SWEET RELIEF CONCERT SERIES (PATIO): Underhill Rose + Nick & Brew
FREE SHOW!! DONATIONS ENCOURAGED!! ALL AGES PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED 1pm – 4pm DAILY The Grey Eagle is proud to be the new home of the Sweet Relief Concert Series offering FREE MUSIC for the people of Asheville on our outdoor patio stage EVERYDAY from 1-4pm. The Grey Eagle Taqueria and bar will be open, and the full schedule for the upcoming week is below. WED 10/23: Party Rx + ACAG THU 10/24: The Fritz + After Ours FRI 10/25: Breakfast for Dinner + The Pubsters SAT 10/26: Queen Bee & The Honeylovers + Darby Wilcox SUN 10/27: Underhill Rose + Nick & Brew MON 10/28: The Brian Felix Quartet + BoogiTherapi
SWEET RELIEF CONCERT SERIES (PATIO): Queen Bee & The Honeylovers + Darby Wilcox
FREE SHOW!! DONATIONS ENCOURAGED!! ALL AGES PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED 1pm – 4pm DAILY The Grey Eagle is proud to be the new home of the Sweet Relief Concert Series offering FREE MUSIC for the people of Asheville on our outdoor patio stage EVERYDAY from 1-4pm. The Grey Eagle Taqueria and bar will be open, and the full schedule for the upcoming week is below. WED 10/23: Party Rx + ACAG THU 10/24: The Fritz + After Ours FRI 10/25: Breakfast for Dinner + The Pubsters SAT 10/26: Queen Bee & The Honeylovers + Darby Wilcox SUN 10/27: Underhill Rose + Nick & Brew MON 10/28: The Brian Felix Quartet + BoogiTherapi
SWEET RELIEF CONCERT SERIES (PATIO): The Fritz + After Ours
FREE SHOW!! DONATIONS ENCOURAGED!! ALL AGES PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED 1pm – 4pm DAILY The Grey Eagle is proud to be the new home of the Sweet Relief Concert Series offering FREE MUSIC for the people of Asheville on our outdoor patio stage EVERYDAY from 1-4pm. The Grey Eagle Taqueria and bar will be open, and the full schedule for the upcoming week is below. WED 10/23: Party Rx + ACAG THU 10/24: The Fritz + After Ours FRI 10/25: Breakfast for Dinner + The Pubsters SAT 10/26: Queen Bee & The Honeylovers + Darby Wilcox SUN 10/27: Underhill Rose + Nick & Brew MON 10/28: The Brian Felix Quartet + BoogiTherapi
SWEET RELIEF CONCERT SERIES (PATIO): Breakfast for Dinner + The Pubsters
FREE SHOW!! DONATIONS ENCOURAGED!! ALL AGES PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED 1pm – 4pm DAILY The Grey Eagle is proud to be the new home of the Sweet Relief Concert Series offering FREE MUSIC for the people of Asheville on our outdoor patio stage EVERYDAY from 1-4pm. The Grey Eagle Taqueria and bar will be open, and the full schedule for the upcoming week is below. WED 10/23: Party Rx + ACAG THU 10/24: The Fritz + After Ours FRI 10/25: Breakfast for Dinner + The Pubsters SAT 10/26: Queen Bee & The Honeylovers + Darby Wilcox SUN 10/27: Underhill Rose + Nick & Brew MON 10/28: The Brian Felix Quartet + BoogiTherapi
SWEET RELIEF CONCERT SERIES (PATIO): Party Rx + ACAG
FREE SHOW!! DONATIONS ENCOURAGED!! ALL AGES PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED 1pm – 4pm DAILY The Grey Eagle is proud to be the new home of the Sweet Relief Concert Series offering FREE MUSIC for the people of Asheville on our outdoor patio stage EVERYDAY from 1-4pm. The Grey Eagle Taqueria and bar will be open, and the full schedule for the upcoming week is below. WED 10/23: Party Rx + ACAG THU 10/24: The Fritz + After Ours FRI 10/25: Breakfast for Dinner + The Pubsters SAT 10/26: Queen Bee & The Honeylovers + Darby Wilcox SUN 10/27: Underhill Rose + Nick & Brew MON 10/28: The Brian Felix Quartet + BoogiTherapi
Uncle Lucius
ALL AGESSTANDING ROOM ONLY UNCLE LUCIUS Last month Uncle Lucius released Live from Ear Studio. Recorded live to tape at Ear Studio in Austin, TX the record features select singles from their latest LP Like It’s The Last One Left plus three covers: “Bertha” by the Grateful Dead; “Shadow People,” a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers staple and “Just To Satisfy You” made popular by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson. Uncle Lucius has long been known for their unique blend of roots rock & roll and country soul. Since adding heavyweights Doug Strahan (guitar) and Drew Scherger (bass) to the fold, the band has expanded its palette, exploring new musical landscapes and reveling in the power that comes from following sonic avenues, without prejudice, wherever they lead. The results onstage speak for themselves. During the years following the band’s farewell tour in 2018, their audience continued to organically grow, highlighted by the placement of their song “Keep the Wolves Away” in an episode of Yellowstone and its subsequent RIAA gold and platinum certifications. After a few years on hiatus — with a fresh outlook and a deep well of new ideas — the band members began to shake off their collective rust and blueprint songs that mirrored their career and current