Party: Record Prophets, Ashlantis & Hope Griffin - [folk/reggae/singer/songwriter]

Party: Record Prophets, Ashlantis & Hope Griffin - [folk/reggae/singer/songwriter]

Genre: folk/reggae/singer/songwriter
Cover: $5
Ages: 21+
Event Listing: http://ashevillemusichall.com/music-schedule/Record

RECORD PROPHETS:

In 2011, Slim Dixon left his band (http://thewaywords.bandcamp.com/) and life in Brooklyn, NY looking for new adventures, new collaborators and new songs to sing. In the mountains of WNC, he found all three. Within months, the mountains provided music and the journey of finding a new band culminated in a trio called Record Prophets. With Will Wittmeier on guitar and Dr. Jeff on drums, Slim found a funky home for the new tunes, spreading words of the coming Age of Compassionate Evolution over dance-inducing grooves. After months of perfecting the stew, Slim and his conspiratiors are delighted to introduce Record Prophets to the cosmos at large.

Check out a video: http://youtu.be/7qOfzkWAJbk


ASHLANTIS:

Rising up from the silent depths of the Atlantic Ocean, Ashlantis surfaces once again to move and groove with the land-dwellers of the free world. Resurrecting ancient soundscapes and tribal rhythms, this underwater folk reggae group unearths the spirit of celebration with the combined alchemy of djembe, steel drum, acoustic guitar, and bass. With songs of upliftment and inner exploration, the positive vibrations rippling from this eclectic bunch will no doubt have you smiling as soon as they’ll have you dancing. Whether it’s a dose of jungle tribe goodness or funky aquatic mysticism, Ashlantis is sure to enchant and inspire.

Website: www.reverbnation.com/ashlantis

Check out a video: http://youtu.be/ogZSOW2vXQU


Hope Griffin:

Born in Anchorage, Alaska, 29-year-old Hope Griffin was literally born into music. Surrounded by a musical family, she began singing and performing when she was very young. Hope first got turned onto the idea of writing her own music when she received a guitar at age 17. She attended Carson-Newman College and went on to receive a Bachelors degree in classical voice. It was there that her true flair for songwriting developed. Hope’s drive to perform her original works was launched after winning a songwriters contest in college in 2007. She eventually moved to Asheville, North Carolina where she began introducing her angelic vocals and folky lyrics into the music scene.

Since her time in Asheville, Hope has entered and won several singer/songwriter contests, including 2nd place of hundreds to open for Dave Barnes. In 2012, she was in the Herald-Journal and her song “Hanging In The Balance” made radio play. Her “in your-face” style of ballad writing, as well as her reputation for playing songs that span through the decades has made her popular amongst a wide range of age groups.

Hope continues to wow audiences and stretch the musical boundaries by switching from soulful ballads to high-energy blues with ease. Her brand new EP, entitled "Say What You Will" is set to release on February 6th, 2015. Each song on the album offers a diverse style and hook worthy of its subject matter, but all are linked with Hope's angelic voice, catchy beats, and poignant imagery. This is the album that fans of folk music and singer-songwriters have been waiting for since Hope first began mesmerizing her audiences, and it is a perfect exhibition of her extraordinary talent.

Website: www.hopegriffinmusic.com

Hear some music: www.reverbnation.com/hopegriffin

Check out a video: http://youtu.be/ppt_aF7m2No

Invited: JamieLeigh O'Neil, Chelsey Grey, Zach Manley, Ben Schroeder, Jesse Iaquinto, Allen Hawkins, Addison Johnson, Christy Cor, Grif Edwards, Logan Bruce, Andrew Thelston, Tristan Zeus Buie-Collard, Carly Powell, Matt Dills, Court McCracken, Hope Griffin, Seth G, Nick Peterson, Elie Herzog, Diana Wolfe, Teres Walsh, Arieh Samson, Frank Zipperer, Tirzah Turner, Andrew Reeve, Ryan Slim Dixon, Jamie Auch, Anna Jane Joyner, Autumn Bomb, Kari Lee Manley, Kara Donovan, Jessie Brandt, Arjay Sutton, Seth Reeve, Cristof Ensslin, Barbra Huffman Walker, Katherine Powell, T. Jason Moore, Amy Dolendo, Maegen Coral, Sam Katz, Dave Desmelik, Daniel Semon, Greg Burroughs, Lauren Vick Chapman, Andy Davis, Matt Glenn, McIver Wells, Peter D Blackshaw, Becca Michelle, Adrian Zelski, Justin Lewis Wight, Todd Dionne, Christine Brown, Preston Tyler Brown, Micah Wheat, Curlyhead Conway, Sami Sax, Stephanie Cole Whitaker, Don Talley, Melissa Wiedeman, Larry Nordlinger, Ian Baillie, Aaron LaFalce, Autumn Jones, Paul Cataldo, Will Wittmeier, Sarah Tucker, Mike Anderson, Stig Stiglets, Alex Castillo, A.J. Gregson, Kelsey Anne Carter, Ariel Nicole Wilson, Vida Serrano, Dennis Veazey, John Lacy, Victoria Mazzia, Meg Dupuis, Vanessa Guerrero, David Zoll, Michael Turner, Taylor Martin, Nick Blackshaw, Aaron Burrell, Vicki Preston, Bryan Clagett Young, Amber Willsey, Michael Wayne House, Ben Chapman, Chris Wilhelm, Damon Miklowcic, Nathan Laughter, Charlie Traveler Presents, Adam Hensley, Sandra Lackey Hood, Billy Green, Evan Hunter, Duane James, Kim Kirkland Jenkins show more »