Brennen Leigh
ALL AGES SEATED SHOW LIMITED NUMBER OF PREMIUM SEATING TICKETS AVAILABLE BRENNEN LEIGH When it comes to Brennen Leigh, there is no question. Always and assuredly precise in her ability to craft country music of the highest caliber, her latest album – the uncompromisingly titled Don’t You Ever Give Up On Love – is packed full of playful earworms, tender tearjerkers and honky tonk quintessence that two steps straight to the heart. Offered as a declaration for the desperate, the titular track that opens the album was initially composed by friend and fellow musician Elijah Ocean, who had completed a portion of the song with Leigh in mind. “My immediate reply was ‘Don’t you dare finish that without me,’”says Leigh. Bright and blissful, the resulting co-write boasts a cinematic quality akin to the soundtrack of a countrified happily-ever-after ending. Nodding to some of the more cautionary cuts of artists like Loretta Lynn, Leigh quickly removes herself from a rubbish romantic relationship in stride on the pedal steel heavy “Dumpster Diving.” Although self-described as a “trashy little tune,” do not discard the wisdom earned from Leigh’s brief suffering by “settling for less than we deserve in love.” A lover of subjects tried and true to the genre, Leigh’s talents as a writer apply equally to songs of both the cheating and drinking variety. “This album needed one more country & western cheating song,” explains Leigh of the twangy “Tell Me.” “This one is about when you already know something isn’t right, but you need to hear it from someone else. I imagine it as a phone call to the other woman, who isn’t telling the truth.” While “Tell Me” anticipates terrible news, “A Reason to Drink” serves something sadder. “One of my favorite topics in country & western music is alcoholic denial and shame,” shares Leigh. “The love interest in this song chases an unavailable person because she gives him a reason to drink excessively, while the singer chases the unavailable alcoholic. It’s a dysfunctional cycle I don’t recommend, unless you’re trying to gather material for country songs.” “Thank God You’re Gone” is the first of three tunes that appear on this record credited to Leigh and singer, songwriter and console steel guitar player Alex Miller as part of the pair’s prolific writing sessions. One of two written on the same day, the jaunty track is a euphoric expression of good riddance capable of calling all to the dance floor. Don’t You Ever Give Up On Love was recorded at Wolfe Island Recording Co. in Dayton, TX.
Amy Steinberg’s One Woman Show “MINISTAR: A Cosmic Soul Revival”
ALL AGES SEATED SHOW LIMITED NUMBER OF PREMIUM SEATING TICKETS AVAILABLE Meet Amy Steinberg — powerhouse performer, soulful songstress, and cosmic comedienne. Her one-woman show MINISTAR is a dazzling dollhouse of music, monologue, and metaphysical mayhem. From glitter to grief, childhood to mini-stardom, Amy takes you on a wild ride through the rooms of her soul. Come laugh, cry, and remember your own light. AMY STEINBERG Uplifting, enlightening and hilarious with a voice that can burn the house down, Amy Steinberg is singer, songwriter and storyteller like none other. She plays the piano and guitar with her own swingy rhythmic bounce, injecting shades of jazz, rock, hip hop, and poetry, all with a theatrical flair. Deeply soulful, with her power belt, she sings of self-love, open-mindedness, and the holiness of everything.
THE MOTH Presents: Asheville StorySLAM – “DIRT”
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night’s theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is… DIRT: Prepare a five-minute story about what lies beneath. Squalor, smut, muck and mire. Air out your dirty laundry and don’t leave out the filthy details. Your time spent in flowerbeds, quicksand, or the pig pen. The spade sinking into gravelly ground. The muddy footprints on the pristine white carpet. X marks the spot. What will you unearth? Buried treasure, lurid gossip, or a big orange carrot. Talk dirty to us! Doors Open: 6:30 PM Show Starts: 7:30 PM Tickets for Asheville StorySLAMs go on sale 3 weeks prior to the show date at 3 PM ET. Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. As many as 10 tickets may be available at the door for all of our StorySLAMs on a first-come, first-served basis. With special thanks to our sponsor, BPR.
