Michael Gira, leader of influential experimental rock band Swans, has been giving interviews for the better part of 30 years. Started in 1982, Swans, which reunited last year, won critical raves and a robust underground following for their rich, ominous sound before disbanding in 1997. Gira spent the next 13 years working with Angels of … Read more
In life, we grow from our shortcomings and our mistakes, and I believe that we carry these experiences and become better people from life's trials and tribulations. The research into my past does reveal mistakes that I made — mistakes from my past, and I own them. The events noted by the letter writer are … Read more
Josh Bailey and Steven Steidle want you to eat Asheville. Eating Asheville is a food-savvy walking tour of downtown Asheville, created by Bailey and Steidle, both currently employed at Zambra. The two boast a combined 38 years of food-service-industry experience, having done everything from slogging it in the dish pit to managing multimillion dollar restaurants. … Read more
Today, Apache Dropout deals out some of the most vivid psychedelic scuzz around, but at its inception, the Bloomington, Ind., outfit was a country unit. Well, at least in theory. Sonny Alexander started the project as a solo acoustic affair in 2007. Soon he added Nathan Warrick on violin, who eventually shifted to bass. About … Read more
Nona Mia Italian Kitchen will reopen, merged with sister restaurant Pizzeria Ritrovo, at 1050 Haywood Road in West Asheville on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Nona Mia had its last day of business at the Patton Avenue location on Sept. 2, then closed for one week to facilitate the move to Haywood. Both Nona Mia’s and Ritrovo’s … Read more
When Manoj Lama traveled to Nepal in April on a buying trip for his downtown Asheville shop, he didn't expect to wind up atop Gokyo Ri, a 17,575-foot Himalayan peak. The owner of Himalayas Import and the Kathmandu Café was on his annual pilgrimage to visit family and take care of business when a group … Read more
North Asheville residents told members of City Council that they don’t want to play chicken with cars anymore when they walk or bike in their neighborhood. Speaking at Council's Aug. 30 community meeting, held at UNCA's Wilma Sherrill Center, residents cited problems with narrow roads, lack of sidewalks and other safety concerns. “The sidewalks along … Read more
I'm sure many of your readers, like myself, bank at Asheville Savings Bank, our wonderful Mutual bank, owned by the depositors, and very community-minded. For 15 years I've received excellent service there. (Maybe because I'm an owner?) The current board of directors, however, would like to change that, by making the bank a corporation listed … Read more
For local artist, writer and now curator Ursula Gullow, oysters, clams and corn are not the only things that can be shucked. Add artists to the list of things that can shed their protective coverings. In Shucked, a group show opening at Push Skate Shop and Gallery this Friday, she brings together six local artists … Read more
There’s no ignoring apple season around here. Taligate markets are loaded with them, and restaurant menus burst with the fruit (thanks in part to ASAP’s Get Local initiative). The North Carolina Apple Festival was held Labor Day weekend in Hendersonville; Waynesville holds its apple festival in October for the fall harvest season. And on Saturday, … Read more