status, hitting on themes of resolve and resilience. The band released their first album in 8 years Like It’s The Last One Left last December via Thirty Tigers / Boo Clap Records. Since their comeback the band has toured consistently around the world and recently the 2nd single from Like It’s The Last One Left, “All The Angelenos,” hit #5 on the Texas Radio Charts. COLE PHILLIPS Cole Phillips humbly refers to himself as “a kid from Oklahoma.” However, that barely scratches the surface. The 18-year-old singer, songwriter, and guitarist tells the kind of stories that cut right to the core. Over bare country instrumentation, his vocals resound at levels of pain, experience, and wisdom that far belie his age. Growing up, he discovered Hank Williams, JR. and David Allan Coe through his father and Dierks Bentley and Zac Brown Band via his mother. Eventually, he embraced Metallica, Nirvana, and AC/DC as well as red dirt favorites such as Zach Bryan and Cody Jinks on his own. His parents divorced and remarried, expanding the family and making Cole “the oldest of eight kids.” In high school, he picked up a guitar to learn Zac Brown songs. Around the same time, he endured the claustrophobia of smalltown life with the only potential out being a future welding on oil rig somewhere far away. In the haze of a hangover, he penned what would become his breakthrough track “Drinking Alone.” The single highlights his gritty right-from-the-gut delivery and straight-from the-heart songcraft. It went from being his “class song” to organically exploding on TikTok with millions of views. In 2024, the success translated to DSPs with 25 million streams and over 4 million YouTube views. Meanwhile, he inked a deal with RECORDS, LLC. Now, he chronicles where he’s from and where he’s going on a series of singles such as “Midnight Train” and “No Town” for RECORDS, LLC and an album to come.
Chatham County Line w/ John Mailander: Holiday Tour 2024
ALL AGES STANDING ROOM ONLY CHATHAM COUNTY LINE Launched a little more than twenty years ago in Raleigh, North Carolina, Chatham County Line built a devoted local following on the strength of their genre-bending live show—an intoxicating blend of bluegrass, folk, country, and rock and roll—before breaking out internationally with their 2003 self-titled debut. In the years to come, the band would go on to release eight more critically acclaimed studio albums, top the Billboard Bluegrass Chart four times, collaborate with the likes of Judy Collins, Sharon Van Etten, and Norwegian star Jonas Fjeld, earn two gold records in Norway (where they were also twice nominated for the Spellemannprisen, Norway’s equivalent of a Grammy), and share bills with everyone from Guy Clark and Lyle Lovett to Steve Martin & Martin Short and The Avett Brothers. NPR hailed the group as “a bridge between bluegrass traditions and a fresh interpretation of those influences,” while Uncut lauded their “powerful melodies and gorgeous harmonies,” and Pitchfork dubbed their music “timeless.” The band’s latest release, Hiyo, marks the band’s first release since the departure of their longtime banjo player and serves as something of a reintroduction to the roots stalwarts, complete with new sounds, new collaborators, and a whole new lease on life. Recorded at Asheville’s Echo Mountain studio with co-producer/engineer Rachael Moore (Kacey Musgraves, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss), the collection finds the trio—Dave Wilson (lead singer/guitarist), John Teer (fiddle/mandolin) and Greg Readling (bass/pedal steel), embracing change at every turn, experimenting with fresh sonic palettes and innovative approaches to their core instrumentation. The songwriting remains classic Chatham County Line here—rich, evocative tales of love and heartbreak, joy and sorrow, righteousness and revenge—but the settings have evolved to incorporate synthesizers, drum machines, and more electric guitar and percussion than ever before. Given the group’s string band roots and decades spent singing around a single microphone, the results are nothing short of revelatory, taking an enduring sound and injecting it with a thrilling new spirit of discovery and vitality. JOHN MAILANDER John Mailander is an acclaimed multi-instrumentalist based in Nashville, TN. As a performer, producer, composer, and recording artist, John is known for his voice on the fiddle, mandolin, and other stringed instruments. He is a member of Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, and the leader of his own project, John Mailander’s Forecast. His playing can be heard on albums by Billy Strings (including the Grammy-winning album Home), Noah Kahan, Joy Williams, Lucy Dacus, Molly Tuttle, Joe K. Walsh, Chatham County Line, and many more. His newest album, John Mailander’s Forecast: Let The World In, will be released in January 2025.
