Day: August 31, 2010
.Rockin’ in the freak world
Browsing old Xpress coverage of the inaugural LAAFF turned up this walk down memory lane: "More than 25 local acts [are] scheduled to appear on two stages. Highlights include Devilish Mary (all-girl string band with Cary Fridley, performing at noon); The Oxymorons Comedy Troupe; rising rock stars Drug Money; West African drum-and-dance group Ballet Warraba; … Read more
LAAFF
Interactive • Bike Jousting: Though Michael Mooney's tall bike will not return to LAAFF this year, his bicycle jousting — a game that Mooney developed specifically for LAAFF — will. Contestants gear up in foam armor, sit astride a bike with a banana saddle and elliptical wheels, and try to dismount their opponent with a boxing … Read more
Festival of Flavor
What's a street festival without food? A grouchy group of drunken zombies, that's what. Fortunately, for festival-goers, there are plenty of local restaurants available to help soothe the blood-sugar woes at LAAFF. Just what can revelers expect to see and taste? Several Lexington Avenue merchants will be represented at the LAAFF food court, and it's … Read more
LAAFF schedules
Greenlife Electric Stage Peggy Ratusz & Daddy LongLegs: 11-11:45 a.m. Kovacs and the Polar Bear: 12:05-12:50 p.m. Boom Chix: 12:55-1:05 p.m. Paper Tiger: 1:10-1:55 p.m. Lisa Zahiya Hip Hop & Bhangra: 2-2:10 p.m. The Archrivals: 2:15-3 p.m. Asheville Hoops Troupe: 3:05- 3:15 p.m. Woody Pines: 3:20-4:20 p.m. Asheville Vaudeville: 4:25-4:40 p.m. Sanders-Cardine-Pond-Sip:e 4:45-5:45 p.m. Asheville … Read more
Interactive arts area performer descriptions
At the interactive arts area: Asheville Hoops: Hula hooping for kids of all ages. Asheville Hoops hosts of the community hoop jam in Pritchard Park on Tuesdays. Stina Andersen: Weaver Woman Stina Andersen, sewing teacher, renegade seamstress and local clothing designer of ARTeries by Stina presents The Tunnel of LAAFFs! This interactive arts installation will … Read more
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Park
In celebration of its 50th anniversary — that's the golden anniversary, in case anyone's thinking of sending gifts — the Asheville Symphony Orchestra takes its oboes, timpani, English horns, violas, piccolos, etc. out of the concert hall and into the park. The newly dedicated Pack Square Park, to be exact, and the concert (free to … Read more
Labor of love
When Secret Agent 23 Skidoo’s wife and three-year-old daughter left for a two-week vacation, he decided to write a kids’ book and surprise them with it when they returned. Skidoo didn’t realize it then, but that loving gesture would prove to be a turning point in his career. Five years later, the longtime GFE member, … Read more
Pisgah’s field of dreams
Ever since musicphile Jason Caughman, owner of Pisgah Brewing Company, first set up shop in Black Mountain five years ago, he has been itching to transform the empty, four-acre field behind his brewery into something special. Something like — oh, I don't know — a 2,500-capacity outdoor venue? "I'm a daydreamer, I guess," says Caughman, … Read more
Deciding which shows you should see, so you don’t have to
The Suspect: Stockholm Syndrome This band started in 2004 as a side project for Widespread Panic bassist Dave Schools and Jerry Joseph of the Jackmormons. The band combines blues, funk and rock, and even throws in a little reggae and steel drum music for good measure. They just released a seven-song live EP, Live at … Read more
