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Jan
6
Mon
Greetings Fellow Music Lovers
Jan 6 all-day

We hope you enjoy our guide to the Asheville area’s dynamic music scene.

If we somehow help to brighten up your day, please consider a $5 donation to help support our efforts in providing the area’s most complete local music calendar.

Venmo: click here 

Last 4 digits – 3383

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Piano Show @ Off the Wagon Dueling Piano Bar
Jan 6 @ 7:00 pm – Jan 7 @ 2:00 am
27 Club Karaoke @ 27 Club
Jan 6 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 7 @ 2:00 am
Best Ever Karaoke with KJ Chelsea @ Fleetwood's
Jan 6 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 7 @ 12:00 am
Imperial Nights @ Imperial
Jan 6 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 7 @ 12:00 am

Come on out and enjoy some music with our house DJ. Til 1am on Friday & Saturday

Country Karaoke @ The Double Crown
Jan 6 @ 10:00 pm – Jan 7 @ 2:00 am

Come Sing With Us!!!

Jan
7
Tue
Greetings Fellow Music Lovers
Jan 7 all-day

We hope you enjoy our guide to the Asheville area’s dynamic music scene.

If we somehow help to brighten up your day, please consider a $5 donation to help support our efforts in providing the area’s most complete local music calendar.

Venmo: click here 

Last 4 digits – 3383

PayPal: click here

Music Venues, Bands & Promoters – Try This
Jan 7 all-day

1) Perform an internet search for the key words that music loving visitors use, i.e. “Asheville live music” or “live music Asheville”. See which site populates.

2) Promote your gigs on that site.

Hope That Helps!!!

P.S. (Ask about the discounted “Recovery Rates” for our LOOK HERE featured listings available through December!)

 

Old-time Jam @ Turgua Brewing Fairview
Jan 7 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Open Mic with Mike & Pat Jones @ Sweeten Creek Brewing
Jan 7 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Lads avl @ The Joint Next Door Fairview
Jan 7 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

classic rock and blues

 

Mountain Shag Club @ Chophouse Restaurant at the 4 Points Hotel by Sheraton
Jan 7 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Open Mic Night Tuesday @ White Horse Black Mountain
Jan 7 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Early Tuesday Jam @ The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall
Jan 7 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Suggested Donation

Grateful Family Band Tuesdays @ One World Brewing - West
Jan 7 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
We are deadicated to bringing you all things Grateful Dead and related.

Tuesdays are back baby! Grateful Family Band serving up your favorite Dead tunes.

$5 – $10 Suggested Donation
Family Friendly
See you out there!

Jr. & Scarekrow @ Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria
Jan 7 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Most Tuesdays…….Live Music!!! Cosmic rock and roll driven soul grass. Same as it never was string sessions!

Live Jazz Tuesdays: Sanders, Boyd, Page & Hall @ Little Jumbo
Jan 7 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Real Live Jazz – No Cover

Every Tuesday, savor experimental Musica Universalis, focused primarily on the group’s original writing and sonic explorations. These aural wayfarers fear no boundary.

Open Mic @ Café Canna
Jan 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Tonight we’ll have open mic from 7-9p. Bring a guitar, drum, book, or a friend and come join us!

Open Mic Returns @ White Horse Black Mountain
Jan 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Open Mic w/Hamza @ The Social
Jan 7 @ 7:00 pm – Jan 8 @ 12:00 am
The John Henrys @ 5 Walnut Wine Bar
Jan 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Hot Jazz ~ Standards (Great American Songbook) ~ Swing

The Open Jam with The Lactones @ Sovereign Kava
Jan 7 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

We provide full backline–drum kit, amps, piano, keys, and PA with mics/inputs. The jam is hosted by Chris Cooper and Friends, who play for the first half hour or so, and then the jam opens up.

Tuesday Weekly DJ Schedule
Jan 7 @ 8:00 pm – Jan 8 @ 2:00 am

Imperial – 9pm-12am

Shakeys – 9pm-2am

The One Stop – 10pm-1am

Lazy Diamond – 10pm-2am

Double Crown – 10pm-2am

Please check with the venue on cover charges and tonight’s DJ.

Booty Tuesday @ Shakey's Dive Bar
Jan 7 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 8 @ 2:00 am
Downtown Karaoke @ Sovereign Remedies
Jan 7 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 8 @ 12:00 am
Imperial Nights @ Imperial
Jan 7 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 8 @ 12:00 am

Come on out and enjoy some music with our house DJ. Til 1am on Friday & Saturday

Weaverville Open Mic @ Vintage Kava Weaverville
Jan 7 @ 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm

(musicians, comedians, dancers, poets, storytellers)

Tuesday Night Funk Jam @ Asheville Music Hall
Jan 7 @ 10:00 pm – Jan 8 @ 1:00 am
$10 Suggested Donation at the Door (Cash or Venmo accepted, think tip jar, goes 100% to musicians!)
Uncle Lenny’s Krazy Karaoke @ The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall
Jan 7 @ 10:00 pm – Jan 8 @ 1:00 am
Jan
8
Wed
Greetings Fellow Music Lovers
Jan 8 all-day

We hope you enjoy our guide to the Asheville area’s dynamic music scene.

