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Sep
26
Sun
Greetings Fellow Music Lovers
Sep 26 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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Music Venues, Bands & Promoters – Try This
Sep 26 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!)

 

Asheville’s Most Open Mic w/Mike Andersen @ Sly Grog Lounge
Sep 26 @ 7:00 pm – Sep 27 @ 12:00 am
Piano Show @ Off the Wagon Dueling Piano Bar
Sep 26 @ 7:00 pm – Sep 27 @ 2:00 am
Shakedown Sunday with Brightsome Color @ The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall
Sep 26 @ 8:30 pm – Sep 27 @ 12:30 am

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

Imperial Nights @ Imperial
Sep 26 @ 9:00 pm – Sep 27 @ 12:00 am

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

Sunday Night Karaoke @ The Social
Sep 26 @ 9:00 pm – Sep 27 @ 12:00 am
Sunday Karaoke @ The Double Crown
Sep 26 @ 10:00 pm – Sep 27 @ 2:00 am
Sunday Karaoke Tonight!
From 10pm-2am!
Sep
27
Mon
Greetings Fellow Music Lovers
Sep 27 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

Musicians In The Round (open mic) @ Catawba Brewing South Slope
Sep 27 @ 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.

 

Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance @ St George's Episcopal - West Asheville
Sep 27 @ 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
Sep 27 @ 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
Sep 27 @ 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
Sep 27 @ 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
Sep 27 @ 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.

Open Mic Mondays @ Haywood Country Club
Sep 27 @ 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Every Monday Night! Sign up at 6:30, music at 7:15! Come on down tonight to get a taste of some great neighborhood music. P.S. No Wagon Wheel! Host Taylor Martin and Friends.

Piano Show @ Off the Wagon Dueling Piano Bar
Sep 27 @ 7:00 pm – Sep 28 @ 2:00 am
JLloyd Mashup @ One World Brewing - West
Sep 27 @ 8:00 pm – 11:15 pm

The JLloyd MashUp explores different genres of music including Acid Jazz, Funk, Soul, Afro Beat, Reggae, Break Beat, and Latin. Led and curated by Jonathan Lloyd (The Fritz/Dubconscious/Cadillac Jones), the band is made up of some of Asheville’s busiest and hardest working musicians on the scene.

$10. Thank you for the support!!
Mashup Mondays every Monday at One World Brewing West with special guests and different music every week!

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 Club Karaoke @ 27 Club
Sep 27 @ 9:00 pm – Sep 28 @ 2:00 am
Best Ever Karaoke with KJ Chelsea @ Fleetwood's
Sep 27 @ 9:00 pm – Sep 28 @ 12:00 am
Imperial Nights @ Imperial
Sep 27 @ 9:00 pm – Sep 28 @ 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
Sep 27 @ 9:00 pm
Country Karaoke @ The Double Crown
Sep 27 @ 10:00 pm – Sep 28 @ 2:00 am

Come Sing With Us!!!

Sep
28
Tue
Greetings Fellow Music Lovers
Sep 28 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
Sep 28 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!)

 

Django Jazz Jam with Fatty @ Turgua Brewing Fairview
Sep 28 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Open Mic with Mike & Pat Jones @ Sweeten Creek Brewing
Sep 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Lads avl @ The Joint Next Door Fairview
Sep 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

classic rock and blues

 

Early Tuesday Jam @ The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall
Sep 28 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Suggested Donation

Grateful Family Band Tuesdays @ One World Brewing - West
Sep 28 @ 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!

Live Jazz Tuesdays: Sanders, Boyd, Page & Hall @ Little Jumbo
Sep 28 @ 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
Sep 28 @ 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
Sep 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Open Mic w/Hamza @ The Social
Sep 28 @ 7:00 pm – Sep 29 @ 12:00 am
The John Henrys @ 5 Walnut Wine Bar
Sep 28 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Hot Jazz ~ Standards (Great American Songbook) ~ Swing

The Open Jam with The Lactones @ Sovereign Kava
Sep 28 @ 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.

Booty Tuesday @ Shakey's Dive Bar
Sep 28 @ 9:00 pm – Sep 29 @ 2:00 am
Imperial Nights @ Imperial
Sep 28 @ 9:00 pm – Sep 29 @ 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
Sep 28 @ 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm

(musicians, comedians, dancers, poets, storytellers)

Tuesday Night Funk Jam @ Asheville Music Hall
Sep 28 @ 10:00 pm – Sep 29 @ 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
Sep 28 @ 10:00 pm – Sep 29 @ 1:00 am
Sep
29
Wed
Greetings Fellow Music Lovers
Sep 29 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

Jack’s Old-Time Jam @ Jack Of The Wood
Sep 29 @ 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
Sep 29 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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

Jay Brown @ Black Mountain Brewery
Sep 29 @ 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
Sep 29 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Open Mic w/ Lyric @ Antidote Asheville
Sep 29 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Twin Leaf Open Mic @ Twin Leaf Brewery
Sep 29 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Wagbar Open Mic Night @ Wagbar Weaverville,
Sep 29 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Hosted by Billy Litz (weather permitting)
Well-Crafted Wednesdays w/ Matt Smith @ Highland Brewing Company
Sep 29 @ 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.

