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Asheville’s music scene is born of age-old traditions, nurtured by a spirit of independence and the muse of the mountain landscape. Here you’ll find our rhythm is proudly rooted in old-time mountain music, but it’s our full spectrum of innovative musicians who truly define our sound. Asheville offers a lively, and perhaps unexpected, experience for the musically-minded traveler.
Through the Bring Back the Heartbeat campaign, IamAVL is partnering with local venues and establishments to offset their costs to get our musicians back to work. Independent Arts and Music is a 501(c)3, so donations can be tax deductible. iamavl.com/music-industry-relief-fund
Our mission is to provide a platform to help expand the reach of Asheville based musicians and artists, to make some great music and art, and to have a great time while doing it.
Welcome to the world of Electro Lust! Where Electronic Funk pulses through the veins, entwined with a stampede of live Beats and Brass into the realms of Funk, Latin, Cuban, and Afrobeat. At the core of Electro Lust beats the hearts of Grammy Award-winning artists from Asheville, NC’s musical scene – Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, The Fritz, and Empire Strikes Brass.
Family friendly, all ages are welcome.
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
Come Sing With Us!!!
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
Say hello to The Mule – a full-service bar/event space in the home of Devil’s Foot Beverage’s production facility. Draft soda, beer, & wine – as well as delicious cocktails & mocktails featuring Devil’s Foot craft sodas and the largest collection of NC-made spirits in Asheville. devilsfootbrew.com/the-mule
Winter Lights is a spectacular open-air walk-through light show made from over one million lights! Located at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, North Carolina, this year’s event features favorites like the famously tall 50-foot lighted tree and the Quilt Garden, along with enchanting new details designed to delight and surprise. Live Music Nightly!!! Event Information and Tickets
Tuesday Dec. 17 (the third Tuesday this month since the fourth is Xmas Eve) It’s a killer line up I’m super pumped about. Tell your friends. We have Teso McDonald of Chilltonic , Sparrow Smith of The Resonant Rogues , Mar Music of Las Montañitas and Sal Landers of Party Rx!
Folks are always coming to these shows as a fan of one of the performers and leaving as a fan of 3 more!
Mudpuppies and Mojo Sound Production presents Open Mic 🎙️
Myron Hyman is the guest host on TUESDAY NIGHT at Mudpuppies! Bring your instrument of choice and join in on the fun Sign ups begin at 6:30pm. Tuesdays: BOGO Apps and 1/2 off Bottles of Wine
We are located in the Arden-Asheville-Fletcher- area. With over 60 TVs, you can sit back and relax, knowing that your favorite game is on. We showcase some of the top sporting events and serve the area’s 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/
$29.25 to $39.55 adv
$37.50 – $40 +
Imperial – 9pm-12am
Shakeys – 9pm-2am
Lazy Diamond – 10pm-2am
Double Crown – 10pm-2am
Please check with the venue on cover charges and tonight’s DJ.
Asheville’s music scene is born of age-old traditions, nurtured by a spirit of independence and the muse of the mountain landscape. Here you’ll find our rhythm is proudly rooted in old-time mountain music, but it’s our full spectrum of innovative musicians who truly define our sound. Asheville offers a lively, and perhaps unexpected, experience for the musically-minded traveler.
Through the Bring Back the Heartbeat campaign, IamAVL is partnering with local venues and establishments to offset their costs to get our musicians back to work. Independent Arts and Music is a 501(c)3, so donations can be tax deductible. iamavl.com/music-industry-relief-fund
Our mission is to provide a platform to help expand the reach of Asheville based musicians and artists, to make some great music and art, and to have a great time while doing it.
Welcome to the world of Electro Lust! Where Electronic Funk pulses through the veins, entwined with a stampede of live Beats and Brass into the realms of Funk, Latin, Cuban, and Afrobeat. At the core of Electro Lust beats the hearts of Grammy Award-winning artists from Asheville, NC’s musical scene – Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, The Fritz, and Empire Strikes Brass.
Family friendly, all ages are welcome.
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
Lesson at 5
Jam at 6
Hot Club of Asheville
I’m very happy to have a great lineup of friends joining me for Well Crafted Wednesdays.
12/18 – Seth Kaufman & Evan Martin
Winter Lights is a spectacular open-air walk-through light show made from over one million lights! Located at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, North Carolina, this year’s event features favorites like the famously tall 50-foot lighted tree and the Quilt Garden, along with enchanting new details designed to delight and surprise. Live Music Nightly!!! Event Information and Tickets
folk, bluegrass, Appalachian
Free beginner swing dance lesson (7-8 pm)
Social swing dance to DJed music (8-10 pm)
‘Lights Out Asheville’ – a blues/fusion dance hour to top off the night (10-11 pm)
Peggy “Chanteuse” Ratusz invites you to join her and the stellar line up of musicians she’s assembled, to celebrate the 2024 holiday season.
Ratusz will be joined by Kelly Jones & Jonathan Pearlman who will lend their formidable skills on acoustic guitars. This core trio will be joined by two additional masterful and renowned players. Taylor Pierson’s versatility on piano (& keys) is widely known, keeping him in demand on the scene. Same goes for the remarkable violinist/fiddle player, Paul McIntire. Their playlist contains enchanting arrangements of some of our favorites and a few of their fondest deep cut holiday tunes.
Peggy’s harmony driven trio project, featuring Hank Bones & Paula Hanke, takes the stage on the 2nd half of the show with a mini set of ‘Love Bubble’ holiday originals.