If we somehow help to brighten up your day, please consider a $5 donation to help support our efforts in providing the area’s most complete local music calendar.

Venmo: click here 

Last 4 digits – 3383

PayPal: click here

Community Contra Jam @ Harvest House
Jan 8 @ 2:45 pm – 4:45 pm

Bring your instrument and jam with other local musicians to play acoustic folk and contra-style music. Jam with other musicians or just listen to acoustic contradance music. No registration necessary, just drop in.

Jack’s Old-Time Jam @ Jack Of The Wood
Jan 8 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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/

Wednesday Bluegrass/Old Time Jam @ Riverside Rhapsody Brewing
Jan 8 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Acoustic Old Time/Bluegrass Jam!! C’mon Out!!

Jon Corbin and Hank Bones @ Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar
Jan 8 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Jon Corbin and Hank Bones are two of the pickin-est guitar slingers in the Asheville music scene. As a duo they explore a century of music from old jazz tunes, to bluegrass breakdowns, Chet Atkins style to bossa nova, and a few favorites for good measure.

 

Jay Brown @ Black Mountain Brewery
Jan 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Original one-man-band, american roots, singer songwriter. An American roots musician, Jay has hundreds of original songs in his repertoire.  (outside show, weather dependent)
Karaoke w/ Terraoke @ The WagWorld BARn & Event Center
Jan 8 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Open Mic w/ Lyric @ Antidote Asheville
Jan 8 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Open Mic Wednesday @ Blunt Pretzels Swannanoa
Jan 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Weekly open mic.

Round Robin Ballad Swap @ The Old Marshall Jail Hotel
Jan 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Come on out for our monthly ballad swap this Wednesday hear folks share the songs and stories of these mountains. Open to the public without a cover charge, but bring some cash to tip the singers.

Twin Leaf Open Mic @ Twin Leaf Brewery
Jan 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wagbar Open Mic Night @ Wagbar Weaverville,
Jan 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Hosted by Billy Litz (weather permitting)
Wednesday Night Open Jam with Hamza @ Silverados
Jan 8 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Well-Crafted Wednesdays w/ Matt Smith @ Highland Brewing Company
Jan 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

I’m very happy to have a great lineup of friends joining me for Well Crafted Wednesdays at Highland Brewing Company.

 

Eric Hood @ Creekside Taphouse
Jan 8 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Join us on the back deck every Wednesday night for live music from our very own Eric Hood.

“Dan’s Jam” Weekly Open Bluegrass Jam @ Town Pump Tavern Black Mountain
Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Camden’s Open Mic Night @ Camden's Coffee House Mars Hill
Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

singers, songwriters, standup and spoken word

Piano Show @ Off the Wagon Dueling Piano Bar
Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – Jan 9 @ 2:00 am
Porn Star Karaoke @ Fleetwood's
Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
You sing, they dance
21+ // $
Swing Asheville Dance and Lesson @ Haywood Park Hotel
Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Swing Asheville is BACK!!
Join us for our weekly dance series in our beautiful new home, the Haywood Park Hotel.
Weekly dance is $10 admission and includes:
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)
Weird Wednesday Experimental Jam @ Sly Grog Lounge
Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Electronic Collaboration

Bam-a-Lam @ 5 Walnut Wine Bar
Jan 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

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

The Asheville Jazz Collective 5-tet @ The Workshop Lounge at The Foundry Hotel
Jan 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Every Wednesday!

Acoustic Karaoke @ Wild Wing Cafe South
Jan 8 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
FINALLY!
It’s BACK!
Acoustic Karaoke Nights with Joey and Brandon from Blaze the City !
Latin Night Wednesdays @ One World Brewing - West
Jan 8 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
DJ Mtn Vibez  $7  at Door.
Western Wednesday @ The Double Crown
Jan 8 @ 8:00 pm – Jan 9 @ 12:00 am

Nov 13 – Motel Pearl
**DOORS AT 8PM – $10**

 

POETRY OPEN MiC ASHEViLLE @ Sovereign Kava
Jan 8 @ 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm
It’s time for our weekly Wednesday Open Mic with Caleb Beissert!
Get in line early to get a good spot, the list fills up super fast!!
Sign up at 8 pm, Mic starts at 8:30
All forms of entertainment welcome, (not just poetry.)
Imperial Nights @ Imperial
Jan 8 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 9 @ 12:00 am

