Tonight is a big night for electronic music in Asheville. In fact, this weekend is a big weekend for electronic music!

Live and direct from San Francisco CA, Bassnectar will be taking the stage tonight at the Orange Peel in front of a capacity crowd - not the first time he has sold out the Orange Peel. Bassnectar has made quite a name for himself in the Asheville area, and so much so that his Orange Peel show now warrants an official afterparty! The site of that afterparty will be at Club 828 ...

Bonobo (aka Simon Green) will make his debut performance in the Asheville area when he spins a late-night DJ set at Club 828, after the conclusion of the Bassnectar show. Quite an accomplished musician and DJ in his own right, the UK-based Bonobo's 2006 release, Days to Come, was awarded album of the year honors on Gilles Peterson's Worldwide (BBC). Simon Green has now released the first single from his yet to be titled, forthcoming album - the new single "The Keeper" featuring Andreya Triana (video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wxJu-X0zVo). Having been recording in Barcelona, San Francisco, and Hackney, Bonobo will now crisscross The United States rocking DJ sets in advance of his new release (on Ninja Tunes) - Friday night's stop being in Asheville.

Also featured at the "Official Bassnectar Afterparty":

* Chicago-based DJ trio Orchard Lounge who has several times visited the Asheville area - most recently while spinning a late night set at the 09-09-09 Trinumeral festival. While we have worked with them previously, this crew's popularity is growing exponentially!

* Asheville's down-tempo, trip-hop duo Paper Tiger, who was also featured at the Trinumeral festival. Paper Tiger is about to release their debut album - the feature single, "Me Have Fun," now has a video available for your viewing (video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jvE-klly9A).
Tonight joined by nebCinema on live visuals!!

* DJ Mingle, who is truly one of our favorite DJs in Asheville area and who stylistically pairs with Bonobo as good as any. Mingle is quite the unassuming master of his trade, with three full-length albums already released!

* VJ Megan McKissack who will handle visuals throughout most of the evening and is becoming a regular at our events.

As always, we request that all those coming to Club 828 conduct themselves in a socially acceptable manner, treating the club patrons and employees with the utmost respect - the same way they will treat you.

The event schedule is as follows: (subject to change)

1000-1130 Mingle
1130-1200 Paper Tiger
1200-0200 Orchard Lounge
0200-0400 Bonobo (DJ set)

At present, tickets remain at Honeypot and Parlour AKA Hunk Clothing (downtown), and at Harvest Records (west-side). Tickets are now $15. The after-party tickets will be for sale at the Bassnectar merchandise booth inside of the Orange Peel, and at the door of Club 828 after 10pm. If your ticket is purchased at the Bassnectar show, you will receive a $1 discount. WE RECOMMEND PURCHASING YOUR TICKETS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE YOU’RE NOT LOCKED OUT OF THE PARTY!

* Please note alcohol sales will end at 2am.

Paper Tiger video for Me Have Fun featured in PolliNATE

Musician Building Partnerships with Sweet Results
http://pollinateasheville.com/2009/10/15/musician-building-partnerships-heres-the-result/

love -

rubyslippers ;)

Greetings and happy fall!

As I said before, this year has brought about many big changes for many folks, so why would the season of shedding be any different? As many of you know, for the last year & a half or so, I’ve been working with Music Allies here in Asheville doing marketing for independent labels and festivals, and though it’s kept me really busy, have absolutely loved it. I’ve gotten to travel, work on an awesome team, see a ton of amazing shows and meet some genuinely awesome people who truly love music. The stress that has been on the economy has been wearing thin for quite some time, and we have seen the trickle effect slowly take it’s toll. So at the start of October, I join the 9.8% of the country that is unemployed. These are tough times, and there is no drama or angst, only tough times. The team at Music Allies is passionate, driven and creative, and I hope to pick back up with them at some point, but no matter what, will never loose touch. They are very close in my heart, and are dedicated music fans.

So what does this all mean, and why, dear diary, am I spilling my guts? Well, with a lapse in my employment, this is a rare and perfect opportunity for me to stop and re-connect, to catch up with myself and really focus on music. You have given me so many gifts over the years, as my friends, family, fans and piers, so I am honing my energies to give back. All year I have been telling you that MINGLE and I have been working hard on the album, making a video, playing rare shows, and getting ready. And now I can show you. Paper Tiger has officially hatched. The video for Me Have Fun (done with the North Carolina School of the Arts) is up. And we have created a mockup of the album (Me Have Fun) and I am driving around listening to mixes! This is is one of the most satisfying projects I have ever worked on, and I am so excited to finish it and spread the music! Check out the new pages, watch the video, become a fan on facebook! HERE

We are thrilled to be playing with Bonobo this Friday, October 16th at Club 828, joined by live visuals by nebCinema. Bonobo has been huge on the Chillout scene, creating music for your mood – dark, sultry, downtempo and jazz based (on Ninja Tune) and also struck out to make you dance. This will be a DJ set, but he also tours with a live band. From his bio: “On the surface there are the organic, pastoral atmospheres, the catchy melodies…But it's the deeper, slightly hidden levels that you should investigate.”
For more info, check out the event: HERE

So sometimes space is created for opportunity instead of just emptiness……I intend to fill mine with music. I hope you will join me ;)
I hope all is well with you, that the colors in the leaves are reminding you of the beauty in the world. I hope to see you soon. Till then, as always, take good care, and take some time to hear the music.

