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From Cajun to country, reggae to improv, zydeco boogie to roots-rock riot, Donna the Buffalo aims for the best of what music has to offer. Their singular sound features upbeat grooves, inspirational lyrics, memorable hooks, superb musicianship and an overwhelming sense of celebration. They're an American institution, socially conscious yet eternally danceable. Donna the Buffalo started the GrassRoots Festival 20 years ago outside of Ithaca, NY to raise money for local charities and showcase the sounds of their friends and inspirations from around the world. The band features multi-instrumentalist Tara Nevins, guitarist Jeb Puryear, keyboardist Dave McCracken, bassist Jay Sanders and drummer Vic Stafford.

Larry Keel and Natural Bridge is bringing a fresh and spontaneous new look, sound, and energy into the summer season! Larry Keel is one fo the most powerful, innovative and all-out exhilarating Acoustic Americana flatpicker performing today. Keel has weathered the changing tides of traditional bluegrass, country, jam rock, roots reggae, and even the currently emerging indie-alt scene always honoring the pioneers that introduced Bluegrass and Mountain Music into popular culture. He is an ever evolving musical force that stands in ongoing defiance to all genre expectations. Don’t bother trying to pigeonhole the music of Larry Keel. He’s untamed and untamable. The mission is always clear: to let technical skill, honest emotion and fearlessness connect the playing and singing to audiences, to entertain and to thoroughly ENJOY the experience!

Asheville's small-scale symphony, otherwise known as the Galen Kipar Project, has been busy wrapping up a new album featuring the convention-defying music that has become the band's trademark. Effortlessly crafting a fusion of folk, classical, jazz, and blues, this band-on-the-rise is on a mission to bring new sounds to your ears and big ideas to your mind. The results so far have been hailed as “complex yet accessible,” “cohesive and poignant,” “experimental folk masterpieces.” “With the care and meticulousness of a gourmet chef,” the Galen Kipar Project cooks up melodies and arrangements that defy expectations.

Mad Tea Party brews up rock 'n' roll, garage-pop and honky tonk to create a fresh and intoxicating sound. "It's B-52s meets Buddy Holly with a lot more thump." Musical conspirators Ami Worthen and Jason Krekel serve up an exciting live show to music lovers thirsty for upbeat, original refreshment. Delicious harmonies glide over electrified ukulele, juke-joint guitar, scratchy fiddle and pulsing foot percussion. Catchy songs are steeped in raw rockabilly with shreds of doo wop and devilish blues. Drink deep - Mad Tea Party concocts a musical recipe that will make you boogie.

The band's dynamic show has been catching people's attention across the country. Metro Santa Cruz described it this way, "More a spectacle than a traditional two-person band, Mad Tea Party consists of vocalist and ukulele strummer Ami Worthen and guitarist, fiddler and drummer Jason Krekel. As Worthen reels out charming and quirky songs with an arch sense of humor, Krekel does double- and triple-duty, creating the illusion of a much bigger band with only two arms and two legs. It's a sight to behold...but Mad Tea Party's unique sound is just as worthy of note. A bubbly amalgam of juke-joint blues, pop, tiki exotica and rockabilly, the band has honed an approach that is unique and affecting without being too precious."

Emerging out of Asheville, North Carolina's roots renaissance, Dehlia Low echoes the sounds of early country with a strong bluegrass flavor, crafting a fresh originality that feels like home. Since August of 2007, the group has quickly developed a devoted fan base with the help of their self-titled EP, receiving national and international reviews and radio play. In 2009, Dehlia Low traveled across the US on the national festival circuit in support of their first full-length release "Tellico" that showcases the group's exceptional songwriting talents as well as outstanding vocal and instrumental performances. "Tellico" won #2 Regional Artist for the WNCW 2009 Countdown and #18 Top 100 Releases of 2009 with WNCW.

Just in their second year, Dehlia Low performed at thirteen festivals in 2009. Some of the bigger ones were Appalachian Uprising, Durango Meltdown, Pick-A-Thon, and Bristol Rhythm & Roots. They have been also been confirmed for Merlefest 2010!

The steel pan, an amazing musical discovery born in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad & Tobago, is often times associated with sandy beaches, tropical climates, and cruise ships: that’s not exactly what you get at a show by the jazz-fusion quartet, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra. Here you have a classically trained composer turned steel pan maestro (front man Jonathan Scales), heavily influenced by sounds from banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck to rapper Jay-Z, joining forces with a super-solid but sensible Rock & Roll drummer (Ryan Lassiter). Rapid-fire blues guitar (Duane Simpson) and powerfully finessed bass work (Shannon Hoover) hold this concoction together with jazz edge and classical sensibility.