Come on out and enjoy some music with our house DJ. Til 1am on Friday & Saturday

Karaoke Wednesday w/ KJ Steph @ The Social
Jan 8 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 9 @ 12:00 am
Let Them Know You Saw It On LiveMusicAsheville.com
Jan 8 @ 9:00 pm
Sexy Service Industry Night @ Shakeys Dive Bar
Jan 8 @ 10:00 pm – Jan 9 @ 2:00 am

DJ’s | No Cover

Wednesday Karaoke @ The Lazy Diamond
Jan 8 @ 10:00 pm – Jan 9 @ 2:00 am
Jan
9
Thu
Greetings Fellow Music Lovers
Jan 9 all-day

We hope you enjoy our guide to the Asheville area’s dynamic music scene.

If we somehow help to brighten up your day, please consider a $5 donation to help support our efforts in providing the area’s most complete local music calendar.

Venmo: click here 

Last 4 digits – 3383

PayPal: click here

Music Venues, Bands & Promoters – Try This
Jan 9 all-day

1) Perform an internet search for the key words that music loving visitors use, i.e. “Asheville live music” or “live music Asheville”. See which site populates.

2) Promote your gigs on that site.

Hope That Helps!!!

P.S. (Ask about the discounted “Recovery Rates” for our LOOK HERE featured listings available through December!)

 

Jazz & Wine Night with Adi The Monk @ Whistle Hop Brewing Co
Jan 9 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Irish Session @ Leveller Brewing Weaverville
Jan 9 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Aaron LaFalce @ 131 Main Restaurant
Jan 9 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Enjoy Live Music with Aaron on the keys and vocals every Thursday!

Billy Presnell Thursdays @ Black Mountain Pizza & Ale House
Jan 9 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Ready to jam out and indulge in some mouth-watering pizza? Bluegrass-jazz fusion!!!

BUTTS & BOOTS :: Line Dancing @ Banks Ave.
Jan 9 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Howdy Pard’ners
Join Jerri & Christopher for country music, line dancing, and beginner 2 step!
* No Partner needed
>> NO COVER<<
Jerry’s Dead (Jerry Garcia/GD tribute) @ Asheville Music Hall
Jan 9 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Suggested $5-$10 donation

Tru Phonic @ Pisgah Brewing Black Mountain
Jan 9 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Thursday, October 10th | 6:30PM | Food Truck: The Downstream Deli | Free Show

Tru Phonic is one of FL’s best upcoming bands with a great grassroots style following spanning all throughout the state & many other parts of the Southeast US. The original music of Jake Salter plus a unique group of talented musicians come together in Tru Phonic. Sounds of Funk, Rock, Jam, Soul, Blues and Hip-Hop are evident in an ever-changing live show with high skill-level shown on each instrument, talented vocal harmonies, powerful lyrics and a tight horn section.

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!

 

 

Django Gypsy Jazz Jam @ Sovereign Kava
Jan 9 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Marshall Depot Acoustic Jam @ Historic Methodist Church Marshall
Jan 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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.

 

Piano Show @ Off the Wagon Dueling Piano Bar
Jan 9 @ 7:00 pm – Jan 10 @ 2:00 am
The Thursday Bluegrass Jam hosted by Drew Matulich @ Jack Of The Wood
Jan 9 @ 7:00 pm – 11:30 pm

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/

Old Farmers Ball Contra Dance @ Warren Wilson College
Jan 9 @ 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm
The oldest contra dance in the Asheville area is sponsored by us and is held every Thursday on the Warren Wilson campus
Free lesson 7:30-8, dance 8-11
  • Non-members: $12
  • OFB Members: $10
  • Warren Wilson community: $1

If this is your first time dancing with us, your second dance is free!

Pleasure Chest is Back!!! @ 5 Walnut Wine Bar
Jan 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Blues, Rock n Roll & Soul Music, sure to make you move! Funky but chic SINCE 2012

Elevated Jam Night @ Elevated Kava Lounge
Jan 9 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

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!

Fee Fi PHaux fISH @ One World Brewing - West
Jan 9 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Phish night with Fee Fi PHaux fISH (formerly The Lumpy Heads).
Featuring: Alex Bazemore, Ben Falcon, Hannah Ramsey, and Ryan Crabtree.
$5 Cover (Suggested $10)

 

Shiloh Karaoke @ Shiloh & Gaines
Jan 9 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Weekly karaoke every Thursday!!

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

 

Thursday Weekly Karaoke
Jan 9 @ 8:00 pm – Jan 10 @ 2:00 am

Please verify times and KJ with the venue!

