IAMAVL / Echo Mountain Stage

Mama Funk's Rising Stars

indie 11:00AM - 11:45AM

The students (including MC Fireworks) of Mary Frances (Yo Mamas Big Fat Booty Band, Eymarel) create and perform original material.

Pierce Edens

americana 12:15PM - 1:00AM

The frontman for Pierce Edens and the Dirty Work, Edens is a WNC native with an instantly recognizable voice. His brand of Americana is equally informed by old-time and grunge. website

Blood Gypsies

jazz/rock 1:30PM - 2:15PM

Jazz/blues quartet The Blood Gypsies is made up of members of the now-defunct Trainwreks. They sway, they stomp and they sneer through gritty, punk-informed folk that's as hard-traveling as it is well-played. website

Stereofidelics

indie/pop 2:45PM - 3:30PM

Between Chris Padgett and Melissa McGinley, they play four instruments and they both sing, which gives the indie-pop duo a full-band sound. website

The Hermit Kings

indie 4:00PM - 4:15PM

It's worth noting that three of the seven Hermit Kings members are named Zack (Zach, Zaq), but before anyone pulls out a Tony! Toni! Ton! joke, know that this band performs seriously well-crafted, atmospheric, lyric-driven indie-rock. website

River Whyless

bluegrass 5:15PM - 6:00PM

Asheville's River Whyless crafted gorgeous orchestral pop before the genre had a name. The band's most recent release, A Stone, A Leaf, An Unfound Door (referencing local author Thomas Wolfe) is its most fully realized to date. website

Aaron Wood & The Ends

singer-songwriter/folk 6:30PM - 7:15PM

North Carolina-native singer-songwriter-roots-rocker Aaron Woody Wood has been a staple of the local scene since his days with the Blue Rags and his contributions to the New Orleans-meets-Asheville Blue Brass project. He performs his latest songs with his band, The Ends. website

Siper Jam

jazz/rock/fusion 7:45PM - 9:00PM

What exactly will come of this night-time jam session, led by rock and jazz-fusion drummer Jeff Sipe, remains to be seen. But, as the play on words suggests (super jam, Siper jam, get it?), it's sure to bring surprises. website

Asheville Music Hall

Free Radio

hip-hop 1:00AM - 1:45AM

Known for a decade as The Ville Boyz, this homegrown hip-hop collective recently released new album, The Powers That Be. Their name may have changed, but they're still the same heavy-hitting rappers who met here, in Asheville, in high school. website

LAB

Kung Fu Dynamite

funk 12:00AM - 1:45AM

With a name like Kung Fu Dynamite, it's got to be fun and it's got to be funky. The six-piece funk-rock group, formed in '05, is both. According to their bio they strive to create a constant spontaneity to the music. website

The Emerald Lounge

RBTS WIN

indie/pop 12:45AM - 1:45AM

The compositions of electro-dream-pop trio RBTS WIN charter a course across a dark sea of rhythmic pulses, sparkling melodies, thick beats, spacey electronics. They nod to rock, chillwave and trip hop while fashioning something altogether new. website

5 Walnut / Mountain Express Walnut Stage

Ty Nemecek

blues/rock 12:30AM - 1:15AM

Blues-rocker Ty Nemecek (aka One Man Rodeo) is known as much for his stylized finger picking as for his rockabilly sensibilities. website

Stevie Lee Combs

americana 11:00AM - 11:45AM

Singer/songwriter Stevie Lee Combs calls his music an omnivorous strand of Americana. He's moved from Akron, Ohio to South Florida and halfway back to Asheville, where he won this year's Brown Bag Songwriting Competition. website

Zabumba!

drumming 12:00PM - 12:45PM

Formed in New Orleans more than a decade ago, Zabumba's samba musicians relocated to Asheville where they started up a community-based drum ensemble. website

Brother Nomad

blues/rock 12:45PM - 1:45PM

Pitts brothers Bryce and Ian lead this rock, blues and funk concoction. They're currently playing shows around the region. website

The Moodees

indie 1:45PM - 2:30PM

Formed of Asheville's much-loved Mad Tea, The Moodees underscore garage rock with an encyclopedic knowledge of vintage and underground sounds, a thrillingly bombastic approach, and an infectious sense of fun. website

Delicious

indie 2:45PM - 2:30PM

Local rockers Delicious have made tenure on the music scene, and their sound which ranges from psychedelic to indie is a testament to the changes this group has seen.

Pleasure Chest

pop/rock 4:00PM - 4:45PM

Fronted by Hip Replacements co-owner Kip Veno, Pleasure Chest is part vintage jukebox and part rock 'n roll swagger. And sometimes Veno delivers his saucy vocals from atop patent-leather platform heels. website

Asian Teacher Factory

jazz/rock 5:15PM - 6:00PM

Keyboard, drums and guitar trio Asian Teacher Factory claims to sound like tortoises, though the band's first EP, Selfless Mind Indulgence, moves with more of a hare's deftness. Bright, nimble percussion underscores melodic lines that evoke jazz riffs, biological transmutation and the quieter scenes of vintage kung fu films. website

Cindercat

indie 6:30PM - 7:15PM

If you've seen Cindercat once, don't expect to catch the same show again. Their bio says, the band thrives on improvisation, continuously reshaping their live performances. File under prog-rock and jamtronica with some seriously hypnotic soundscapes. website

The Archrivals

indie 7:45PM - 8:45PM

The Id to stephaniesid, jazz-informed indie-rockers The Archrivals (led by Chuck Lichtenberger) are equal parts out for blood and out for a really zany time. Plus, their songs are instantly catchy and impossible not to dance to. website

