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Chariots of wire

Asheville Idiotarod pits shopping carts, costumes and trickery, all in the name of fun

Alli Marshall | 11/18/2009

Minimalist pop mayhem

The If You Wannas release Island Diplomacy

Dane Smith | 11/18/2009

Sound Track

Local CD roundup

Alli Marshall | 11/18/2009

Sound Track

Super nova: Asheville's The Nova Echo

Alli Marshall | 11/18/2009 | 1 Comment(s)

Dépêche Modo

Asheville's Modo, from craiglist origins to Echo Mountain-recorded debut

Lydia See | 11/18/2009

Smart Bets

• Asheville Holiday Parade
• Michael Reno Harrell
• Angela Easterling
• George Winston
• Hallelujah Girls at ACT
• Tim Barnwell booksigning

Xpress staff | 11/18/2009


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Jason Sandford | 11/19 | 04:31 PM | 1 Comment

One can slay a thousand, but two can slay 10,000. It’s an old biblical reference that comedian Carl LaBove says he and his buddy Sam Kinison used as a guide after they befriended one another more than 20 years ago.


Jon Elliston | 11/18 | 06:51 PM | 10 Comments

The Friday the 13th prom for grownups at the Grey Eagle, documented in classic portraits from Castell Photography


Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt | 11/18 | 03:56 PM

Women, Writing and Soul-Making: Creativity and the Sacred Feminine, Peggy Tabor Millin’s new book published by Story Water Press, encourages writers to claim their power and voice while exploring a feminine approach to inspire creativity.


Alli Marshall | 11/18 | 09:06 AM

Here’s your latest installment of Weekend on a Shoestring with Thursday and Sunday bookends. All for $5 or less.


Rebecca Sulock | 11/17 | 10:00 AM | 11 Comments

The Avett Brothers announce this morning that the band’s New Year’s Eve show, which sold out within minutes, will move to the Civic Center Arena.


Anne Fitten Glenn | 11/16 | 12:00 PM | 4 Comments

Since this week’s Mountain Xpress is the Green Living issue, I’m tackling the subject of living sustainably. And explaining why both polar bears and you are awesome.


Steve Shanafelt | 11/15 | 11:41 AM

This week’s creme de la creme: World-class didgeridoo/drumming, a postmodern “how to pick up women,” clogging, a motorcycle vlog, the Asheville Community Band, plus Wayne Robbins & The Hellsayers.


Rebecca Sulock | 11/11 | 05:43 PM

Don’t let the Visualizing Human Rights anti-conference slip by — the somewhat under-the-radar event features theatrical performance, installation art, animated film, spoken word and other interesting-sounding sessions. It’s all this Saturday at UNCA’s campus.


Alli Marshall | 11/11 | 09:12 AM | 1 Comment

Starting today (Wednesday) with the holiday (just in case you have Veteran’s Day off this week) there’s so much to do that there really isn’t even time to pause for an intro. Entertainment for $5 or less. You know the drill.


Alli Marshall | 11/11 | 08:31 AM

Jennifer Elizabeth Daigle’s The Knowing is complex and addictive fantasy fiction.