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Asheville Artist Gabriel Shaffer and America’s visual artists still establishing a global identity out of the folk art movements.

If you were wondering if Asheville’s vegan, pretentious, goodie two-shoes had something to offer other than a snooty humph because you had a double cheeseburger from McDonalds in downtown after [...]

Marshall Pyle to a few and GRANPAPPY to the rest. This renaissance man performs a little cover by the late Elliott Smith. On a personal note there is a lot [...]

Contemporary street artist back from Kathmandu and discussing religion and politics.

On a cold Wednesday night in February, nothing could be more delicious than a cup of strong experimental music performances at the Apothecary on Eagle Street.

Chelsea Co leaves the mountains of Asheville for the depths in the Philippines. Life in Asheville was- vibrant, passionate, intoxicating, inspiring, challenging, satiating and a place where I felt such a luscious empowerment as a woman, as an artist, as a siren, as- me.

We caught-up with Miller this 2012 Earth Day Weekend at NYC Green Festival and explored the future of green cities and how art and music can shape sustainability.

Hospitality Suite opens at the 35Below theater (behind the Asheville Community Theatre). The controversy surrounding the play, brings the issue of evolving spirituality and religious desegregation

Walking into Royal Peasantry’s Asheville store is a sensual experience – if not supernatural. This magical boutique resembles a fantastic hybrid of costume shop, Victorian haberdashery, elven temple and Amazonian [...]

We caught him a few weeks ago for an hour and asked him some pointed questions about the trade imbalance, sustainable business development, “green jobs”, small business finance, and few more curve balls.

Hans-Joachim Roedelius has been at the front of experimental collaborative music since 1968. His appearance in Asheville, curated by visual artist Jason Scott Fur signaled a precursor to Brian Eno‘s [...]

230 years ago less than a hundred miles south east of Ashevile, about one thousand men – “without orders, formal military training, uniforms or provisions, and with no promise of [...]