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Nov
29
Wed
Join us at the Grateful Organic Diner for dinner and tunes at our weekly Open Mic Night.
All levels and music are welcome. Family friendly.
Suggested arrival at 6pm to sign up on the list and grab some yummy grub.
Dec
2
Sat
White Horse is hosting a community-wide Carol Sing immediately following the Black Mountain Christmas Parade on Sat Dec 2nd. The parade begins at 4pm so plan on coming over to White Horse as soon as the parade ends.
Dec
4
Mon
POETRY, VISUAL ART, and LIVE MUSIC! This is gonna be a wonderful night of music and art and community.
Dec
16
Sat
Bring an instrument, plug it into one of the mixers we’ll have on hand and join the drone in progress from 8-10pm (or just come by and listen if you prefer!) $10 cover
Dec
20
Wed
Wednesday Salon* features our Ableton Loop Jam. Bring your files! Bring your Push. We got you plugged in
Dec
23
Sat
Caroling Reminder! This Saturday from 3-5pm. Song books will be on hand for those who want to sing along. We’ll have our regular menu, in addition to hot chocolate, Smores fixins, and warm spiced cider (with or without alcohol). See you there.
Dec
24
Sun
Getting the jams back together, come out every Sunday for The Shakedown Sunday Family Band Jam. We will be mixing in jams and guests throughout the night. Bring your instrument and come join the fun. Food and Drinks available all night long!
Dec
31
Sun
Rock Out 2023 & Ring In 2024. Celebrate early at the guitar bar with music and potluck food, and be at your next destination before the Ball Drops at Midnight! No Cover. Bring a dish to share.
Jan
1
Mon
Open Jam 7:30pm hosted by Tall Paul! Every Monday 🎶
Jan
26
Fri
The Well is hosting a series of open drum circles indoors in January and February.
Bring your own drum. We’ll have a couple of extras on hand.
This is a community event, free of charge (although we gratefully accept donations for the space).
Jan
31
Wed
Meter & Melody is a curated night of poetry and music given to us by our in house band @runoverbyahorse. Open Mic to follow
Feb
7
Wed
hosted by local musician Billy Druthers! Bring your songs, your stories, your jokes or your unique talent to the Fae Nectar meadery, no signup required!
Feb
8
Thu
The Well is hosting a series of open drum circles indoors in January and February.
Bring your own drum. We’ll have a couple of extras on hand.
This is a community event, free of charge (although we gratefully accept donations for the space).
Feb
16
Fri
The Bear Creek String Bandits, will play a set of music joined by some special guests, then host a bluegrass jam to finish up the afternoon.
Feb
22
Thu
The Well is hosting a series of open drum circles indoors in January and February.
Bring your own drum. We’ll have a couple of extras on hand.
This is a community event, free of charge (although we gratefully accept donations for the space).
Feb
26
Mon
Every Monday Night! Sign up at 6:30, music at 7:15! Come on down tonight to get a taste of some great neighborhood music. P.S. No Wagon Wheel! Host Taylor Martin and Friends.
2/26 – Planefolk (Kevin Smith) hosts with featured guests The Knotty G’s!!
Mar
5
Tue
Open Mic Night
All #songs, thoughts, poems, and humor are welcome!!! We encourage you to join us #Tuesday’s at 7pm for some fun in South Asheville. Located at 700 Hendersonville Road!!! See you then
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
Mar
8
Fri
Come share original songs, jam, and build community with local Asheville songwriters!
Mar
26
Tue
It’s Greenfest! Come Jam with the Bluegrass Band! Anyone is Welcome! Bring your instrument and play some bluegrass!
Mar
30
Sat
IT’S FINALLY HAPPENING! RadHaus Studios will be celebrating our grand opening with an all-day open house. Come on by for snacks, refreshments (including beer, because Highland), music and more! We are also going to have an open jam sesh at the Studio Grand Opening!
Charlotte’s own Crystal Fountains is a hard workin’ americana/folk/bluegrass band that plays traditional bluegrass as well as original music that has elements of jazz, blues, country and rock. Pulling from a variety of influences with an emphasis on vocal harmonies reminiscent of the Delmore Brothers, Stanley Brothers and The Louvin Brothers, to energetic upbeat originals that will keep your toes tappin.
Quartet show with Grant Funderburk(vocals, guitar), Matt Faircloth(mandolin, violin, vocals), Paul Okey(Bass Fiddle) and Will Burgin(mandolin). $10 Cover
Apr
18
Thu
acoustic, poetry, magic, spoken word, improv…..sign ups at 5
Apr
25
Thu
Join us at Jack of the Wood for a special Austin-Takeover edition of our beloved Bluegrass Thursdays! Texas-based Sour Bridges will be touring the East Coast, bringing their original music and unique sounds of “Browngrass – like bluegrass, but a little dirtier” from Austin, TX. 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/
Apr
27
Sat
Join us for a celebratory evening in honor of our two year anniversary! Along with programming a few select comedy and performance acts, Story Parlor will open the stage to anyone who wishes to share an original five-minute piece—from stories, music, comedy, poetry, and prose—commemorating the theme of “toasts, traditions, and trips around the sun.”
