Music Calendar

All musicians are vocalists and the band enjoys harmonies. Their music style is eclectic, including folk, folk-rock, bluegrass and blues from the sixties to the present as well as originals. Music to groove to while shopping for local goods.

Enjoy some live music while shopping for local goods on Saturday morning!

This Saturday, we’re coming together at our Mills River Brewery to support Western North Carolina with a special concert at the outdoor amphitheater. Entry is free and all ages are welcome. Asheville’s Toubab Krewe headlines a lineup of six incredible regional bands.
A portion of proceeds from Taproom sales will go directly to our friends at Food Connection to support their vital work. Join us for a day of music, community, and giving back.

Also performing Pink Beds, Lyric, Andrew Scotchie, The Greenliners, The Congdon Griffin Band

Join us for our first ever Oktoberfest Celebration! German Beers, Foods and Games! Live music by The Steubenville Tootlers and T.C. Costello!
It’s going to be great! See you there!

On Saturday 4 amazing local bands are coming to play on the patio from 1-7pm for an afternoon of celebrating our beautiful, resilient community and some of the music makers who make Asheville so special!

3pm this Saturday at Pisgah Brewing Company
GAME -Grateful Asheville
Music Experience! Bring out yer Dead!

This cosmic Appalachian soul/Americana musician will be playing live.

Leo Johnson Trio. Come catch some tunes! Hot swing and sweet standards!

Nobody’s Darling String Band is a group of five ladies who are seasoned Old Time musicians, that play lively Mountain Music every Saturday from 4 to 6 at Jack of the Wood. A fiddle, guitars, standup bass and banjo uke round out this engaging and energetic group, playing in the traditional style of Appalachian roots music.

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/

Art party this Saturday to benefit AVL artists who have been impacted by Hurricane Helene. 5-10pm. 93 Westover Dr. $10 suggested donation. All donations go directly to the artists. 🤍

Krekel and Whoa – Laid back, acoustic, full of love. An adaptable duo, their show can be folk-y and acoustic, or rockin’ and electric.

8-member Mountain Reggae powerhouse.

The Emmy-nominated, and finalist on “America’s Got Talent,” and Asheville’s Jazz and Blues Diva, Kat Williams presents a night of music.

Classic Soul and Blues favorites

Original southern rock/alt country music from Hendersonville’s own Carolina Drifters.

country, rock

Lively bluegrass tunes courtesy of Columbia’s Carolina Bluegrass Style!!! Sláinte, y’all!

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/

Grateful Dead tribute

old blues, classic country, and originals

$29.75 adv

Appalachian old-time, classic country, and vintage soul

Free Show

Just Announced – FREE SHOW

$15.00

Wayne Buckner and Shooting Creek Band playing Country and Southern Rock.

No Cover

Live Music, Cold Beer, Free Haircuts

Chillbilly is the Southeasts Premier Southern Rock Tribute Experience! Join them as they bring you through some of the biggest and high-energy southern rock hits, power ballads and one hit wonders!

boot stompin mutt grass!!

Join us on October 20th, from 2pm to 9pm for great music, delicious beverages, playful pups, and more!

groove-jazz instrumental trio

Queen Bee and the Honeylovers is an unabashedly joyful swing band that performs all-original compositions with a dedicated ‘nod’ to the small-jazz-combo and ‘hot club’ legends who first defined the genre.

Songs From The Road Band is an award winning North Carolina based bluegrass band

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Alex Bazemore on Guitar, Hannah Ramsey on Keyboards, Ryan Crabtree on bass, and Benjamin Falcon on drums. Playing the music of Phish and other artist’s material they have covered, the band focuses on performing in their style. (fka. The Lumpy Heads)

Donation Based Show (tip the band y’all)

Stop in for the pub’s long running Traditional Irish Session each Sunday afternoon beginning around 3:30pm. Many talented local musicians come from WNC to jam away into the night – all on our pub stage! Sunday is a perfect day to enjoy a pint or afternoon Irish coffee! Slaínte!

