Boat Command

Cerulean Moth

Cruel Buddhist

CRUEL BUDDHIST (wisconsin lo-fi vaporfunk)

Boat Command / Cruel Buddhist / Cerulean Moth

Static Age Records

Tómarúm

Dessiderium

Hellir

Tómarúm / Dessiderium / Hellir

Sun Organ

Okapi

Tombstone Poetry

OKAPI - Avl - duo which utilizes upright bass, cello, and voice through raw, intimate orchestrations driven by honesty and philosophical content.

SEAN HAMILTON + JONAS van den BOSSCHE duo - experimental percussionist/composer/improviser based in western Colorado, with Florida based Bossche on guitar.

Sun Organ / Tombstone Poetry / Sean Hamilton+Jonas van den Bossche duo / Okapi

L.A. Doctors

Infinitikiss

bl_ank / Brett Kent & Clay White duo / L.A. Doctors / Infinitikiss

bl_ank / Iguana Popular (Brett Kent & Clay White duo) / L.A. Doctors / Infinitikiss

Oscar Lindsey 

James Eichman

i26connector

Tanner York

Oscar Lindsey - rock music from Nashville, TN

James Eichman - Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, James Eichman is a multi-instrumentalist songwriter and producer. An active member of McKay, Baby Wave, and Super Hero, James has become a fixture of the Nashville DIY scene. As a songwriter his melodic and lyrical sensibilities seamlessly blend together influences of folk and early 2000s alternative into a sound distinctive and heartfelt.

i26connector - southern rock country goth

Oscar Lindsey / James Eichman / i26connector / Tanner York

HOOK OF MOON - experimental pop music from North Carolina, project of Aidan Thomann.

Hook of Moon / Magdalene / Paprika 

Kangarot

Formless

Abito Nero

Formless - avl industrial / noise project

Abito Nero - asheville cold wave gothic rock

Formless / Abito Nero / Kangarot

Kontusion 

Soured

All Hell

All Hell - All hail avl horror punk / black metal

Kontusion / All Hell / Soured

The Lobby: Instrument Building

Static Age Loft

Valdrin

Weight Shift

Elseetoss

Valdrin - The Cincinnati, Ohio-based group balances swords and sorcery imagery with tangible plot advancements, to the point that you can read the lyrics of their latest album, 2023’s Throne of the Lunar Soul, track-by-track and come away with the jist of it. However, that’d only be a portion of their appeal. Though the Valdrin lore is a traditional hero's tale, it’s recounted via a nostalgia-drenched melodic black metal tome.

Valdrin / Weight Shift / Elseetoss 

CROCODYLIDAE - Asheville-based noisy soundscape artist with a hint of psychedelia and a lot of Moog experimentation.

ANINGMAL - Asheville-based experimental whimsy tunes that’ll scratch your brain in all the right ways.

POLARBEAR XCVI - Charlotte-based sample oriented beats with some synthesis experimentation.

Crocodylidae w/ Amethyst Pendant (duo) / Aningmal / Polarbear xcvi

Weirs

WEIRS - (Durham, NC)  //  Dear Life Records // Weirs is an experimental/traditional music collective from central North Carolina.

w/ SHANE JUSTICE McCORD and LANDON GEORGE 

Weirs / Shane Justice McCord / Landon George

Glyders

Two Planes

Formed in Chicago by partners Josh Condon and Eliza Weber, Glyders make maximal minimal rock & roll with nocturnal mystery pulsing in the mix, cutting above rigorous roadhouse fare with sounds that twist and grind on their classic inspirations. Joined by Joe Seger on drums, Glyders’ high lonesome way is mellow but nervy, hip-shaking and deep – a multicolored trip to the ongoing beat of American weirdness.

