Nov 9

Nov 9 This Week in Asheville: Nov. 9-15

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.

Tear Dungeon

This Austin band featuring members of A Giant Dog and Trail of Dead is a throwback to any punk group that’s ever conjured a feeling of discomfort during its performances. Brash and unpredictable, every set could end in blood soaked destruction. —Jonny Leather

at Static Age Records
Wednesday, Nov. 11
Doors: 8pm / Show: 8:45pm
[hardcore, noise rock, thrash]
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A Place To Bury Strangers + ADULT.

Ear plugs are your best friends. —JL

w/ Cold Choir
at Eulogy
Friday, Nov. 13
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
[noise rock, shoegaze, post-punk, electroclash]
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Greg Freeman

The alt-country singer/songwriter from Vermont has really been breaking out over the past year or so. With the buzz from last year’s Burnover still alive, Freeman dropped his third LP, All Set the Bone, last month. Urgent and overflowing with memorable lyrics, it’s every bit the record fans could hope for from the rising star. He’ll be joined by fellow Burlington residents Robber Robber, one of the best new post-punk acts out there. —JL

w/ Robber Robber
at Eulogy
Saturday, Nov. 14
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
[indie rock, alt-country]
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Protomartyr

In Joe Casey, the Detroit band has one of the most astute lyricists of the 21st century. That alone makes the group worth your attention, but it has also continually built upon the foundation of past post-punk greats with its own twisted ideas. Recorded with producer Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips; Sleater-Kinney), the band’s latest album, Hotel Usonia, is a grim, cinematic look at American dystopia told through a series of vignettes about a fictional hotel. —JL

w/ J.R.C.G.
at Eulogy
Sunday, Nov. 15
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
[post-punk, indie rock]
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