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Xpress staff | 05/07/2008

Of the people, for the people

What world music really means at Lake Eden Arts Festival

Alli Marshall | 05/07/2008

Swing is in the air

Richard Layman, Asheville's voice of jazz

Kent Priestley | 05/07/2008

Seeing the forest for the frieze

Multimedia exhibit rethinks landscape art

Connie Bostic | 05/07/2008

Immigrant song

DeVotchKa music continues to channel Old World spirits and cross borders

Saby Reyes-Kulkarni | 05/07/2008 | 1 Comment(s)

After the blues, before the flood

Jayhawks founder Mark Olson gets personal

Jason Bugg | 05/07/2008


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Ken Hanke | 05/09 | 11:30 AM | 19 Comments

Yes, I’ve got it. Call it the movie-going malaise. The cinematic blues. The crummy picture collywobbles. Whatever you call it, it ain’t pretty.


Alli Marshall | 05/08 | 02:25 PM

Short though these stories by N.C. author Susan Woodring may be, Springtime on Mars proves a compelling, engaging read.


Alli Marshall | 05/07 | 12:43 PM

Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.


Alli Marshall | 05/06 | 04:33 PM

Singer/songwriter Josh Ritter brings barely controlled chaos, complex song writing skills and welcome sincerity to his stage show.


Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt | 05/05 | 04:53 PM

More than 400 screaming fans gathered in front of the Orange Peel this afternoon for a chance to join the pop band Hanson on a one-mile barefoot walk through downtown Asheville. 


Anne Fitten Glenn | 05/05 | 02:17 PM | 6 Comments

“I’m horrified by what’s happening to the children of the religious sect in Texas — and on so many levels.”


Steve Shanafelt | 05/02 | 03:14 PM | 2 Comments

Didn’t get your advance ticket to the Lake Eden Arts Festival? We have some bad news for you.


Alli Marshall | 05/02 | 02:10 PM

Maybe it’s his resonate singing voice, or his military-inspired outfits, or his powerful message. However you look at reggae artist Luciano, he’s one towering performer.


Jason Bugg | 05/02 | 12:44 PM | 6 Comments

For a certain kind of person, there are few things in this world more exciting than a stack of comic books waiting to be read. But the one thing that isn’t always as welcoming and inviting as cracking open a brand new comic is the experience of shopping for them—until now.


Ken Hanke | 05/02 | 10:07 AM | 14 Comments

Choosing three of my favorite musical films for the library’s annual “Spring Musicals” series got me thinking about the musical film in general and how a great many people absolutely can’t stand the genre. It’s a stance I’ve never understood.



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