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Sep
7
Sat
Boomtown Arts & Heritage FestAVL After Party Night 2 with Push/Pull, DJ Bowie, Bunsen Burner, Cobrayma (formerly Exmag), & Diastrata (formerly Recess) || Doors 8PM || Show 9:30PM || $21.49 Event Details and Tickets
Got ourselves a heater! Bring your dance shoes to this one!
Sep
8
Sun
Enjoy great music by DJ Daggett and a taco bar from Sage and Spice catering $10 entry includes food. All ages welcome.
Sep
11
Wed
Jammin’ in the park this week! Bring us a cool song!
Sep
13
Fri
Eulogy and Free The Optimus Present: C. Shreve, Tab-One, DJ Jet, Juan Holladay, Freedom The 9th Wonder, and DJ Chubby Knuckles
Doors 7PM || Show 8PM || $22.18 advance. (The price you’ll pay. No surprises later.) Event Details and Tickets
*pro tip – save the fees by purchasing tickets at Burial’s bottle shop next door.
Chris Shreve is a North Carolina based MC/producer & founder of the Asheville hip-hop collective Free The Optimus. His brainchild–FTO–became an award winning group & blog era success, earning their following & relevance through an unrelenting tour & release schedule, largely driven by Shreve’s vision.
Punk-New Wave-Classic Rock & More!!! Uncle Ralph will spin us some eclectic tunes from many decades past from Mozart to Motörhead!!!
10PM
(this will follow the live goth music bands scheduled from 8PM-10PM)
$5
21+
Sep
14
Sat
Join us for the ultimate party featuring DJ Seefoe spinning the beats, along with a killer performance by Shawn Paris and special guests Lord Lhus, Grandaddy Lo, and Dusty Dial!
$10 + Adv/ $15 DOS
Sep
15
Sun
Ther’ll be western, honky tonk, vintage and hand crafted finds galore. Live DJ set and food on site.
Brought to you in partnership with Wedge Studios and The Radical Hotel, this FREE event features 10+ hours of music, art, and wellness with top Southeast DJs, plus delicious food and drinks from local favorites like The Radical, Bottle Riot, and Wedge Brewing.
All day dance party with music provided by:
Cpt. HyperDrive (All Original Set)
w/ special guest dj’s and surprises
$27 adv/$30 + door
Join us Sunday, September 15th for the much anticipated release of our Mole Pepper Stout! Along with the beer release, we will also have an array of local hot sauce and craft vendors on site. Kids games, face painting, hot sauce contest, woo!
Live Music w/ Hunter Begley followed by the Pisgah Sunday Jam at 6:30 hosted by Spiro & Friends w/ special guest Josh Blake – performing Led Zeppelin songs for the house set followed by the open public jam. Full Backline provided!
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!
Sep
16
Mon
Franklin School of Innovation Open Mic Night, some proceeds going to the FSI Music Department
Sep
17
Tue
Karaoke and Zero Proof Alternative Tuesday with Non alcoholic beverages and cannibas infused drinks. There will also be a Mexican food truck and alcoholic beverages available.
Come share your musical skills with the community, 7-9 PM.
On the night of the full moon each month, we will host a small campfire under the moon.
Sep
18
Wed
We celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
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 
… And delicious food by Juanita Cocina! Tacos y Tamales!
$10 cover
Kelli Frances Corrado is an experimental singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Using vocal layers, autoharp, light percussion with field recordings (a field of swans, caves ect). With Asheville artists Blake Hornsby and Insulated Minds.
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Sep
19
Thu
Gather the squad, and let’s do this. Get ready for an epic night of beats with DJ Jammin JP.
Thursday Specials:
$10 Smashburger
$4 Draft Beer
We showcase some of the top sporting events and 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/
beats by local DJ Griffin White
Come for to listen, come for to jam. Bring your banjos, your fiddles, your guitars and basses.
Third Thursdays at Archetype with returning Nusojourn Soundsystem, Rudy “The Artmixer”
Sep
20
Fri
Kick-off AVL Pride with DJ Ganymede!
DayTrip – A 70’s themed upscale dive!!!
Boy Howdy servin’ up Smash Burgers 4-10!
Bring your own vinyl to spin or dig through our collection!
Sep
21
Sat
$28 general admission / $48 VIP
Here’s to all things brat!
Brat summer is coming to a close and we’re celebrating with a big brat themed party. Come in your brattiest clothes – brat green is encouraged!
We’ll have temporary back tattoos, a curated playlist, sour candy bar, a photo booth, and brat (& brat adjacent) karaoke starting at 8pm.
esoteric experimental trio creating sonic dreamscapes under the guise on anonymity
“Shrek Dance Party!” DJ @bridal.parti.burcardi and @dj.bru.haus
Sep
22
Sun
Dancing starts about 6:30 pm and we welcome musicians who would like to join our waltz jam band and Dancers to dance to some good music! This is a free event.
