GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR at Pisgah Brewing Co. (outdoor stage)
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO PISGAH BREWING COMPANY’s OUTDOOR STAGE LOCATED AT 2948 HWY 70 IN BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC. TICKETS PURCHASED FOR ORIGINAL LOCATION (HATCH AMPHITHEATER) WILL BE HONORED. ALL AGES STANDING ROOM ONLY GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR Godspeed You! Black Emperor released a string of albums from 1997-2002 widely recognized as redefining what protest music can be, where longform instrumental chamber rock compositions of immense feeling and power serve as soundtracks to late capitalist alienation and resistance. The band’s first four releases—especially F#A#∞ (1997) and Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven (2000)—are variously regarded as classics of the era and genre. Godspeed’s legendary live performances, featuring multiple 16mm projectors beaming a collage of overlapping analog film loops and reels—along with the distinctive iconography, imagery and tactility of the band’s album artwork and physical LP packages— further defines the sui generis aesthetic substance, ethos and mythos of this group. GY!BE has issued two official band photos in its 25-year existence (the second, left, a 2010 recreation of the first from 1997) and has done a half-dozen collectively-answered written interviews over that same span. The band has never had a website or social media accounts. It has never made a video. Few rock bands in our 21st century have been as steadfast in trying to let the work speak for itself and maintaining simple rules about minimising participation in cultures of personality, exposure, access, commodification or co-optation. Following a seven-year hiatus that began in 2003, Godspeed returned to the stage in December 2010 (curating the UK festival All Tomorrow’s Parties) and the band’s post-reunion period has now lasted over a decade, marked by hundreds of sold-out live shows and four additional albums, all of which have been met with high acclaim. “NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD” – the band’s fifth post-reunion album (and ninth overall) – was released on October 04, 2024.
The Music of Jerry Garcia’s and David Grisman’s Not For Kids Only
ALL AGES / FAMILY FRIENDLYLIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE DISCOUNTED FOUR PACKS AVAILABLE An All-Star cast featuring some of the areas finest players join forces to perform the music from Jerry Garcia’s and David Grisman’s timeless Not For Kids Only album. Featuring Jonathan Brill (JGBCB), Jessie Iaquinto (Fireside Collective), Ryan Kijanka, Bailey Horsely, Andy John and special guests. Music will get underway at 4pm but doors open at 2pm for family and kids activities. More details TBA soon!
PATIO: Echo Chamber
– ALL AGES – LIMITED PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE ECHO CHAMBER Since its 2022 inception, Echo Chamber has been a regular outlet for all things dub-related in the WNC area. Every facet of the genre is represented, from its earliest recordings to its most futuristic iterations. The brainchild of Asheville-based musician Graham Scala, Echo Chamber exists as an outlet for decades of tracking down the headiest and spaciest explorations of inner and outer space from around the world, channeling those deep dives into the genre’s furthest recesses into a cohesive labor of love.
