What happens when you rap over a mandolin, garage-y drums, and a synth? You get Judah & the Lion, a young band out of Nashville, Tenn. Once a decidedly rootsy-folk outfit only a few years ago, Judah & the Lion have now adopted the surprising label of “folk hop.” As difficult as it is to […]
Slam poet brings laughter and cultural awareness to WCU
March 1, 2016 by
Western Carolina University’s Last Minute Productions (LMP) brought award winning slam poet, G Yamazawa, to campus on Monday, Feb. 29, where he entertained an audience of about 50 students and faculty members with his comical spoken word performance in UC Illusions. In between telling personal stories from his childhood growing up “southern Asian” with Japanese […]
Slam poet G Yamazawa is coming to WCU
February 27, 2016 by
Have you ever wanted to hear a spoken word artist perform poetry? Your chance is on its way! Award winning slam poet, G Yamazawa, will grace Western Carolina University with his spunk and wit on Monday, Feb. 29, in UC Illusions at 7 p.m. The G Yamazawa Slam Poet event is a part of the Coffeehouse […]
Six great concerts coming to Asheville this spring
February 19, 2016 by
Though it’s been hard to believe these past couple of frigid weeks, warmer days are in sight and they are bringing some great music to the mountains. Here are eight shows to consider dropping a few dollars on as we near the halfway point of the semester, in the order of their occurrence. Houndmouth @ […]
South African Apartheid exhibit offers a lesson of forgiveness
February 13, 2016 by
An earlier version of this story did not give credit to Hilary Lindler for providing the loan of the Amy Biehl materials and the 1994 election ballot to the exhibit. It has been corrected. Living in a country where democracy is so often taken for granted, it’s difficult to imagine a time and place where […]