FREE SHOW: Dave Desmelik
FREE SHOW!! DONATIONS ENCOURAGED ALL AGES SEATED SHOW DAVE DESMELIK Dave Desmelik is a singer-songwriter and instrumentalist whose musical focus is on original compositions. What attracts listeners to Desmelik’s tunes, old and new, is the element of authenticity incorporated in them. There is no sugar coating involved. His songs are not wrapped in false smiles, rather they are stark and open and tend to settle on the pulse of everyday life. An unclosed and evolving journal of thoughts set to music and melodies in prose and instrumental performance. Desmelik was born and raised just outside of Atlanta, GA, but has traveled and lived in a multitude of landscapes. He currently resides in Brevard, NC. He was an original member of Onus B. Johnson, a successful band based in Flagstaff, AZ in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. This band was on the front wave of jamgrass while maintaining the passion for songwriting. Today, Desmelik continues to pursue an ascending path as a solo artist. A seasoned veteran of recording and performing, Desmelik states of his career thus far, “I have recorded in state of the art studios and bedroom closets. I have performed on big festival stages for numerous people and in lonely corners in dive bars for three people and the bartender. Either way, what you get is me with my eyes closed getting lost in these songs. I have chosen the life of a songwriter and musician not because I wish to, or have to, but because I want to and need to. It is my therapy and in this regard the door to my sessions are open.” Desmelik has released 18 albums to date as well as two albums with his former band Onus B. Johnson. Onus B. Johnson was a Band Finalist at the 2001 Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Competition and was voted Flagstaff’s best band three times. He was the winner of the 2002 Flagstaff Awards for Music Excellence (FAME) award for best singer-songwriter. Desmelik’s song “If It’s Good For You” was chosen in the Top 25 Songs of 2010 by Indie-Music.com. His albums have placed on the EuroAmericana Chart, Roots Music Report, Freeform American Roots Chart, and North Carolina Roots Radio Chart. Dave’s albums have also been voted in the “Best Releases” by the listeners of WNCW radio as well as being voted in the “Best Of” Mountain Xpress Readers’ Poll. His recordings have been reviewed in a number of reputable publications and online music sources such as Maverick Magazine (UK), Southeast Performer Magazine, americana-uk.com and nodepression.com (Flyinshoes Reviews) to name a few. He has toured extensively in support of his songs including numerous performances in the USA and UK. Some notable artists Desmelik has opened for and/or shared the stage with are Paul Thorn, Drivin’ N Cryin’, Tony Furtado, Robbie Fulks, Chuck Brodsky, Richard Buckner, The Black Lillies, Cary Hudson, Bow Thayer, Shawn Mullins, Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey among others. If you listen to Dave Desmelik’s songs, whether lyrical or instrumental, you may become pleasantly fixed in the simplistic realness of them and if you hear Desmelik in a live setting you may realize that there are no tricks, just a genuine venture into the highs and lows of life.
Melissa & McKinney
FREE SHOW!! DONATIONS ENCOURAGED ALL AGES SEATED SHOW MELISSA AND McKINNEY Meet the dynamic mother-daughter duo whose powerful blend of blues, rock, americana, funk, and soul creates a musical experience that resonates deeply with audiences. The mother, a passionate vocalist, draws from the depths of her soul, channeling her life experiences into raw, evocative performances. Her daughter, an energetic bassist and vocalist, infuses every note with funk influences, crafting a sound that’s both contemporary and timeless. Together, they are not just musicians but also storytellers, using their lyrics to explore themes oftrauma and resilience. As songwriters, they connect on a profound level, weaving their personalnarratives into captivating melodies. Outside of their musical endeavors, both women serve as cultural arts and educators at LEAF Global Arts, where they inspire others through the transformative power of music. They also co-organizea music festival dedicated exclusively to showcasing women musicians, championing female talent in a male-dominated industry.
Chatham Rabbits (Album Release Show)
ALL AGESPARTIALLY SEATED SHOW (please note the two options of SEATED or STANDING when purchasing) 7PM DOORS / 8PM SHOW CHATHAM RABBITS From North Carolina comes one of the state’s most beloved musical outfits, Chatham Rabbits When you see North Carolina folk duo Chatham Rabbits on stage, you’re getting the real deal: heartfelt lyrics over guitar and banjo, an instant connection with audiences, and banter that can only come from a married duo that spends way too much time together but still manages to be in love. Austin and Sarah McCombie quit their day jobs in 2018 — he was a financial adviser and she was a teacher — to devote their full focus to music. Amid a busy touring schedule, the two find energy to run their farm in central North Carolina’s Chatham County, a work ethic and connection with the earth that comes through in their songs. Over the years and with the help of their unabashedly loyal fanbase, their story caught the attention of PBS NC, which is currently airing a series titled On the Road that follows the couple as they nurture their farm, their music, and their relationship. The television series was nationally syndicated in 2023. Chatham Rabbits has received high praise from Garden & Gun Magazine, American Songwriter Magazine, Paste Magazine, No Depression, and their 2022 album If You See Me Riding By was produced by Saman Khoujinian (Dead Tongues, Watchhouse), and a new album is slated for early 2025. JOE TERRELL
