Before a crowd estimated at more than 20,000 by law enforcement at Asheville High School on Sunday, Oct. 5, Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama outlined a health-care plan he says will cover all Americans and attacked the campaign of his rival, Republican Sen. John McCain, as “out of touch, out of ideas and running … Read more
Master printmaker Kore Loy Wildrekinde-McWhirter’s latest work, redhanded: a songe forre the loste, was seven years in the making and debuts this month at Warren Wilson’s Holden Gallery. The series addresses what the artist calls “the longest undeclared war in history,” a war of violence committed against children. Survivor: Wildrekinde-McWhirter says she operates with “applied … Read more
The first year for any large-scale music festival is probably the toughest. Everyone knows LEAF, people have heard of Flat Rock, even Trinumeral has been around. But what about a startup? what: Loki Music Festival where: Deerfields, in Mills River when: Friday, Oct. 10, through Sunday, Oct. 12. (Tickets are $145, with some discounts and … Read more
“I’m up for anything,” announces pro-surfer-turned-singer/songwriter Donavon Frankenreiter. And though that sentiment echoes Johnny Depp’s portrayal of John Wilmot (“I’m up for it,” he warns), Frankenreiter is the antitheses of the rakish Earl of Rochester. He’s more like a modern-day Musketeer (“One for all, all for one”). No, for real: Butterfly collar and Wurlitzer organ … Read more
When the character Forrest Gump compared life to a box of chocolates (“you never know what you’re gonna get”), he could have just as easily drawn a comparison to the music of Todd Rundgren. Throughout his career—beginning in 1967 with proto-powerpop quartet Nazz, through his solo work, albums with Utopia and extensive production duties for … Read more
Like many newcomers to Asheville, I moved here after being smitten by the area’s natural beauty: All it took was one invigorating late-summer dip at a swimming hole in Madison County about three years ago. But when people gush about Asheville’s unique sense of place, they’re referring to something more than just the picturesque mountain … Read more
Since the beginning, we’ve been trying to unravel the mysteries of Nature. So even though Man vs. Nature isn’t exactly a new theme, two area artists are using a novel approach to explore it—fusing modern and Butoh dance styles with poetry and spoken-word theater. Timeless themes, novel approach: The performance is “strange and atmospheric.” Photo … Read more
Who anticipated the day avant-garde artists and national musicians would mingle with the bluegrass pickers and retired tobacco farmers on Main Street in Marshall? Small town goes big time: Cordero comes from NYC to get Marshallites shakin’. The tiny town 20 minutes north of Asheville, once a sleepy rural outpost, has become a haven for … Read more
Ray Russell watched in awe as the howling power of the Blizzard of ‘93 paralyzed Western North Carolina with as much as 3 feet of snow and near-hurricane-force winds. But while “the storm of the century” kept area residents shivering in the dark for days, it also fired up Russell’s long-standing fascination with the weather. … Read more