Afromotive is helping to start a new wave of uptempo afrobeat music- fusing West African rhythms, song forms, and instrumentation with funk, improvisation, and straight-ahead dance beats. Afromotive is "an explosive, performance-based group that does more than just play a show. The Afromotive strive to create an event...a collaboration between band and audience that transcends the borders of the stage and invites the audience to actually become a part of the music rather than just a listener." - Matthew Godbey- Charleston Post and Courier

Asheville Skyline is excited to present Playing It Forward 2010 on July 1 & 2, 2010 at the beautiful Diana Wortham Theatre, in the heart of Asheville, NC!

On July 1, experience performances by legendary artists Col Bruce Hampton, Ike Stubblefield & Jeff Sipe along with Manney Yanes, Shane Pruitt, and will be joined with by other special guests including Janelle Funk, Craig Sorells, Tony Kennedy, Jay Sanders & others TBA. Opening sets by the bands Velvet Truckstop & Big Daddy Love!

On July 2, regional favorite Acoustic Syndicate headline the evening. Asheville based alt-country band The Honeycutters & songwriter Chris O'Neill open.

"Renown performers and rising talents ignite one stage, celebrating artistic collaboration... two nights of unforgettable music!"

LAAFF continues to grow into a signature event for Asheville, representing the grassroots creative community and showing off what a fantastic group of creators we are! Amidst the plethora of art vendors, non-profits, interactive arts areas and street performers there are three stages and two courtyards of music and performance. Styles include rock and roll, indie pop, funk, folk, ragtime, reggae, world beats, singer songwriters, bluegrass, old time, drummers, clowns, magicians, contortionists, belly dancers, modern dancers, vaudeville actors, fire dancers, break dancers, and hula hoopers. ~All Local and All Original~

PhilanthroPEAK is the title of the forthcoming Asheville outreach documentary being produced by Concepts4Charity (C4C), an organization devoted to raising awareness for community issues through sports and the arts. PhilanthroPEAK will be a story that takes action by discussing ideas for developing grassroots projects in Western North Carolina, while also promoting the goodwill and concerns of the local community.

A wide array of area musicians, artists and activists who appear in the project will be on hand for the lengthy day of events and patrons will get a sneak "peak" at some of the flourishing talent from the Asheville community. Funds raised from the evening's events will help promote the awareness for C4C's upcoming Hip Hop Culture class an after-school program to premiere in Asheville during the fall of 2010. Additional funds from tickets sales, donations, and raffle items will go toward the release and distribution of the final documentary presentation. To see video clips of the film visit: www.youtube.com/concepts4charity.

This Free music festival in West Asheville is located in front of Harvest Records and next to the Rocket Club. The event will begin at 12:00noon and go until 10:00pm. Activities include an Asheville Micro-Brewery beer tasting, Asheville Artists on display, Kidz Zone & much more!  Performins are Yo Mama's Big fat Booty Band, Stephaniesid, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, Kovacs and the Polar Baar,The Archrivals, Vertigo Jazz Project, Underhill Rose and more. Join us late night at Rocket Club for two full sets from The Trainwreks and Jen & The Juice.

The Asheville Mural Project, a branch of the Arts2People 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, exists to beautify and diversify Asheville’s urban landscape, providing artists and local community members with the opportunity to design and implement their own public art. AMP believes that murals enhance quality of life and create artful metropolitan experience through the transformation of conventional architecture. AMPs murals are both the testimony and celebration of a lively local arts culture.

The AAC is a school based on unlimited opportunities for students of all ages to explore their interests in music, dance and drama.The AAC offers high-quality instruction and educational experiences because we are committed to the art of teaching and the teaching of the arts. It is our hope to build art and awareness in the community and provide a "home" for families to pursue their dreams.

Arts 2 People is devoted to promoting the role of the arts as an integral part of our culture by serving the entire community through arts outreach, bringing the arts to those in need of the healing power of art, supporting the careers of artists, and through community cultural development. Arts 2 People is the umbrella organization for the Lexington Ave. Arts and Fun Festival (LAAFF), the REACH Programming series, the Pritchard Park Cultural Arts Program 08, Moving Women, The Asheville Mural Project (AMP), Faces of Asheville, and hosts numerous events and workshops throughout the year.