THIS BAND IS YOUR BAND: Chicano Batman pays tropicalia- and psychedelia-flavored soul, but the group's lyrics address deeper themes about togetherness and the nature of freedom. Photo by Josue Rivas ...

HAND ME THAT PIE: Woodpecker Pie owners Matt Bailey, left, and Vincent Gagnon say their new mini-pie business inside Haywood Road's Mothlight is "a wonderful mix of constant anxiety and excitement." ...

The Mothlight, a beloved live music and event venue in the heart of West Asheville, is closing permanently, in part due to COVID-19, its owners announced June 18. The venue, at 701 Haywood Road, has ...

For the month of February, Asheville photographer Jethro Waters is photographing the purveyors and important arbiters of the Asheville music scene. Amanda Hency doesn't practice prenatal yoga. She ...

Kip Uhlhorn used to play guitar in Panthers. Before that he sang and played guitar in Red Scare. In September his psychedelic drone project Cloudland Canyon -- currently Uhlhorn, his wife Kelly ...