Comedy star Ken Jeong brings stand-up to Harrah’s Cherokee
Actor/comedian Ken Jeong will be performing live at 9 p.m. Friday, May 31, at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort Event Center.
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Out of sight ain’t out of mind: Grizzly Goat to kick off CMMF
Up-and-coming on the Americana/indie scene, Grizzly Goat was formed in Provo, Utah, and is now based in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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This must be the place: Out here in the fields, I fight for my meals
Sitting high up in the Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville last Thursday night, I couldn’t help but wonder what my…
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Buddha on a hill: A conversation with David Crosby
The world has gone haywire and David Crosby is mad as hell about it. And though the years may change…
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This must be the place: You’ve got to trust your instinct and let go of regret
With the wind howling in my face, the Polaris ATV rounded the third curve of the Rockingham Speedway. The odometer…
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This must be the place: Home is where we wanna grow
Crossing the threshold of Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack in West Asheville recently, I scanned the space looking for my old…
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Espresso yourself: Orchard Coffee opens in Waynesville
Halfway up a steep hill in downtown Waynesville, and just a stone’s throw from the Haywood County Historic Courthouse, sits…
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This must be the place: Welcome home, Riley. Our American hero.
There has been a lot of deep thoughts and emotions running through my mind this past week. And I don’t…
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Waynesville Art School grand opening
The grand opening celebration of Waynesville Art School will be from noon to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at 303…
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Want to see ‘The Big Apple’?
Super Holiday Tours has organized a special six-night package Nov. 23-29 in New York City to see Western Carolina University’s…
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At the Uptown Gallery
Free classes and open studio times are being offered at The Uptown Gallery in Franklin.
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How do you define ‘America’?
The Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center is pleased to announce a year-long exhibition inspired by…
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A warm fuzzy feeling
One of the newest additions to the Sylva music scene, the Fuzzy Peppers are a blend of indie-rock and psychedelic-soul…
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This must be the place: With your chrome heart shining in the sun, long may you run
Last Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the shooting massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. It’s been on…
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Wheels Through Time Museum updates name
Wheels Through Time, “The Museum That Runs,” has announced that they are updating their name in honor and recognition of…
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This must be the place: Ain’t it funny how you feel when you’re findin’ out it’s real?
After a long week and weekend grinding away, I had to bust out and disappear into the woods. And yet,…
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It starts where it ends: Perpetual Groove headlines Franklin festival
When it comes to the truly innovative and distinct jam acts of the modern era, Perpetual Groove is a name…
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What should I say? Greensky Bluegrass returns to WNC
Why not? Why not include Greensky Bluegrass in the sacred — sometimes stale and stuffy — pantheon that is bluegrass…
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Melody Trucks Band to play Lazy Hiker
Who: Melody Trucks Band & Donna Hopkins Band What: Daughter of the late Butch Trucks, Rock and Roll Hall of…
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This must be the place: The wheels on the track go ‘round and ‘round
Pulling off US-11E and into some random person’s backyard last Saturday afternoon, I handed the woman $10 and was directed…
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All in the family: The Brothers Gillespie to play hometown album release show
In a leap of faith move last summer, Americana/indie act The Brothers Gillespie left its native Waynesville and took off…
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If wishes were horses: Bluegrass icon Claire Lynch to play Folkmoot
The voice of Claire Lynch is incredibly soothing — in conversation and in front of a microphone. With a songbird…
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This must be the place: Where are you from, what do you do?
