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Sunday August 25, 2-5pm
Celebrate Mardi Gras early with an incredible afternoon of live music, fun, and festivity in support of Asheville Mardi Gras as a kickstart to their planning & efforts for Asheville Mardi Gras 2025! The Po’ Wagon Food Truck will be there with Creole Cuisine for lunch & dancing fuel (for sale). Show will be outside weather permitting. Mardi Gras Attire Encouraged. $20 advance Event Details and Tickets
A live performance by the Joe Krown Trio + 1 featuring Papa Mali is a journey through the rich musical heritage of New Orleans. The Joe Krown Trio is known for its authentic New Orleans sound, blending elements of jazz, blues, and funk. Led by the acclaimed keyboardist Joe Krown, the trio delivers a rich, groove-filled experience. Adding another layer of musical depth is Papa Mali. Known for his gritty, soulful voice and masterful guitar playing, Papa Mali infuses the trio’s music with a swampy, bluesy vibe that’s reminiscent of the bayou.
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
Don’t miss this killer metal show with Somnuri, Killiad and Old Dead Gods this Thursday!
$10
Free Show But Donations Are Welcome and Encouraged!
Live After Five invites you to dance with live jazz and pop bands. Your visit to Antler Hill Village & Winery is included in Biltmore admission. Passholders can bring friends to Antler Hill Village for free after 5:00 p.m.
Come enjoy the music of Flashback Band on the grounds of Antler Hill Winery. Bring your family and friends, a blanket or chair and enjoy the fantastic atmosphere that is Biltmore Estate while listening to the classic rock sounds of Flashback Band!
Century 21 Connected presents an evening of fun, music, and food! This family-friendly event will feature live music from local act Red Clay Revival, local vendors, face painting, The Po-Wagon food truck + more! FREE SHOW!
acoustic duo
Gooseberry is a trio from Brooklyn, New York born during the Fall of 2019. Their combination of alternative rock, indie, and blues is a recipe for a unique sound that Gooseberry delivers in each song.
From $12.87
TEXAS-BORN FOLK MUSIC FROM ASHEVILLE
Vintage Rock n’ Roll/Rockabilly
Asheville, NC based gritty, funky Grateful Dead tribute act.
No Cover
The ECD sound has been reshaped with original songs and choice covers ranging from jammy psychedelia to full-force rock.
Hey all you fine Fine Line fans we are headed to Mills River so put on your dancing shoes and come join us at Bold Rock and lets rock the house looking forward to seeing you all there.
Early Evening duo Jams
Come enjoy live acoustic music with Jon Cox & Ginny McAfee, bringing classic country, honky tonk, and Americana to Canton!!
Let’s welcome Let the Birds Sing, which features Ruth Cooney, vocals/ “BigAl” Aileen Pearlman, guitar and vocals. Oldies, Contemporary, Folk and country.
Their musical chemistry is a gumbo of Appalachian folk and bluegrass, Dixieland melodies, delta blues, acid rock, murder ballads, outlaw country and Southern Gospel that they cook up into a sound all their own.
americana/folk duo
An eclectic blend of “Retro-fitted Folk/Rag”, Americana & Piedmont Blues music. Semi-unplugged fingerpicks and guitar licks!
The Sufi Brothers are Aaron “Woody” Wood on vocals and guitar and Jason Krekel on vocals, mandolin, guitar, and fiddle. The Sufi Brothers play an improvised set that starts with a tribute to country roots, blues, gospel and folk, then travels a path unknown guided by an openness and sensitivity to each other and the universe.
Crystal Fountains is a bluegrass/Americana/indie-folk band from Charlotte NC
The show is a unique collection of stories from the Harvest Records universe and beyond produced with Erin Brethauer of This Land Films. The stories will be presented live on stage alongside original music, film, animation, photography, and featuring stage design and installations by Swannatopia.
This is a free event that requires an RSVP via Harvest Records’ website. More information about the whole weekend of events also on their website.