THE MOTH Presents: Asheville StorySLAM – “CHILDISH”
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night’s theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is… CHILDISH: Prepare a five-minute story about feeling young. Ditching second period or calling out “sick” from work. Middle school crushes or puppy love that had you feeling 16 again. Chasing ice cream trucks, building pillow forts, and losing stuffed animals. Whether it’s temper tantrums, tattle tales, or tumultuous inner-toddlers…it’s time to grow up. Tag! (no take backs times infinity) Doors Open: 6:30 PM Show Starts: 7:30 PM Tickets for Asheville StorySLAMs go on sale 3 weeks prior to the show date at 3 PM ET. Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. As many as 10 tickets may be available at the door for all of our StorySLAMs on a first-come, first-served basis. With special thanks to our sponsor, BPR.
THE MOTH Presents: Asheville StorySLAM – “THEMELESS”
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night’s theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is… THEMELESS: Have a story that didn’t fit a Moth theme? We’re throwing themes out the window! This is your chance to tell a tale about whatever your heart desires. Carte blanche to share from the deep cuts, the archived memories, the untold stories. Everything but the kitchen sink. Was your name not selected from the hat? Does a blank page feel too daunting? Find inspiration from any of our past themes. LOVE HURTS, BEEF, FRIENDS, HOT MESS… you decide! Doors Open: 6:30 PM Show Starts: 7:30 PM Tickets for Asheville StorySLAMs go on sale 3 weeks prior to the show date at 3 PM ET. Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. As many as 10 tickets may be available at the door for all of our StorySLAMs on a first-come, first-served basis. With special thanks to our sponsor, BPR.
THE MOTH Presents: Asheville StorySLAM – “MASKS”
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night’s theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is… MASKS: Prepare a five-minute story about disguises and their consequences. Whether it’s a confession blurted out at the worst time, a long-held secret revealed, or the moment a carefully crafted facade simply crumbled. Donning the mask of comedy or tragedy, the duality of your public and private self, who do you decide to take the mask off for? Tell us about the time you indulged in a costume long past Halloween. Grandma, what big teeth you have! Doors Open: 6:30 PM Show Starts: 7:30 PM Tickets for Asheville StorySLAMs go on sale 3 weeks prior to the show date at 3 PM ET. Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. As many as 10 tickets may be available at the door for all of our StorySLAMs on a first-come, first-served basis. With special thanks to our sponsor, BPR.
THE MOTH Presents: Asheville StorySLAM – “CHEAT”
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night’s theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is… CHEAT: Prepare a five-minute story about deceit. Pulling a fast one or being played for a fool. Counting cards, forbidden flings, tax evasion, and adventures in plagiarism. Getting the gold medal by any means necessary. Shortcuts, headstarts, pulling strings, and taking the easy way out. Give us your traitors, your tricksters, your dirty rotten liars, your pumpkin-eaters. Doors Open: 6:30 PM Show Starts: 7:30 PM Tickets for Asheville StorySLAMs go on sale 3 weeks prior to the show date at 3 PM ET. Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. As many as 10 tickets may be available at the door for all of our StorySLAMs on a first-come, first-served basis. With special thanks to our sponsor, BPR.
THE MOTH Presents: Asheville StorySLAM – “FAMILY MATTERS”
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night’s theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is… FAMILY MATTERS: Prepare a five-minute story about the people you’re bound to by blood, marriage, or choice. Siblings, in-laws, step-relatives, or the chosen family who showed up when it mattered most. Tell us about the holiday meltdowns, the group texts gone rogue. Stories of unconditional love, long-held grudges, and the chaos that only family can bring. Did I do that? Doors Open: 6:30 PM Show Starts: 7:30 PM Tickets for Asheville StorySLAMs go on sale 3 weeks prior to the show date at 3 PM ET. Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. As many as 10 tickets may be available at the door for all of our StorySLAMs on a first-come, first-served basis. With special thanks to our sponsor, BPR.
[FREE]: Shellac Bash
ALL AGES FREE The Asheville Shellac Bash is a gathering of pre war 78rpm record collectors, with listening sessions of rare 78s, live music, and many meetings of new and old friends. On Saturday afternoon at The Grey Eagle, we have our 78 show/sale, with dealers from around the country present. Mostly high quality pre war Jazz, Blues, & Country discs.
ABSFest Brunch Church of Decadence
ABSFest Brunch Church of Decadence The brunch show is BACK and hosted by the incredible Phoebe Nyx! Join us for a breakfast buffet of empowered debauchery with burlesque, sideshow, and creativity galore. Guaranteed to be uplifting, sexy AF, and more fun than your usual churchgoing experience. Feel free to wear your Sunday best, party hats, or your pajamas. Raffle benefits Sister Kitten animal rescue. Doors open 11:30am for the ages 18+. Show at 12:30pm.