May
9
Thu
Come check out our first open mic since first season! Local beer, local food, local art! Practice what you got in a welcoming setting! Support Local!
7-8:15 house band set, open jam to follow. $10 suggested donation, local craft beer available for purchase. Listeners, instrumentalists and vocalists alike are welcome.
May
16
Thu
Suggested donation: $10-30 *no one turned away for lack of funds
May
19
Sun
SuperWoman Sunday – Female Artist spotlight and Open Mic
Each week we will highlight a powerful female artist who will perform for an hour before opening the stage for collaboration and open mic. All genders and all creative styles welcome
Feature artist plays 2:00-3:00 and then becomes an open stage from 3:00-5:00
$5 Cover
May 19th Lange Eve & Sarah Roberts (from the Feels)
May 25th Christina Chandler
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
May
22
Wed
Join us THIS WEEK — on Wednesday, May 22, at 6 p.m. — for a jam session for kids
with Teso Ellis, our May #SparktheArtsNC artist in residence. FREE (!!) and open to the public.
May
24
Fri
Come join the fun at our next sip & sing.
May
26
Sun
SuperWoman Sunday – Female Artist spotlight and Open Mic
Each week we will highlight a powerful female artist who will perform for an hour before opening the stage for collaboration and open mic. All genders and all creative styles welcome
Feature artist plays 2:00-3:00 and then becomes an open stage from 3:00-5:00
$5 Cover
May 25th Christina Chandler
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
May
30
Thu
All bassists and musicians of all skill levels are welcome to attend. We’ll be hanging out, playing, and checking out gear. Feel free to bring some instruments to share. We’ll have some rigs on site. This year we are proud to be sponsored by Trickfish Amplification and MXR/Dunlop and we’ll be giving away all kinds of great stuff thanks to them!
Jun
1
Sat
Come out for a night of community social dance, laughs, and FUN! All dances will be taught. Beginner and family-friendly! In addition to old-time square dances, there will be waltzes, flatfooting, a cakewalk, and a fire pit for jamming.
Live Old-Time Music and Dance Calling
Cost: $8-15 (sliding scale), kids FREE
Bring your dancing shoes, instruments, family, and friends!
Jun
6
Thu
Shop local artisans and vendors or hop up on stage to perform!
Jun
8
Sat
Yala Cultural Tour returns in July! Visit LEAF Global Arts each Saturday in June for a community drum circle. Drums provided.
Suggested donation: $10
Jun
9
Sun
The Whale Outpost turns 2 on Sunday, June 9th! :: We are celebrating with a little neighborhood backyard BBQ. ::
The Whale fam is all over this with @imr055 manning the grill and serving up free glizzys til we run out and Chris’ band who you know from bartending at our West Asheville location rocking out with his band The Bins!
Bring your instruments for a porch jam, bring a side to share, or just bring your beautiful self and come hang.
Jun
16
Sun
Come join us for our PubSing, an informal gathering to sing hymns, old-time gospel, folk music, and Americana inspirationals.
Calling ALL Women Musicians in Asheville & WNC. Presenting weekly Sunday Jams! Hosted by Anne Coombs and brought to you by RadHaus Studios & Rebekkah Hilgraves.
Jun
22
Sat
Join us at Turgua on Saturday, June 22nd for live Irish music–
Open Session: 12-1pm
Ceilidh Doon: 1-1:45
Open Session: 1:45-2:20
Session Group: 2:20-3:15
Cailen Campbell and Friends: 3:25-4:30
Open Session- 4:30-until
Guitar League Members only
Rookies/Minors Jam (inclusive of all skill levels).
We’ll be playing simple songs suitable for beginners.
Learn, Play, Share!
Join us $6.25 mo $75.00 annual
Jun
23
Sun
We are excited to have 2 rhythm powerhouses play for us this Sunday at the Drum Hang! (Micah Thomas) and (Quinn Sternberg).
We will have an hour of gear chat, mingling and cocktail sippin and then Micah and Quinn will be hitting the stage at The Mule around 6:00!
Free to All. Tell your friends!
Jun
27
Thu
Open fire circle, open flowshare, open decks event with featured Djs
$5-$15 suggested
Jul
11
Thu
Rosin up your bow, tune up that banjo, get your dancing shoes out and join us at Fiddling on the Hill, our monthly traditional jam session. These sessions are welcoming and are open to all.