Join us in celebrating our 2nd Anniversary! Double birthday party with RAFFLES from both 7 Clans Brewing and Mean Mandy’s! LIVE MUSIC by Mountain Medicine, 6-8pm. Hope to see you there…
BRIAR BRANCH is a homegrown, hometown string band. Long time Black Mountain residents, Julia Weatherford and Pearl Shirley, mother and daughter, have been singing and playing together since the 1980s. Expect to hear mountain music with sweet vocal harmonies, toe-tapping banjo songs, and hard driving Old Time fiddle tunes.
$20
Infected Mushroom will be performing LIVE on the Indoor Stage at Salvage Station on Friday, August 23rd, 2024 with Kri Samadhi & Spice Rapture! Doors open @ 7 PM and the music starts @ 8 PM. This is a General Admission show with FREE ON-SITE PARKING! Root Down will be serving their delicious twist on Southern Soul Food PLUS we will have our FULL bar open for you to enjoy! $40 ADV / $45 DOS Event Details and Tickets
After twenty-five years making waves in the scene, Infected Mushroom has earned their reputation as a groundbreaking legend in electronic music. Twice ranked amongst the world’s ten best DJs by DJ Magazine, with streaming numbers in the tens of millions and a cult following of die-hard fans, the Israel-bred, LA-based duo has created one of the most powerful kingdoms in the world of electronic music.
From hosting nationally-touring headliners to up-and-coming acts on indoor and outdoor stages, Salvage Station is consistently voted Asheville’s BEST live music venue. For those looking for an authentic Asheville experience that includes incredible live music, an extensive local & regional tap selection, plus a full bar and award winning food trucks, Salvage Station is a MUST DO! Check out our upcoming schedule! click here
Indie/Americana/Rock
Balkan, Turkish, and Middle Eastern music with a rock & roll spirit.
$10 cover
old-time string band
$5.00 cover
Red-Hot Jazz. In-Your-Face Blues. Toe-Tapping Swing. 100% All female. Company Swing, an all-female swing, jazz and blues band.
Rock Academy Jazz (a youth ensemble) will open the show, and a free swing dance lesson will take place prior to the show from 6:00pm to 6:45pm.
$15.00 ADV / $18.00 DOS
$10 cover
SHORTY IT’S YA BIRTHDAY 🥳! If ya don’t know, now ya know 😉 @jc.mears @mr.pc_prestoncate @nik.hope17 and Lenny P gonna throw it down at @foggymountainavl 🔥 any of you musician homies of Shorty’s come sit in! It’s a party y’all !!!
A Modern Tribute to the Music of Jerry Garcia
$10 cover
$10
Doors at 8pm/Music at 9pm
Fusion/Blue Note style jazz group based in Greenville, South Carolina.
From $22.66
$12
Great punk line-up with Asheville’s pop punk The Half that Matters and Charlotte punk bands 77 Lies and Skewer Rat!
$10
We are so excited for this “full circle” show…at Root Bar, the place where it all began with Panthertown…Panthertown split up into 4 new bands, and 1 of them is gonna unite and play a rocking show! Woot Woot!
9PM
$5 Suggested
+21
$
Vaden Landers is a multi-instumentalist & singer-songwriter hailing from eastern Tennessee who blends influences from honky tonk, hillbilly, folk, blues, ragtime, jazz, western swing and old-time Appalachian to bring new fire to a classic sound!
$10 cover
Wolfgang started playing the didgeridoo in 2010 and performed in many local events. Music to groove to while shopping for local goods!!!
Roots Grown Deep is an international sound ensemble curated by South African / American composer and multi-instrumentalist Joel Karabo Elliott.
Marley’s Chain will be playing at the Voodoo Brewing Artisan’s Market, this Saturday Aug 24, noon-3 pm. Market starts at 11:30. Come out for some fun local shopping, great brews and live music!
We are an energetic duo performing a unique mix of country, folk & rock covers and original music.
Start your Saturday off with tasty pub fare & refreshing pours at our Music Matinee — featuring friends old & new playing the Ralph Lewis stage at Jack of the Wood from 12-3pm!
