May 2010
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In-Store: Carolina Chocolate Drops
In things that don’t suck news, Carolina Chocolate Drops will be doing a few songs at Harvest Records this Friday afternoon at 3pm before their headlining appearance at The Orange Peel!
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Goodbye Arizona, Hello Wages
Asheville has been lucky to play host to half of the band Arizona for the past few years. But it looks like the long distance relationship with the other two members in Brooklyn has taken its toll. Arizona announced a couple weeks ago that they are now on “indefinite hiatus” (we all know what that means).
We’re not going to mourn though for a few reason:
1.) They left us...
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Photos: Brother Ali and Fashawn
I was a little worried when the show started. The Peel was empty. The opening group was a rap cliche (“Yo yo yo, where the bitches at?”) with a DJ who looked like the kids I went to Hebrew school with seems to spend more time smoking blunts than using this old Dell Latitude.
I began to wonder if I had the wrong idea of Rhymesayers, but after a break Brother Ali came out an...
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Tonight: Open Doors Benefit with Reigning Sound
Asheville’s favorite garage rockers, Reigning Sound, are playing a benefit tonight at The Grey Eagle for Open Doors.
Open Doors of Asheville Inc. is a new not-for-profit that breaks the cycle of poverty by connecting local children with an active individualized support network and providing them with opportunities for higher level education.
Suttree will also lend their songs for this...