Fiddling on the Hill is supported by a generous grant from the Madison County Tourism Development Authority. The Ramsey Center is a proud site on the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina.
Listen!!!! if you play an acoustic instrument, come this Thursday evening at 6:30pm to enjoy bluegrass picking and eat BBQ and all the fixins!
Candler Feed and Seed in Candler!!!
Jul
24
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)
Jul
27
Sat
JuneBug is excited to be hosting the SART (Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre) reunion this weekend! Their alumni will be taking the stage from 1-4 pm open mic style. Performers to include Fancy and the Gentlemen, Tom Godleski and the Buncombe Turnpike and Bruce Lang among others in attendance.
Show up and show out!!! Mitch does so much for the Mal’s family and his community. We are super grateful to show him all the love back.
Jul
28
Sun
The Well welcomes synthesists, producers, and electronic musicians of all types to our monthly community event, Electricollective, where we will perform for each other, jam together, and share skills.
Jul
30
Tue
We’re gonna be at the AVL Dispensary this Tuesday hosting their bluegrass jam!
Grab your instruments, bring your friends and come pick some with us! You’ll also find some delicious elixirs and herbal remedies for anything that ails ya!!!
Aug
1
Thu
Don’t miss your chance to check out some of the best pickers from all over WNC at our amazing Bluegrass Jam curated by the talented Drew Matulich — every Thursday starting at 7:00 pm! A real show-stopping performance only at Jack of the Wood!
Open jam starts at 9:30 pm! 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/
Aug
2
Fri
Come help us celebrate the opening of our new stage area this Friday! Some of our favorite local musicians will be jamming at our “open stage” event. Everyone is welcome!
Aug
3
Sat
Hey, Asheville! Come meet, eat, & jam with us during @avlfest this weekend.
Stop by our AVLFest Day Party – Open House Jam – this Saturday, Aug 3 from 12-6 PM.
🎶 Tour our music rehearsal space
🥘 Enjoy food from @cooking_withcomedy
🎟️ Enter raffle drawings
🥁 Join our live jam sessions
Aug
8
Thu
Join us at Fallout ArtSpace for an Open Mic on August 8th to showcase your talent on our outdoor stage underneath the stars — with beverage sponsors Ginger’s Revenge and Devil’s Foot Beverage Company. Come enjoy a cold drink at Fallout ArtSpace and hear some excellent musicians of western North Carolina.
The Open Mic is happening on August 8th from 7pm to 11pm. Fallout ArtSpace is located in Alexander, North Carolina at 475 Fletcher Martin Road, just fifteen minutes from Downtown Asheville.
Fallout ArtSpace, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit performance art space in Alexander, NC. We provide a space for artists to create, perform, and grow. We are set out with the intention to promote artists and one day help fund them. Each event we do is for our purpose of the promotion of local arts and artists. falloutartspace.org
Aug
9
Fri
We’ll be back at The Pot Stirred this friday 8/9 to host our monthly open jam!! Doors at 7, our set from 7:30-8, and open jam from 8-10!
Aug
11
Sun
Join us at the taproom for live music with Pop Singer-Songwriter Chris Gladson!
With an extensive selection of Beer, Cider, Seltzer, & Hard Sweet Tea on Tap, our Mills River location also offers a full liquor bar, cocktail list, wines and non-alcoholic options plus a full kitchen! See what’s on tap and more at amb.beer/mills-river
Aug
15
Thu
Join us on August 15th at 6p to raise our voices together and sing our fave Beatles tunes! The House of Mercy band will be here jammin’ live!
We open the doors, and songbooks, to people of ALL walks of life; NO SINGING EXPERINCE REQUIRED! This is all about joining in community to feel the love and beauty of music, from one of the most esteemed discographies of all time!
Aug
26
Mon
Beer & Hymns brings people together to raise our glasses, raise our voices, and raise funds for organizations that change the world.
This event is intended for everyone in the community.
Tickets: $12 (or whatever amount you want to donate at the door)
Aug
28
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)
Aug
31
Sat
All Ukulele Players (please, no Tubas) are welcome to join us for Play Music On the Porch Day.
Come out and have a beer and a bite and PLAY with us!
Sep
7
Sat
-Sign up for 10 minute slots
– Vocalists – Musicians & more welcome!
– Hosted at Creekside Taphouse In Haw Creek
– Outdoor Covered Stage
– Bring your own chairs to the sand court
– Servers assigned to sand court
– No outside food or drink permitted
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/…/10C0844ACAB2DA0F85…
Sep
11
Wed
Jammin’ in the park this week! Bring us a cool song!
Sep
15
Sun
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
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
19
Thu
Come for to listen, come for to jam. Bring your banjos, your fiddles, your guitars and basses.
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.