This week’s lively mountain music is brought to you by Asheville’s own Bear Creek String Bandits! From the high-energy, foot-stomping tunes of bluegrass, to the timeless classics of country and rock, the Bandits take you on a musical journey through the rich roots of Appalachian music.
Jack Of The Wood 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/
Asheville’s Rock Academy students perform rock songs of various genres, including blues, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, punk, and more.
From $12.07
The Laughing Lizards will be gracing us all the way from Houston, Texas to put on a fun free show for family and friends! Playing Cajun & Texas swing, waltz, two step, and throw in a little Appalachian old time, and you have something for everyone, and plenty to dance to!
MasterBBQ, Filipino Cuisine
BigFoot-Longs Hot Dogs
Smasheville Burgers
SHINDIG IN THE PARK 2024 EDITION
Who’s excited to come hang out at the park for an afternoon and evening of fun and music?
We look forward to see you on Saturday, August 24.
Gate: 2pm
Music: 3pm
Water slide: 3-5pm
Food & Snacks for sale.
Tickets $15, kids free.
Music includes The Late Shifters (whose song you can hear on the Reel), Blue Ridge Betty, Fresh Buzz, Scott Stetson’s Stink Bug Bourbon Band.
singer / songwriter, poet & troubadour – classics from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
roots rock originals and choice covers
$5 Cover
For its first big community event, Phoenix Fire Coffee is hosting Phoenix Festival – a fundraising event and small business expo showcasing local artists, food trucks, and live music. Food and vendors open from 4pm to 9pm. Music goes until 11pm. We hope to use this event to raise money for our grand opening while simultaneously uplifting small businesses and fostering a sense of community.
Laura Blackley – 5:30pm
Jesse Bloodgood – 6:30pm
Holler Crow – 8:00pm
Bossa Nova +
Live After Five invites you to dance with live jazz and pop bands. Your visit to Antler Hill Village & Winery is included in Biltmore admission. Passholders can bring friends to Antler Hill Village for free after 5:00 p.m.
Doors at 5
From $35
Fearlessly playing the best rock songs of all time, today’s hottest tracks, and their own inspiring music, delivered with a show no one can forget.
Appalachian music duo
A downsized Big Fur, duo style with Joe Marino & Shane O’Brien …….blues, folk, rag, americana
Join us at the taproom from 6-9 pm for live music with Malus Mons!
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
super fun cover band
enjoy ameicana/folk music by Old Sap
Join us for a fun evening at The Mule of live music, dancin’ and refreshmemts to raise money for Habitat’s Women Build program!
MAJID ARAIM, KILLICK HINDS, MONIQUE OSORIO (sound, gesture, technology and surprises!)
EMILY HAY (flutes/voice/FX) AND KRIS GRUDA (guitars, FX) with MICHAEL THOMAS JACKSON (reeds)
ANDY BURNS AND MICHELANGELO AMORE (elec. guitar, elec bass)
$10
Local talent bringing you acoustic alternative & rock ‘n roll all night long! With a mixture of covers and originals, Pleasantly Wild shows what Asheville culture is all about!
Reggie Headen and Nighttime Noon is a creative-cathartic cocktail of storytelling through the fusion of Jazz, Rock and Soul. We’ll have a lively band in the lobby of The Radical Hotel.
Bones Owens
Aaron Woody Wood
Darren Nicholson
Original Country and Americana music.
Life Like Water, featuring Matt Smith on pedal steel, dobro and electric guitar is set to perform at Hawk & Hawthorne on Saturday, August 24. Richmond, Virginia’s Høly River will also perform.
Life Like Water is the creation of multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter, David Matters. With a focus on hypnotic rhythms, heartfelt lyrics, and melodies that contain flavors of Africa, Ireland and the Middle East, the music of this eclectic ensemble is sure to uplift and inspire.
Høly River was founded by multi-instrumentalists Laney Sullivan and Jameson Price. Fusing together the pulse of drone pop, worldly instrumentation, this experimental music would best be described as a landscape, as a biome all its own. This musical phenomenon has come to be known as “Earth folk,” a type of music inspired thematically by the natural environment: flora, fauna, soil, stars, and the human experience.
