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Dec
1
Fri
Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar @ The Omni Grove Park Inn
Dec 1 @ 8:30 pm – Dec 2 @ 1:00 am
DJ Dr. Filth @ Crow and Quill
Dec 1 @ 9:00 pm – Dec 2 @ 12:00 am

Vinyl night with Asheville FM’s own Dr. Filth! Old time rock n’ roll of all stripes. $5 cover

LiftOff DJ DANCE NIGHT @ Urban Orchard Cider Co. - South Slope
Dec 1 @ 9:00 pm – Dec 2 @ 1:00 am

$10 COVER @ DOOR 21+

The Lactones @ Sovereign Kava
Dec 1 @ 9:00 pm – Dec 2 @ 12:00 am
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.
Dec
2
Sat
Country Music With a Little Bluegrass @ The Old Home Place Mills River
Dec 2 @ 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.

 

 

Vinyl Dance Party! @ Urban Orchard Cider Co. - South Slope
Dec 2 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Freerange DJ! – Spinning dance music vinyls and shaking up the taproom dance floor with the best 70’s, 80’s and 90’s mix around!
**Suit up in your 70-90’s gear!
No cover!
Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar @ The Omni Grove Park Inn
Dec 2 @ 8:30 pm – Dec 3 @ 1:00 am
Dec
3
Sun
Adam Rose Duo (Jazz) @ Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar
Dec 3 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Reggae Sunday w/ Chalwa and Alvitas Way @ The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall
Dec 3 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Suggested $5 Donation

One Love Sundays @ One World Brewing - West
Dec 3 @ 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
Julie Odell @ 5 Walnut Wine Bar
Dec 3 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
New Orleans singer-songwriter Julie Odell weaves her visions of folk, poetry, and colourful melodies into a warm and brilliant tapestry.
Dec
4
Mon
Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance @ Odessy School Montford
Dec 4 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Lesson is at 7:00pm, Contra from 7:30pm to 10:00pm featuring our great local callers and bands as well as nationally touring talent, with waltzes following. All ages and beginners welcome! Cost at this time $0-$50 sliding scale, cash or Venmo accepted.
Ashley Heath Mondays @ Town Pump Tavern Black Mountain
Dec 4 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Weekly residency with special guests.

Dec 16 – Pat Sheridan & Michael Dunham

Free Live Jazz Mondays @ Little Jumbo
Dec 4 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Real Live Jazz – No Cover   

Dec 23 – Nick Garrison & Bill Reichenbach

Dec 30 – Justin Ray Quartet

JLloyd Mashup @ One World Brewing - West
Dec 4 @ 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!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dec
5
Tue
The Lads avl @ The Joint Next Door Fairview
Dec 5 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

classic rock and blues

 

Live Jazz Tuesdays: Sanders, Boyd, Page & Hall @ Little Jumbo
Dec 5 @ 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.

The John Henrys @ 5 Walnut Wine Bar
Dec 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Hot Jazz ~ Standards (Great American Songbook) ~ Swing

Tuesday Weekly DJ Schedule
Dec 5 @ 9:00 pm – Dec 6 @ 2:00 am

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.

Tuesday Night Funk Jam @ Asheville Music Hall
Dec 5 @ 10:00 pm – Dec 6 @ 1:00 am
$10 Suggested Donation at the Door (Cash or Venmo accepted, think tip jar, goes 100% to musicians!)
Dec
6
Wed
Jack’s Old-Time Jam @ Jack Of The Wood
Dec 6 @ 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/

Jay Brown @ Black Mountain Brewery
Dec 6 @ 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)
Well-Crafted Wednesdays w/ Matt Smith @ Highland Brewing Company
Dec 6 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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

12/18 – Seth Kaufman & Evan Martin

 

 

Swing Asheville Dance and Lesson @ Haywood Park Hotel
Dec 6 @ 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)
Bam-a-Lam @ 5 Walnut Wine Bar
Dec 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

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

Latin Night Wednesdays @ One World Brewing - West
Dec 6 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
DJ Mtn Vibez  $7  at Door.
Western Wednesday @ The Double Crown
Dec 6 @ 8:00 pm – Dec 7 @ 12:00 am

