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Sep
10
Sun
WTF is a music festival established to celebrate the women of Asheville, NC. This event in its 2nd year will be held at New Belgium Brewing on September 17th 2023. It is a family friendly event and free to the public. WTF Week will occur September 10-16th at venues across Asheville, highlighting female musicians. https://womentothefrontmusicfestival.com/
Asheville DSA Presents A Fundraiser for the Carolina Abortion Fund
Doors 7 PM // Show 8 PM
$10 at Door or Become a CAF sustainer for $5/mo
Hip Hop Showcase w/ DJ @grimmjoi @peter.the.poet @young_quintin_ @jessi_slaught3r
9pm
HIROW LIVE @ The Burger Bar w/ support from:
VVITCHBOY
PAC “O.J”
J VIXEN
Sept. 10th
9PM // 21+ // $10 donation encouraged
Sep
11
Mon
Salvage Station will host the The 15th Annual Music Video Asheville Awards on Wednesday, September 13th, 2023! Doors open at 5:30PM, and programming kicks off at 6:30PM with live music, followed by the awards ceremony and video screening! This is a General Admission, ALL AGES show. Tickets on sale NOW,($12 ADV/ $15 DOS)! This is a RED CARPET event, so when you show up, be dressed to show out! Event Details and Tickets
WTF is a music festival established to celebrate the women of Asheville, NC. This event in its 2nd year will be held at New Belgium Brewing on September 17th 2023. It is a family friendly event and free to the public. WTF Week will occur September 10-16th at venues across Asheville, highlighting female musicians. https://womentothefrontmusicfestival.com/
Join us on Monday, September 11, 5 p.m., for a special appearance, album signing, and listening party with Steep Canyon Rangers. The band’s new album, Morning Shift, is due out September 8, and the LP was proudly pressed at Citizen Vinyl.
The listening party is free to attend and open to the public. No tickets are needed, but come early for mocktails, cocktails, and coffee drinks at Session.
For the in-store event, each band member will pick a song from the record to talk about. Morning Shift is the Rangers 14th studio album.
Rock n roll roots fuse his music with a fantastic raw energy, even as he leans into the imagery and storytelling of American Roots music. After an epic cross-county journey that involved a dog, a camper full of guitars, and an adventurous family, Price settled into the rich musical traditions of Western North Carolina, where he helped found The Greybirds, who were noted for their lyrical songwriting and rich, vibey instrumentation.
Nine women, three men, two nights of jazz.
Monday 9/11 and Tuesday 9/12 from 7-11pm.
Presented by Little Jumbo featuring local women in partnership with WTF Music Festival
NO COVER
Come join us in support of the Maui fire relief efforts. The evening will feature traditional Hawaiian steel guitar music with Billy Cardine and CarolinAloha!
Also on the bill will be The Billy Sea, Free Planet Radio, Mary Lucey, Anya Hinkle, River Guerguerian, Chris Rosser, David Newman, Jake Wolf, Bill Bares, and special guests TBA.
From $20 Event Information and Tickets
ADVANCED: $15.00
DAY OF: $18.00
Show: 8pm | Doors: 7pm
$35 – $50
Weekly campfire outside of Vintage Kava happening every Monday night at dark. DJ GruntWerk spinning live beats on the patio during the fire! Start time of fire will be earlier as the sun sets earlier. Feel free to bring drums!
Doors at 8PM
Show at 8:30PM
$12
Sep
12
Tue
WTF is a music festival established to celebrate the women of Asheville, NC. This event in its 2nd year will be held at New Belgium Brewing on September 17th 2023. It is a family friendly event and free to the public. WTF Week will occur September 10-16th at venues across Asheville, highlighting female musicians. https://womentothefrontmusicfestival.com/
Nine women, three men, two nights of jazz.
Monday 9/11 and Tuesday 9/12 from 7-11pm.
Presented by Little Jumbo featuring local women in partnership with WTF Music Festival
NO COVER
Great vibes, great bourbon, and great music!
Doors at 6, Show at 7
$10
Show: 7:30pm | Doors: 7pm
$35 – $40
ADVANCED: $15.00
DAY OF: $20.00
PREMIUM SEATING: $25.00
Model/Actriz, a boundary-pushing electronic music project, out of Brooklyn New York, brings a blend of industrial, post-punk, and avant-garde elements that will challenge your senses and transport you to a realm of sonic exploration.
