This Week in Asheville: March 10-16
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.
Bright Eyes / Hurray For The Riff Raff
Either one of these acts would be enough reason to leave your house on a weeknight. Conor Oberst and Alynda Segarra are two of the most enduring songwriters of the 21st century, and to have them together on a single bill really makes these back-to-back nights at the Peel can’t-miss events. —Jonny Leather
at The Orange Peel
Wednesday, March 12 & Thursday, March 13
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
[indie rock, folk]
more info
Caroline Rose
Following their 2018 breakthrough album, Loner, the singer/songwriter has continually evolved, creating increasingly ambitious collections. But for their excellent new LP, year of the slug, Rose intentionally took a back-to-basics approach, recording 11 originals on their phone’s GarageBand app. In addition to only releasing the album on Bandcamp and a limited edition vinyl, Rose’s solo tour is exclusively at independent venues, which they call “the working class of the touring industry” and “the ones hit hardest by the corporations hoarding all the money at the top.” A seated Rose show in this West Asheville space is the definition of a treat. —Edwin Arnaudin
at AyurPrana Listening Room
Thursday, March 13
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
[indie rock]
more info
BASIC
The latest project from adventurous guitarist Chris Forsyth finds him teaming up with percussionist Mikel Patrick Avery (Natural Information Society) and bassist Douglas McCombs (Tortoise). The trio’s sonic explorations have the capacity to please both the art rock crowd as well as trippin’ hippies.
w/ Bark Culture
at AyurPrana Listening Room
Friday, March 14
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
[avant rock, experimental]
more info
Castle Rat
This doom metal quartet from Brooklyn has gone all in on its wild fantasy aesthetic, but also doesn’t come up short on riffs dank enough to summon Sabbath comparisons.
w/ Seismic Sutra / Auralayer
at Eulogy
Sunday, March 16
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
[doom metal]
more info
ADDITIONAL SHOWS HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Why, Why? (Photo by Scott Sturdy)
🎤 = comedy; 🎭 = theater
March 10: Inhaler at The Orange Peel
March 11: Golden Folk Sessions at Grey Eagle Music Hall
March 11: Tribal Seeds / Kabaka Pyramid / SensaMotion at The Orange Peel
March 11: McKay / Trust Blinks / Star Anise / i26connector at Static Age Records
March 12: Vundabar / Yot Club at Eulogy
March 12: Singer/songwriter ROUNDup benefiting Beloved Asheville at Grey Eagle Music Hall
March 12: Eli Kahn at The One Stop
March 13: The Kings of Queen at Asheville Music Hall
March 13: The New Suspenders at Highland Brewing - Taproom
March 13: Eyes Up Here Comedy presents AVLGBTQueer Comedy at LaZoom 🎤
March 13: TJ at Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 🎤
March 13: The Lehman Trilogy at NC Stage Co. 🎭
March 14: UniS + East Ritual + Puppy And The Dogs at 27 Club
March 14: Bubba Sparxxx / Dope D.O.D. / Benny Holiday at Asheville Music Hall
March 14: Comedy at Catawba: Chris Higgins at Catawba Brewing 🎤
March 14: Left Lane Cruiser / Pentagram String Band / Little Foot at Eulogy
March 14: Why Why? / DG and the Big Sky / We Have Ignition at Fleetwood’s
March 14: Cameron Whitcomb at Grey Eagle Music Hall
March 14: KC & The Sunshine Band at Harrah's Cherokee Event Center
March 14: Charles Walker at Highland Brewing - Taproom
March 14: Jack Marion at Jack of the Wood
March 14: Jesse Valcich at The One Stop
March 14: Domocile at The One Stop
March 14: The Amity Affliction / Hail The Sun/ Many Eyes / Solence at The Orange Peel
March 14: Soot / Tongues of Fire at Static Age Records
March 14: Collin Moultin at Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 🎤
March 14: The Lehman Trilogy at NC Stage Co. 🎭
March 15: Drowning Leo / Tombstone Highway / Holley 750 at 27 Club
March 15: Adam Knight’s Buried Alive (Tribute to Phish) at Asheville Music Hall
March 15: Comedy at Catawba: Andrew Rudick at Catawba Brewing 🎤
March 15: TRVE Anniversary Bacchanal: Artificial Brain / Mother of Graves / Goetia / Moynoq / Harsh Realm at Eulogy
March 15: Jesse Roper at Grey Eagle Music Hall
March 15: Eddie Griffin at Harrah's Cherokee Event Center 🎤
March 15: The Seelie Court at Highland Brewing - Taproom
March 15: 1916 at Jack of the Wood
March 15: Ani DiFranco at The Orange Peel
March 15: Tami Hart / Krekel & Whoa / Yet To Be Gold / Tanner York at Static Age Records
March 15: In Plain Sight / Jody with A Y / Fried Coffee at Third Room
March 15: Jane Monheit at Wortham Center for the Performing Arts
March 15: The Lehman Trilogy at NC Stage Co. 🎭
March 16: Irish Nonsense, a wee Silly St. Patrick's Comedy Showcase at Catawba Brewing 🎤
March 16: Jimmy Vivino Band at Grey Eagle Music Hall
March 16: The Elovaters / Cisco Adler / Bikini Trill at The Orange Peel
March 16: Bestial Mouths / Cold Choir at Static Age Records
March 16: The Lehman Trilogy at NC Stage Co. 🎭
(Caroline Rose photo by Seannie Bryan)
