Review by Breanne Smith Photos by Duncan Chaboudy Before I start there’s a few amazing things you should know about LEAF. LEAF Community Arts is a non profit that puts on one of the regions most influential and diverse festivals.…
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Joey Santiago of The Pixies sits down with AVJ and Asheville gets to see The Pixies at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Article by Breanne Smith Photos by J. Scott Shrader This weekend was highly anticipated for Pixies fans. This was their second return in over four years which was thought as a once in a lifetime experience was about to become…
The Siren Mountain Jam in Boone NC debuts – Inviting women of all ages and stages- Festival of the Feminine will have you Rejoicing to be a Woman
Review by Breanne Smith I made my way, reluctant and lonely, to Boone, NC to The Siren Mountain Jam. Enjoying the positively beautiful weather and the promise of some beautiful, power packed female music was what I was trying to…
It’s Barnaroo 2013
Review by Duncan Chaboudy On Saturday, I drove north along the French BroadRiver towards MadisonCounty. Alas, a large wooden sign led me off the beaten path and up a gravel road laced with parked cars. I drove onward, hoping to…
Country Truths and Cowboy Boots with Old Crow Medicine Show
Review by Breanne Smith Old Crow Medicine Show has been jigging their way across the world in the past decade with radio hits, foot stomping power and the bluegrass prowess that each of the band members possess. Their undeniable country…
AVJ Reviews the Best Christmas Jam of the Past Decade
Review by Breanne Smith Photos by Brad Kuntz When it comes to Warren Haynes annual Christmas Jam at The Asheville’s US Cellular Center, it seems like a race against time with all the artists coming and going on stage but…