$18.19
Join Juniper Willow for her month long residency every Tuesday night in September. Expect Post-Punk,Goth,Synth and Industrial from special weekly guests:
September 19th- Bad Ties
September 26th- Mordaga
$5 cover
Sep
13
Wed
WTF is a music festival established to celebrate the women of Asheville, NC. This event in its 2nd year will be held at New Belgium Brewing on September 17th 2023. It is a family friendly event and free to the public. WTF Week will occur September 10-16th at venues across Asheville, highlighting female musicians. https://womentothefrontmusicfestival.com/
Come out on Wednesday to get some tasty chow, beer, and listen to Chris Caruso play quirky blues music!
Come enjoy an exciting and fun experience in downtown Asheville.
7PM DOORS / 8PM SHOW
Tickets: $25/$28
Doors 7 PM // Show 8 PM
$10
ADVANCED: $20.00
DAY OF: $23.00
Break out them baggy jeans and wallet chains because we’re throwing a nu-metal dance party!
It’s time to relive the glory days of the 2000’s!
X Featuring X
DJ Pitch Blak
DJ Diva Disaster
Doors 10PM
Cover $5
21+ ONLY
Sep
14
Thu
TAUK Moore is an inspired, genre-blurring musical force born out of the creative synergy between long standing instrumental quartet TAUK and dynamic frontwoman Kanika Moore. Together, they combine ethereal jazz, scorching funk, gritty rock, and danceable electronica into one immersive sonic landscape. With Moore’s stunning vocals and captivating stage presence at the helm, TAUK Moore unleashes masterful performance, driven by biting grooves, wailing guitars, melodic keys and thunderous drums.
Nashville’s psychedelic punk-grass rockers, Sicard Hollow is a four-piece progressive bluegrass band who formed with a mutual passion for pushing the boundaries of genre. Heavily influenced by the Grateful Dead and New Grass Revival, these young pickers bring new energy to a timeless style with a combination of fearless improvisation and instrumental prowess.
6:00pm Doors, 7:00pm Show
$20+/$25+ DOS Event Details and Tickets
WTF is a music festival established to celebrate the women of Asheville, NC. This event in its 2nd year will be held at New Belgium Brewing on September 17th 2023. It is a family friendly event and free to the public. WTF Week will occur September 10-16th at venues across Asheville, highlighting female musicians. https://womentothefrontmusicfestival.com/
Grab a good beer and some great food, and join us for an OMJ/Zadie’s team Arts & Music showcase. A chance to support the artists keeping Marshall special – who also happen to be your favorite bartenders, chefs, hoteliers and friendly smiles.
We will have live music by @beccaleighmusic @donnaraynorton
& Johnny Humphries
And art by @martha.skinner @bitchesbehustlin and @joshcopuspottery
You can also grab tickets for guided tours upstairs for the opportunity to see the hotel without a reservation and a rare chance to catch Josh for an expert tour.
We’re proud to bring April B. to The Mule stage as a feature on this year’s WTF Festival Calendar!
WTF Festival supports women musicians in Asheville.
Alongside the music, we continue our partnership with Mosaic Realty for their Doing Good Through Business Series, benefiting Blue Ridge Dirt Skrrts. Dirt Skrrts is a non-profit focused on empowering women mountain bikers in WNC.
We’ll be featuring a number of local musicians playing acoustic sets to get your weekend started right!
Thursday, September 14th @ 6PM: The Caribbean Cowboys Trio
Thursday, September 21st @ 6PM: Old Sap
Thursday, September 28th @ 6PM: Craig St. John
Live Music Thursdays at Twin Willows! This week, we’re featuring another “Best of WNC” Artist, Leeda “Lyric” Jones on the TW Stage. Please join us for this FREE acoustic show, 6:00-7:30 PM. Bring a lawn chair and come hungry for some of Smokin’ Joe Lasher’s delectable dishes!
The Grey Eagle in partnership with WTF week (Women to the Front) presents Kathryn O’Shea!
Kathryn O’Shea is an Asheville-born singer/songwriter known for her unmistakable voice and soul-stirring original songs. Working from a broad spectrum of influences, O’Shea and her band harness the harmonic creativity of jazz, the driving power of indie-rock, and the confessional storytelling of Americana to create a sound that leaves listeners feeling emotionally raw and spiritually renewed.
WTF Week is a celebration of the women who make the Asheville music scene so special. The week will culminate with the WTF festival on September 17th at New Belgium Brewing.