This one is sure to sell out, so make sure you get your name-your-price ticket online ahead of time or pay what you can the day of the show.
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.
lo-fi pop and rocknroll with Jason Krekel & Craig Kelberg
Elevate your jam session experience! Join us for an evening of collaborative music-making where we provide the backline (drums & keyboards) – you bring your instrument and your talent!
$29.25 adv
**DECEMBER 18TH – DYLAN EARL + THE SILENT KNIGHTS**
**DOORS AT 8PM – $10**
$10.00
$10
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genre-defying fresh perspective on the Jazz tradition
$5 Donation
DJ’s | No Cover
Come celebrate The Double Crown’s 12th lap around the sun with none other than The Legendary Singing Stars from Brooklyn NY! 9 pm $10
Great vibes, great bourbon, and great music!
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
Enjoy Live Music with Aaron on the keys and vocals every Thursday!
Acoustic Roots and Blues series with Peggy Ratusz & Kelly Jones with special guests Jenny Bradley & David Earl
* No Partner needed
Alternative | Singer/Songwriter
Suggested $5-$10 donation
Dr. Bacon’s Jesse Talbot will be playing a blend of folk, blues and Americana!
Come for to listen, come for to jam. Bring your banjos, your fiddles, your guitars and basses.
After being destroyed by Hurricane Helene in Black Mountain, Flood Gallery Fine Art Center is back! Now centrally located at River Ridge Business Center just off I-240 Exit 8.
Winter Lights is a spectacular open-air walk-through light show made from over one million lights! Located at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, North Carolina, this year’s event features favorites like the famously tall 50-foot lighted tree and the Quilt Garden, along with enchanting new details designed to delight and surprise. Live Music Nightly!!! Event Information and Tickets
Sold Out
w/ Elliott Stevens & Tyler Buckner
Bluegrass-jazz fusion & more!!!
Follow the story and sing along to your favorite annoying Christmas tunes all played live by the seven piece CARNIVALE house band Renounced Heroes and don your gayest apparel to participate in our “pants off dance off” for prizes.
Tickets: suggested price $10-$15 “pay what you can” and NOTAFLOF
WNC’s #1 Folk/Acoustic Artist
The Acoustic Jam will continue on Thursday nights at 7:00 p.m. at the Church. Calvin Parham and Logan Clark will host the Jam.
All Ol Time lovers, listeners, pickers are welcome to join us to play, sing and fellowship. The strongest thing we will have to drink is Coffee! There is no charge, we will keep the music free!don’t let us Down now, come on down.
Our amazing Thursday BlueGrass jam curated by the talented Drew Matulich! 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 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/
Free show with live performances by…
-Chandra Shukla (cassette release Hima हिम)
-Elisa Faires
-Rodent
-Belly Full of Stars
This month’s theme: Holiday Potluck — a smorgasbord of seasonal stories. Featuring tales under the tree from Barbie Angell, Carolina Quiroga, Stacey Uria, and Matt Wilson, plus songs by Brody Hunt. Hosted by Tom Chalmers.
$15 in advance / $20 day of
- Non-members: $12
- OFB Members: $10
- Warren Wilson community: $1
If this is your first time dancing with us, your second dance is free!
Come with everything you got to our Beautifully Tacky Yuletide and Gay Christmas Prom.
$25 – $30 +
honky tonk, Country Swing and Folk
$10 cover
Papadosio to perform (2) sets of music a night for three nights with support from Electrochemical, Will Franke, and FunkBox, at Asheville’s brand new multimedia gallery and event space for their Holiday event series, Holidosio! From $50 +
He plays acoustic shows mixing elements of 70s folk, flower power, and jam music as well as his own original songs.
Please verify times and KJ with the venue!
Wag World Pub – 7-11
Daddy Mac’s Downhome Dive 8-11
Shiloh and Gaines 8-11
Static Age Loft 8-12
Shakeys Dive Bar 9pm-2am
SUGGESTED $5-$10 DONATION | 21+
Doors 8pm, Show 9pm. Suggested donation $10. Pay what you can! Let’s Party!
Room 9 – 9pm – 2am
Imperial – 9pm – 12am
Static Age Loft – 9pm-2am
Lazy Diamond – 10pm -2am
Double Crown – 10pm -2am
Marisa Blake & Friends
WTF Funk Band
Fancy & The Femmes
Hope Griffin Duo
WTF Blues Band
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
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The day has come! We are having our Grand Opening at Hell or High Water this Friday. We will be serving canapes and cocktails live music with Jenny Bradley from 2 to 5 on our rooftop to celebrate!
Free Show from Pan Harmonia!
Kate Steinbeck flute · Jessica Schaeffer harp
A group of passionate local bakers raising funds and slinging cookies to keep the money coming to those in need in Western North Carolina.
One $50 ticket gets you one box of 12 unique gourmet cookies and access to the fun-filled cookie pick-up event!
Come for the cookies, stay for the:
– Live music with The Wilder Flower
– Last-minute holiday shopping, take home some beautiful local glass art for you and a friend 😉
– Complimentary refreshments and good company, meet your bakers!
– Raffles, Raffles, Raffles! Local art and experiences will be up for grabs – are you feeling lucky?
– See who will wear the cookie crown, Chef J Chong and Food Blogger Stu Helm will join us and pick their favorite cookie.
Enjoy authentic Blues music from Mr Jimmy while imbibing in the friendly atmosphere of the The Station.
Ugly Sweater Contest
Country and Americana