Sep
25
Wed
In true pub fashion, White Horse Black Mountain hosts a traditional Irish-style session twice a month, on the second and fourth Wednesdays, starting at 7pm. (FREE)
Sep
27
Fri
The Goombay Festival was created in 1982 to celebrate the richness and diversity of the African diaspora and Asheville’s African American community.
The YMI Cultural Center is proud to be the host of this weekend festival attracting thousands to downtown Asheville each year. This FREE, family event connects community, and showcases Black culture, art, food and entertainment.
Friday, September 27, 2024
5PM – 10PM at Pack Square
5PM – Honor Ceremony
6PM – DJ Doula
7PM – DJ Mark Majors
8 PM – DJ Roselle
9PM – DJ Dayowolf
OT Jams have been a tradition for many years at the C & K. Join some of the area’s best – bring your instruments or just come to listen! (moderate to fast paced, no beginners please)
Free Admission!!
Sep
28
Sat
The Goombay Festival was created in 1982 to celebrate the richness and diversity of the African diaspora and Asheville’s African American community.
The YMI Cultural Center is proud to be the host of this weekend festival attracting thousands to downtown Asheville each year. This FREE, family event connects community, and showcases Black culture, art, food and entertainment.
Saturday, September 28, 2024
11AM – 10PM
12 PM – Honor Ceremony
1 PM – ShaAir w. Band
2PM – Theater Performance
3PM – DJ Doula
4PM – Po’ Folk
5PM – Street Sinatra
6PM – Kevin Spears
7PM – Virtuous
8PM – DJ Atreau
9PM – Blakkamoore
Come celebrate our version of Oktoberfest with us at the Funkatorium (147 Coxe Ave) on September 28th, benefitting our friends at Campaign for Southern Equality and Blue Ridge Pride! DJRexxStep from 5-10PM.
Outdoor Stage | Powered by BASSBOSS | LED Wall | 21+ | 6PM-11PM
Indoor Stage | Powered by BASSBOSS | 11PM-2AM
$17 – $35
Show: 8pm | Doors: 7pm
$17 – $23
Sep
29
Sun
The Goombay Festival was created in 1982 to celebrate the richness and diversity of the African diaspora and Asheville’s African American community.
The YMI Cultural Center is proud to be the host of this weekend festival attracting thousands to downtown Asheville each year. This FREE, family event connects community, and showcases Black culture, art, food and entertainment.
Sunday, September 29, 2024
11AM – 6PM
11AM – Honor Ceremony
2 PM – DJ Big Wave
1 PM – DJ Atreau
2PM – Afolabi Adebanjo
3PM – Song Band
5PM – Honor Ceremony
Calling all acoustic songwriters!
Oct
5
Sat
We are hosting a benefit on Saturday with live music (house and disco w/ live guitar, maybe an Interstellar Noise originals set thrown in there too). We’ll be giving out nonperishable food, tons of water and other hydrating drinks, etc. Please bring anything you want to donate and please take anything and everything you need. Event will be free to all but we’ll be accepting donations for local relief. That includes cash, food, water, supplies, etc.
Oct
6
Sun
This Sunday from 2 PM to 6:30 PM we are at SLY GROG setting up our open mic, vendors, possible food trucks, fire/ spinners/performance artists, AS WELL AS information exchanges, supply drop and exchanges, clothing giveaways.
Oct
9
Wed
In true pub fashion, White Horse Black Mountain hosts a traditional Irish-style session
Oct
11
Fri
Come out and make some music every day this week.
Oct
12
Sat
Come out and make some music every day this week.
We Jammin’
Oct
13
Sun
Stop by for the Community Support Curbside Pop-Up! @baileycooks and her team will be serving up delicious FREE meals from noon to 5pm; @sessionavl is selling drinks; Coda is open for merch and record shopping; and musicians from the @jackofthewood Irish Jam will be playing throughout the day.
Come out and make some music every day this week.
Oct
14
Mon
Come out and make some music every day this week.
Curated open mic night featuring some of Asheville’s finest pickers and crooners.
The Musicians in the Round is an open mic/in the round that takes place at Catawba Brewing Tasting Room on the South Slope in Asheville, NC. Our first round was on March 9th, 2015 and they just keep getting better.
Oct
15
Tue
Come out and make some music every day this week.
We are thrilled to welcome Wild Bodema drumming troupe (Tuesday Oct. 15th) from 3:00-5:00pm, or drop in whenever you can) for a drum circle, sure to raise your spirits! If you have a drum, bring it! No drum, no worries. Bring a bucket and sticks…bring your hands to clap…bring your feet to dance…bring your ears to listen…bring your heart to feel.
Mudpuppies and Mojo Sound Production presents Open Mic 🎙️
We will be hosting open mic tonight at Mudpuppies with hostess CaroMia Humphrey . Come play us some tunes, let’s all hug one another and just hang for a bit. Our community needs some sense of normalcy during all of this suffering. Come make someone smile with your music! Hope to see you all tonight! 6-9pm!
Oct
16
Wed
Come out and make some music every day this week.
Oct
17
Thu
Come out and make some music every day this week.
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