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\nArtist<\/b>: Asheville Symphony with Direct From Sweden<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: Harrah\u2019s Cherokee<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Monday, Dec. 31, 8 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: $43 – $88
\nEvery year around the holidays the Asheville Symphony stages a pop-oriented event that bridges classical and contemporary. This year the Symphony is teaming up with Direct From Sweden, a tribute act devoted to the works of Nordic superstars ABBA. Should be fun!<\/p>\n
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Artist<\/b>: Free Flow Band<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: Shiloh & Gaines<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Monday, Dec. 31, 8 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: free (I think)
\nThis group is an Asheville institution. The group brings its brand of funk and soul to Shiloh & Gaines for a New Year\u2019s celebration. Mountain Xpress<\/i> once called them \u201cthe guardians of funk,\u201d and their music is designed for dancing. And yeah, no…I have no idea<\/em> what’s happening with that band image above.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/30do_nora_brown.jpg\")
Artist<\/b>: Nora Brown<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: The Grey Eagle<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Sunday, Jan. 5, 8 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: $17.95
\nRoots musician Nora Brown is all of 18 years old, but she\u2019s already a major sensation. Brown is a popular fixture on the festival circuit, gave a TED talk, appeared on NPR\u2019s Tiny Desk Concert<\/i>, and she\u2019s an in-demand instructor. 2022\u2019s Long Time to be Gone<\/i> is the third long-player from this remarkable artist. I interviewed her in 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/30do_dirty_logic.jpg\")
Artist<\/b>: Dirty Logic<\/a>
\nVenue<\/b>: Wortham Center<\/a>
\nDate<\/b>: Saturday, Jan. 11, 8 p.m.
\nDoor<\/b>: $40
\nAwhile back, I invited bassist Jake Wolf to co-host an entry in my monthly Music to Your Ears discussion series. The topic was Steely Dan, something of which he knows a great deal. Wolf and his ten top-flight band mates tackle the demanding music of that band as Dirty Logic. For this show, they\u2019ll play The Royal Scam<\/i> and Aja<\/i> albums in their entirety, plus some other hits. Don\u2019t miss! Story coming soon, too.<\/p>\n