The Hip Snacks are a Denver-based powerhouse six-piece of explosive soul music. Like a surprise hug from an old friend, this band is just what you didn’t know you were missing. With its latest album, Out On A Limb, The Hip Snacks are taking the leap into the national spotlight, a realm the group has quickly...
The Core is an original improvisational jazz quintet working in the jazz tradition, composing and performing throughout the Southeast for over a decade. The group will feature selections from their upcoming recording along with highlights from their existing catalog. The Core features: Justin Ray – Trumpet Jacob Rodriguez – Saxophone Bill Bares – Keyboard Zack...
MegaWish: 90s Tribute NightThe Showroom at Fitz and the Wolfe This one’s not subtle. It’s loud, a little nostalgic, and built for anyone who still knows every word. MegaWish brings the full 90s alternative and grunge experience, pulling from bands like Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Alanis Morissette, Blink-182, Tool, and Rage Against the Machine. It’s the...
A Different Thread | Folk/Americana | Friday, May 8 | 8:30 PM | $10 Cover At Door Transatlantic duo, A Different Thread are Starting Over Again with New Album and Asheville Release Show at Jack of the Wood. Alicia Best of Durham, North Carolina, and Robert Jackson from the UK first met busking in Ireland and spent...
@cuberowmusic this Friday, May 8th from 9-12pm, enjoy the styles of Melissa Autumn Raines and Billy Presnell gracing the golden stage with soulful indie. Shiloh & Gaines – Your neighborhood bar……no matter where you live. Coffee ~ Spirits ~ Pool ~ Darts ~ Live Music ~ Dog Friendly ~ Karaoke & More! Find our music schedule...
You Can Call Me Paul | May 9, 2026 7:00 PM | $31+ Event Details and Tickets Benjamin Falcon formed a love of the Simon & Garfunkel songbook while growing up outside of DC, in Alexandria, VA, through his parents fondness and nostalgia for Simon’s early work, as well as Falcon’s frequent exposure to the music...
That's right folks, other than our Featured Listings and repetitive events, we update the calendar on Wednesdays for the coming Friday through next Thursday. This helps us bring you the most current and reliable information available. We also update throughout the week as we find out about music events that might interest you. We suggest...
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 small donation to help support our efforts in providing the area’s most reliable local live music calendar. Venmo: click here Last 4 digits – 3383 PayPal: click here
May 9, 2026 8:00 PM | Doors Open: 7:00 PM | $25.10 adv. Event Details and Tickets We’re so excited to announce our debut album, TANASI, is releasing May 8. From front porch picking sessions to distant stages across the world, our music has been shaped by every road we’ve walked and every musician who’s shared...
Ben’s Tune Up - 11am-2pm (1st & 3rd Saturdays) Wagworld Pub - 6-9pm (April 25) Lookout Brewing Black Mountain - 7-10pm (April 18) The Whale South Slope - 7-10pm (April 18) Ice Bar Arden - 8pm-12am (April 25) Liondog Lounge Weaverville - 8pm-12am (every other week) T Birds Weaverville - 8-11pm The Burger Bar -...
Jazz Brunch is now officially on the schedule for every Saturday here in the taproom! We’re so very excited to introduce our newest free weekly event, open to all ages, family & pet-friendly We’ll have an extra special brunch menu, craft beer, mimosas, and of course, beer-mosas, all alongside jazz music from the talented jazz...
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. Yala Culture Tour includes drumming, dancing, and stories from Ivory Coast. Drums are provided! Families are welcome.
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...
Friday, May 1, 2026 Clay Lunsford Band Americana Saturday, May 2, 2026 Kelley and The Cowboys Country Western Friday, May 8, 2026 Speak EZ Jazz, Motown, R&B Saturday, May 9, 2026 Speak EZ Jazz, Motown, R&B Friday, May 15, 2026 One Leg Up Acoustic Swing, Gypsy Jazz Saturday, May 16, 2026 Company Swing Jazz, Latin,...
Steve Sutton Fest returns to Haywood County May 8 and 9, 2026 - at the beautiful Lake Junaluska Stuart Auditorium! This is a nonprofit event with all proceeds going back into music programs in Haywood County. Each day $30 advance ticket/$40 at gate Event Details and Tickets STEVE SUTTON was a Western North Carolina musician who...
