ARTS & CULTURE

Music

Music
Aug 2022
Walker and De Souza reconcile loss and hope in new albums

Mar 2022
MerleFest returns with a star-filled spring weekend

Mar 2021
Highlands cranks up the new Bear Shadow festival to bring some music back

Sep 2020
Three Asheville-based acts serve up fresh sounds for the season

Jun 2017
The Asheville-area music industry’s economic impact is adding up

Jun 2016
20 Ways to Explore the City's Exploding Music Scene

Jun 2016
Catch iconic performers and innovative arts at Appalachian Summer Festival

Jun 2016
Meet rising musical stars Jonah and Grayson Riddle

Jun 2016
Brevard Music Center’s 80th anniversary festival lures generations of musicians

Jun 2016
After more than three decades in the business, Asheville native Warren Haynes rocks on at full tempo

Dec 2015
Jane Kramer returns to Asheville with a new solo album

Oct 2015
The Jon Stickley Trio delivers with an album as eclectic as its roots

Aug 2015
Five local bands serve up new summer albums

Apr 2015
The Honeycutters bring it all back home with their new album

Apr 2015
Asheville Percussion Festival drums up education and entertainment

Oct 2014
After languishing in the Library of Congress, a set of historic Haywood County recordings is unveiled

Aug 2014
Two Asheville bands crank out winning albums

Aug 2014
A new release tracks Appalachia’s Scots-Irish tunes and traditions

Jun 2014
A local singer-songwriter and bluegrass group release new albums, just in time for summer

Jun 2014
An Appalachian Summer Festival celebrates 30 years of showcasing the arts

Jun 2014
BJ Leiderman turns the dial from National Public Radio to local private life

Aug 2013
Carrying sound and story is the only way to live for a musical storyteller, rock-and-roll rambler, and two gifted brothers who all call the foothills of Western North Carolina home

Aug 2013
Three local bands bring new albums to your ears

Aug 2013
WPAQ in Mount Airy plays on to preserve the roots and spirit of mountain music

Mar 2013
This year, MerleFest honors the life and legacy of one of the country's greatest pickers

Apr 2012
Drunken Prayer’s latest release offers harmonious reprieve

Apr 2012
North Wilkesboro serves up a weekend of music and chicken

Apr 2012
One Ashevillian is giving rise to unity with new music recording studios near and far

Oct 2011
Take your seat for an intimate series of stellar bluegrass shows at the Colonial Theatre in Canton

Aug 2011
Kellin Watson | Halo of Blue

Aug 2011
Aaron Wood

Aug 2011
Al Petteway & Amy White | High in the Blue Ridge

Aug 2011
Jonathan Scales Fourchestra | Character Farm and Other Short Stories

Aug 2011
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo | Monkey Wrench

Aug 2011
The Secret B-Sides | Flowers & Chocolate

Aug 2011