Their second LP, “Forever,” is out November 21st, 2025 on Drag City:
Forever’s spirit is high and tight, its sinews rumbling with communal joy as Glyders’ power-trio formation, in it ‘for life,’ grooves deep into their own thing. Shuffling the deck with road-tested jams, Forever hits with the energy of a first album – which it kinda is, now that founders Josh & Eliza have met their true other, the relentless traps-man Joe Seger. Forever starts now!

w/ Cheeks (Avl gothy doom surf) and Two Planes (post-rock shoegaze stoner)

Glyders / Cheeks / Two Planes

 - (grunge-country / alt-folk songwriter) A native of Asheville, NC, Laney is a violinist and a music teacher. With influences of Appalachia, she remains true to her inner most voice. She is fond of shredding the whitewater on ancient rivers, her incredible community of friends and family, and you.

The LB band is made up of all-stars, Evan Veasey, Quinn Brodsky, Alec Stanley [Matt Sheppard] and Jonny Wright.

Laney also plays fiddle for the asheville-based band Mt. Kili, with friends Rick Sitcha and Matt Shepard.

Laney Barnett / Evan Veasey / Griffin Duffey

Headringer

Blithe

Avalon (Nashville) McAwesome (Nashville) w/ locals Blithe and Headringer

Avalon / McAwesome / Blithe / Headringer

Silver Kyrie

Silver Kyrie / Angeloclast / Jacob FM 

Corpse Dust

Decide Today

DECIDE TODAY - Primary project of Robert Inhuman following the end of the original Realicide band at the turn of 2011. Spanning genres such as industrial, breakcore, darkwave and ambient. Subject matter maintains focus akin to anarcho-punk and radical hip-hop. The mission is contribution to various liberation movements, whether decades ongoing or emerging from the current political climate. Based in Cincinnati.

w/ DYLAN METZ and CORPSE DUST (Industrial Harsh Noise / AVL)

Decide Today / Dylan Metz / Corpse Dust

Re-Animated (12/19)

Halogi

VRAS

Graven Lore

VRAS - blackened crust punk / metal from Appalachia

Graven Lore - Metal From The Hills Of Asheville, NC

Halogi / VRAS / Graven Lore

Scribblers

Supaheat

Scribblers / Jake Toedtman / Supaheat

haunt3d

Machine 13

DJ Tommy M

haunt3d - electronic artist, music producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from north carolina.

Girl Brutal - Charlotte based electronic/digital hardcore project.

DJ Tommy M - get back 2 it / pop / asheville.

Machine 13 - experimental electronic band based in Asheville.

haunt3d / Girl Brutal / Machine 13 / DJ Tommy M

MELTDOWN - Underground dance music w/ John Brinker & Peri Meters (Art of House)

Meltdown (1/17)

Anti-Sapien 

Graven Lore - “Metal From The Hills Of Asheville, NC”

Anti-Sapien - Oozing out of a sewer and blending with street muck, Anti-Sapien was born in the chaos of quarantine boredom with a need for crusty slam. Releasing a demo and playing shows almost immediately, as a 3 piece, featuring Richard Aucecema and Blake Charlton (Ramming Speed, Bones Brigade, Slashers, Shredded) the name was released into the scene.

All Hell - horror punk / black metal from avl

Graven Lore / Anti-Sapien / All Hell

Claire Whall

Julie Odell

Lamplight

Léna Bartels

Lamplight - (Brooklyn, NY) - Songwriting project of Ian Hatcher-Williams --- Folk that comes creek-steeped.

Léna Bartel - musician from Portland, Oregon currently based in Brooklyn, NY.

Claire Whall - (Asheville) - Conduit songs from the blue beyond.

Julie Odell is an Asheville via New Orleans singer-songwriter. Her music is folky, dreamy, and soulful, marked by her powerful, peculiar vocals, detailed textures, and an instinct for immediate songcraft.