From $35 Event Details and Tickets
Soulful singing and lyrical storytelling combined with pop-centric melodies and eclectic songwriting sets Krave Amiko apart from the crowd.
$10
Closing out the Transfigurations IV weekend celebration will be Asheville-based electro-pop multi-instrumentalist Helado Negro, improvisational jazz composer/producer Carlos Niño & Friends (featuring Surya Botofasina and Aaron Shaw), and NY-based experimental-pop artist Zenizen. Three eclectic sets at the Orange Peel on Saturday, August 24th
Free Show w/ RSVP click here
Transfigurations IV: Celebrating 20 Years of Harvest Records
Jon Stickley Trio with special guest Big Daddy of Acoustic Syndicate will be performing LIVE on the Indoor Stage at Salvage Station on Saturday, August 24th, 2024! Doors open @ 7 PM and the music starts @ 8 PM. This is a General Admission show with FREE ON-SITE PARKING! Root Down will be serving their delicious twist on Southern Soul Food PLUS we will have our FULL bar open for you to enjoy! $17 ADV / $20 DOS Event Details and Tickets
Jon Stickley Trio is a genre-defying and cinematic instrumental trio, who’s deep grooves, innovative flatpicking, and sultry-spacy violin moves the listener’s head, heart, and feet. A progressive ensemble from Asheville, North Carolina, they are rooted in the traditions of bluegrass, but perform Gypsy jazz and folk-punk as well. Jon Stickley plays flat-pick guitar; Lyndsay Pruett plays violin; Hunter Deacon plays drums.
From hosting nationally-touring headliners to up-and-coming acts on indoor and outdoor stages, Salvage Station is consistently voted Asheville’s BEST live music venue. For those looking for an authentic Asheville experience that includes incredible live music, an extensive local & regional tap selection, plus a full bar and award winning food trucks, Salvage Station is a MUST DO! Check out our upcoming schedule! click here
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!
The one man band party comes to Asheville, NC this Saturday evening.
9:00 – More Musicians To The Rescue
We are excited to welcome back to our stage, Americana Soul, Singer-songwriter & guitarist, Whitney Mongé.
$18.00 ADV / $20.00 DOS
The praises continue to roll in from those who’ve experience Dan Signor live an in concert:
“Really excellent rock/pop/R&B pianist & singer”
“Dan is the perfect amalgamation of Joe Cocker, Billy Joel, Dr. John, Stevie Wonder & PURE entertainment!!
Live rock’n’roll to save your soul. 3 great bands!
$10
ADV: $15 +DOS: $20 + // 21+
Prepare for an unforgettable evening as Meschiya Lake and the Mood Swingers make their debut at Jack of the Wood on August 24th, 2024! From 9pm to midnight, experience the soulful sounds of this celebrated artist and her Asheville band. With a $10 cover charge at the door, don’t miss your chance to see Meschiya Lake live.
ragtime, New Orleans Jazz
$10 cover
8PM (DOORS)
9PM (SHOW)
$10
+21
Doors at 7pm
$15
Suggested $5-$10 Donation @ The Door // 21+
Join us Saturday, August 26, 2023 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville for a day filled with live music, food, collectable cds, and vinyl records.Early Bird tickets are available for $20, granting you exclusive early admission from 10am to 11am. As an Early Bird ticket holder, you’ll also receive a sturdy tote bag, perfect for carrying your purchases, along with awesome swag from our sponsors. For regular admission from 11am to 5pm, a suggested donation of $5 to $10 is appreciated.
This year, we’re excited to host over 30 vendors, occupying a vast space of over 10,000 square feet. Explore a treasure trove of records, 45s, CDs, and various collectibles. Additionally, enjoy captivating live DJ sets and performances by talented local artists throughout the day.
Eat With Root Down Farm
Snack With Appalachian Pop Co
Pony Rides With Project HNG
Live Music – Laughing Lizards will be joining Old Charlotte Highwaymen!