Toy Boat Community Art Space celebrates its first anniversary with a sock-hop spectacular. Both sock hop and spectacular are accompanied by a bunch of exclamation points on the show poster — keep that in mind when planning an outfit and polishing your moves for the themed dance (!). Little Diddy Know and Shangri Las provide … Read more
Pulp, the private club located under The Orange Peel, is occasionally open for special shows when the upstairs stage is closed. Among those performance gracing Pulp's intimate space is a series of local and regional underground bands. Wyla, the dreamy, experimental shoegaze project of Edward Madill, headlines on Thursday, July 25. Altered Zones wrote that … Read more
"This is a coming together of friends for the cultivation of a spiritual awareness of the effect of music on the soul and the collective," says the earnest and enthusiastic press release for 2PPM (aka Two People Playing Music) and ONAWA. The local experimental bands have not only been honing their original sounds, but busily … Read more
A move to ship Bob Moog’s archives from Asheville to New York is creating family discord over the best way to preserve the late inventor’s legacy. An electronic music titan, Bob Moog founded Moog Music, the world’s leading manufacturer of analog synthesizers. His widow, Ileana Grams-Moog, lives in Asheville, and she announced July 18 that … Read more
Thanks for reading the piece, Sidney. I worked hard to write a neutral story, one that I felt was only partly about smoking. The risks of smoking made a good background for the truly interesting part — how the characters in the story, and in our community, navigate a changing environment in which their habits, … Read more
At this 60th anniversary of the cessation of hostilities of the Korean War, no words can properly convey to the brave men and women who fought so nobly our heartfelt thanks for their selfless service. Therefore, we hereby resolve to convey such thanks to those who fought to preserve the freedoms that we enjoy today … Read more
An online petition that opposes the creation of a North Asheville dog park triggered confusion from both developers and community members, while amassing more than 200 signatures within the last 24 hours. Created by 22-year-old Beaverdam resident Natalie Flores, the local campaign calls for the proposed North Asheville dog park to be built elsewhere. The … Read more
Three recent community meetings gave Buncombe County residents a chance to raise concerns with the Board of Commissioners. The informal get-togethers, held in the three electoral districts introduced last year, were “a great way to learn what's on people's minds," noted Commissioner Brownie Newman. The July 9 set the stage, taking place at the Enka … Read more
Journey as destination If you wanted to travel across the Rocky Broad River back in 1925, you had to use the Lake Lure Bridge, the fastest way between Chimney Rock Village and Lake Lure. This historic triple-arched passageway was replaced in 2011, but the original crossing remains. Soon the old bridge will have a new … Read more