Cheers,

Molly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK3PvDoB6O0

Paper Tiger enterprises day #4 - 10 /8/09 - Dave Hamilton Mooging out Molly's vocal track for the Bob Moog Foundation at Echo Mountain Studio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxvsq-IluaA

this is going to make things all better

Gearing up for a delightful 2009!

Well, it certainly has been an eventful year, and I am pleased to say that I will take a bow and be thankful for all of the new experiences and adventures that 2008 has provided. This year I vowed to take as many opportunities as possible, to look my uncertainties in the face and to move through them...this has been an adventure in itself, and in the new year, I would love to try to round out all my hard work into some completed projects.

With that said, we have been recording this week, working on production, taking notes, mixing.....back to work on the album. It's been a bit frustrating to have been working on it for this long and still not be finished, but I truly believe that the album that comes out (this Spring?) will be worlds better than if we had tried to force things in the midst of such a busy year. I'll keep you posted!

And POPAsheville is right around the corner!

The lineup has been announced, the schedule is posted, the Panel looks fantastic, and this year we have added specific workshops with industry professionals and musicians in hopes to answer all your questions about the biz and your role in it.

The snazzy new website has launched as well, and I must say, it is the cat's pajamas!!
If you haven't quite finished your Christmas shopping yet, tickets to the festival do make a lovely gift, and just think, they won't grow mold like that fruitcake you were going to re-gift.

I have great hopes for each of us in the new year, that all the pieces will be coming together in 2009. I hope you have all had a glorious season, that whatever you celebrate, you are celebrating well, that you have taken some time to take care of yourselves and each other.

I hope to see you soon, until then, take good care and take some time to hear the music!

Cheers,

RubySlippers

Dave Allen, founding member of UK Post-Punk band Gang of Four in the 70's, 80's sensation Shriekback, and currently-active cutting-edge indie music blog and music label Pampelmoose has, to the great pleasant surprise of POPAsheville, agreed to be our keynote speaker! Dave will be flying in from Portland, OR, where he is a key figure in the indie scene. According to Alex Maiolo of Future of Music Coalition, who will moderate this year's indie music biz panel on Saturday and who was instrumental in bringing Dave to this year's fest, we can expect "a laid-back guy who is into talking to musicians and music fans, who will blog about POPAsheville while he's here, and who is interested in being a real part of things." Dave will speak on Sunday, January 18 at 3pm (stay tuned for location). He will be sharing insights from his many years as a forward-thinking artist and industry person, including thoughts on building community within a city's own music scene and staying true to one's own unique path in the biz maze. Please welcome Dave to the fest! About Pampelmoose: Pampelmoose is a music and MP3 website run by Dave Allen founding member of UK Post-Punk band, Gang of Four. The website's focus is exclusively on music and online music distribution covering electronic, alternative, independent and underground hip hop music. We steer clear of any music on major record labels preferring to support independent labels only. About Gang of Four (from the band's website): Gang Of Four is one of the most radical, and radically important, rock groups of the last 30 years. Their music, starting with 1978's 'Damaged Goods' EP, offered a danceable solution to the problem of where four-piece guitar bands could go next after punk. They also provided the perfect answer to the question: how to be polemical without being po-faced, ponderous, banal or doctrinaire? Four young men in their early twenties who convened in the late '70s in Leeds, they were the first white rock group to come up with the idea that using contemporary funk and reggae rhythms might be an interesting way forward for rock'n'roll, a way out of punk's cul de sac. With Andy Gill slashing away on guitar over the Dave Allen/Hugo Burnham rhythm section while Jon King declaimed over the top about love as disease or the torture of prisoners in Northern Ireland like a deranged demagogue, Gang Of Four were like Wilko Johnson of Dr Feelgood jamming with Parliament-Funkadelic produced by Lee Perry as a Radio 4 newsreader intoned balefully in the background.

Time for my Best of 2008 list...

