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Hanging With Eno
6 Car Camping Checklist Faves
Sure, I’m super proud of myself when I trail hike in miles with just the things on my back. But I can also get down with drinking a cold beer and lounging around...
Five Questions (and a bonus) with the Asheville Zombie Float Guy
Ben Wiggins has a cool idea. Let’s all dress up like zombies, float down the French Broad River, a waterway that needs our love and attention, and set a world record while doing it.
AVL MUSIC
Moon Hooch Brings Their "Cave Music" to New Mountain
Moon Hooch brought their saxes and their sustainable organic brand of EDM to New Mountain. And they blew everyone away.
iamavl
Roosevelt Collier Super Jam @ The Grey Eagle
Here's a little blast from the past. IamAVL filmed Roosevelt Collier's Super Jam at the Grey Eagle last year.
Meet Your Maker
10 Reasons Artist Gabriel Shaffer Loves Asheville
I was so thrilled to be able to chat with local Appalachian folk artist, Gabriel Shaffer...
Get Ready to Chicken Dance in the Street > Oktoberfest Tickets on Sale August 1
Dust off your lederhosen, dirndls and chicken-dancing shoes! Asheville's favorite Bavarian-themed street party returns to the South Slope on Saturday, October 11.
SaraJane Case
Top 10 Asheville Breakfasts
I've put together a collection of my ten favorite breakfasts, mostly under $10.00, that you can find around town.
iamavl
Echo Sessions 05: The Nth Power - "Love What You're Doing To Me"
Part studio session, part live performance...the Echo Sessions are intended to capture the magic of the live performance from the comfort of the studio setting.
Get Ready for BaconFest 2014
Pork lovers, prepare yourselves. Tickets are now on sale for 105.9 the Mountain's 2nd Annual BaconFest happening on Saturday, August 30th in the outdoor meadow at Highland Brewing.
Modern Asheville
Asheville Mid-Century Homes by Lawrence J Traber
Take a tour of some mid-century homes in Asheville by architect Lawrence J Traber that "...speaks of modern architecture while retaining that nostalgic sense of home."
Girl In An Apron
Fresh Green Bean Casserole with Buttermilk Biscuit Top
When you're buried in green beans, why wait until the holidays for your favorite dish? Green bean casserole was, and still remains, a favorite Thanksgiving memory...It was dirty. And perfect.
30 Things You Already Miss About Bele Chere
Bele Chere is like the "something people love to hate in Asheville" of Asheville events. You either loved it or hated it with a passion. Here are 30 things you might not even know you were gonna miss about it.
Mason Jar Media
Two Nights To Get Funky With Lettuce + Earphunk
This weekend Asheville embraces The Funk with shows from Earphunk and Lettuce with back to back shows at New Mountain in downtown Asheville.
This Past Week of Goodness...
Click through the band links in this article. Give them a listen, buy an album, buy two albums. One for you and one for your cousin who only listens to shit music.
AVL MUSIC
Lucius and Her Marigold @ The Mothlight
Lucius, of Brooklyn, and Her Marigold, from Asheville, played a sold out show this past Saturday at The Mothlight. (Photos + Video)
Adorn Asheville
Highlighting Hair Trends: Foils, Ombre, Balayage
Let's take a minute to clear up some key differences in the most popular techniques right now so that you might have an easier time deciphering the madness of hair color.
A Gose By Any Other Name: The Perfect Summer Beer
This beer originated in Central Germany hundreds of years ago where this light beer was brewed with slightly salty water. This style is perfect for the hot summer months...
IN THE ROAD with Stu Helm and Bikey
If I was driving one of those giant homicidal wrecking machines around, other people would get killed 'n' shit. I don't wanna be killing people!
Hey, Gregory!
A New Thor Ain't So New
Some of the non-readers are going to freak right out over female Thor and black Cap (there’s also a new Iron Man coming).
Party For a Great Cause
The next party thrown by the Asheville Affiliates is Stir Crazy, happening Thursday, July 24 from 6-9 p.m., at The Boathouse...
