
**DOORS AT 8PM – $10**
Come on out and enjoy some music with our house DJ. Til 1am on Friday & Saturday
genre-defying fresh perspective on the Jazz tradition
$5 Donation
Dec
19
Thu
Come celebrate The Double Crown’s 12th lap around the sun with none other than The Legendary Singing Stars from Brooklyn NY! 9 pm $10
Great vibes, great bourbon, and great music!
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!)
Saturday Dec 21 | 10pm – 1am | $12 cover at the door
Come rock through your Winter Solstice at One World West with this awesome quartet!
The West Asheville taproom hosts a wide variety of special and regular events, from yoga to an electronic music & beer festival, and everything in between. Check out our upcoming schedule: click here
Saturday December 21 | Doors: 7:00 PM | Show: 8:00 PM
Yarn is an Americana, Alt-Country, Rock and Roll band founded in 2007 by Blake Christiana. Yarn evolved from its earliest days as a bar band in New York, NY to an outstanding roots band that’s shared stages with some of the biggest names in the business. You could say that Blake is the music and the music is Blake; that’s how deeply he inhabits the songs he writes and plays. You can hear him struggling with his feelings, whether it’s on a skittering country shuffle or on a mid-tempo folk ballad or a straight-ahead rocker.
Over the years, musicians have rotated in and out of Yarn, but drummer Robert Bonhomme and bassist Rick Bugel, along with Christiana, have remained the core of the band. Yarn has definitely brought people together with their music; their devoted followers call themselves the “Yarmy,” and for the last 4 years the band has hosted a three-day music festival, Yarnival, that attracted hundreds of fans to Troy, Virginia. Along the way, Yarn has gathered accolades from festivals, The Americana Music Association, landed on the Grammy ballot four times, and placed in the top five of the AMA album charts on more than one occasion.
He blends old-time roots and folk songwriting with a more polished country sound that verges at times on Paul Simon-esque balladry.
Enjoy Live Music with Aaron on the keys and vocals every Thursday!
Acoustic Roots and Blues series with Peggy Ratusz & Kelly Jones with special guests Jenny Bradley & David Earl
Howdy Pard’ners
Join Jerri & Christopher for country music, line dancing, and beginner 2 step!
* No Partner needed
>> NO COVER<<
Alternative | Singer/Songwriter
Suggested $5-$10 donation
Dr. Bacon’s Jesse Talbot will be playing a blend of folk, blues and Americana!
Come for to listen, come for to jam. Bring your banjos, your fiddles, your guitars and basses.
After being destroyed by Hurricane Helene in Black Mountain, Flood Gallery Fine Art Center is back! Now centrally located at River Ridge Business Center just off I-240 Exit 8.
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
Follow the story and sing along to your favorite annoying Christmas tunes all played live by the seven piece CARNIVALE house band Renounced Heroes and don your gayest apparel to participate in our “pants off dance off” for prizes.
Tickets: suggested price $10-$15 “pay what you can” and NOTAFLOF
WNC’s #1 Folk/Acoustic Artist
The Acoustic Jam will continue on Thursday nights at 7:00 p.m. at the Church. Calvin Parham and Logan Clark will host the Jam.
All Ol Time lovers, listeners, pickers are welcome to join us to play, sing and fellowship. The strongest thing we will have to drink is Coffee! There is no charge, we will keep the music free!don’t let us Down now, come on down.
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/
Free show with live performances by…
-Chandra Shukla (cassette release Hima हिम)
-Elisa Faires
-Rodent
-Belly Full of Stars
This month’s theme: Holiday Potluck — a smorgasbord of seasonal stories. Featuring tales under the tree from Barbie Angell, Carolina Quiroga, Stacey Uria, and Matt Wilson, plus songs by Brody Hunt. Hosted by Tom Chalmers.
$15 in advance / $20 day of
The oldest contra dance in the Asheville area is sponsored by us and is held every Thursday on the Warren Wilson campus
Free lesson 7:30-8, dance 8-11
- 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
Come with everything you got to our Beautifully Tacky Yuletide and Gay Christmas Prom.
Phish night with Fee Fi PHaux fISH (formerly The Lumpy Heads).
Featuring: Alex Bazemore, Ben Falcon, Hannah Ramsey, and Ryan Crabtree.
$5 Cover (Suggested $10)
honky tonk, Country Swing and Folk
$10 cover
Papadosio to perform (2) sets of music a night for three nights with support from Electrochemical, Will Franke, and FunkBox, at Asheville’s brand new multimedia gallery and event space for their Holiday event series, Holidosio! From $50 +
He plays acoustic shows mixing elements of 70s folk, flower power, and jam music as well as his own original songs.
Please verify times and KJ with the venue!
Wag World Pub – 7-11
Daddy Mac’s Downhome Dive 8-11
Shiloh and Gaines 8-11
Static Age Loft 8-12
Shakeys Dive Bar 9pm-2am
Cha Cha, Cumbia, Merengue and Salsa.
Entry includes class. $10 entry for all.
Come on out and enjoy some music with our house DJ. Til 1am on Friday & Saturday
SUGGESTED $5-$10 DONATION | 21+
Doors 8pm, Show 9pm. Suggested donation $10. Pay what you can! Let’s Party!
