A collective of local musicians coming together to help support a good cause, an uncompromising hard rock trio, an intriguing post-rock outfit from Asheville, and an iconoclastic rapper.
Acoustic Asheville: Chuck Lichtenberger
Chuck Lichtenberger is about to launch his solo record ‘This Is What Happens When…’ with a special show at The Mothlight on Sunday, April 8.
Album review: ‘Heavy Magnolias’ by Hannah Kaminer
The arrangements are pleasantly varied, but once again, the instrumentation exists in clear service to Kaminer’s voice and words.
Weeklong festival recognizes a Jazz Age giant and educates the community on mental illness
Now in its third year, and with more events than ever before, the weeklong Celebrate Zelda! festival, running Friday, March 9, to Friday, March 16, includes art exhibits, cocktail parties, gaming competitions and more.
Combo Chimbita brings its brand of ‘tropical futurism’ to Asheville
“We don’t sing in English,” Prince of Queens points out. “And we have some very not-mainstream ideas. But it’s fascinating to go to places where you don’t expect that music to resonate and have impact.”
Smart Bets: OpenDoors Art Affair
The ninth annual gala and art auction is set for March 10 at Highland Brewing Co.
Smart Bets: The Pauses
The Orlando-based “three-piece indierocktronica band” play The Odditorium on March 8.
Acoustic Asheville: BROTHRS
There’s a good chance you’ve seen brothers Lo and Rev Wray on the local scene over the last few years. The duo also comprose the bands Old North State and Carolina Wray, and they’re taking their music in a new direction with BROTHRS.
Stephanie Morgan features her solo material in a birthday show
After quietly re-emerging in mid-2017 with a solo album, she put together two new groups: indie-pop band the Mercurists, and an improvisational alter ego, Pink Mercury.
Video premiere: “Sick” by Minorcan
“There is nothing special about being white and male,” says Ryan Anderson. “In fact, it can be quite disgusting.”
Smart Bets: Dhat Boy Val
The native Asheville rapper performs March 3 at Timo’s House.
![WORDS ON THE STREET: Spaceman Jones & The Motherships, the collaboration of rapper Davaion Bristol, aka Spaceman Jones, left, and producer Cliff Worsham of RBTS WIN, are picking up the pace of their releases in response to current events. "Now, more than ever, [people in power] want us not to speak,” Worsham says.](https://web.archive.org/web/20180311120933im_/https://mountainx.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0023-330x185.png)
Spaceman Jones & The Motherships launch a second EP
The duo’s approach to live performance is adapting to this less-is-more philosophy. “We’ve learned that features don’t really work — it’s enough with just [Davaion Bristol] and me,” Cliff Worsham says.
Smart Bets: Dogwood Tales
The Virginia Americana group plays The Burger Bar on March 2.
Video premiere: “Make a Slaughter” by Spaceman Jones and The Motherships
In advance of its second EP, the duo shares a video filmed and edited by Erick Lottary aka Shotxlott.
Smart Bets: Songs of Love
Soprano Simone Vigilante performs with pianist Daniel Weiser March 1-4 in Asheville, Hendersonville and Saluda.
Conscious Party: Conscious Brews
The annual fundraiser for the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina takes place March 4 at Highland Brewing Co.
30 Days Out: a look at upcoming concerts
It’s a triple-bill of synthesists: a soulful, rocking power trio; a local pop-rock group poised to break out in a big way; and a fascinating Canadian dream-pop outfit.
Acoustic Asheville: Drunken Prayer
Geer is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to help fund a new Drunken Prayer album, Cordelia, Elsewhere.
Single release: “Oklahoma Song” by Magenta Sunshine
The band is at work on the album ‘Love, Your Human,’ set to be release on Thursday, April 19.
Album review: ‘Ribcage’ EP by Ian Ridenhour
At under 24 minutes, Ribcage delivers less quantity than the average album (that’s why it’s billed as an EP), but in terms of quality, it’s not lacking in the least.
Video premiere: “Return of Jafar” by Natural Born Leaders
Natural Born Leaders perform at The Orange Peel on Friday, Feb. 23, with Window Cat and Evil Note Lab.