105.9 The Mountain Electric Stage

Vegetable Circus

performance/dance 11:00AM - 11:45AM

Vegetable Circus uses circus arts to teach children creative and exciting ways to grow up healthy. The Asheville chapter was founded in 2005 and was, originally, a juggling show. website

Chompin At The Bit

bluegrass 12:15PM - 1:00PM

String Band The recipe for fine string band music, according to Chompin At The Bit String Band, involves raw energy, enthusiasm, spirit and drive plus banjo, guitar, fiddle and bass. website

Nuevo Montuno Salsa Orchestra

latin/world 1:30PM - 2:30PM

The name says it all: This Latin-infused project has been giving dancers a beat for years, from Pritchard Park to Downtown After Five. website

Galen Kipar Project

americana 3:00PM - 3:45PM

Originally from Augusta, Ga., Galen Kipar studied at Brevard College and now lives in Asheville where he crafts his unique take on Americana (as filtered through world-beat, Appalachian roots and complex, earthy rhythms). website

The Broadcast

indie/pop 4:15PM - 5:00PM

Dance party favorites The Broadcast left New York City in hopes of kick-starting a career here in Asheville. They deliver pitch-perfect covers and soulful originals that get even the most aloof toes tapping. website

Krektones

pop/rock 5:30PM - 6:15PM

Though there's not a lot of surfing to be had in the mountains, there is surf rock. Krektones dish out effortlessly cool instrumental compositions rife with guitar riffs and dangerous bass lines. website

Marley Carroll

indie 6:30PM - 7:15PM

Producer and multi-instrumentalist Marley Carroll (also the frontman for Melanaster) is both an award-winning scratch DJ and an inspired composer, regularly releasing his own brand of sonic alchemy. website

Papadosio

indie 7:00PM - 9:00PM

Papadosio formed in Athens, Ohio before moving to Asheville. The electronic outfit says it has an amplified message of transcendence, unity, and universal understanding which it spreads through improv rock and vocal harmonies. website

On The Street

Asheville Hoops Troupe

performance/dance 11:00AM - 6:00PM

Asheville Hoops Troupe's mission is simple: To bring the joy of hoop-dancing to people of all ages. The group leads classes and workshops, hosts a weekly Hoop Jam in Pritchard Park, gives performances and sells hula hoops. website

Empire Strikes Brass

jazz/rock 11:00AM - 6:00PM

Formed only a handful of months ago, this brass (saxophone, sousaphone, trumpet, trombone, euphonium) plus drums outfit takes inspiration from New Orleans' second line bands. website

Zabumba!

drumming 11:00AM - 6:00PM

Formed in New Orleans more than a decade ago, Zabumba's samba musicians relocated to Asheville where they started up a community-based drum ensemble. website

West African Dance Ensemble

performance/dance 6:15PM - 6:30PM

Led by dance instructor Nadirah Rahman, the West African Dance Ensemble performs high energy moves to the rhythm of hand drums. In front of main stage.

Unifire

performance/dance 8:00PM - 8:45PM

Always a festival favorite, Unifire tells stories through intricate choreography, dynamic costuming and flame. Fire is spun, juggled, tossed and eaten. At the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Hiawassee.Street. website

Blend Hookah Bar and Gallery

Thump

dj/dance 1:00AM - 2:00AM

James Tsakonas is Moogfest alum DJ Thump, known for his bass-heavy live sets. He's performed with Datsik, Dieselboy, Borgore and others. website

BoBo Gallery

Bobo DJs

dj/dance 11:00AM - 1:00PM

Alligator Indian

electronica 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Keeping Asheville weird is the mission of electro-quirk-pop duo Alligator Indian who meld offbeat melodies, itchy rhythms and darkly intriguing lyrics with lighting effects and face paint. website

Two People Playing Music

electronica 2:30PM - 3:30PM

Two People Playing Music (2PPM) is the obviously named duo of keyboardist Chase Hudson and drummer Sean Sullivan. Their sound, however electronic yet organic, unorthodox yet relatable is anything but obvious. website

Fashion Bath

indie 3:45PM - 4:30PM

Members of Sky Lake and Ahleuchatistas join forces in Fashion Bath, a musical experiment that pushes the boundaries of rhythm and melody as well as aesthetic composition.

Jonathan Santos

singer-songwriter/folk 4:45PM - 5:30PM

Singer Jonathan Santos has the warm, sleepy, smooth voice that drifts effortlessly between octaves, floating over half-notes and syncopated rhythms. Accompanied, at times, but just an acoustic guitar, and at times by a full band, Santos is neo-soul perfection either way. website

Pilgrim

spoken word 5:30PM - 6:30PM

Part shoegaze, part poetry, Pilgrim (led by Xpress staffer Jaye Bartell) is a slowcore tour through dark soundscapes and elaborate imagery. website

Ahleuchatistas

indie 6:30PM - 7:30PM

Math rock used to be the term applied to instrumental duo Ahleuchatistas. True, the complex guitar-and-drum sound is hard to typify, but over the years this band has honed its live show to a purely primal revelation. website

DJ Dathan/DJ Josh Huey

dj/dance 7:30PM - 9:00PM

In Plain Sight

dj/dance 9:00PM - 10:00PM

Collective In Plain Sight is the project of three DJ/producers: Lucas Ledford, Ezekiel and Nomad in the Dark. They contribute their unique sound to the very different backgrounds of the three members. Inside Bobo Gallery. website