The Gill Francis Band is coming to French Broad River Brewery. This band is an Asheville-based ensemble centered around the songwriting and dynamic vocals of Gill Francis. Blending elements of folk, Americana, pop, and roots music, the band delivers emotionally rich songs with energetic arrangements and a strong sense of groove. Known for their engaging...
The Original Marshall Depot washed away in the flood HELENE. Until the New Depot is up and running, we will continue to have a live music show at the New Depot Twist Again Dance Barn at 439 Cody Road, Marshall, NC. A live music show featuring local bands, dance, cakewalk, and fellowship. Admission is FREE,...
Although we are primarily a Live Music Calendar, we often come across Electronic & DJ events in the area and list them for you as we find out about them. Please verify the DJ, times and cover charges with the venue. Waterstreet - 3-7pm LA Pizza Party Rooftop - 6-9pm The Radical - 6-11pm Potential...
Although we are primarily a Live Music Calendar, we often come across Electronic & DJ events in the area and list them as we find out about them. Please verify the DJ, times and cover charges with the venue. Spark's Bodega - 6-8pm
As an interactive calendar, we often add events to our calendar as we find out about them, sometimes even from our phone while we are out supporting local live music. By adding our website, LiveMusicAsheville.com to your home screen, we will always be right at your fingertips. Here's how: iPhone (using Safari): Open Safari and navigate...
Asheville based band, bounding with personal stories of wayward youth and questionable behavior as well as hilarious. The ROND live show aims to affront equally by delivering knee-slapping, weeping, sing-a-long danceable anthems, ranging from songs about pimples on prom day to rest area trysts. ROND songs and live shows are all about life’s most self-deprecating human...
May 9, 2026 8:00 PM | Doors Open: 7:00 PM | $25.10 adv. Event Details and Tickets
Tanner Burch has lived about nine lives—and somehow turned them all into songs. From All-American linebacker to honky-tonk road warrior, his path runs through heartbreak, hard work, and one beat-up 1985 Ibanez that changed everything. His sound? A rough-cut blend of outlaw grit and Nashville polish, with stories that sting just enough to feel real....
"Research and Development" is a chord-less quartet born from the shared vision of four composers pushing the boundaries of their music through expanded color, texture, and form. Centered around a fluid front line of saxophones, clarinets, and flutes, the group explores adventurous, original compositions grounded by inventive bass and dynamic, textural drumming. The ensemble features...
Wrealist kicked off in 2025 when Ken Chapple decided it was time to bring his original music to life in a new way—mixing American roots with deep, groove-heavy jams pulled from funk, jazz, and a touch of EDM. The result? A sound that’s soulful, a little wild, and never quite does what you expect. Think...
Some nights in the Palm Room lean quiet. Others pull you in a little deeper. The Micah Thomas Quartet takes familiar ground, folk and jazz, and reshapes it into something that feels entirely their own. Keys, vocals, bass, and drums working in sync, with arrangements that leave space to wander while still landing exactly where...
Bens Tune Up - 11am-3pm Waterstreet - 3-7pm LA Pizza Party Rooftop - 6-9pm VOWL - 7-11pm Check with the venue for the DJ and cover charges.
Y’ALL! The best dang BLUEGRASS BRUNCH in town is BACK AT JACK — with our own BLUEGRASS BRUNCH BOYS taking the stage at NOON! 🎻🍳 Whether you’re in the mood for a FRIED CHICKEN BISCUIT topped with our house-made blackberry jam or spicy SHRIMP & CHEDDAR GRITS with a side of collards or that perfect...
The Rock & Soul Revue is a collaborative musical exploration into the heartbeat of 50’s, 60’s & 70’s Rock and Soul music. From Aretha Franklin to Tom Petty, from Etta James to Steve Miller Band, this show meets everybody in the middle. Three quintessential song interpreters, Reggie Headen, Jonathan Pearlman and Peggy Ratusz, join forces...
Orbiting around Asheville’s grateful music scene since late 2023, Suns Of Stars blends contemporary and traditional bluegrass with a high energy jam style. Suns Of Stars members are all hometown heros in various musical projects around town which has led to great turnout at their shows. At its core lies the trio of Alex Bazemore...
This 8-member Mountain Reggae powerhouse packs it full of roots meditations and high grade jams that awaken your spirit and soul! Chalwa’s high energy shows are one of a kind, featuring smooth vocals, percussion, bass, lead guitar, keys and saxophone. Their extensive collection of original music is interlaced with music from some of the Greats...
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...