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/

Blues, Country, Jazz and Funk.

$22.60 adv

$10

Sitting somewhere between traditional folk, gritty progressive rock and explosive dance music, The Trouble Notes, from England, have traveled their way across continents in search of musical influences…

Free Show…… Beloved Asheville Benefit

Whitney was raised with rhythm and blues in her blood, and while growing up in the Pacific Northwest, her music is heavily influenced by the alternative rock and indie folk scene coining her own genre, Folk n’ Soul.

$24.60 adv

$12.00

Hot Jazz ~ Standards (Great American Songbook) ~ Swing

$21.21 to $32.31

$24.80 adv

Hey y’all! Come grab some dinner & a pint and enjoy some of our best local musicians playing at our long-running old-time jam! 5-9pm every Wednesday @jackofthewood $1.00 off all Jameson, too!

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/

Live music from Andy Ferrell! This North Carolina native gives folk a whole new meaning.

Dan solo with maybe a guest or two. Circus Mutt draws from a spectrum of musical influences including rock-n-roll, jazz and bluegrass. Wherever they are, it is sure to be a circus and you are surely welcome.

Frank Cassel is a lifelong, award winning, self-described “banjo man” who recently moved to Weaverville. Alongside West Asheville locals Michael Avery on mandolin and Sam Gottlieb on guitar, he’ll perform lively and engaging folk, bluegrass and original music for all audiences including kids and seniors.

lo-fi pop and rocknroll with Jason Krekel & Craig Kelberg

Free Show

$25.10 adv

$12

21+

Lazrluvr bandmates serenading!

folk rock

Our amazing Thursday BlueGrass jam hosted by Cast Iron Bluegrass tonight with special guest Lyndsay Pruett sitting in with us on fiddle!! 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 8:30. 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/

blues/alt-folk

Free donation based

Join us for an epic night of live music on Friday, October 25, 2024, at One World Brewing West, celebrating the strength and resourcefulness of the people of Appalachia, those helping us rebuild, honoring those we’ve lost, and sharing hope for those who are still unaccounted for.

Headlined by the legendary go-go band Pump Blenders out of D.C., this party for a good cause will feature performances by local favorites Reggie Headen, Datrian Johnson, E’Lon JD, and Mike Martinez’s Big Blue.

Blue Note Junction is an inclusive, healing, educational, and entrepreneurial hub that will not only support the health and wealth of the local BIPOC community but also promote the spiritual, emotional, and economic health and sustainability of the entire city. By attending this event, you’ll be supporting local musicians, makers, and business owners and ensuring the resilience of the community for years to come. Admission is donation-based.

folk-rock

Ashley Heath continues winning over Americana lovers’ hearts with her voice of “velvet soul,” driving her career forward and playing music full-time since spring of 2015.

Suggested $5-$10 Donation

reggae, funk, and jam

No Cover!

Come on out for this extravaganza! The Tokes Brothers play all your favorite Retro-Americana and Cosmic-Country tunes!

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

Leeda “Lyric” Jones, best known as Lyric is a singer-songwriter, musician, and music teacher. She is a Western North Carolina favorite and holds several Mountain Xpress “best of” awards including, but not limited to: best funk band,best vocalist, best lyricist, best r&b/soul, best singer-songwriter, all around favorite band and band that gives back to the community.

4th Annual Cellar Fest.

Chasen Wayne is keeping the Texas music scene thriving, both as a phenomenal Singer-songwriter, and as a vocalist that hearkens back to the classic country days of Merle, Waylon, and Willie. With clever ever-engaging songs and a boot-stomping band behind him, Chasen Wayne & The Honky Tonk Machine are a band you won’t want to miss.

$10 SUGGESTED donation at the door. In the aftermath of Helene, we are not turning ANYONE away. Come and enjoy the pub, get some food, grab a drink, and have a good time!

A groovy blend of funky roots and bluesy Americana. 

classic rock, blues and boogie

Asheville’s tried and true blue cover band. No cover.

$20 – $25