**DECEMBER 18TH – DYLAN EARL + THE SILENT KNIGHTS**

**DOORS AT 8PM – $10**

 

Dec
7
Thu
Andy Ferrell @ 12 Bones Brewing
Dec 7 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
He blends old-time roots and folk songwriting with a more polished country sound that verges at times on Paul Simon-esque balladry.
Aaron LaFalce @ 131 Main Restaurant
Dec 7 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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

Fee Fi PHaux fISH @ One World Brewing - West
Dec 7 @ 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)

 

Dec
9
Sat
Country Music With a Little Bluegrass @ The Old Home Place Mills River
Dec 9 @ 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.

 

 

Dec
10
Sun
Adam Rose Duo (Jazz) @ Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar
Dec 10 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Reggae Sunday w/ Chalwa and Alvitas Way @ The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall
Dec 10 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Suggested $5 Donation

One Love Sundays @ One World Brewing - West
Dec 10 @ 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
Dec
11
Mon
Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance @ Odessy School Montford
Dec 11 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Lesson is at 7:00pm, Contra from 7:30pm to 10:00pm featuring our great local callers and bands as well as nationally touring talent, with waltzes following. All ages and beginners welcome! Cost at this time $0-$50 sliding scale, cash or Venmo accepted.
Ashley Heath Mondays @ Town Pump Tavern Black Mountain
Dec 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Weekly residency with special guests.

Dec 16 – Pat Sheridan & Michael Dunham

Free Live Jazz Mondays @ Little Jumbo
Dec 11 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Real Live Jazz – No Cover   

Dec 23 – Nick Garrison & Bill Reichenbach

Dec 30 – Justin Ray Quartet

JLloyd Mashup @ One World Brewing - West
Dec 11 @ 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!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dec
12
Tue
The Lads avl @ The Joint Next Door Fairview
Dec 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

classic rock and blues

 

Live Jazz Tuesdays: Sanders, Boyd, Page & Hall @ Little Jumbo
Dec 12 @ 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.

The John Henrys @ 5 Walnut Wine Bar
Dec 12 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Hot Jazz ~ Standards (Great American Songbook) ~ Swing

Tuesday Weekly DJ Schedule
Dec 12 @ 9:00 pm – Dec 13 @ 2:00 am

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.

Tuesday Night Funk Jam @ Asheville Music Hall
Dec 12 @ 10:00 pm – Dec 13 @ 1:00 am
$10 Suggested Donation at the Door (Cash or Venmo accepted, think tip jar, goes 100% to musicians!)
Dec
13
Wed
Jack’s Old-Time Jam @ Jack Of The Wood
Dec 13 @ 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/

Jay Brown @ Black Mountain Brewery
Dec 13 @ 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)
Well-Crafted Wednesdays w/ Matt Smith @ Highland Brewing Company
Dec 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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

12/18 – Seth Kaufman & Evan Martin

 

 

Swing Asheville Dance and Lesson @ Haywood Park Hotel
Dec 13 @ 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)
Bam-a-Lam @ 5 Walnut Wine Bar
Dec 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

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

Latin Night Wednesdays @ One World Brewing - West
Dec 13 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
DJ Mtn Vibez  $7  at Door.
Western Wednesday @ The Double Crown
Dec 13 @ 8:00 pm – Dec 14 @ 12:00 am

**DECEMBER 18TH – DYLAN EARL + THE SILENT KNIGHTS**

**DOORS AT 8PM – $10**

 

Dec
14
Thu
Andy Ferrell @ 12 Bones Brewing
Dec 14 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
He blends old-time roots and folk songwriting with a more polished country sound that verges at times on Paul Simon-esque balladry.
Irish Session @ Leveller Brewing Weaverville
Dec 14 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Aaron LaFalce @ 131 Main Restaurant
Dec 14 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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

Dec
17
Sun
Reggae Sunday w/ Chalwa and Alvitas Way @ The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall
Dec 17 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Suggested $5 Donation

