April 26, 2010
Saturday, May 15th 2010 The Melanaster Band will join Wilmington-based progressive rockers Rio Bravo for an intimate show at Asheville’s Hookah Bar. Rio Bravo is a virile quartet of young rockers that recalls Radiohead, Band of Horses and Muse. They’re embarking on an East Coast tour, and this will be their first show in Asheville. […]
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March 17, 2010
Last week, The MountainX ran a cover feature called “The Body Electric,” focused on Asheville’s burgeoning electronic music scene. The articles cover Asheville’s place in the world of electronic music (The Body Electric), the subgenres and styles of DJing (DJ Heroics) and the critical role of promoters and venues in growing the scene (Predicting the […]
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March 3, 2010
Saturday, March 13th, join The Melanaster Band, If You Wannas, and Austin-based rockers Mobley for what promises to be an unforgettable night of killer music. I’ll let these bands speak for themselves (press below), but suffice to say we’re very excited to be sharing the stage with these two crews. Essential info : Club 828 […]
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January 11, 2010
On Friday, January 22nd, Melanaster will rock Asheville’s Rocket Club with Open Windows and Do It To Julia. Show starts at 9PM with Julia, $7. Facebook Event. This is a fantastic bill, and made more special by the fact that we’ll also be celebrating: • JAG and Gabe’s birthday and • Lydia’s going-away party Join […]
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December 9, 2009
Debut show, 09/24/09 at the Emerald Lounge in Asheville. Marley Carroll (keys, vocals), Billy Cardine (dobro), Barrett Smith (guitar), Jake Wolf (bass), Ryan Lassiter (drums).
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November 24, 2009
On Friday, December 11, The Melanaster Band joins local trip-hop luminaries Paper Tiger for a show at Asheville’s Hookah Bar (map). From the press release: “Since re-defining themselves as Paper Tiger, the electronic trip-hop duo formerly known as RubySlippers & MINGLE has been well received by crowds at Trinumeral 2009, has opened a sold out […]
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November 1, 2009
You heard it first, folks. We’ve announced The Melanaster Band’s next show : Friday, December 11 at the Hookah Bar in Asheville, accompanied by Paper Tiger. More details on the way! Below you can stream Friday’s WPVM interview. Marley joins host KP Whaley and Mike Sule of Asheville on Bikes to discuss The Melanaster Band, […]
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