Seun Kuti
Gringo Star + Yellowbellies + Hunter Begley
SPELLLING + Smut
Mamalarky + Kennedy Mann
Asheville Improv Festival
Asheville Improv Festival
Florist + Allegra Krieger
LEAF May Retreat
Asheville Improv Festival
Asheville Improv Festival
Asheville Improv Festival
Jake Xerxes Fussell + Zoh Amba
LEAF May Retreat
Asheville Improv Festival
Asheville Improv Festival
Asheville Improv Festival
BADBADNOTGOOD + Baby Rose
LEAF May Retreat
Asheville Improv Festival
Asheville Improv Festival
Asheville Improv Festival
LEAF May Retreat
Wilco + Waxahatchee
Wagging + Small Country + Camo Face
Sturgill Simpson
Sturgill Simpson
Jozef Van Wissem + Mission to the Sun + Tashi Dorji
Future Islands
Rock For Relief Presents: The Black Tie-Dye Ball
EXTC – XTC’s Terry Chambers & Friends
Mercy in the Mountains: A Blues and Soul Celebration benefitting Habitat for Humanity and LEAF Global Arts
Papadosio’s SUMMER SEQUENCE :: 2025
Papadosio’s SUMMER SEQUENCE :: 2025
Josh Blake’s Jukebox + Punkadelic
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
April 2025
Sun
4/27
6:00pm
Being the son of a legend is no easy feat. Fela Kuti wasn’t just the defining voice of Afrobeat’s golden era—his fierce political activism made him a towering figure in Nigeria’s cultural history. Even so, Seun Kuti has carried that weighty torch with conviction, steadily forging his own path and emerging as a legend in his own right.
Tue
4/29
6:30pm
Wed
4/30
8:00pm
Wed
4/30
6:00pm
May 2025
Thu
5/1
9:00pm
Led by brothers Nicholas and Peter Furgiuele—who grew up in Boone, NC—the long-running, Atlanta-based indie rock quartet channels a well-honed retro sound that deserves far larger stages. That makes their upcoming show at the intimate Fleetwood’s all the more unmissable.
Fri
5/2
9:00pm
Fri
5/2
7:00pm
Sat
5/3
8:00pm
Tia Cabral is the pop star the world hasn’t yet figured out it needs. For years, the Bay area singer-songwriter has pulled from a unique collection of influences—from 70s R&B to synth pop to shoegaze— and the results have been spellbinding. Her latest, Portrait of a Heart, is no exception. One can only hope she’ll perform her breathtaking album-closing cover of My Bloody Valentine’s “Sometimes” at the Grey Eagle this Saturday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEqrOuYakGg
Sat
5/3
8:00pm
Sun
5/4
8:00pm
On its Epitaph Records’ debut Hex Key, this quartet induces head-spinning instrumentation, while managing to maintain a melodic appeal.
Wed
5/7
6:00pm
Local Improv Company Showcase: Asheville School of Improv Presents + Hug Cult + Employees of the Month + Syndication + Law Firm of Jones, Stobbe & Richardson
Wed
5/7
8:00pm
Old Man Toddler + Local Improv Company Showcase: Speakeasy Improv Presents: What's in the Box? + Local Improv Company Showcase: Adesto Theatre Company Presents
Wed
5/7
6:00pm
Thu
5/8
7:00pm
On its new album, Jellywish, the Brooklyn-based quartet crafts quiet, contemplative songs that reward close listening. Fortunately, Florist will be in the ideal setting when the band stops through town later this week. Fellow New Yorker, and Double Whammy labelmate, Allegra Krieger will be set a sweet, melancholic mood with an opening set.
Thu
5/8
12:00pm
This year's festival is headlined by Tyler Ramsey, Dumpstaphunk, and Toubab Krewe.
Thu
5/8
5:00pm
The Improvables + Big Cousin + Two-Sided + Sweepy Todd + Touch Baseball
Thu
5/8
7:00pm
Saturday Manitee + Succumb to Death + Gal Pals + Joe and the Ether
Thu
5/8
9:00pm
Reasonably Priced Babies + Jill Bernard Presents: Drum Machine + Orange Tuxedo: Carla & Craig Cackowski
Thu
5/8
9:00pm
Fri
5/9
8:00pm
Each of his songs carries a deep love and reverence for the past. Like the folk musicians who came long before him, the Durham-based singer/songwriter has a gift for unearthing forgotten treasures and recasting them in a fresh light, while retaining the genuine heart of what first captured his interest.
Fri
5/9
8:00pm
Fri
5/9
12:00pm
This year's festival is headlined by Tyler Ramsey, Dumpstaphunk, and Toubab Krewe.
Fri
5/9
5:30pm
Shame Spiral + Middle Rage + Upfront Theater + Mom's New Boyfriend
Fri
5/9
7:00pm
Pizza Moon + Please and Spank You + Mettlesome TourCo + Now Are the Foxes + Mud Flap Mondays
Fri
5/9
9:00pm
Orange Tuxedo: Carla & Craig Cackowski + Hodgepodge + 3Peat
Fri
5/9
7:00pm
Fri
5/9
9:00pm
Sat
5/10
8:00pm
It's not often you see a jazz group headlining The Orange Peel, but this Canadian trio is anything but ordinary. They've backed Frank Ocean at Coachella, collaborated on an album with Ghostface Killah, and most recently, produced and performed on the latest release from neo-soul singer Baby Rose — who will open the show.
Sat
5/10
12:00pm
This year's festival is headlined by Tyler Ramsey, Dumpstaphunk, and Toubab Krewe.