 

“Dan’s Jam” Weekly Open Bluegrass Jam @ Town Pump Tavern Black Mountain
Sep 29 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Piano Show @ Off the Wagon Dueling Piano Bar
Sep 29 @ 7:00 pm – Sep 30 @ 2:00 am
Porn Star Karaoke @ Fleetwood's
Sep 29 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
You sing, they dance
21+ // $
Swing Asheville Dance and Lesson @ Haywood Park Hotel
Sep 29 @ 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
Sep 29 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Electronic Collaboration

Bam-a-Lam @ 5 Walnut Wine Bar
Sep 29 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

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

Latin Night Wednesdays @ One World Brewing - West
Sep 29 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
DJ Mtn Vibez  $7  at Door.
Meter & Melody @ Static Age-Record's Loft
Sep 29 @ 8:00 pm – Sep 30 @ 12:00 am

Meter & Melody is a curated night of poetry and music given to us by our in house band @runoverbyahorse. Open Mic to follow

Western Wednesday @ The Double Crown
Sep 29 @ 8:00 pm – Sep 30 @ 12:00 am

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

 

POETRY OPEN MiC ASHEViLLE @ Sovereign Kava
Sep 29 @ 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
Sep 29 @ 9:00 pm – Sep 30 @ 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
Sep 29 @ 9:00 pm – Sep 30 @ 12:00 am
Let Them Know You Saw It On LiveMusicAsheville.com
Sep 29 @ 9:00 pm
Wednesday Karaoke @ The Lazy Diamond
Sep 29 @ 10:00 pm – Sep 30 @ 2:00 am
Sep
30
Thu
Greetings Fellow Music Lovers
Sep 30 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
Sep 30 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!)

 

Aaron LaFalce @ 131 Main Restaurant
Sep 30 @ 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
Sep 30 @ 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.
Sep 30 @ 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<<
Jazz & Wine Night with Mattick Frick @ Whistle Hop Brewing Co
Sep 30 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Jerry’s Dead (Jerry Garcia/GD tribute) @ Asheville Music Hall
Sep 30 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Suggested $5-$10 donation

Marshall Depot Acoustic Jam @ Historic Methodist Church Marshall
Sep 30 @ 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
Sep 30 @ 7:00 pm – Oct 1 @ 2:00 am
The Thursday Bluegrass Jam hosted by Drew Matulich @ Jack Of The Wood
Sep 30 @ 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
Sep 30 @ 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
Sep 30 @ 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
Sep 30 @ 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
Sep 30 @ 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
Sep 30 @ 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
Sep 30 @ 8:00 pm – Oct 1 @ 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
Sep 30 @ 8:30 pm – Oct 1 @ 12:00 am
Cha Cha, Cumbia, Merengue and Salsa.
Entry includes class. $10 entry for all.
Imperial Nights @ Imperial
Sep 30 @ 9:00 pm – Oct 1 @ 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
Sep 30 @ 9:00 pm
Oct
1
Fri
Greetings Fellow Music Lovers
Oct 1 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
Oct 1 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
Oct 1 @ 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
Oct 1 @ 6:00 pm – Oct 2 @ 2:00 am
Friday Nights @ The Marshall Depot
Oct 1 @ 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
Oct 1 @ 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
Oct 1 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

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

LiftOff DJ DANCE NIGHT @ Urban Orchard Cider Co. - South Slope
Oct 1 @ 8:00 pm – Oct 2 @ 1:00 am

$10 COVER @ DOOR 21+

TBirds KARAOKE @ T Birds Weaverville
Oct 1 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
The Lactones @ Sovereign Kava
Oct 1 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Lactones are back with that drip noise for ya! Come experience the experimental exploratory improvised compositions and original songs rooted in solid drippy groove-based psychedelic progressive rock and space soul.
Friday Karaoke @ Brewskies Fairview
Oct 1 @ 9:00 pm – Oct 2 @ 12:00 am
Friday Weekly DJ Schedule
Oct 1 @ 9:00 pm – Oct 2 @ 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
Oct 1 @ 9:00 pm
Terraoke Friday Night Karaoke @ Handlebar & Grill
Oct 1 @ 9:00 pm – Oct 2 @ 1:00 am
Oct
2
Sat
Greetings Fellow Music Lovers
Oct 2 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
Oct 2 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
Oct 2 @ 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.