Arts & Culture

Since old melodies in our heads can be the quicksand of nostalgia, it’s refreshing when a ‘new’ artist comes along to rescue us.

Two years since a devastating fire, the Sly Grog Lounge is about to complete its comeback, like a quirky Phoenix rising from the ashes on the fringes of downtown Asheville.

A local brother and sister earned “golden tickets” to Hollywood during the March 3 telecast of the television competition American Idol.