This Week in Asheville: Dec. 2-8
Asheville’s wealth of live music, theater, and comedy offerings can leave concertgoers feeling overwhelmed when it comes to picking which shows to attend. But have no fear! The Asheville Stages staff is here to help with insights on the week’s most appealing options.
LA LOM
The instrumental trio from Los Angeles has been generating some buzz around its unique fusion of latin rhythms and classic surf rock tones. Covering a mix of cumbia, pop, and soul classics in a style that’s timeless, they’ve got the capability of transporting an audience to another era. —Jonny Leather
at Eulogy
Thursday, Dec. 5
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
[cumbia, latin rock, surf]
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Patterson Hood
Recently in town to play back to back nights at The Orange Peel as a member of Drive-By Truckers, the alt-country legend returns on Saturday for a more intimate solo performance. —JL
at Asheville Music Hall
Saturday, Dec. 7
Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
[alt-country]
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Southern Culture on the Skids
Coming out of the Chapel Hill scene in the ’80s, the trio’s Southern-fried psychobilly sounded like no one else and, decades later, that still remains the case. Considering the band’s reputation for tossing fried chicken and banana pudding into the crowd, fans may not want to spoil their appetites before the show. —JL
w/ Laid Back Country Picker
at Grey Eagle Music Hall
Saturday, Dec. 7
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
[rockabilly]
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Julianna Barwick
The NYC-based solo artist gradually layers loops of ambient vocals and minimal synths into an intoxicating sonic euphoria that can feel spiritually profound in the right setting. Newly-opened event space Third Room aims to make the early Sunday show a special one. —JL
at Third Room
Sunday, Dec. 8
Doors: 4pm / Show: 5pm
[ambient pop, ambient, new age]
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ADDITIONAL SHOWS HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Flamy Grant (Photo by Sydney Valiente)
🎤 = comedy; 🎭 = theater
Dec. 4: Sam Grisman Project at Eulogy
Dec. 4: Willie Watson / Viv & Riley at The Grey Eagle
Dec. 4: Sons of Stars at The One Stop
Dec. 4: Noise Farm & Dr. Funky Squirrel at One World - West
Dec. 4: Cowboy Bebop Live at The Orange Peel
Dec. 4: Sounding Arrow / Garden Apartments / Gary Jules at Static Age Records
Dec. 4: All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 at NC Stage Co. 🎭
Dec. 5: The Doors: Unhinged! at Grey Eagle Music Hall
Dec. 5: LaZoom Room Comedy Night at LaZoom 🎤
Dec. 5: Mike Dillon + Brian Haas + Brendan Bull at One World - West
Dec. 5: Sam Barber at The Orange Peel
Dec. 5: All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 at NC Stage Co. 🎭
Dec. 6: The Get Right Band at Eulogy
Dec. 6: Busy Weather / Puppy Chain /Chunx / Lewis Turnout at Fleetwood’s
Dec. 6: An Irish Christmas with John Doyle and Mick McAuley at Grey Eagle Music Hall
Dec. 6: Curious Strange at The One Stop
Dec. 6: Ranford Almond at The One Stop
Dec. 6: The Wood Brothers / Jobi Riccio at The Orange Peel
Dec. 6: Blissful Thoughts / Katie Sachs / Pink No Pink at Sly Grog Lounge
Dec. 6: Phutureprimitive / Pathwey / Waterchild at Third Room
Dec. 6: Andy Beningo at Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 🎤
Dec. 6: All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 at NC Stage Co. 🎭
Dec. 7: Eyes Up Here Comedy at Ginger’s Revenge 🎤
Dec. 7: Ranford Almond at The One Stop
Dec. 7: The Wood Brothers / Jobi Riccio at The Orange Peel
Dec. 7: Sugar Bomb at Sierra Nevada
Dec. 7: Jamie McLean Band at Sierra Nevada
Dec. 7: Andy Beningo at Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 🎤
Dec. 7: All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 at NC Stage Co. 🎭
Dec. 8: Deceased & Desolus at Eulogy
Dec. 8: Queen Bee & The Honeylovers at Grey Eagle Music Hall
Dec. 8: Crys Matthews / Flamy Grant / Jennifer Knapp at The Odd
Dec. 8: Babytron / BLP Kosher / Trapland Pat / Nasaan at The Orange Peel
Dec. 8: Jenn & Owen at Sierra Nevada
Dec. 8: Stephen Steinbrink / Little Champion at Static Age Records
Dec. 8: All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 at NC Stage Co. 🎭
(Julianna Barwick photo by Jennifer Medina)