Lamplight / Léna Bartels / Claire Whall / Julie Odell

Mtn. Dewbie

Tracheal Shave 

Falling Behind

Mtn. Dewbie - big butts drive me nuts
she/her
queercore screamo skramz

Mtn. Dewbie / Tracheal Shave / Falling Behind

Colleen Green

Cassie Ramone 

 is a singer/songwriter from Lowell, MA. Influenced by ’90s grunge and pop punk but maintaining a style all her own, Green’s songs are immediately catchy, familiar, and essential. Since 2010 she has toured the world and been reviewed and profiled in many prominent media outlets such as Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Pitchfork, and NPR.

 is an American songwriter, musician and artist. Ramone rose to prominence as the guitarist and vocalist of indie rock band Vivian Girls, who formed in 2007 and achieved international success with the release of their debut album Vivian Girls in 2008. She also formed the band project The Babies with Kevin Morby (of Woods). During The Babies' hiatus, Ramone embarked on a solo career, releasing her debut album The Time Has Come in August 2014.

Colleen Green / Cassie Ramone 

Hook of Moon

Hana Eid

Max Langlinais

 has a knack for weaving raw emotion and life experience into her music, creating a unique blend of indie-rock with a poetic, folk-inspired edge. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, this talented artist is making waves with her debut EP 

 a project brimming with vulnerability, experimentation, and heartfelt storytelling. In this interview, Hana opens up about her journey—from discovering music in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., to finding her voice in the indie-rock scene.

- Nashville singer-songwriter blending indie, folk, and Americana influences.

- Asheville-based music project by Aidan Thomann. Taking influence from post rock, shoegaze, and electronic music, Hook of Moon channels an emotional experience through danceable grooves, catchy hooks and a melodic wall of sound.

Hana Eid / Headringer / Max Langlinais / Hook of Moon

Inertia (2/21)

Advance Base

Moontype

 is the melancholic soft rock recording project of Chicago, IL singer/songwriter Owen Ashworth (formerly of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone). Using a two-handed arsenal of electric piano, Omnichord, samplers, effect pedals & drum machines, Ashworth builds minimalist, heavy-hearted, & nostalgia-obsessed ballads around his conversational baritone. The warm, electronic sound of Advance Base has been described as "lo-fi," "depressed" & "weirdly uplifting."

 - So much of Moontype’s life-affirming magic is from the evolving confidence and relentless creative playfulness of its lead singer and bassist Margaret McCarthy. As the leader of the Chicago indie rock outfit, her music tackles soft and vulnerable emotions with striking clarity and immersive, unorthodox melodies. Their second album, I Let The Wind Push Down On Me, serves as a reinvention for the band—not just for their new and expanded lineup—but for how McCarthy navigates the changes in her own life and the messy feelings she sings about. Out May 23 via Orindal Records, the LP is a patient document of feeling things out, being easy on yourself, and finding the beauty in small moments.

w/ i26connector - Asheville southern rock country goth

Advance Base / Moontype / i26connector

Weekly Comedy Event hosted by CJ & Cam from 7 - 8pm

7-8PM: Comics are invited to workshop with other comics

8-10PM: Open mic begins. Each comic who is brave enough to get up there and perform, in turn has to sit in the hot seat after their set. 

Cam & CJ roast them, and ask questions the audience has written down, turning the topics into jokes.

The Hot Seat - Comedy

Don’t miss out on Sludge Mondays at Static Age Records in February, 2025 (2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24). See you there, good Sludge Citizens!!! (Check out @sludge.inc on IG for more info)

Do you love working? And doing pharmaceutical drugs?? And existential, communal expressions of grief/anger/love??? Then have we got the thing for you!! Come Sludge Yourself every Monday of February with Sludge City elites such as Alfred Toadhand XLVII, Big Phil, Sludge Barbie, Leslie and many more!! Sludge Incorporated has a whole month of Sludge prepared to inundate your ears, minds and spirits with the need to RAGE against your corporate overlords. This month will feature local musicians from a variety of genres to rock the nights away and special treats such as Sludge trivia, Sludge Barbie Rave Party, a Sludge Films™️ sneak peek and much much, more!! 

Sludge Inc. February Residency

Pizza POP UP hosted by Scott Kinnebrew (of Sounding Arrow)

Pizza at The Loft

AUT0-TUNE KARA0KE // Weekly: Thursdays! // Hosted by "Who Gave This Bitch a Mic" 

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