The Shiner Miners are a local band, whose members have recently relocated to other cities. Occasionally, however, we can be lucky enough to see them reunite at the Guadalupe Café in Sylva. What can be observed at this point is an authentic musical experience, something slightly reminiscent of Bright Eyes […]

Looking for something different to do this summer with your family or friends? Do you love music, camping and having a good time? If you answered “yes” to these questions then you should consider making a beeline for Marvin’s Mountaintop, West Virginia this July 10th for the All Good Music […]

Ray Mabus paid a visit to the Catamount Room in the UC on Tuesday April 29, 2008. Mabus is a senior political adviser for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Mabus was elected Govenor of Mississippi in 1988, a position he held until 1992 when he was appointed United States Ambassador to […]

Jury of Twelve finds Buncombe County Sheriff, Bobby Medford Guilty of running an Illegal Video Gambling Ring in Western North Carolina.By Parker MillarStaff Writer Thursday May 15, 2008 was a very bad day for former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford. Medford now faces the possibility of spending the rest of […]

In the past year, a Western Carolina University Branding Project Board has been steady at work changing the current institutional and athletic logos that the University uses in printed material, media, athletics and other advertisements. Students have been watching as their campus slowly transforms buildings, roads and admissions processes all […]

Upcoming Local Events Vortex Music Festival June 27th&28thAsheville Civic CenterThis is going to be a great event, featuring local and regional artists including Perpetual Groove, DubConscious, Telepath, Laura Reed and Deep Pocket, Toubab Krewe, Yo Mama’s Big Phat Booty Band, and many more! Music will be starting at 6p.m. on […]

#8220;Is everyone afraid? Is everyone ashamed?” So begins “Doomsday Clock” the first track from Zeitgeist, the first new release by Chicago’s giants of alternative rock, Smashing Pumpkins. The “Doomsday Clock” is a symbolic clock face maintained since 1947. It uses a clock as an analogy to describe how close the […]

The Afromotive is a quickly rising ten-piece band out of Asheville North Carolina. Their music is funky and energetic, danceable and deeply infused with traditional West African rhythms. The band is currently enjoying the release of their debut album Scare Tactics, recorded and produced by WCU music school alumni Jacob […]

What is the genesis of fear? What elements are necessary to make an individual not just jump out of his or her seat, but look over his or her shoulder and lock the bedroom door the following night? The Strangers is a story of Kristen McKay (played by Liv Tyler) […]

I’m planning to graduate in December, and like most of the first- and second- year seniors at this school, I have put off liberal studies until the absolute last moment. Consequently, this semester I’m taking Math 101. For our final project in the class, the professor has split the class […]