Dec
18
Mon
Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance @ Odessy School Montford
Dec 18 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Lesson is at 7:00pm, Contra from 7:30pm to 10:00pm featuring our great local callers and bands as well as nationally touring talent, with waltzes following. All ages and beginners welcome! Cost at this time $0-$50 sliding scale, cash or Venmo accepted.
Free Live Jazz Mondays @ Little Jumbo
Dec 18 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Real Live Jazz – No Cover   

Dec 23 – Nick Garrison & Bill Reichenbach

Dec 30 – Justin Ray Quartet

JLloyd Mashup @ One World Brewing - West
Dec 18 @ 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!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dec
19
Tue
The Lads avl @ The Joint Next Door Fairview
Dec 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

classic rock and blues

 

Live Jazz Tuesdays: Sanders, Boyd, Page & Hall @ Little Jumbo
Dec 19 @ 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.

The John Henrys @ 5 Walnut Wine Bar
Dec 19 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Hot Jazz ~ Standards (Great American Songbook) ~ Swing

Tuesday Night Funk Jam @ Asheville Music Hall
Dec 19 @ 10:00 pm – Dec 20 @ 1:00 am
$10 Suggested Donation at the Door (Cash or Venmo accepted, think tip jar, goes 100% to musicians!)
Dec
20
Wed
Jack’s Old-Time Jam @ Jack Of The Wood
Dec 20 @ 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/

Jay Brown @ Black Mountain Brewery
Dec 20 @ 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)
Dec
24
Sun
Reggae Sunday w/ Chalwa and Alvitas Way @ The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall
Dec 24 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Suggested $5 Donation

Dec
25
Mon
Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance @ Odessy School Montford
Dec 25 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Lesson is at 7:00pm, Contra from 7:30pm to 10:00pm featuring our great local callers and bands as well as nationally touring talent, with waltzes following. All ages and beginners welcome! Cost at this time $0-$50 sliding scale, cash or Venmo accepted.
Dec
26
Tue
The Lads avl @ The Joint Next Door Fairview
Dec 26 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

classic rock and blues

 

Live Jazz Tuesdays: Sanders, Boyd, Page & Hall @ Little Jumbo
Dec 26 @ 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.

The John Henrys @ 5 Walnut Wine Bar
Dec 26 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Hot Jazz ~ Standards (Great American Songbook) ~ Swing

Tuesday Night Funk Jam @ Asheville Music Hall
Dec 26 @ 10:00 pm – Dec 27 @ 1:00 am
$10 Suggested Donation at the Door (Cash or Venmo accepted, think tip jar, goes 100% to musicians!)
Dec
27
Wed
Jack’s Old-Time Jam @ Jack Of The Wood
Dec 27 @ 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/

Jay Brown @ Black Mountain Brewery
Dec 27 @ 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)
Irish Music Session @ White Horse Black Mountain
Dec 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
In true pub fashion, White Horse Black Mountain hosts a traditional Irish-style session twice a month, on the second and fourth Wednesdays, starting at 7pm. (FREE)

 

Dec
31
Sun
Reggae Sunday w/ Chalwa and Alvitas Way @ The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall
Dec 31 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Suggested $5 Donation

Jan
1
Mon
Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance @ Odessy School Montford
Jan 1 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Lesson is at 7:00pm, Contra from 7:30pm to 10:00pm featuring our great local callers and bands as well as nationally touring talent, with waltzes following. All ages and beginners welcome! Cost at this time $0-$50 sliding scale, cash or Venmo accepted.
Jan
2
Tue
Live Jazz Tuesdays: Sanders, Boyd, Page & Hall @ Little Jumbo
Jan 2 @ 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.

The John Henrys @ 5 Walnut Wine Bar
Jan 2 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Hot Jazz ~ Standards (Great American Songbook) ~ Swing

Tuesday Night Funk Jam @ Asheville Music Hall
Jan 2 @ 10:00 pm – Jan 3 @ 1:00 am
$10 Suggested Donation at the Door (Cash or Venmo accepted, think tip jar, goes 100% to musicians!)