On December 11th at 7 PM a special Music Movie Mondays event… ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ is a 1964 musical comedy directed by Richard Lester and starring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, during the height of Beatlemania. The film portrays 36 hours in the lives of the group as they prepare for a television performance. The movie was a critical success and nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Original Screenplay, and is one of the most influential musical films in history. Sponsored by Asheville FM, with a moderated discussion by music journalist and historian, Bill Kopp! Watch the trailer and get tickets here: Grail Moviehouse
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Concert Calendar 12/4-12/12
Monday, December 4th
Mashup Mondays @ One World Brewing West
Brian Felix Organ Quartet @ Little Jumbo
Tuesday, December 5th
Grateful Family Band Tuesdays @ One World Brewing West
Jay Sanders, Will Boyd, Zack Page, Alan Hall @ Little Jumbo
Tuesday Night Funk Jam @ Asheville Music Hall
Wednesday, December 6th
Robin Plemmons @ The Grey Eagle
Disclaimer Stand-Up Open Mic Comedy @ Asheville Music Hall
Latin Night @ One World Brewing west
Palm Guests, Bruschetta Delorean & Nesting Doll @ The Odd
Psych Night @ Fleetwood’s
Old-time Jam @ Jack of the Wood
The Old Chevrolet Set @ The Double Crown
Well-Crafted Music w/Matt Smith @ Highland Brewing
Thursday, December 7th
Lydia Loveless w/Reese McHenry @ The Grey Eagle
The Lumpy Heads @ Asheville Music Hall
New Sruti Universe @ One World Brewing west
Alma Russ @ One World Brewing downtown
Ariel Posen w/Brittany Kennel and Yesterday’s Clothes @ Salvage Station
Tail Light Rebellion, Acid Jo, Edward Glen, Leech, Doo Doo Brothers @ The Odd
One for the Kids @ Fleetwood’s
Soft Shade, Sender & Saturnine @ Static Age Records
Bluegrass Jam w/Drew Matulich @ Jack of the Wood
Jobi Riccio, Slow Runner & AC Sapphire @ Citizen Vinyl
Butts & Boots Line Dancing @ Banks Ave
MGB’s @ Asheville Guitar Bar
Otis Trick & The Books @ The Crow & Quill
Friday, December 8th
Ho Ho Ho Down w/Jaime Wyatt, Susto String Band and more @ The Grey Eagle
Ernie Johnson @ The One Stop
Dan Signor @ One World Brewing downtown
Bruce Yarnsteen @ Salvage Station
Sun Goblin, The Build, Krave Amiko @ The Odd
A ROND Christmas @ Fleetwood’s
Catalytic Sounds Fest @ Static Age Records
Cam & his Dam Jam Band @ Jack of the Wood
Sacrilage @ 27 Club
Corey Smith @ Highland Brewing downtown
Mr. Jimmy’s Chicago Blues @ Asheville Guitar Bar
Saturday, December 9th
DJ Marley Carroll @ The Grey Eagle
COPYCATT + Ooga, Humandala & Rogue Inertia @ Asheville Music Hall
Big Fur & Swansgate @ One World Brewing west
Dex Romweber, Ray DaFrico, Los Gun Show & Voola Bros @ Fleetwood’s
Catalytic Sounds Fest @ Static Age Records
Whitey Morgan and the 78’s @ The Orange Peel
Emily Martin & the Innocent Mischief @ Jack of the Wood
Hops Around Comedy @ Ginger’s Revenge
Warren Haynes @ Harrah’s Cherokee Center
WTFunk @ Highland Brewing
Justin Moyar @ Highland Brewing downtown
Sal Landers @ Asheville Guitar Bar
Firecracker Jazz Band @ The Crow & Quill
Sunday, December 10th
Ella Vos @ The Grey Eagle
Shakedown Sunday @ Asheville Music Hall
The Tall Boys @ One World Brewing west
Overgrown Throne, DShK, Falling Behind @ The Odd
Peggy Ratusz & Daddy Longlegs @ Highland Brewing
Monday, December 11th
Mashup Mondays @ One World Brewing west
Big Foot Hot Dog Holiday Extravaganza @ Fleetwood’s
Bouncing Souls, 7 Seconds, Catbite and Blind Adam & The Federal League @ The Orange Peel
The CORE @ Little Jumbo
Music Movie Mondays: A Hard Days’ Night and Beatles cartoons @ Grail Moviehouse
Tuesday, December 12th
Bill Kirchen’s Honky Tonk Holiday Show @ The Grey Eagle
Grateful Family Band Tuesdays @ One World Brewing west
Jay Sanders, Will Boyd, Zack Page & Alan Hall @ Little Jumbo
In Theatres:
Asheville Community Theater : Elf The Musical 1-23 December
Wortham Center of The Arts: The Asheville Ballet presents The Nutcracker December 7th -10th
The Magnetic Theater presents: New Queer’s Eve, December 1-16th
Music To Your Ears: Band On the Run 50th Anniversary
This Wednesday, December 6th and on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Paul McCartney and Wings’ iconic Band on the Run album, Bill Kopp’s music discussion series,Music to Your Ears takes an opportunity to explore this groundbreaking and massively successful album, one that helped get McCartney’s career back on track, setting him up for the globetrotting Wings Over The World Tour just a year and a half later.
Joined by special co-host and Asheville FM DJ Erik Mattox, Bill Kopp will discuss the importance of the album in the history of Beatles’ lore. The evening is the latest installment of the popular Music to Your Ears discussion series, hosted by Asheville Guitar Bar and sponsored by 103.3 Asheville FM. Admission is $10 per person. Doors open at 6:30 and the presentation begins at 7 PM.
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Real People, Great Radio, Vol 2 is here!
It’s here! It’s here! We are SO EXCITED to announce the release of our second annual fundraiser compilation, “Real People, Great Radio Vol 2,” this year in collaboration with Citizen Vinyl! Ten artists/bands spanning a wide variety of genres, curated by our Music Department and the folks at Citizen Vinyl, cover art by our own Devyn Marzuola, mastered at Drop of Sun Studios, it’s a wonderful community effort and sounds just as awesome as it looks!
We’re hosting a Release Party at Citizen Vinyl on Thursday, December 14, so mark your calendars! Pre-order for vinyl and digital are available on Bandcamp now, but don’t forget that Bandcamp Friday is coming up this week, which means ALL that money comes to your favorite radio station! Stay tuned for artist features RIGHT HERE over the next few weeks. LPs will also be available at fine local record retailers after the Release Party.
All proceeds from the fundraiser help keep AshevilleFM on the air and support our mission to keep the “community” in non-profit, volunteer-run community radio.
Keep your radios locked on 103.3 for sneak previews, and make sure you download our app so you don’t miss a note. We think you’ll love it as much as we do!
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