This past Saturday, I went on a first date. It had been a very long time since I’d actually gone…
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WOW releases 2019 charity calendar
WOW has produced a semi-nude calendar featuring its own members for seven years and all proceeds go toward the nonprofit’s…
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This must be the place: Time don’t wait on nobody, it just keeps movin’ on
So, there I was last Saturday afternoon, sitting on a couch in the depths of country music legend Marty Stuart’s…
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Folkmoot welcomes Nashville songwriters
Renowned singer-songwriters Claire Lynch, Jerry Salley and Irene Kelley will perform on Saturday, April 6, in the Queen Auditorium at…
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HART honors Thomson
At the opening of the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre’s current studio production “Venus in Fur,” the Waynesville theatre took the…
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Bringing the word to the people: Frank Stasio of ‘The State of Things’
In terms of journalism and media in North Carolina, very few names are as recognizable as that of Frank Stasio.…
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Feels like the first time: Jeff Pilson of Foreigner
When you run through the gamut of truly great rock bands, the name Foreigner tends to usually be somewhere near…
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This must be the place: Don’t shoot the messenger
Right around this time of year, journalists from across the state gather at the North Carolina Press Association awards ceremony…
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Shelton House receives honor, call for crafters
The Shelton House in Waynesville is proud to announce that it has been awarded an anchor position on the new…
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Over the hills and far away: Music, heritage comes alive at Stecoah Valley Center
Way out in Graham County, high up in the rugged wilderness of the Nantahala National Forest, is a lonely stretch…
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This must be the place: Haynes conjures rock spirit through symphony
Arguably the hardest working man in rock-n-roll, guitar legend Warren Haynes has never been one to shy away from testing…
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This must be the place: Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there
It was 60 years ago this past weekend (March 2, 1959) when Miles Davis’ seminal “Kind of Blue” album was…
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Something to believe in: A conversation with Citizen Cope
Since he first burst out on the music scene with his debut album in 2002, soul/rock singer-songwriter Citizen Cope has…
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Collective plans artwork in Dillsboro, sets town hall meetings
In partnership with the Appalachian Women’s Museum and the Jackson County Public Library, Western Carolina University’s LIVLAB Artist Collective will…
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Devil on my shoulder: With new live album, The Get Right Band to play Boojum
The hardest balance for a rock band is to straddle the line between honest emotions in your lyrics and also…
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This must be the place: Some people never go crazy, what truly horrible lives they must lead
In a recent New York Times article, “What Charles Bukowski’s Glamorous Displays of Alcoholism Left Out,” the piece analyzed and…
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Coming down the mountain: Whiteside Brewing impacts Cashiers culture
It’s just after 5 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 64 and N.C. 107 in the village of Cashiers. Otherwise…
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This must be the place: If I ever loved once, you know I never loved right by you
Ah, Valentine’s Day. Upstate New York in the late 1990s. Middle school and Valentine’s Day dances in that a-typical gymnasium.…
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Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet celebrates 25 years
The Sylva-based Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet will present a concert celebrating 25 years of music, travel and fun together on…
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This must be the place: Call it living the dream, call it kicking the ladder
Why does it seem we’re all so unhappy these days? Is it that we’re just more aware of our emotions…
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Outside the bounds of time: Longtime WNC songwriter releases debut album
Tucked up along a hillside overlooking Richland Creek and the Frog Level district of Waynesville is a cozy bungalow. The…
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This must be the place
Meandering down the desolate Route 8 in the southern Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York last weekend, my truck came…
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Don’t you know that God is Pooh Bear?
Standing in front of the ancient waterfall, I watched the lagoon sparkle like some long-lost stash of emeralds and sapphires.…
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In pursuit of the moment: Greg Ormont of Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
In a day and age where everything that glistens and captures society’s short attention span is seemingly a smoke screen…
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What lies beyond the horizon: Porch 40 kicks off ‘Pour 40’ tour, new album
Coming into seven years together, the members of Porch 40 continue to hold steady and elevate each other’s craft, with…
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This must be the place: Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
It’s like getting hit in the face with a frying pan. Stepping out of my parents’ farmhouse in Upstate New…
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WCU’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration
Tying in with Western Carolina University’s 2018-19 campus learning theme “Defining America,” the keynote speaker for this year’s Martin Luther…
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Combining the culinary arts: Mad Anthony’s pairs craft beer, fine dining
Just off Main Street in Waynesville, tucked down the hill below Bogart’s, and across the street from American Legion Post…
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