$10 Advance/$12 Day of show at The Grey Eagle Box Office or
click here
Pisgah Brewing has partnered with Women to the Front to host the WTF Blues Project made up of many of the area’s best female blues inspired singers and musicians. This is going to be a night of many magic moments….
WTF Week is a celebration of the women who make the Asheville music scene so special. The week will culminate with the WTF festival on September 17th at New Belgium Brewing.
Laura exhibits a poetic and technical depth that has garnered comparisons to Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, and Nick Drake. She writes intimate folk music with classical influence that has been described as meditative, transcendental, and within the “chamber-folk” genre (Asheville’s Mountain Xpress). Along with being a singer-songwriter, Laura has a degree in classical guitar performance and studied piano from a young age.
Orbiting Human Circus (duo) featuring Songs of The Music Tapes will perform at Citizen Vinyl on Thursday, Sept 14. Doors at 6 p.m. / show at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $17 advance / $20 day of show
We’re a four piece indie rock band with roots/rock blues infused rock sound. Our exciting live show consists of originals with classic covers mixed in.
ADVANCED: $10.00
DAY OF: $12.00
More Big News for White Horse Black Mountain !!
After becoming a nonprofit organization in the spring of 2023, White Horse Black Mountain this very week purchased the property where they have hosted concerts and events for the community for the past 15 years. September 7 will forever be an anniversary for the White Horse Community to celebrate.
The White Horse “Herd” is celebrating this momentous step with a champagne toast during the Thursday, September 14th “Just for Members” Concert with The Belfast Boys.
The White Horse team also invites non-members who might be interested in learning about membership, to attend the 7:30 show.
Those interested in attending the concert and the champagne toast, should email Membership Coordinator, Selena Hilemon at
selena@whitehorseblackmountain.com in order to reserve a spot.
Basically Nancy – Savannah, GA Power Trio
Cam Girl – Local Legends
Yawni – Asheville’s Own
Doors 7 PM // Show 8 PM
$10
Show: 8pm | Doors: 7:30pm
$10
Dopapod will be performing LIVE on the Indoor Stage at Salvage Station on Thursday, September 14th, 2023 with special guests Wolf Mask (featuring members of Doom Flamingo)
Doors open at 7PM and the music starts at 8PM. This is a General Admission, 18+ ONLY show (no exceptions).
$20 ADV/ $25 DOS – FREE ON-SITE PARKING!
Join us for four weeks of musical magic as Raphael Morales & Friends take over The Social!
The best part? There’s NO COVER, so gather your crew and get ready for a night of incredible live music and unforgettable moments!
DAY OF: $25.00
ADVANCED: $20.00
Amazing night of synth/post punk/industrial from Asheville faves Machine 13 with Public Circuit (NYC- debut at Fleetwood’s)
Public Circuit
Machine 130-Industrial punks
Bruschetta Delorean-Synth
$10
The WTF Funk Project with Rachel Waterhouse, McKinney, Kayla Zuskin, and Aryan Graham, in partnership with One World West celebrates WTF Week and Clarence Young’s Birthday!
WTF week is a week long celebration leading up to the Women to the Front Music Festival. Taking place Sept 10th-17th, venues across town will be celebrating all the talented women who help make Asheville such a wonderful place to live.
Clarence Young is a true gentleman with some pretty fast feet and it is a joy to get to celebrate him! Come Dance your worries away.
$10 Cover
Sep
15
Fri
WTF is a music festival established to celebrate the women of Asheville, NC. This event in its 2nd year will be held at New Belgium Brewing on September 17th 2023. It is a family friendly event and free to the public. WTF Week will occur September 10-16th at venues across Asheville, highlighting female musicians. https://womentothefrontmusicfestival.com/
Aunt Vicki is a retro rock band with a hint of folk, a little dreamy around the edges. Married songwriting duo Erin Campbell and Lee Dyer write straightforward melody-driven songs and perform as both an acoustic duo and a four piece band.
The Cheeksters combine the best of what made music great in the 1960’s with a winning, fresh pop approach that delights audiences. Onstage the versatile four-piece band turns out its straightforward catchy pop confections, bringing to mind a swirling variety of influences : Memphis soul, Carnaby Street pop, swampy rhythm and blues, and more.
See y’all Friday at Bear Pro!!
We’ll be bringing our eclectic blend of Classic Rock hits, Deep Cuts, Gut Bucket Seat Blues and musical surprises. See you there!