Room 9 – 9pm – 2am
Imperial – 9pm – 12am
Static Age Loft – 9pm-2am
Lazy Diamond – 10pm -2am
Double Crown – 10pm -2am
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December 28th 5:00pm-12:00am
WTF (Women to the Front) festival was originally set to take place on September 29th at Salvage Station but obviously was canceled due to the flooding that destroyed the venue. Our hearts were broken for our friends who lost everything. It was hard to imagine doing this event anywhere else, but we need community right now and One World West offered us a place to come together. We are so grateful.
Join us for some great music by local AVL women.
Ovadya
Marisa Blake & Friends
WTF Funk Band
Fancy & The Femmes
Hope Griffin Duo
WTF Blues Band
& Many Special Guests
Tacontento Food Truck OPEN
$10 cover
The West Asheville taproom hosts a wide variety of special and regular events, from yoga to an electronic music & beer festival, and everything in between. Check out our upcoming schedule: click here
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
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A group of passionate local bakers raising funds and slinging cookies to keep the money coming to those in need in Western North Carolina.
One $50 ticket gets you one box of 12 unique gourmet cookies and access to the fun-filled cookie pick-up event!
Come for the cookies, stay for the:
– Live music with The Wilder Flower
– Last-minute holiday shopping, take home some beautiful local glass art for you and a friend 😉
– Complimentary refreshments and good company, meet your bakers!
– Raffles, Raffles, Raffles! Local art and experiences will be up for grabs – are you feeling lucky?
– See who will wear the cookie crown, Chef J Chong and Food Blogger Stu Helm will join us and pick their favorite cookie.
Enjoy authentic Blues music from Mr Jimmy while imbibing in the friendly atmosphere of the The Station.
Ugly Sweater Contest
Country and Americana
JP Furnas playing a mix of original music and handpicked covers of some favorite artists.
Fusing Folk, Celtic Traditional, Americana, Old Time Blues
The Shed Bugs – Asheville based jam band – playing blues, funk and psychedelic rock!
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
Come listen to Americana and Modern Western music performed by Seth & Sara.
GRASS IS BACK 2024!
Christmas Shows THIS Weekend!!
12/20 Friday- Lynn Goldsmith & Jeter Mt.
12/21 Saturday- Adam & Amy Pope
No Cover!
Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! And a Happy New Year to all. Please share this event to anyone who could benefit or contribute, and of course if you love jazz Christmas music – we’ve got you.
Sal Landers’ Party Rx! rocks the groovy Laurel Canyon-esque Music For The Woodstock Generation + organic originals!
Join FLASHBACK BAND for a festive night of holiday fun as they present a Rockabilly Christmas, along with all the best rock & dance tunes you’ve come to love. Get your best Ugly Sweater ready for a chance to win cash prizes.
Pay What You Can! The suggested price per ticket is $22.00.
Deep blues trio of the Mississippi Hill Country and Delta. bringing the Juke Joint music of Mississippi to Asheville.
Brody’s back at the Cork & Keg playing Country Christmas Music for people who don’t like Christmas. This will be a special Super Christmas Time with the extremely popular and handsome western band to dance your fancy pants around to. BRODY HUNT & THE SILENT KNIGHTS play classic honky tonk country music, both originals and covers… they even cover their own originals. Can you believe it? There’ll be plenty of great dance tunes and songs to cry in your beer. Come out for a swell time, lots of dancing! $10
Asheville’s tried and true blue cover band. No cover.
Ben’s Tune Up – 8-11pm
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 – 10pm-2am
Check with the venue on cover charges and tonight’s DJ.
Jesse Velvet brings you gritty funk, feel good rock & southern soul with a psychedelic twist and jam-inspired grooves. Our music is designed to make you move, groove, and question if you need more bell-bottoms in your life. $5 cover
The West Asheville taproom hosts a wide variety of special and regular events, from yoga to an electronic music & beer festival, and everything in between. Check out our upcoming schedule: click here
King Garbage is a band continually hunting down the grooviest and most sultry vibes around. Acquiring a Grammy award for album of the year-while producing/writing on Jon Batiste’s “We Are”, King Garbage is always busy on the frontier of sonic exploration.
suggested donation at the door
Join us in welcoming Master guitarist and singer Eric Congdon. He and his exceptional string skills will take the stage on Friday, December 20th, from 8 to 10 pm. Eric was voted best guitarist in WNC for 2022, and we are thrilled to have him.
Every Friday:
Margarita Madness: $7 Pint Margaritas
Fish Fry-Day: $11 Fish Sandwich, $12 Fish and Chips, and $9 Fried Shrimp.
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/
Papadosio to perform (2) sets of music a night for three nights with support from Electrochemical, Will Franke, and FunkBox, at Asheville’s brand new multimedia gallery and event space for their Holiday event series, Holidosio! From $50 +
It’s that time of year again when the neighborhood fellas bring the cheer! If you know, you know. If you don’t come check em’ out! 8-till……$10
Free – Benefit for Beloved Asheville
Live Music every 1st and 3rd Friday with the Big Blue Band, the anti-hero of jam bands!!! Mad Mike DJ’s til 2am
Travel through time from the ’60s to ’90s through Iggy Radio’s rock, pop, and jazz show!
Join legendary twin musician’s Jack & Jim Mascari along with their world class band for a night of rock n roll!!!
9pm
21+
Dec
21
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.
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