SaraJane Case
Legacies.
So, what are the things we want to be remembered for? What is the ripple we want to start in our universe?
"What's the Point of Putting Egg in That?"
Ever scrub a smashed raw egg off a beautifully aged wooden floor at three o'clock in the morning?
Fair Food
Critics of the local food movement have always painted it as an all-or-nothing deal: To be a locavore, you have to shun bananas, pineapples, and the list of tasty tropicals goes on. Of course, that isn’t true.
Asheville Blog
Asheville Sessions: Jaime Lauren Webb
Singer/Songwriter Jaime Lauren Webb lends us her voice and her harp in this installment of Asheville Sessions.
Front Row
Seth Walker Soothes The Grey Eagle
North Carolina native Seth Walker, who now calls NOLA his home, returned to the Tar Heel State in June, treating the crowd at Asheville's Grey Eagle...
Effortless Summer Festival Style
During the late summer months our heads are in the office, but our hearts are still floating around the concerts that kicked off the season.
Adorn Asheville
How To Avoid a Bad Color Job
It has happened to the best of us. We want to make a color change, we feel excited about what we plan on doing, and we then leave the fate of our hair in the seemingly capable hands of a professional...
Front Row
The Felice Brothers Trying to Find Themselves
It can be tough enough drawing a big crowd on any Monday, and this proved to be the case on July 7th as the Felice Brothers played to an Orange Peel floor that was, maybe, only a third full.
Kelly Denson on Burger Battling + Living the Lush Life
I asked Asheville producer, promoter, and publictist Kelly Denson about what inspires her, the upcoming WNC Battle of the Burger, and what's next.
Modern Asheville
Modern Asheville Craft | Matt Smith's Jewelry
Matt creates modern jewelry that merges his graphic design and furniture making backgrounds, with his interest in mid 20th century design.
RBTS WIN and Forever FC
PHOTO GALLERY >> Charlotte hip-hop collective Forever FC joined local favorites RBTS WIN at The Mothlight on June 20, 2014.
Inside the Attempt to Unionize the Mountain Xpress
David Forbes of The Asheville Blade talks about the attempt to organize the Mountain Xpress and why Asheville may need more unions.
Stuff Monsters Like
Bend Your Way Around Asheville’s Breweries with the Travelling Yogini
The Bend and Brew yoga series from the Travelling Yogini offers weekly beginner-level classes at some of the city’s best breweries.
Ashvegas
Riverside Restaurant Built From Shipping Containers Coming Together
From its unique physical structure to its unusual menu, the Smoky Park Supper Club promises to be an iconic Asheville restaurant.
BOMBS in BEIRUT: Lebanon Road Trip Part I
I’ve learned from the locals that when bombs go off in Beirut you do one of three things: Start drinking heavily (even MORE heavily than usual). Get the hell out of town. Both.
Adorn Asheville
Support Your Asheville DJs
Just a few years ago Asheville’s nightlife and dance scene was little more than a few clubs and a feeling of desperation. But lately, the seemingly-endless number of incipient bars and clubs have launched the platform for a thriving DJ arena.
The 28803 Story
Montford Park Players: One of Asheville's Treasures
Every theatre in town that has developed since the mid-‘70s has some relationship, even if just an indirect one, to Hazel Robinson and her Montford Park Players.
Boy/Girl Stuff
What do you do when your son is obsessed with drawing genitalia and your daughter is panicking because she's not married yet? At the age of 5?
I Went to My First Yoga Class. Hahahaha.
I went to my very first yoga class which, I know living in Asheville for years seems like a weird "first" to be having. But whatever. Here were my thoughts before, during, and after.
Hey, Gregory!
The Secret To Getting Out of Jury Duty: Dress Snazzy, Leave Early
I reported this Tuesday along with about 50 other folks in my county. Unlike everyone else, I wore a tie. I suspect this is why I was kicked off a jury.
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