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Music Movie Mondays

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Asheville FM sponsors ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL at The Grail Moviehouse on Monday, March 27th at 7 PM, AND discussion after with local author and music journalist Bill Kopp! The film is set in 1980 at a High School where the students love of rock ‘n’ roll more than books. The leader of the students is a big Ramones fan and she waits in line for three days to get tickets to see the band, hoping to meet Joey Ramone so she can give him a song she wrote, “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School”. When the Principal takes her ticket away, Riff and her best friend win tickets in a radio contest. After delivering her song to Joey Ramone, the Principal and parents attempt to burn a pile of rock records. In response, the students, joined by the Ramones, overthrow the teachers and take over the school. When the police are summoned, the students burn down the school as a final act of youthful rebellion. Watch the trailer here: Tickets


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Concert Calendar 4/24-5/2

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ON MONDAY THE 24th

The Moth presents Asheville StorySlam: Clean @ The Grey Eagle

Mashup Mondays @ One World Brewing West

Tim Fischer @ Little Jumbo

 

ON TUESDAY THE 25th

Early Tuesday Jam @ The One Stop

Grateful Family Band @ One World Brewing West

Pedro the Lion w/ Erik Walters @ The Grey Eagle

Simrit @ Wortham Center of the Performing Arts

Tuesday Bluegrass w/ The Jacktown Ramblers @ Highland Taproom

Laura Jane Grace w/ Weakened Friends @ Salvage Station

Jay Sanders’ Evanescent Listening and Birthday Party @ Little Jumbo

 

ON WEDNESDAY THE 26th

Old-time Jam @ Jack of the Wood

Well-crafted Wednesdays with Matt Smith @ Highland Brewing Taproom

Latin Night Wednesdays @ One World Brewing West

Disclaimer Stand-Up Lounge Comedy Open Mic @ Asheville Music Hall

Band of Heathens @ The Grey Eagle

Queer Comedy Night @ Different Wrld

Resonant Rogues @ Double Crown

REVENGE OF THE PROBLEM CHILDREN – Benefit for Aston Park Defendants and ASP @ The Odd

Riot Squad @ Bottle Riot

 

ON THURSDAY THE 27th

Bluegrass Jam with Drew Matulich @ Jack of the Wood
Afton Wolfe @ Grey Eagle Patio

Jack Marion and the Pearl Snap Prophets w/ Lord Nelson @ The Grey Eagle

Flamenco Festival Asheville @ Wortham Center of the Performing Arts

The Lumpy Heads @ The One Stop

Black Sea Beat Society @ One World Brewing West

MINI GOTH CONVENTION: Graveyard Shift @ The Odd

Samba, Sinatra and Smooth Soul @ District 42

Brett Young w/ Morgan Evans and Ashley Cooke @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

 Power Ensemble / Super Flower / Evan Lipson / Plurabel @ Static Age

Listen to This @ Story Parlor

Sweet Fiend// Powder Horns//Dirty Sally @ Fleetwoods

GAG REFLEX: Florgasmic- Spring themed drag party @ Asheville Beauty Academy

 

ON FRIDAY THE 28th
Wyatt Flores w/ Jonathan Peyton @ The Grey Eagle

Asheville VOICES @ Different Wrld

Eleanor Underhill and Friends @ Grey Eagle Patio

Dirty Logic @ Asheville Music Hall

Rhythm Nomadic @ One World Brewing West

Liar’s Club @ Story Parlor

Free Dead Fridays @ The One Stop

Wilco w/ The A’s @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

Pink Beds and Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise @ Highland Meadow
THE CADILLAC THREE – THE BANDANA TOUR W/ SPECIAL GUEST COLBY ACUFF @ Silverados

Honky Tonk Fridays @ Jack of the Wood

Michael Menert w/ Late Night Radio @ Salvage Station

David Cross @ The Orange Peel

Claire Hoke Trio @ Highland Records

Tuck it up, Buttercup @ Banks Ave

Pluto @ The Getaway

Jackson Grimm Band @ Jack of the Wood

Mr Jimmy’s Friday Night Blues @ Asheville Guitar Bar

Zachary Warren @ Ginger’s Revenge

zzzahara / Tombstone Poetry @ Static Age

Drag Show @ O Henry’s

 

ON SATURDAY THE 29th

Nobody’s Darling String Band @ Jack of the Wood (early show)