The Scatterlings are a three piece acoustic/Americana band based in Asheville, North Carolina. The members share a fondness for songs about heartbreak, whiskey, and killings, although they promise they are actually all very peaceful people. Many of their original songs offer masterful personal storytelling, while others are steeped deep in local history. $20
Rachael Rage is a singer-songwriter and pianist from South Florida. She is known for her high-energy piano bar style shows and taking song requests from the audience. Good Food + Good Music = Good Time!
Enjoy live music each weekend at Pillar Bar.
Pillar Bar will have the MountainX #1 Guitarist, Eric Congdon playing live guitar on Friday evening.
Irish and Scottish melodies as well as other original and folk tunes. Free but donations accepted.
In partnership with Women to the Front, The Outpost is excited to present Mama and The Ruckus, an intergenerational Roots project with a big sound and an even bigger heart. The Ruckus is led by Mama who writes songs about the trauma and pain that every person inevitably experiences in their lives. With soaring guitars, wailing vocals, screaming harmonicas, and funky bass, keys, and drums, the Ruckus has a sound that is undeniably unique.
This event is part of WTF Week. WTF week is a week long celebration leading up to the Women to the Front Music Festival taking place Sept 10th-17th at venues across Asheville who will be celebrating all the talented women who help make Asheville such a wonderful place to live.
$10 Advance/$12 Day of show at The Grey Eagle Box Office or
click here
The Red Hot Sugar Babies perform sassy jazz and sultry blues of the roaring 20’s-30’s including Vintage Jazz, Blues, Swing, Ragtime, Dixieland, New Orleans. Influenced by Ethel Waters, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Jelly Roll Morton they play a mix of the pop music that created the first dance craze to sweep the nation. Come dance The Charleston and revisit the era of flappers, speakeasies, rumble seats, and bathtub gin.
WTF Week is a celebration of the women who make the Asheville music scene so special. The week will culminate with the WTF festival on September 17th at New Belgium Brewing.
Join us for an evening art, stories, and performance — with this month’s AVL Revue celebrating the theme “Back to School” shining the spotlight on creative, unconventional institutions right here in our own backyard. From $20
SOLD OUT!!
CANNONS: HEARTBEAT HIGHWAY TOUR
W/ Two Another & Jane Leo
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Show: 8pm | Doors: 7pm
$27 – $30
Clay Street Unit is coming to Salvage Station on Friday, September 15th, and Rachel Baiman will open the show! Doors open @ 7 PM and the music starts @ 8 PM. This is a General Admission show with FREE ON-SITE PARKING! Tickets are $12 ADV / $15 DOS!
DAY OF: $20.00
ADVANCED: $17.00
Wilder Things Than Us, formerly known as My Girl My Whiskey & Me, is comprised of Mandolin, Guitar, and vocal harmonies out the wazoo. We are a progressive bluegrass band, though we play a wide variety of music, from Flatt & Scruggs, to Radiohead, as well as original music.
Grammy-nominated bluesman, guitarist, singer & songwriter Duwayne Burnside is one of 14 children born to legendary North Mississippi musician R.L. Burnside and his wife, Alice. He has been a frequent performer with the North Mississippi Allstars since the early 1990s, when that group, fronted by Luther and Cody Dickinson, formed. Mississippi hill-style blues!!! $10 cover
Come join the fun and throw down for one of the best rock shows in the south east!
From the Pines 9:00pm
Auroras Hope 10:00pm
Skyway 61 11:00pm
Doors: 8PM
$10
21+
(Friday Deep Downtempo) SEPTEMBER 15th
(Saturday Uptempo DnB ) SEPTEMBER 16th
From $25/day
Come get glam slammed and garage punked! $10
Join us at Shiloh & Gaines on Friday April 15 for a very special show featuring local Asheville legend Datrian Johnson with Lafayette, Louisiana (by way of Norway and California) artist Rainy Eyes. These two rising stars are cooking up something special. The night will begin with a set from Rainy Eyes and a set from Datrian and then a set with both of them on stage combining forces. You can expect a lot of soul, a lot of vibe and a damn good time. Special guest Aaron “Woody” Wood
Shiloh & Gaines – Your neighborhood bar……no matter where you live.
Coffee ~ Spirits ~ Pool ~ Darts ~ Live Music ~ Dog Friendly ~ Karaoke ~ Songwriters Night & More! Find our music schedule and more at shilohandgaines.com
Don’t miss this chance to witness Rory Kelly’s 3 piece IN YOUR FACE ROCK N ROLL! Watch as Rory Shreds, bending the laws of gravity and bringing swamp rock to a whole new level! Their unique southern & soulful style simply cannot be topped. THIS TRIO TRULY IS THE DEFINITION OF ROCK! No Cover Charge
Come out for Blues, Punk, then Hardcore at the Burger Bar – Friday, Sept 15.