Daddy Mac’s Downhome Dive 8-11

Shiloh and Gaines 8-11

Static Age Loft 8-12

Shakeys Dive Bar 9pm-2am

 

Bachata Thursday @ Urban Orchard Cider Co. - South Slope
Jan 9 @ 8:30 pm – Jan 10 @ 12:00 am
Cha Cha, Cumbia, Merengue and Salsa.
Entry includes class. $10 entry for all.
Imperial Nights @ Imperial
Jan 9 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 10 @ 12:00 am

Come on out and enjoy some music with our house DJ. Til 1am on Friday & Saturday

Let Them Know You Saw It On LiveMusicAsheville.com
Jan 9 @ 9:00 pm
Jan
10
Fri
Greetings Fellow Music Lovers
Jan 10 all-day

We hope you enjoy our guide to the Asheville area’s dynamic music scene.

If we somehow help to brighten up your day, please consider a $5 donation to help support our efforts in providing the area’s most complete local music calendar.

Venmo: click here 

Last 4 digits – 3383

PayPal: click here

Stay Up To Date
Jan 10 all-day

We Update Our Website On Wednesday &  Thursday For The Week Ahead Plus Provide Daily Updates And Often Post Events We Find Out Right From Our Phone When We Are Out And About!!!

We Suggest You Add Our Calendar Page To Your Home Screen On Your Phone!!! Here’s How

 

 

 

 

 

Mr Jimmy @ The Station Black Mountain
Jan 10 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Enjoy authentic Blues music from Mr Jimmy while imbibing in the friendly atmosphere of the The Station.

Dueling Piano Show @ Off the Wagon Dueling Piano Bar
Jan 10 @ 6:00 pm – Jan 11 @ 2:00 am
Friday Nights @ The Marshall Depot
Jan 10 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Every Friday night, live music, dancing, Open 6, music starts 6:30 pm. No cover charge, cakewalks, 50 50 tickets, refreshments for sale. Come on down. “The Depot is a special place. It’s a true community event where local musicians played for local folks. Lots of local folks on the dance floor.”-Don Talley

Grass Is Back @ Fletcher Feed and Seed
Jan 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
GRASS IS BACK 2024!
Bluegrass Every Friday Night!
11/15 – Foot-Stompin’ Good Time
No Cover!
Commodore Fox Band @ Wild Wing Cafe South
Jan 10 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

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

TBirds KARAOKE @ T Birds Weaverville
Jan 10 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Friday Karaoke @ Brewskies Fairview
Jan 10 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 11 @ 12:00 am
Friday Weekly DJ Schedule
Jan 10 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 11 @ 2:00 am

Café Canna – 6-11pm

Banks Ave – 9-11:30pm

Double Crown – 9pm-2am

Havana Miami – 9pm-2am

Room 9 Nightclub – 9pm-2am

Static Age Loft – 9pm-2am

Waterstreet – 9pm-2am

Imperial – 9pm-1am

The Barksdale – 10pm-2am

Lazy Diamond – 10pm-2am

Strange Magic Bar – 10pm-2am

Scandals -10pm-2am

Shakeys – 12-2am

Check with the venue on cover charges and tonight’s DJ.

Let Them Know You Saw It On LiveMusicAsheville.com
Jan 10 @ 9:00 pm
Terraoke Friday Night Karaoke @ Handlebar & Grill
Jan 10 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 11 @ 1:00 am
Jan
11
Sat
Greetings Fellow Music Lovers
Jan 11 all-day

We hope you enjoy our guide to the Asheville area’s dynamic music scene.

If we somehow help to brighten up your day, please consider a $5 donation to help support our efforts in providing the area’s most complete local music calendar.

Venmo: click here 

Last 4 digits – 3383

PayPal: click here

Stay Up To Date
Jan 11 all-day

We Update Our Website On Wednesday &  Thursday For The Week Ahead Plus Provide Daily Updates And Often Post Events We Find Out Right From Our Phone When We Are Out And About!!!

We Suggest You Add Our Calendar Page To Your Home Screen On Your Phone!!! Here’s How

 

 

 

 

 

Yala Cultural Tour + Drum Workshop @ LEAF Global Arts
Jan 11 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Visit LEAF Global Arts every Saturday for an in-house cultural exchange with Adama Dembele. Experience the Ivory Coast with our Culture Keeper from the House of Djembe.
Stay for an all-ages Drum Workshop, no experience necessary.
Let Them Know You Saw It On LiveMusicAsheville.com
Jan 11 @ 4:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Mr Jimmy @ Asheville Club
Jan 11 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Enjoy authentic Blues music from Mr Jimmy.