The Criticals w/ Connor Kelly & the Time Warp @ The Grey Eagle

Esseks + Tiedye Ky, VYNA, Hiltron, & Kinematics at Asheville Music Hall

The Resilience Festival @ The Outpost

Urban Soil @ Ginger’s Revenge South Slope

Tom Waits Tribute by Alien Music Club @ One World Brewing West

Party Foul Drag @ The Odd

Pocket Strange EP Release Show @ Different Wrld

Saturday Night Dance Party w/ DJ Lyric @ Little Jumbo

Akita @ Highland Meadow

An Evening of Music with Wellspring and Richard Gans @ Story Parlor

John Crist @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

Buck Curran @ Grey Eagle Patio

Thurston Howell: A PREMIER YACHT ROCK SPECTACULAR! @ Salvage Station

Lavender Blue / Aunt Ant / Just Married @ Static Age

Dan Clare Duo @ Highland Downtown

Gringo Star//Telephone Larry//Vandiver @ Fleetwoods

Nordmoe & The Rodeo @ Jack of the Wood

The Scars n Stripes Show @ Silverados

Slasher @ The Getaway

Soul Motion Dance Party @ Double Crown

COSMO: Late Night Party with Ganymede @ Asheville Beauty Academy

Drag Show @ O Henry’s

The Garden w/ TSOL @ The Orange Peel

 

ON SUNDAY THE 30th

Sunday Jazz Jam & Brunch @ One World Brewing West

Bluegrass Brunch @ Jack of the Wood

Deb Talan @ The Grey Eagle

Queen Bee and the Honeylovers @ Highland Meadow

Phuncle Sam @ The Outpost

The E’Lon JD Trio @ Little Jumbo

Acoustic Light Brigade @ Grey Eagle Patio

Ritualists//Machine 13//Half Blind Eyes @ Fleetwoods

Traditional Irish Music @ Jack of the Wood

 

ON MONDAY THE 1st

Mashup Mondays @ One World Brewing West

Asheville Jazz Collective @ Little Jumbo

Covet w. Altopalo @ The Grey Eagle

 

ON TUESDAY THE 2nd

Grateful Family Band @ One World Brewing West

I Draw Slow w/ Jake Ybarra @ The Grey Eagle

Jay Sanders, Zack Page & Alan Hall @ Little Jumbo

 

And in Theaters this Week:

Black Art: In the Absence of Light @ Revolve 4/29

The Bitchy Waiter Show @ Wortham Center of the Performing Arts 4/26-4/29

Bright Star @ Asheville Community Theatre through 5/14

FISH @ Magnetic Theatre through 4/29

 

 

The Concert and entertainment calendar airs everyday at 12/3/ and 6pm. So stay tuned at those times to keep up to date with what’s going on around town. 

 

Spring Fundrive is Coming!

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Signs of spring are blossoming all around town, and soon you can add to that the blooming of the tent in front of Asheville FM’s studios on Haywood Rd! Our Spring FUNdrive will start on Friday, March 31 and run through Friday, April 7th, and throughout that time we’re inviting our listeners, friends, and neighbors to join us for an open house and fundraiser.

Donate now!

This year, we’re offering a GoLocal Asheville card to all one-time donations of $60 or recurring donations at the $5/month level. Donations of $75+ or monthly recurring donations of $10+/month will get a GoLocal card AND a t-shirt with our adorable bunny design by local artist and friend of radio, Jen Murphy.

Special programming and giveaways will be coming up throughout the week so stay tuned!

Queer Calendar of Events March 16

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Now it’s time for a round up of queer events happening in and around Asheville for the next week.

 

  • QTBIPOC Support Meeting, a meeting for  nonbinary, transgender and/or LGBQ+ People of Color, offered by Tranzmission every 3rd Thursday of the month at 6:30pm. See “tranzmission.org” for more details.
  • Kiki Thursday Drag Party, every Thursday night at 9pm at Asheville Beauty Academy.
  • Tonight, Thursday 16th from 7pm to 10pm, Adult Skate Night for the queer people of Jackson county with Cornbread and Roses at Smoky Mountain Sk8way & Family Entertainment Center,19025 Great Smoky Mountain Expy, Waynesville, NC.
  • Every Saturday, it’s Waves on the Edge, LGBTQ Sweat Your Prayers with Certified 5Rythms teacher Karen Chapman. 9:30am to 11:30am, at Haw Creek Commons, 315 Old Haw Creek Road. Learn more by checking out “Asheville5Rythms” on Facebook and “QueerWaves_5R” on on Instagram.
  • This Saturday the 18th, Concrete Creations skillshare, hosted by Tranzmission and Tracey Carswell from 12 to 3pm. Learn more by checking out “tranzmission” on Instagram. 
  • Also this Saturday, it’s Connections, a  monthly meeting for our LGBTQ+ elders to socialize, educate and advocate. This week’s meeting is 3PM-4:30PM at Wedge Brewery, 37 Paynes Way, Suite 001 Asheville.
  • Party Foul drag show at The Odd every Saturday Night. Doors at 7, show at 8pm. Followed by Saturday Night Tease at 10:30pm
  • This Friday March 17th and this Saturday 18th St.Patrick’s Day Weekend Dance Party at Scandals NightClub, starts at 10pm both nights. 
  • Every Sunday, Gentle Yoga for Queer & GNC Folks at West Asheville Yoga Studio from 1:30 to 2:30. Learn more at “westashevilleyoga.com”.
  • Green with Envy Drag Brunch at Asheville Beauty Academy, this Sunday, March 19th at noon. 
  • Also on Sunday, March 19th, Malaprop’s BookStore Presents: “Writers at Home: Queer Asheville Writers on Love, Grief, and Getting a Good Night’s Sleep”. Event starts at 5pm. To learn more visit “malaprops.com”
  • Sunday Night , celebrate Emote’s 2nd year opening anniversary with a Shrek themed party to remember, at Different Wrld! Come dressed as your favorite Shrek character for the costume contest and enjoy a drag show and dance party. Check out “emoteavl” on Instagram to learn more. 
  • Every Monday, Karaoke hosted by Ganymede at the 27 Club at 10pm. 
  •  Every Tuesday it’s Trivia with a drag queen at Avl Beauty academy at 8pm, followed by karaoke at 10pm. 
  • Every Wednesday night it’s Karaoke at O.Henry’s bar 8 to 12.
  • Thursday, March 23rd at 12pm, Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention with Generation Plus, a program of Blue Ridge Pride, at Land of Sky.
  • Thursday, March 23rd and Saturday March 25th, BlueLala Events, a queer-owned and operated safe space Artistic Entertainment Event and Consulting Company based in Orlando, is bringing “Varietease” to The Asheville Fringe Festival. This song, dance, and storytelling experience will show at the Magnetic Theatre, 375 Depot Street Asheville at 9pm on both nights.
  • The 2023 UNC Asheville Queer Studies conference will be held March 24th through 26th. This year’s theme is “Blooming: Metamorphoses and Seasons of Queerness” and keynote speakers are Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs and Andie Morgenlander. Learn more by visiting “queercon.wp.unca.edu”.
  • Calling all queer artists 11 to 20! Revolve Art Gallery is looking for submissions for their WNC Queer Youth Art Gallery. Deadline for submission is March 31st. Check out ‘ccghvir’ on instagram to learn more.

