After 20 years of successful recording and touring with his band Garry & the Moodswingers, bandleader Garry Segal set off on a solo career. Seeking a more personal connection with his audience, Garry got back to basics with a guitar, his voice, harmonica, paper, pencil and the insights gained from many years on the road [...]

The Red Hot Sugar Babies perform vocal and instrumental jazz of the roaring 20′s-30′s. Featuring Wendi Loomis on vocals. Joanne Domka (trumpet), Andrew Fletcher (piano), Lois Jolly (trombone), Lin Llewellyn (tenor banjo/guitar), Lora Pendleton (Bass). Influences include: Ethel Waters, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Jelly Roll Morton. For more info visit: www.facebook.com/pages/The-Red-Hot-Sugar-Babies/102430516462058#!/pages/The-Red-Hot-Sugar-Babies/102430516462058?sk=wall

In a world void of any real superheroes, NITROGRASS sprung to life from the heart of the rural Appalachians like unsightly mutants emerging from a hazardous chemical spill, with one singular mission: to take the Bluegrass world by storm, and with deadly force. Perhaps “deadly force” is a bit of an exaggeration… but they certainly [...]

Hardworking, energetic, mountain girl with a big voice…these could all describe Nikki Talley. Raised in North Carolina and hailing from Asheville, it’s only fitting that her music is as eclectic as the state that boasts the mountains and the sea. Trying to pin down Nikki’s style, critics and reviewers alike have compared her to an [...]

Carolina Rex (C-Rex to their fans), is built on a core of Texas Blues and guitar-legend rock. Of course, R&B, funk, soul, new wave, metal, jazz and original music is all fair game too – as long as it grooves or rocks. For more info visit: www.carolinarex.com

Tickets on sale at the brewery until May 20th. ($40, cash only.) For more info visit: www.beercityfestival.com