Sat
5/10
5:00pm
Local Legends + Sudden Depth + Mom’s Adhesive + Shameless Society Improv + Barbara, a Mother
Sat
5/10
7:00pm
Family Dinner + Dad Bodz + AIF 2025 Festival Ensemble! + Local Improv Company Showcase: Misfit AVL Presents: Musical Improv
Sat
5/10
9:00pm
Hodgepodge + 3Peat + Mick Napier & Jennifer Estlin Presents: Mind Boggling Mentalism + SPECIAL HEADLINER ENSEMBLE SHOW!
Sun
5/11
12:00pm
This year's festival is headlined by Tyler Ramsey, Dumpstaphunk, and Toubab Krewe.
Tue
5/13
6:30pm
Wed
5/14
7:30pm
Thu
5/15
8:00pm
Thu
5/15
9:00pm
Thu
5/15
7:00pm
Fri
5/16
7:00pm
Given how long Jeff Tweedy and company have been making music — and how steadily they’ve released albums and toured — it’s easy to take Wilco for granted. If you’ve ever wanted to see the Chicago band, chances are you’ve had the opportunity. But as one of the finest American bands of my lifetime, they never disappoint. As an added bonus, fans will also get a set from Waxahatchee, who could easily headline a show…
Fri
5/16
8:00pm
This local trio blends sugary vocal harmonies — courtesy of guitarist Allison Antaramian and drummer Emily Easterly — with sharp, melodic hooks that call to mind the underrated ’90s power pop band That Dog. Honestly, more bands should sound like That Dog.
Sun
5/18
12:00pm
Tue
5/20
8:00pm
Some musicians are so good that they can convince an entire population to enjoy a genre that they’ve more or less written off. The country artist from Kentucky, who's recently gone by the moniker Johnny Blue Skies, broke out big in 2014 with Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, and a decade later, he’s as big of a star as it gets.
Tue
5/20
6:30pm
Wed
5/21
8:00pm
Some musicians are so good that they can convince an entire population to enjoy a genre that they’ve more or less written off. The country artist from Kentucky, who's recently gone by the moniker Johnny Blue Skies, broke out big in 2014 with Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, and a decade later, he’s as big of a star as it gets.
Wed
5/21
8:30pm
If you’re anything like me, you hadn’t heard of Van Wissem until the Dutch composer’s otherworldly lute work appeared in Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive. His baroque-inspired compositions are haunting, meditative, and deeply transfixing.
Thu
5/22
8:00pm
Fri
5/23
7:00pm
Few frontmen command a stage quite like Samuel T. Herring. Channeling the spirit of synth-pop pioneers like New Order and OMD, Herring and his bandmates craft dance music with emotional weight — tailor-made for those too self-conscious to fully surrender to the rhythm. The band’s 2024 album, People Who Aren’t There Anymore, didn’t receive the critical fanfare of previous releases but was just as good.
Fri
5/23
5:30pm
Fri
5/23
7:00pm
SUSTO + Holler Choir + Watkins
Sat
5/24
4:00pm
Sun
5/25
3:30pm
Tue
5/27
8:00pm
Although XTC were one of the most original and influential bands to emerge from England’s post-punk scene in the late 1970s, most fans have never—and likely will never—see them live, due to Andy Partridge’s long-standing aversion to touring. I’m generally not one for cover bands, but EXTC includes XTC’s original drummer, the excellent Terry Chambers, and hearing him play “Making Plans for Nigel” should be something special.
Tue
5/27
6:30pm
Thu
5/29
9:00pm
Thu
5/29
6:00pm
Fri
5/30
8:00pm
Sat
5/31
5:00pm
June 2025
Tue
6/3
7:00pm
Fri
6/6
6:00pm
Tue
6/10
6:30pm
Fri
6/13
6:00pm
Sat
6/14
5:30pm
Sat
6/14
3:00pm
Tue
6/17
6:30pm
Wed
6/18
7:00pm
MAMA + Mad Dog Blues Band + Eric Freeman
Thu
6/19
8:00pm
Thu
6/19
7:00pm
Fri
6/20
6:00pm
Papadosio + Moon Hooch + Resonant Language + Cpt. HyperDrive + DJ Bowie + The Snozzberries
Sat
6/21
2:00pm
Sat
6/21
5:00pm
Papadosio + Moon Hooch + Resonant Language + Cpt. HyperDrive + DJ Bowie + The Snozzberries
Fri
6/27
9:00pm
July 2025
Tue
7/1
6:30pm
Sat
7/5
8:00pm
Tue
7/8
6:30pm
Thu
7/24
10:00pm
feat Mike D, Nikki Glaspie, B. Haas, Abby Bryant, Datrian Johnson, Elise Testone & More!
Fri
7/25
5:00pm
Thu
7/31
9:00pm
August 2025
Sat
8/30
7:30pm
September 2025
Tue
9/16
7:00pm
October 2025
November 2025
Tue
11/18
8:00pm
The fact that this quirky duo from Brooklyn is still going strong after over 40 years warms my heart. In that timespan, the Johns have released a staggering 23 studio albums, won a pair of Grammys, and have sold over 4 million albums, all the while maintaining a uniquely geeky cool charm that has not been replicated. Last time they were in town, they delivered classic album Flood in full. This time around they’re got…
Wed
11/19
8:00pm
The fact that this quirky duo from Brooklyn is still going strong after over 40 years warms my heart. In that timespan, the Johns have released a staggering 23 studio albums, won a pair of Grammys, and have sold over 4 million albums, all the while maintaining a uniquely geeky cool charm that has not been replicated. Last time they were in town, they delivered classic album Flood in full. This time around they’re got…
December 2025
