The Swannanoa Gathering was established in 1992 as a vision of Warren Wilson College President Doug Orr and founding Director Jim Magill to host summer workshops celebrating the music and dance traditions of the southern Appalachian region and beyond. Big news…Our staff concerts will now be open to the public! We’re excited to be able...
Irish Session @ Diatribe Brewing - 4-6pm Moderate Old Time Jam @ Cork & Keg - 5-6:30pm (1st & 3rd Tuesdays) Acoustic Jam @ Turgua Brewing Fairview - 5:30-7pm (1st Tuesday-Old Time, 2nd Tuesday-Irish Session, 3rd Tuesday-Americana, 4th Tuesday-Gypsy Jazz) (December 30-Irish Session) Open Mic with Mike & Pat @ Sweeten Creek Brewing - 6-8:30pm...
Sierra Nevada Mills River - 5-9pm (August 11) Wild Wing Cafe - 8-11pm The One Stop - 10pm-1am
Asheville Community Hoop and Flow Arts JAM 2026 This is the 20th year of the Hoop Jam in Pritchard Park! Tuesdays in July and August 2026 5:30-7:30pm
Pisgah Brewing's unplugged bluegrass jam is hosted on Tuesdays at 6pm in the taproom. Bring your instruments and join in. It'll be held on the patio on nicer days. All levels welcome. Founded in 2005, Pisgah is known for producing some of the most sought after craft ales in Western North Carolina. Pisgah Brewing Company...
Hailing from both England and the United States, this high-energy nine-piece ska band brings the infectious rhythms of over six decades of ska music to life, blending the best of rocksteady, dancehall, two-tone, third-wave ska, and punk.
Tuesday, July 28 | 6:30PM - 10 PM | From $55.07 Event Details and Tickets Come see Steel Pulse live on the outdoor stage as part of the French Broad River Brewery Summer Concert Series! Bearing witness to the accelerating negativity of global affairs, British reggae powerhouse Steel Pulse exemplify musical vengeance to halt the...
The line up for July 28: Dulci Ellenberger, Ben Balmer, Kristian Phillip Valentino and Kia Rice!! Show runs from 7:00 to 9:00Suggested $10 (more or less!)Food truck!
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...
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. Potential New Boyfriend - 7-11pm Side B Bar Black Mountain - 7-11pm Third Room...
The Swannanoa Gathering was established in 1992 as a vision of Warren Wilson College President Doug Orr and founding Director Jim Magill to host summer workshops celebrating the music and dance traditions of the southern Appalachian region and beyond. Big news…Our staff concerts will now be open to the public! We’re excited to be able...
Established in February 2019, LiveMusicAsheville.com now reaches thousands of people every week actively searching for live music in the Asheville area. Roughly 60% of our traffic comes from Google Search as we dominate the top of the results for queries such as “Asheville live music” & “live music Asheville”. Meanwhile our direct traffic is experiencing...
That's right folks, you too could own one of these stylish hats and at the same time, become an ambassador for the Asheville area's favorite local music calendar! These distressed trucker hats are modeled after the way we live. Designed with a relaxed casual fit to move with our busy, or not so busy, lifestyle....
Bluegrass/Old Time Jam @ Riverside Rhapsody Brewing - 5-8pm Irish Session @ White Horse Black Mountain - 5-7pm (2nd &4th Wednesdays) Open Mic @ Twin Leaf Brewery - 6-8pm Open Mic @ Auction House Fletcher (first Wednesdays) 6-9pm Open Mic @ Camden’s Coffee House Mars Hill - 6:30-8:30pm (starts back June 10) White Horse Black Mountain...
Grab some dinner and a pint while enjoying our long-running Old-Time Jam! Featuring many talented musicians from the local WNC area, our traditional Appalachian mountain music jam runs from 5-9pm every Wednesday night at Jack of the Wood! Jack Of The Wood is still a downtown hot spot for food, brews and drink since 1997...
The beloved Pritchard Park Arts & Culture Series is back! We're kicking things off with a fan favorite—Pickin' in the Park! Join us every Wednesday from 5:30–7:30 PM, July through August, for free live music in the heart of Downtown Asheville.
Sip and stroll through the Arboretum’s gardens in the glow of the golden hour, all while listening to live music from a variety of local and regional artists! Arbor Evenings runs Wednesdays and Thursdays June 10 through September 18 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. There is no additional cost to attend ArborEvenings beyond our standard...
August 5 - with Datrian Johnson, Amanda Anne Platt, Jane Kramer, Graham Sharp, David Matters, Phil Barker, and more Check with the venue for Matt's upcoming guest(s).
Danny Iannucci & Friends are back for a Spring & Summer series of delightful jazz, delicious drink specials and your go-to mid-week wind down. Join us from 6-8p April-August to enjoy the fabulous jazz trio & 1/2 Off Wine, $10 Specialty Martinis, and $4 Select Craft Drafts. Free to attend and all ages are welcome....
Most Wednesdays
Asheville! Wednesday July 29th, bring your guitars and banjos to @wheelhouseasheville for a good time. Get to know the team behind @foundy.fest and more about @leonawildcollective mission to make the music industry a more equitable place. We’ll be enjoying coffee, booze, country, + blues 6pm-9pm 225 Coxe Ave
The Saylor Brothers are a jamgrass fusion group from Asheville, fronted by brothers Will & Ben Saylor, of Brushfire Stankgrass. This project is a foray further into the realm of bluegrass jam, with more emphasis on improvisation piled on top of a structure of traditional bluegrass and innovative original songwriting. As a trio with Greg...
We have moved our Wednesday night location to Banks Ave. Join us for our weekly dance series Wednesday night a A lesson is included with your $10 entry. ($5 for students with i.d.)
Songwriter series EVERY Wednesday in July at LEAF Downtown. Tonight's lineup brings an evening of original music, heartfelt storytelling, and incredible talent to the stage.Whether you're discovering a new favorite artist or simply looking for a great way to spend your Wednesday evening, we'd love to see you here. Tickets and deatils available now at theleaf.org/live-at-leaf
The Pamela Jones Trio is an Asheville-based jazz ensemble presenting timeless selections from the Great American Songbook, featuring the music of legendary composers including George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Hoagy Carmichael, and more. Vocalist and songwriter Pamela Jones, originally from the NYC/Connecticut area, studied Voice and Musical Theater at the Boston Conservatory and Acting at Circle...
The Swannanoa Gathering was established in 1992 as a vision of Warren Wilson College President Doug Orr and founding Director Jim Magill to host summer workshops celebrating the music and dance traditions of the southern Appalachian region and beyond. Big news…Our staff concerts will now be open to the public! We’re excited to be able...