There has been so much new music in my life this year, that I thought I would be completely over it, but while I was making my list, I realized that I still don't have all the albums that I want from this year. Some of my favorite bands have released albums in the last 12 months, and may have made my list, except I haven't gotten to spend any time with the music. Poor me? Not a chance! I've been turned on to some brilliant artists and seen some killer shows! Here are some of my favorites:

Year End – Best of 2008
Favorite Albums
Death Cab for Cutie – Narrow Stairs
Neil Halstead – Oh! Mighty Engine
TV On the Radio – Dear Science
MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
Slow Runner – Mermaids
Portishead - Third
Tyler Ramsey – A Long Dream About Swimming Across the Sea
Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
Sia – Some People Have Real Problems
The Submarines – Honeysuckle Weeks
Honorable mention (2007, but only by days) - Radiohead – In Rainbows

Favorite Shows
Radiohead – Charlotte NC – Verizon Wirless Theater
David Byrne – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolf Auditorium
Death Cab for Cutie – Manchester TN – Bonnaroo
POPAsheville 2008 – Asheville NC – Various Venues
Josh Ritter – Asheville NC – The Orange Peel
Feist – Asheville NC – Thomas Wolf Auditorium
Martin Sexton – Asheville NC – The Orange Peel
Stephanie's id – Asheville NC – The Grey Eagle
The Duhks – Backstage at Bonnaroo (recording studio session)
Joshua James – Asheville NC – Grey Eagle

Favorite "New" Artists/Bands
Grizzly Bear
The Submarrines
Fleet Foxes
Bitter:Sweet
Josh Ritter
Pink Martini

POPAsheville Announces Lineup for 2009 Indie Pop-Rock Festival January 16-18, 2009 at Multiple Venues in Asheville, NC; Tickets on Sale Dec. 8Asheville, NC (December 1, 2008) –The POPAsheville (POP ‘A’) music committee narrowed a competitive field of nearly 200 submissions to just 30 bands from target cities in the Southeast. Seventeen are hometown bands, while the remaining thirteen slots are filled by the best submissions from Nashville (5), Atlanta (3), Athens (2), Chapel Hill (1), Charlotte (1), and Greenville, SC (1). Tickets go on sale Dec. 8.
Recently voted among Top Shows of 2008 in Mountain Xpress "Best Of" Poll and tied with the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam, POP ‘A’ pioneered the venue-based music festival trend in the musically-rich city of Asheville, NC. POP 'A' is a three-day, 30+ band modern music festival hosting band performances at three prominent indoor music venues: The Grey Eagle, The Rocket Club, and Stella Blue.
2009 POPAsheville Performing Bands Asheville-area
stephaniesĭd
SeepeopleS
Jar-e
Mad Tea Party
Bandazian
Speedsquare
If You Wannas
Arizona
Holiday Childress
RubySlippers & MINGLE
Jen and the Juice
The Cheeksters
Bugs Multiply
The Baker Family Band
Nevada
The Poles
On the Take
Non-Local
(Nashville) Heypenny, The Champion and His Burning Flame, Tallest Trees, Parachute Musical, Umbrella Tree
(Greenville, SC) William F. Gibbs
(Athens, GA) Dancer vs. Politician, Casper & the Cookies
(Charlotte) The Houstons
(Atlanta) The Howlies, Warm in the Wake, Nerd Parade
(Chapel Hill) Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies

Over the last three years, POP ‘A’ has grown from a modestly attended, 5-band evening (then called IdFest) to a ravaging feast of creative pop and rock with a unique free shuttle bus. POP ‘A’ supported a very nearly sold out crowd in 2008; the festival expects a 2009 draw of nearly 1200 music fans, musicians, and industry reps. POPAsheville’s focus is to help create a thriving scene for touring bands in the indie pop/rock genres. To this end, in addition to evening performances, the POP ‘A’ weekend includes a music business panel discussion with industry experts, workshops, and other day events with the goal of facilitating gig-swaps and helping indie bands with their touring and business careers.
Tickets are $15 for an “All-Access Wristband” or $25 for a “Big Spender Wristband” (includes a few extra perks). Ticket sales open Dec. 8 and can be purchased online thru www.popasheville.com or at The Grey Eagle, The Rocket Club, Harvest Records, Static Age Records, Honeypot, and Orbit DVD.

Confirmed 2009 POPAsheville Sponsors
EcoTrips, Blurt Magazine, Echo Mountain Recording, WNC Magazine, Southeast Performer, Mountain Xpress, Sound Mind Media, LaZoom Tours, WNCW, 105.9 The Mountain, Collapseable Studios, Altamont Studios, Hi-Five Studios, Alien Music Club, Crispy Cat Candy Bars, The Rocket Club, Speedsquare, stephaniesĭd, Ruby Slippers

POPAsheville is still seeking sponsors. Interested businesses should email Stephanie at popasheville@gmail.com for more information about partnership levels or to discuss a creative sponsorship idea.POPAsheville is seeking input for the 2009 festival.A 10-question POPAsheville Very Helpful survey link can be found at www.popasheville.com

This is a truly amazing time in history, thank you to everyone who spoke up and added their voice to the chorus of change. Thank you for volunteering, for making phone calls, for emailing and registering folks to vote....it made all the difference in the world. This is the dawning of a whole new kind of day....be well ya'll.






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