PATIO: Mutlu
– ALL AGES – LIMITED PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE MUTLU A Philadelphia musician who proudly carries a torch for the city’s soul legacy, Mutlu makes a connection with every audience. Coming up in the Philly scene, he played around town and in area clubs before landing his first tour opening for Joe Jackson. Since then he’s toured across the U.S. and Europe with his musical brother, Amos Lee, who discovered Mutlu’s music just as both of their careers were taking off. In addition he’s found an advocate with Daryl Hall & John Oates, who invited Mutlu to support a national theater tour. Mutlu (pronounced moot’-lu) is a first-generation American whose parents moved from Turkey to the United States in the 1970s. He discovered the strength of his voice in high school while singing in a Broadway revue. He liked being on stage but didn’t anticipate pursuing it as a career. However, while earning a marketing degree from Drexel University, he spent innumerable hours practicing guitar, writing songs, and playing open mic nights. Now roughly fifteen years into a career as a professional musician, he believes that his Turkish heritage informs his perspective as an artist. “From a writing standpoint, having that multicultural background from a young age fuels your creativity in a different way,” he believes. “It makes you empathize with things differently than you would have.” Whether crooning a love song like “Caramel” (which echoes the Gamble & Huff output of the ‘70s), spreading optimism in “Lifeline,” or sharing a look into his own life as in “Scarred,” Mutlu can bring his diverse catalog together through the power of his voice. He’s been recognized by the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and The Philadelphia Inquirer for his sweet, silky tone. Bruce Warren of WXPN once described Mutlu’s music as “a mix of soul, reggae, world music and folk, all tied together in the singer-songwriter tradition.” “The vocal connection, that’s the cornerstone of everything I do,” he says. “Everything else is in service of that, performance-wise and production-wise. In R&B and soul music, singers try to really emotionally connect, vocally. It’s about that special thing that can happen when you really dig down deep and give a performance that moves people.” Mutlu launched his music career on Manhattan Records with the 2008 album, Livin’ It, produced by mentor and friend T Bone Wolk. Since then, he’s developed his international audience through touring, multiple appearances on Live From Daryl’s House, and a steady stream of independent singles and EPs, most recently 2019’s Good Trouble. He cites songs like “Livin’ It,” “Hello Morning,” and “One Life With You” as staples in his set, yet he believes that the show experience is far more than just playing the same material every night. “For people who know the songs, it’s about giving something more than they would get on the record,” he says. “I tour a lot solo, and for me it’s about going beyond just playing the songs. It’s about creating a community and finding a way to connect with people.”
The Secret Sisters
ALL AGES SEATED SHOW LIMITED NUMBER OF VIP MEET & GREET PACKAGES AVAILABLE INCLUDING: One premium seating ticket with guaranteed seating in the first 3 rows VIP early entry into the venue Exclusive meet & greet with The Secret Sisters Personal photograph with The Secret Sisters Access to a private pre-show soundcheck performance Q&A session One tour poster, autographed Commemorative meet & greet laminate Merchandise shopping opportunity before doors open to public THE SECRET SISTERS Since their 2010 self-titled debut, The Secret Sisters have brought their spellbinding harmonies to songs that untangle the thorniest aspects of life and love and womanhood. In the making of their new album, Mind, Man, Medicine, Alabama-bred siblings Laura Rogers and Lydia Slagle found their songwriting transformed by a newfound sense of self-reliance and equanimity, threading their lyrics with hard-won insight into the complexities of motherhood, commitment, compassion, and self-preservation in an endlessly chaotic world. Centered on a kaleidoscopic sound that boldly blurs the edges of country-folk, the duo’s fifth full-length ultimately confronts many of modern life’s harshest challenges while leading the listener toward a more open-hearted state of mind. The follow-up to Saturn Return—their 2020 Grammy-nominated LP co-produced by Brandi Carlisle and lavishly praised by the likes of Rolling Stone—Mind, Man, Medicine finds The Secret Sisters co-producing alongside Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes, St. Paul & the Broken Bones) and John Paul White (formerly of Grammy-winning duo the Civil Wars). “On Saturn Return we’d gotten much more confident as far as directing the sound of the record and knowing how to capture our voices in the most honest way, so it felt like the right time for our first foray into production,” says Rogers. The latest in a series of critically lauded releases, the album came to life at FAME Studios (the historic spot in their hometown of Muscle Shoals) and at Sun Drop Sound in nearby Florence, with contributions from such esteemed musicians as Alabama Shakes bassist Zac Cockrell and legendary multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell (Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Levon Helm). Looking back on the creation of Mind, Man, Medicine, The Secret Sisters reveal that the immense support of their fans played a major role in their willingness to tread previously uncharted emotional terrain. “I remember playing a show last fall and expressing my gratitude to the crowd that they’d come out to see us, because as mothers of young children we now understand how challenging that can be,” says Rogers. “Later on that night a woman came up to us with her daughter and husband and said something like, ‘I know it’s so hard to leave your babies—but you leaving your babies at home for a little while is what makes moments like this happen for other families.’ It was so gratifying to hear that, and reminded me of the whole purpose behind the music that we make: it’s to benefit the hearts of other people, anyone who needs that healing or validation or connection, or even just the space to cry. That’s why we keep doing this.”
