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

Come Sing With Us!!!

Jan
7
Tue
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

 

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.

Downtown Karaoke @ Sovereign Remedies
Jan 7 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 8 @ 12:00 am
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
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+ // $
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 !
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.)
Karaoke Wednesday w/ KJ Steph @ The Social
Jan 8 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 9 @ 12:00 am
Wednesday Karaoke @ The Lazy Diamond
Jan 8 @ 10:00 pm – Jan 9 @ 2:00 am
Jan
9
Thu
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!!!

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

 

Jan
10
Fri
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
Terraoke Friday Night Karaoke @ Handlebar & Grill
Jan 10 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 11 @ 1:00 am
Jan
11
Sat
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.
Mr Jimmy @ Asheville Club
Jan 11 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Enjoy authentic Blues music from Mr Jimmy.

Nobody’s Darling String Band @ Jack Of The Wood
Jan 11 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dueling Piano Show @ Off the Wagon Dueling Piano Bar
Jan 11 @ 6:00 pm – Jan 12 @ 2:00 am
Riyen Roots @ The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall
Jan 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Original American Blues Roots and Soul Musician From The Mountains Of North Carolina!

Country Music With a Little Bluegrass @ The Old Home Place Mills River
Jan 11 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Live music every Saturday night. Large dance floor. Country music with a little bluegrass in the mix. Good clean fun in an alcohol free environment.

Burger Bar Karaoke @ The Burger Bar
Jan 11 @ 8:00 pm – Jan 12 @ 1:00 am

THE BEST “WORST KARAOKE” IN ASHEVILLE!!
Sing ’til you die every Saturday at Asheville’s oldest bar and #1 Dive!!

Sarah Tucker @ Claddagh Restaurant & Pub
Jan 11 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 12 @ 12:00 am

Sarah is a singer and songwriter with great talent in many genres including rock, pop, country, folk, and old time – the music of her mountain home.

Jan
12
Sun
Adam Rose Duo (Jazz) @ Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar
Jan 12 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Mr Jimmy Blues & Brews @ S & W Market Downtown
Jan 12 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Iggy Radio @ Asheville Yacht Club
Jan 12 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
A plethora of sounds and styles. Beatboxing mixed with killer guitar and loop mastery. A one man orchestra. Plays all the songs you love.
Parker’s Back @ Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar
Jan 12 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Hot Vintage Vocal String Band. Jazz, Swing, Americana.

Jack’s Traditional Irish/Celtic Jam Session @ Jack Of The Wood
Jan 12 @ 3:30 pm – 9:00 pm

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/

Reggae Sunday w/ Chalwa and Alvitas Way @ Asheville Music Hall
Jan 12 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Suggested $5 Donation

T Birds Karaoke @ T Birds Weaverville
Jan 12 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Come out and sing with us!

Asheville’s Most Open Mic w/Mike Andersen @ Sly Grog Lounge
Jan 12 @ 7:00 pm – Jan 13 @ 12:00 am
One Love Sundays @ One World Brewing - West
Jan 12 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Keeping the Reggae Vibes going through the fall! Rotating Reggae Bands each Sunday!
Bands include:
Dub Kartel
Below the Bassline
Tuff Sol
The LUV Boat
The Sun Sippers
$10 cover
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
Piano Show @ Off the Wagon Dueling Piano Bar
Jan 12 @ 7:00 pm – Jan 13 @ 2:00 am
Elevated Open Mic @ Elevated Kava Lounge
Jan 12 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Happy Sunday Asheville! Open mic tonight from 8- close signups start at 7pm!

Shakedown Sunday with Brightsome Color @ The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall
Jan 12 @ 8:30 pm – Jan 13 @ 12:30 am

Brightsome Color is a who’s who of the Asheville jam scene. $5-$10 Suggested donation | 21 +

Sunday Night Karaoke @ The Social
Jan 12 @ 9:00 pm – Jan 13 @ 12:00 am
Sunday Karaoke @ The Double Crown
Jan 12 @ 10:00 pm – Jan 13 @ 2:00 am
Sunday Karaoke Tonight!
From 10pm-2am!
Jan
13
Mon
Musicians In The Round (open mic) @ Catawba Brewing South Slope
Jan 13 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Curated open mic night featuring some of Asheville’s finest pickers and crooners.

The Musicians in the Round is an open mic/in the round that takes place at Catawba Brewing Tasting Room on the South Slope in Asheville, NC. Our first round was on March 9th, 2015 and they just keep getting better.

 

Guitar League Meetup @ Groce Methodist Church Community Room
Jan 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance @ St George's Episcopal - West Asheville
Jan 13 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
pay what you can
Find out who will be playing and calling each week click here
Ashley Heath Mondays @ Town Pump Tavern Black Mountain
Jan 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Weekly residency with special guests.

11/11 – w/ special guest Jamie Dose

Get Vocal Entertainment Karaoke with Marc Keller @ The Social
Jan 13 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Join us for Monday night karaoke! Show starts at 7, with your host and kj Marc Keller.

Marshall Bluegrass Jam with Branson Raines @ The Historic Methodist Church
Jan 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

We are going to keep our Strictly Bluegrass Jam with Host Branson Raines going. Every Monday night at 7:00 p.m. at the historic Methodist Church in the Walnut Community. The address is 15 Barnard Road, Marshall, NC. All Bluegrass 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.

The Acoustic Jam will continue on Thursday nights at 7:00 p.m. at the Church as well. Calvin Parham and Logan Clark will host the Jam.

Mr Jimmy & Friends @ The Joint Next Door Fairview
Jan 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

MR JIMMY is the solo project of Blues guitarist & vocalist Jim “Ang” Anderson, who has fronted The Chicago Kingsnakes for the past 35 years. Blue Monday at the Joint next door started as a solo Blues show with Mr Jimmy and has evolved into a Jam Session of sorts. Jimmy is joined with different musical cohorts every week.