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(musicians, comedians, dancers, poets, storytellers)
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.
Last 4 digits – 3383
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
Lesson at 5
Jam at 6
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/
Acoustic Old Time/Bluegrass Jam!! C’mon Out!!
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**
Sign up at 8 pm, Mic starts at 8:30
All forms of entertainment welcome, (not just poetry.)
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 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.
Last 4 digits – 3383
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!)
We play John Prine, Hank Sr., old blues, classic country, originals, and what we call duelettes.
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.
Dreamy Vintage Tunes
$10
$20
Come on out and enjoy some music with our house DJ. Til 1am on Friday & Saturday
SUGGESTED $5-$10 DONATION | 21+
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.
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!🎄
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
southern roots/country
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!
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.
Alien Music Club’s Rock & Soul Revue is a collaborative musical exploration into the heartbeat of 50’s, 60’s & 70’s Rock and Soul music. From Tom Petty to Aretha Franklin, from Etta James to Steve Miller Band, this show meets everybody in the middle.
Pay What You Can. The suggested price per ticket is $25.
Featuring stories by Brenda Lilly, Karen Ramshaw, Gary Sizer, and a story and a song by Kim Richardson. Plus music by Chris Tullar (of Carpal Tullar) and stand-up comedy from Larry Griffin. Hosted by Tom Chalmers.
$15 in advance / $20 day of
11/22 – duo show with Sparrow Smith
“Lake doesn’t need to hide behind a microphone with her big bold ragtime jazz voice. It is something that singles out the leaders of a revival, their gifts revitalize the source, and that is what you hear all the way through” – Spiral Earth
Red Legged Frog Productions presents The Paper Crowns Performing the Music of Jerry Garcia
$25.00
76th Street is an Indie/Pop power duo centered around our friendship and love for creating.
Join us for an unforgettable night of music and community as the 76th Street Band takes the stage at One World Brewing! This special fundraiser benefit concert will support local artists and musicians impacted by Hurricane Helene, helping them rebuild and continue creating the music and art that inspires us all.
With every ticket purchased, you’re directly contributing to relief efforts for the creative communities affected by the storm. Come early to grab your spot, enjoy craft brews, and be part of an evening of solidarity, great music, and support for the artists who lift our spirits every day.
$20 tickets
Sold Out
Jessica Beebe, soprano
Timothy Parsons, alto
Brian Giebler, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass
Asheville Symphony Chorus
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ASHEVILLE
The Charlotte Bluegrass All-Stars are a high-energy group of talented musicians who love to bring the joys of bluegrass music to their fans. The band creates a unique sound, blending traditional bluegrass with newgrass & jamgrass styles. Audiences can’t get enough of their powerful rhythms, soulful singing and amazing instrumentals that are sure to get feet tapping!
$10 suggested donation
Asheville’s tried and true blue cover band. No cover.
New Orleans Party Jazz
$10 cover
Kid Billy, Billy Litz, an Ashville Band Hustle Souls musician, takes the Mudpuppies Stage with Blues Guitar and Vocals.
Enjoy Margarita Madness, $7 Margaritas ALL DAY, and let the tunes take you away.
All ages.
No Cover.
We showcase some of the top sporting events and serve the area’s best sushi, including sushi rolls, sashimi, and Nigiri. But that’s not all; we also offer the 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/
Riyen Roots – keeping the blues alive..One show at a time!!
American blues, soul and rock-n-roll artist from the music-rich mountains of Asheville, North Carolina.
$15.99 adv
Americana
Show start 8pm. $10 cover at door.
groovy soul, rock n roll