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Malcolm Holcombe Singer-songwriter Malcolm Holcombe is a stalwart of the local music scene (he was born and raised here), and his albums are not only brilliant constructions of gritty soul and Appalachian roots, they impart Holcombe’s one-of-a-kind mountain wisdom. His new record, Down the River, is his ninth, and is “born from that bed of contradictions we all lie in,” according to press. And there’s this: “He stomps, growls, rolls his eyes as he plays, then between songs cuts the tension with a corny joke.” Holcombe plays at The Grey Eagle on Friday, Aug. 24. Ed Snodderly opens. 9 p.m. $10 in advance or $12 day of show. thegreyeagle.com.
PusH tunisia PUSH Skateshop and Gallery functions as an art gallery, an advocacy group for skaters and a video production company. The Patton Avenue hub finds a match in PUSH Tunisia, an international project unrelated to Asheville’s PUSH. The two PUSHs host an art show and a screening of “a skateboard ‘artivism’ film and art mashup featuring a group of skateboarders and street artists in Tunisia 11 months after the revolution.” That group includes skaters and street artists from Jordan, Dubai, Egypt, Israel and the U.S. According to press, “This eclectic crew — known collectively as theBedouins … took respite from the chaos in the streets to turn the looted house of the incarcerated politician Imed Trabelsi ... into a makeshift skate park and street art exhibition.” Friday, Aug. 24, 6 to 9 p.m. Free. Silent art auction to benefit theBedouins collective. pushtoyproject.com.
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