Doors at 9
Show at 9:30
Level10 liveband and show, a Hot Young band from Florence South Carolina. Doing the best in Motown, Classic R&B and more. This Friday!!
10pm $10
The Double Crown – Great vibes, great bourbon, and great music!
The Art of Techno is a social movement that brings cutting-edge music and culture to the forefront, providing top-notch Local, Regional, and Out-Of-State DJs since 2014. An underground vibe, our events are primarily techno-centered, but we also feature other genres as well. $15 21+
Sep
16
Sat
WTF is a music festival established to celebrate the women of Asheville, NC. This event in its 2nd year will be held at New Belgium Brewing on September 17th 2023. It is a family friendly event and free to the public. WTF Week will occur September 10-16th at venues across Asheville, highlighting female musicians. https://womentothefrontmusicfestival.com/
Music to groove to while shopping for local goods!!!
Bluegrass, Country, and original acoustic music by Rudy’s Rhythm & Revue! Music to groove to while shopping for local goods!!!
This FREE celebration of Southern Appalachian culture is hosted by the Southern Highland Craft Guild and features old-time music and demonstrations of the crafts of yesteryear. This is a great event for the whole family with many interactive components. We encourage any and all to attend! Head to our Website for more information on the event, craftguild.org
Come support local artists at work during this special performance as well as our regular incredibly talented musicians throughout the weekend.
Eric Chesson and Sarah Reinke have been a musical team for nearly a decade, and it shows with their unique blend of covers and originals and in the groove jams.
Live music from Das Oompapa’s Band from 4-7pm Schatzt Lager release, food specials, custom Lookout Steins and festive dress will be all part of the celebrations!
We are excited to have Hal Stockes playing music for us today at the Painted Porch Gallery with our usual array of fine arts and local crafts.
Coffee, drinks, wine, and $5 pints
Just Announced!
WTF Music Festival Presents: “Being Female in the Music Industry”, A Round Table Discussion. Join us on Saturday, September 16th at Salvage Station! This one of a kind event will also include a performance by
The Ain’t Sisters!!
Tickets are on sale now!
How can we better show up for each other and for ourselves? How can we use our voices to make an impact on our community and make change? What changes do you want to see and how can WTF help? This roundtable discussion will include an acoustic song share from Mongé Whitney, Rebekah Todd, Kathryn O’Shea and Guitar Gabby.
Kylie B on guitar & vocals.
Come join us in commemorating a remarkable milestone as Contagious takes the Coastal Wellness NC Stage by storm for their 20th-anniversary celebration on September 16th! This electrifying event promises an unforgettable night of music and entertainment, made even more exciting with the special guest appearance of the renowned Flash Bang Mafia. $20 +
We are a Asheville based Rock band playing covers and originals from Hendrix to Dave Matthews Tom Petty The Doors Beatles and many more.
Kendra and Zack Harding form The Brown Mountain Lightning Bugs, a folk(ish)/Americana group.
We’ve Partnered with WTF Festival Highlighting The Talented Women in Asheville!
This year WTF Festival has expanded into a week long series of musical events across Asheville. We’re proud to host their first Market After Dark, bringing light to all talents women contribute to our beautiful town.
The market will feature music from DJ Malintzin, and an array of vendors from industries such as Art, Food & Bev and Health & Wellness!
Free to attend, open to All! Come support these incredible creators and enjoy an evening with friends!
South African Grammy-nominees, Sharon Katz & The Peace Train, take you on a joyride from the traditions of Mother Africa to the exhilarating jazz-folk-rock fusions of today with their unstoppable beat, powerful dances, and compelling harmonies. The Bush Farmhouse plays hopscotch with South African flavors, cuisine and drink. Paired well with live music!
Caged Affair.
Pop-punk originals, 90’s covers and classic rock!
New Moon Hikers are a 6-piece folk rock band out of Asheville NC. Join them as they blaze their way to new musical peaks.
A delicious stew of rock, bluegrass, funk, psychedelia, country, folk and blues. A longtime bluegrass favorite, Sanctum Sully has reemerged as an electric rock outfit that churns out an authentic sound.
CUBANSTACK is a no frill rock n roll band. Eric Martinez and Josh Stack’s musical partnership has spanned decades.
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