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I’m very happy to have a great lineup of friends joining me for Well Crafted Wednesdays.
12/11 – Angel Snow
12/18 – Tyler Ramsey
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
The Saylor Brothers are a jamgrass fusion group from Asheville, fronted by brothers Will & Ben Saylor, of Brushfire Stankgrass. This project is a foray further into the realm of bluegrass jam, with more emphasis on improvisation piled on top of a structure of traditional bluegrass and innovative original songwriting. As a trio with Greg Stiglets on bass, the band packs a large sound coming from three acoustic instruments, and often adds a fourth player for further improvisational and bluegrass firepower.
Jam > Grass > Jam is not an open bluegrass jam but is a residency featuring a rotating casts of special guests from Asheville’s bluegrass/jamband scene.
Join Us for a Swingin’ Lil Christmas Party at Haywood Park Hotel!
Date: December 11th
Time: 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Swing Dance Lesson: 7:00 PM-8:00 PM
Food & Beverage: Holiday Cocktails, Mocktails and Treats
Entry: $15
Step back in time this holiday season with Haywood Park Hotel & Swing Asheville’s holiday season jazz and swing dance party
at The Cellar below Haywood Park Hotel. We’re bringing the glamour of the classic swing era to your festive celebrations!
Featuring Live Music by Drayton & the Dreamboats
Company Swing, an all-female swing, jazz, and blues band.
In true pub fashion, White Horse Black Mountain hosts a traditional Irish-style session
Come demonstrate your talents at Open Mic.
You sing, they dance
21+ // $
lo-fi pop and rocknroll with Jason Krekel & Craig Kelberg
$10 suggested
Salsa AVL will be teaching salsa class – followed by hours of Latin dance music!
Las Montañitas brings the Andes to the Appalachians. Drawing heavily from the Chicha Cumbia scene that emerged in Peru in the late 1960s. Dj Mtn Vibes holding down the ones & two’s 
…
$10 cover
December 11th marks the release of Liliana Hudgens second album, Grace. A deeply beautiful record pulled straight from the earth and scattered to the wind with love and reverence.
@claire_whall, local haunting folk singer will be opening the night up with a full band
**DOORS AT 8PM – $10**
It’s time for our weekly Wednesday Open Mic with Caleb Beissert!
Get in line early to get a good spot, the list fills up super fast!!
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
Suggested $5-$10 Donation at the door
21+
Dec
12
Thu
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.
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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.
Free live music by country-americana singer songwriter Kate Leigh Bryant.
This is a Power Quartet.
Appalachian Cosmic Soul and Bluegrasstafari Riddims!
Acoustic Roots and Blues series with Peggy Ratusz & Kelly Jones and our guest, Ginny McAfee
Howdy Pard’ners
Join Jerri & Christopher for country music, line dancing, and beginner 2 step!
* No Partner needed
>> NO COVER<<
Suggested $5-$10 donation
Get ready for a holiday experience you won’t want to miss—introducing *Late Night Asheville!* Enjoy extended hours as each participating small business stays open until 9 pm, perfect for holiday shopping and seasonal surprises. Stroll through as carolers bring the festive spirit with classic holiday tunes, and don’t forget to check out the Winter Window display competition, hosted by the Asheville Downtown Association!
Sauce Boss is bringing his original blues and a big pot of gumbo to the residents of hard hit Black Mountain NC and Swannanoa NC. No cover charge. This show is sponsored by Town Pump Tavern and Planet Gumbo
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
David Dondero will be reading from his book, Chaos the Cat. We will have copies for sale and it will include a music performance by him and local musician Ben Asbury (of Axxa/Abraxas).
We are asking for a $10-20 donation at the door.
David Dondero is a guitarist and songwriter who has also played drums in southern folk punk bands like This Bike is a Pipe Bomb and Sunbrain.
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/
This special concert showcases exceptional musicianship, blending both classical and traditional styles, all while focusing on the Celtic roots of the Christmas tunes we love. The show features some of the finest talent from Western North Carolina and beyond. We look forward to celebrating the season with you!
🎟 Tickets are selling quickly! Reserve your Pay-What-You-Wish ticket today at sartplays.ludus.com. Find Out More & Get Tickets
Pay What You Can! The suggested price per ticket is $20.00.
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
Balkan, Turkish, and Middle Eastern music with a rock & roll spirit.
$10 cover
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!
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)
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.
Cool post punk /experimental show
$7.00
Come on out and enjoy some music with our house DJ. Til 1am on Friday & Saturday
SUGGESTED $5-$10 DONATION | 21+
Dec
13
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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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Enjoy authentic Blues music from Mr Jimmy while imbibing in the friendly atmosphere of the The Station.
Join us for a folk rock performance with Stephen Evans!
Andy Ferrell plays music local to the southern Appalachians he calls home. Folk, blues, bluegrass, country and old time music all collide to make up a body of true Americana music that he loves to share with listeners of all ages across the region.
Progressive Bluegrass trio.
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
To date, The Mankind Project Helene Relief Fund has distributed locally over $50,000.
We are excited to host a FREE show with Asheville’s own Danny Knowles! His soulful, acoustic tunes will lead you nicely right into the weekend. Join us for some brews and some tunes!
Rock, Country, Blues & Pop.
The Midnight Aces have been purveyors of the blues in Asheville NC for decades.
This special concert showcases exceptional musicianship, blending both classical and traditional styles, all while focusing on the Celtic roots of the Christmas tunes we love. The show features some of the finest talent from Western North Carolina and beyond. We look forward to celebrating the season with you!
🎟 Tickets are selling quickly! Reserve your Pay-What-You-Wish ticket today at sartplays.ludus.com. Find Out More & Get Tickets
Pay What You Can! The suggested price per ticket is $22.00
Asheville’s tried and true blue cover band. No cover.
New Orleans Party Jazz
$10 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.
Soulful, Stripped-down music you can groove to.
A Blues-Oriented, Rhythm-Based, Funky, Make-You-Wanna-Move-Your-Body Kind of Band.
suggested donation at the door
Join us at the “ENTER THE EARTH’S Annual Xmas Party!” for a celebration benefiting LEAF Global Arts!!!
JoJo Hermann (of Widespread Panic) and Mardi Gras Indian Chief Juan Pardo are once again combining forces to bring the New Orleans Funk and Mardi Gras Indian Culture to you! With an all-star lineup of NOLA based musicians (Kirk Joseph, Jake Eckert and Eddie Christmas), this show promises to comprise a special night of funk meets the living art & history of the Mardi Gras Indian tradition. JoJo to start the evening with a set of solo piano with Big Chief and Co. to follow… and a finale collaboration celebrating the music and magic of the funkiest city on Earth… New Orleans, Louisiana. If you like it “fonky”, this show is for you!
country/honky tonk
No Cover
Don’t miss this punk/garage rager
$10
Blues, Rock, Country, Funk and Psychedelic Jams
$5 Cover
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