Back behind the wheel: Folk-rocker Dan Bern takes a break from singing about politics and sets out on a new route with Breathe. photo by Judd Irish Bradley Breathe. That’s the title of folk-rocker Dan Bern’s new album, released just last week, and it’s a fitting one: These new songs offer more breathing room than … Read more
Planetary alignment • Who he is: Mercury • What he’s wearing: Pants with a furry inset that he designed and a friend stitched. • His style: Mercury is an artist based in San Francisco where he makes jewelry from old and unusual coins. He recently passed through Asheville on his way to visit New Orleans. … Read more
October is a busy month for Asheville’s The Weinhaus. On Wednesday, Oct. 11, the store will join chef Paul Brady and La Caterina for a multicourse wine dinner beginning at 7 p.m. Cost is $55, all-inclusive. On Tuesday, Oct. 17, it will will join Australian wine importer Deborah Gray at Zambra for a tapas-and-wine extravaganza … Read more
photo by Kent Priestley Tom Sherry’s Whistlepig Farm, which is situated in Hominy Valley near Candler, seems to be more or less free of vampires, a fact which has allowed him to concentrate on growing a business. “I’m a free bleeder,” Sherry says, speaking on matters circulatory. Garlic, among its other curative powers, is a … Read more
Unto These Marketing Awards Each year, the Southeast Tourism Society picks 13 of “the best and brightest in the tourism industry” for their annual Shining Example Awards. It’s not exactly clear what makes one seeming tourist trap more spiffy-keen than another — perhaps a per capita ratio of gimmicky boutiques? — but whatever it is, … Read more
This is a modern world, and if the technophiles had their way, we’d print our art off Myspace and show our appreciation for street performers through Paypal. In such a point-and-click culture, it’s rare to come across souls still committed to more tangible, homespun forms of art and entertainment. Some disciplines that have been kicked … Read more
Constance Humphries made the cut at the Grace Centre’s juried show with Mute #28, a haunting piece in acrylic and charcoal on canvas. Among artists, there’s no clear verdict on whether juried shows are a good idea or a spectacularly bad one. But visual-art patrons can begin to make up their minds about the method … Read more
Giving street cred to woodwinds: Paul DeCirce of Peace Jones proves the flute doesn’t blow. “I sort of approach things with a Frank Zappa attitude,” professes Peace Jones front man Paul DeCirce. He’s talking about the organization of his funk-jam group, but he could also be talking about the art-rock ingenuity underlying the party-hearty hip-hop … Read more
Keep on tr … well, you know: The Drive-By Truckers roll through town. photo by Danny Clinch Asheville’s a Trucker town. Not just via the glory road of a soon-to-be official I-26 corridor cutting through these mountains, but also by virtue of loving a rock ‘n’ roll outfit born on the warmer side of the … Read more
