Asheville, North Carolina

===Music===
Live music is a significant element in the tourism-based economy of Asheville and the surrounding area. Seasonal festivals and numerous nightclubs and performance venues offer opportunities for visitors and locals to attend a wide variety of live entertainment events.<ref>"Music pumps up economy, enlivens nightlife"; Michael Flynn; Asheville Citizen-Times; August 22, 2003.</ref>

Asheville has a strong tradition of [[street performance]] and outdoor music, including festivals, such as [[Bele Chere]] and the [[Lexington Avenue (Asheville, North Carolina)|Lexington Avenue]] Arts & Fun Festival (LAAFF). One event is "Shindig on the Green," which happens Saturday nights during July and August on City/County Plaza. By tradition, the Shindig starts "along about sundown" and features local bluegrass bands and dance teams on stage, and informal jam sessions under the trees surrounding the County Courthouse. The "Mountain Dance & Folk Festival" started in 1928 by [[Bascom Lamar Lunsford]] is said to be the first event ever labeled a "folk festival". Another popular outdoor music event is "Downtown After 5," a monthly concert series held from 5&nbsp;pm until 9&nbsp;pm that hosts popular touring musicians as well as local acts. A regular [[drum circle]], organized by residents in Pritchard Park, is open to all and has been a popular local activity every Friday evening.

Asheville is also home of the [[Moog Music]] Headquarters<ref>{{cite news |last=Dewan |first=Shaila |title=36 Hours in Asheville |url=http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=684577 |access-date=June 6, 2011 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 24, 2010}}</ref> and the museum of the [[Bob Moog Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://wncmagazine.com/feature/amped |title=Amped Up |date=2019-04-11 |work=WNC Magazine |access-date=2020-02-22 |language=en |archive-date=February 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222163806/https://wncmagazine.com/feature/amped |url-status=live}}</ref>

Asheville plays host to [[The Warren Haynes Christmas Jam]], an annual charity event which raises money for [[Habitat For Humanity]], and features notable musicians.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Music star Warren Haynes gives back to community - CNN.com |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/23/christmas.jam/ |access-date=2020-10-23 |website=edition.cnn.com |archive-date=August 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810094456/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/23/christmas.jam/ |url-status=live}}</ref> DJ music, as well as a small, but active, dance community are also components of the downtown musical landscape. The town is also home to the [[Asheville Symphony Orchestra]], the [[Asheville Lyric Opera]], the Land of the Sky Symphonic Band, the Asheville Jazz Orchestra, the [[Smoky Mountain Brass Band]], and the Asheville Community Band. There are a number of bluegrass, country, and traditional mountain musicians in the Asheville area. A residency at local music establishment the Orange Peel by the [[Smashing Pumpkins]] in 2007, along with the [[Beastie Boys]] in 2009, brought national attention to Asheville.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ledger-dispatch.com/life/lifeview.asp?c%3D217801 |title=Smashing Pumpkins' return puts Asheville on music map |date=June 22, 2007 |website=Ledger Dispatch |access-date=June 23, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927130728/http://www.ledger-dispatch.com/life/lifeview.asp?c=217801}}</ref> The rock band [[Band of Horses]] have recorded two albums at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, as have the [[The Avett Brothers|Avett Brothers]] (who have also traditionally played a New Year's Eve concert in Asheville). Christian vocal group [[The Kingsmen Quartet|the Kingsmen]] originated in Asheville.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Kingsmen |url=http://www.newhavenrecords.com/team/the-kingsmen/ |access-date=2020-10-23 |website=New Haven Records |url-status=live |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029105554/http://www.newhavenrecords.com/team/the-kingsmen/}}</ref>