That wraps up our weekly Calendar of Events!


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State Park Ranger – AshevilleFM Live Music Session show is up on the Live Recordings Tab – get the link!!

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Asheville band “State Park Ranger”  played The Getaway River Bar while we simulcast it live on the AshevilleFM Live Music Sessions – Link is below (hover label) or you can go to the LIVE RECORDING tab off the main menu to hear all the great ALMS recordings..

AshevilleFM Live Music Sessions..  Third Wednesday every month at 10pm

AshevilleFM 103.3, Bhramari Brewing Company and The Getaway River Bar have teamed up to provide you this live performance….

Asheville FM Live Music Sessions – State Park Ranger

 

State Park Ranger – an Appalachian grunge folk rock band that brings two layers of vintage southern/blues guitar, progressive lyrics, textured feedback and fresh drum sets.

State Park Ranger resides in the Blue Ridge mountains of Asheville, NC  –  Their music blends high energy grunge and sweet, deep folk…

The group was started by vocalist and guitarist Willow Rhinehart and guitarist Louden Campbell with aims to bring a new, proactive voice to the scene of local and folk music.

State Park Ranger info:

@stateparkranger

bandcamp

spotify

 

The Getaway River Bar – The Getaway is a laid-back bar with extra chill vibes by the river. With an expanse of outdoor seating and recreations set on the edge of the French Broad River, it welcomes everyone 21+ to loosen up and enjoy a getaway hidden in-between the city center and growing West Asheville.

790 Riverside Drive – Asheville, NC 28801 – (828) 545-6985 https://www.getawayontheriver.com/

 

Bhramari Brewing Company, located at 101 South Lexington Avenue in Asheville. They are a local craft brewery and restaurant featuring beers and food and are open seven days a week from 12pm to 9pm.  In house, pickup and delivery are available.  More info is at bhramari brewing dot com

 

Asheville FM Live Music Sessions

Wednesday’s at 10pm

@AshevilleFM 103.3 /  https://ashevillefm.org/


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Open Air: Go Local Asheville

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This week on Open Air, we have a conversation between Jess Speer, the Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator at Asheville FM and Sherree Lucas, Executive Director of Go Local Asheville. These nerds for community have a great time talking about the importance and value of supporting local businesses and the Go Local card program.

Asheville FM is proud to be a Go Local business partner, and we’re excited to take part in Love Asheville – Go Local Month by launching a new way of thanking our listener members for their recurring donations. Donations greater than $60 and all recurring donations of any amount will receive a Go Local card! Going forward, becoming a listener member with a recurring donation will get you a special kind of membership card–a Go Local Asheville card that gets you discounts all around town.

For more information about Go Local Asheville, visit: https://golocalasheville.com/

You can follow Go Local Asheville on all social media at @golocalasheville

The Go Local Asheville app is available for Android and iPhones and includes a searchable guide to participating businesses.

You can hear the last two weeks of the show on the Open Air show page, and older episodes on the Open Air podcast page. If you belong to a local organization that’s working to improve the lives of our neighbors here in Asheville and you’d like to work with us to produce a single episode or a series, contact the Open Air production team at [email protected]


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