March 31, 2015 – Page 2

Smart bets: The Wham Bam Bowie Band

April 1, 2015March 31, 2015 by Kat McReynolds

After several months away from stages, the quintet is eager to resume its mission of presenting the bedazzled pop icon’s lesser-known gems alongside chart-topping hits, all while preserving original musical arrangements.

Retreats offer chance to go deep and recharge

March 31, 2015 by Emily Nichols

We know how to pack our days full of activities, but how many of us really know how to stop, take time off and experience true rest? Instead, we tend to just keep going at a faster pace, doing our best to convince ourselves that this is “normal.” More and more folks, though, are finding that by consciously taking time away from their daily routine.

Raleigh’s 6 String Drag regroups and releases a new record

April 1, 2015March 31, 2015 by Alli Marshall

The reunited group shares the bill with Holy Ghost Tent Revival at The Grey Eagle on Saturday, April 4.

All together now: {Re}HAPPENING invades Lake Eden

April 1, 2015March 31, 2015 by Kyle Sherard

On a summer evening in 1952, a handful of people at Black Mountain College forever changed the course of modern art with a single performance — the world’s first happening. On Saturday, April 4, the sixth annual {Re}HAPPENING will aspire to recapture that mythic spirit at the long-defunct school’s former grounds at Lake Eden, now the home of Camp Rockmont.

Any way you slice it

April 1, 2015March 31, 2015 by Dorothy Foltz-Gray

“People are crazy for chips because they’re everything that our prehistoric brains say we love: fat, salt and crunch,” says Ashevillean Chris Bryant, and Asheville’s gourmet potato chip scene seems to be the proof.

Smart bets: Skip Horack

April 1, 2015March 31, 2015 by Alli Marshall

The story is as chilling as it is compelling, and early reviews (from the likes of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Adam Johnson and Lauren Groff, author of Arcadia) suggest the novel lives up to its spooky promise.

Cranky Hanke’s Weekly Reeler April 1-7: Furious Wild Tales

April 1, 2015March 31, 2015 by Ken Hanke

This is a slack week for one reason: No one is dumb enough to go up against the latest entry in Fast and Furious series.

Yoga fusion: Virginia Rosenberg finds balance with yoga and qi gong

April 1, 2015March 31, 2015 by Lea McLellan

Xpress talked with six yoga teachers who have infused their yoga classes with complementary healing or movement practices to create a unique yogic experience. Virginia Rosenberg teaches dance, qi gong and yoga, and teaches a weekly qi gong and yoga fusion class at West Asheville Yoga.