May 18, 2015 – mountainx.com

McQueen’s pop culture mix of music, comedy and multimedia

May 19, 2015May 18, 2015 by Bill Kopp

That production incorporates projected visuals, live music and vocal impressions. He takes content from a variety of disparate sources and reprocesses it through his own sensibility, creating something new and unique, yet oddly familiar in the process.

High Five Coffee takes a side trip

May 19, 2015May 18, 2015 by Margaret Williams

Jay Weatherly likes the “side-street feel” of his new High Five Coffee location, set to open in June on Rankin Avenue in downtown Asheville. The new site lies a few feet from the backdoor, kids entrance to one of the city’s oldest businesses, Tops for Shoes.

Toast of the town: Brevard welcomes food trucks

May 26, 2015May 18, 2015 by Geraldine H. Dinkins

It took a hearty debate and an amendment to a city ordinance, but after being given approval last fall, Brevard’s mobile food vendors are shifting into high gear for the summer season.

Anomalous psych-rocker Jackson Scott releases Sunshine Redux with a set at the Mothlight

May 18, 2015May 18, 2015 by Kat McReynolds

At his best, Scott embellishes simple, dissonant guitar parts with spacey effects that leave the ears squinting for answers. His more melodic songs are at once disturbing and attractive, chaotic and elegant.

The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger at Moog Sound Lab

May 18, 2015May 18, 2015 by Alli Marshall

The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger is an indie-psyche-rock outfit fronted by Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl. The GOASTT was also the opening act for Beck at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium last summer.

Letter writer: Rewards for photos might put dent in graffiti

May 19, 2015May 18, 2015 by Letters

“Throwing money at it to stop it does not seem to be working, but instead, why not offer rewards for anyone that can provide a picture of anyone doing graffiti?”

White Squirrel Festival turns up the volume for Memorial Day weekend

May 18, 2015May 18, 2015 by Geraldine H. Dinkins

The three-day festival, which runs Friday-Sunday, May 22-24, is named for the town’s signature bushy-tailed critters. It fills downtown Brevard with food vendors, crafts booths, a Memorial Day parade and wreath presentation, kids activities and a street-wide stage for lots of live music.

Letter writer: High rates of student smoking casts cloud over Warren Wilson College’s image

May 19, 2015May 18, 2015 by Letters

“Needless to say, your news about the high rate of students smoking casts a cloud over the image of Warren Wilson.”