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Saturday, 23 February 2008 |
The Lake Eden Arts Festival continues is tradition of providing a smorgasbord of world music cultures with this spring’s lineup. In addition to the local Asheville musicians listed in last weeks article , festival goers will be treated to music from all corners of the globe and across the US. Featured at the Spring festival will be Habib Koite & Bamada of Mali, Buille of Ireland, Baghdad native Rahim Alhaj Rahim AlHaj, Vincent Nsengiyumva of Rwanda, Moscow-born Jamuna, and Bangladesh native Kumar Das.
LEAF always includes a couple of surprises in it’s lineup such as last Octobers inclusion of FISHBONE. This year LEAF bring in Grammy-award winning rap artist Arrested Development
Other performers include Austin-native Nanci Griffith, bluesman Cory Harris, and Rockabillly/Country favorite Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys.
In the years following Katrina, LEAF has forged a close relationship with the musicians of New Orleans bringing numerous NOLA performers to Asheville. This year, Big Sams Funky Nation comes to LEAF. Formerly the trombonist for The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Big Sam brings a talented gropu of jazz-trained musicians with him.
LEAF is also excited to welcome Charmaine Neville and her very talented band back to our stages. Charmaine possesses a captivating voice.
You’ll also find some find Zydeco dance music with Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas
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Sunday, 17 February 2008 |
 The Lake Eden Arts Festival brings the world to Asheville every spring and fall. Performers are selected from across the globe representing diverse cultures and musical genres. But LEAF also does a wonderful job of showcasing our local music talent for the 12,000 guests each spring and fall. Local artists performing at the Spring LEAF festival include:
Agent 23 Skidoo
Akira Satake
Ashley Chambliss
Cary Fridley
David Wilcox
Embe Marimba Band
Gan Amin
Hot Duck Soup
Imhotep
Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) from Black Mtn Center for the Arts
Kellin Watson Band
Klondike Coyotes
Kuumba
Lance Mills
Mirth Remedy
Phil Jamison
Shannon Whitworth
The Steep Canyon Rangers
WWC Folk Choir
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Monday, 11 February 2008 |
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The 2nd Annual Asheville Music Jamboree will proudly return to Deerfields this coming Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-25, 2008. The Asheville Music Jamboree (AMJam) was a major success in 2007 and has quickly emerged as a major player on the regional festival scene, drawing audiences and musicians from across the country.
AMJam recently released a partial list of participants for this year’s event and headlining AMJam 2008 will be Asheville’s native son, Warren Haynes and Gov’t Mule!
Other artists announced thus far include:
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Burning Spear
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Ivan Neville’s Dumptsaphunk
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The Lee Boys
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Jason Isbell
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RAQ
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Afromotive
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Barrel House Mamas
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Laura Reed and Deep Pocket
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Jaime McLean Band
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Josh Phillips and Folk Festival
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Kellin Watson
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New Familiars
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Jeff Sipe Trio
Advance Tickets go on sale Wednesday, February 13 at 10am.
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Monday, 14 January 2008 |
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Think SXSW before it got big and expensive... think Iceland Airwaves Music Festival.... think POPAsheville!
POPAsheville is a 2-day, 34-band modern music festival held at several venues in Asheville, NC over Martin Luther King Weekend; Saturday January 19th and Sunday January 20th. (Advance Ticket holders are invited to attend a special pre-festival party on Friday night to kick-off the weekend. )
There will be 34 pop/indie/alternative band performances, all showcased betwfeen 7:30pm and 2am both nights at The Grey Eagle, The *new* Rocket Club (West Asheville), and Stella Blue. Additional entertainers will perform on the LaZoom shuttle/entertainment bus, free to attendees!
Tickets for the entire weekend are only 15.00 which is a tremendous bargain considering the number of bands and the level of talent. A 15.00 wristband will get you into all 3 venues, for BOTH NIGHTS. Festivalgoers who only wish to attend one night can purchase a 10.00 wristband.
The festival has generated quite a buzz around town. Local media have provided great pre-festival coverage and created a rising wave of anticipation as the festival draws near. Weather forecasts show a chance of snow on Thursday that will clear out by Friday making for a wonderful winter weekend for enjoying some of Asheville's finest local bands.
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Wednesday, 09 January 2008 |
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The POPAsheville Planning Committee recently announced the schedule for the upcoming POPAsheville Festival on Martin Luther King Weekend, Jan 19-20 2008. Plans for the festival have been underway since the summer of 2007. Over 150 bands applied for the festival, making selection a difficult task for the committee. This fall, the committee selected over 25 of Asheville's favorite POP/Rock bands to perform. About half a dozen other regional bands were added to the lineup to help draw attendees from other areas of the Southeast region.
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