Ponch Bueller, Matt Rivers, Ramblin’ Ricky Tate & Woolybooger
ALL AGES SEATED SHOW PONCH BUELLER Ponch Bueller and the Loaded & Baked Potatoes started making waves in the New Orleans country music scene in the spring of 2018 and have been unstoppable ever since. With an ear for good music and an eye for good times, Ponch Bueller and the Loaded & Baked Potatoes deliver a modern take on a classic honky tonk and country sound, complete with two fiddlers and three part harmonies. They never fail to get the party started with their good-time, honky tonk attitude! RAMBLIN’ RICKY TATE Ramblin’ Ricky Tate is a singer and songster from Birmingham, Alabama playing Blues, Folk, & Bluegrass. Ricky travels far and wide singing old forgotten tunes as well as weaving those sounds together into soulful, sometimes dark originals of his own. MATT RIVERS Matt Rivers is a modern relic & torchbearer for the old ways of song craft & performance; following in the footsteps of such artists as: Woody Guthrie, Blind Willie McTell, Harry McClintock, & countless nameless & forgotten forebears of the folk tradition. WOOLYBOOGER Woolybooger is an Appalachian Blues man with some Jazz/Folk habits he can’t kick, and a country leaning that’d bout make you fall over.
PATIO: Gabe Quinn
– ALL AGES – LIMITED PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE GABE QUINN
PATIO: Jack Marion + Kai Crowe-Getty
– ALL AGES- LIMITED PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE JACK MARION Jack Marion brings a youthful-exuberance and high-country swagger to the doorsteps of modern country music. The Appalachian-based artist has spent years in honky-tonks, bars, and mountain roadhouses, collecting fodder for songs along the way. There are songs about living; written in the shadows of the Blue Ridge Mountains. They are straight-from-the-hip and straight-from-the heart. No bull-honky. All truth. But they are just as catchy as any songwriting-factory-formed mega hit that will ever curse your ear. KAI CROWE-GETTY Growing up and making a life in Nelson County, Virginia, Kai has carved out a career writing about the people and landscapes around him. His first show was in middle school and there were polyester shirts, strobe lights, and dancing. He’s been playing music since. When not fronting the rock act Lord Nelson, Kai has supported artists such as BJ Barham (American Aquarium), Joe Pug, Chuck Regan, Andrew Combs, Erin Rea and many others. Pushing into the waters of a solo record and career has slowed like much of this past year, but with a full album in the can, more songs on the way, and light creeping around the edges, the luxury of music and hope is hard to ignore.
PATIO: Sean Tobin
– ALL AGES – LIMITED PATIO SEATING IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE SEAN TOBIN Born and raised on the New Jersey shore, Sean Tobin was influenced by folk-singing troubadours and high-energy rockers alike. His high-energy performances and rock-tinged releases are due mostly in part to his upbringing in the Jersey shore bar scene. Tobin honed his craft playing countless shows in dives, clubs and basements, as well as during his time busking on the streets of Galway, Ireland throughout 2015 and 2017. He has performed at such festivals as SXSW, Americanafest, North2Shore, and Frank Turner’s Lost Evenings, and has opened for the likes of Jason Isbell, Rhett Miller, and many more. His fifth album, Seasick, will be released on October 24, 2025.
Colors in the Cove
THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT: 210 Blue Ridge Dr N – Marion, NC 28752 Join us for Colors in the Cove, a celebration of the beauty and music of Western North Carolina! This autumn festival takes place on October 25th at the North Cove Leisure Club in Marion, NC. The day kicks off with doors opening at 1:00 p.m. and the show starting at 2:30 p.m. The event will feature live music performances by 65 North Pickers and Suns of Stars. Beyond the music, attendees can participate in a disc golf challenge hosted by Chris Dickerson, enjoy camping, and bring the whole family to the dedicated kids zone. Don’t miss this chance to experience an unforgettable day of music, nature, and community!
