Black Mountain Brewkamp (MUSIC-BEER-CAMPING) to feature Girl Talk, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, That 1 Guy and many more.

Girl Talk, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, That 1 Guy, Joe Hertler and The Rainbow Seekers, Simplified, Hog Slop String Band, The Lee Boys, DJs and 20 diverse bands headline weekend of music, craft beer, camping and incredible food

"Asheville, NC (September 22, 2016)—DRAFT Magazine and Porterhouse Presents introduce BrewKamp, a new beer, food and music festival experience on the beautiful Lake Eden Events site on November 4-6, 2016.  The event is a collaboration with Pints for Prostates, a NC based non-profit that raises awareness among men about the importance of regular men’s health screenings through the language of beer.    

MUSIC

Girl Talk, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Tribute to Doc Watson, Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers, That 1 Guy, Simplified, Apple Seed Collective, Hog Slop String Band, The Lee Boys with special Gospel Brunch on Sunday and many other artists (funk, rock, bluegrass, Americana, marching bands, New Orleans, gospel, DJs) will play continuously across the venue’s seven unique stages, ranging from a one-of-a-kind 5000 capacity Tent Venue mega structure fully covered stage to intimate bonfire and barn stages. Kampers can also dance the night away at the Silent Disco tent, with live music featuring That 1 Guy, DJs and 1500 wireless headsets.

FOOD AND DRINK

Craft beer, cider, and wine will flow throughout the weekend from custom brewery led experiences to a mobile bar that travels around the site. Beer lovers can explore the craft beer scene via unique events like the extremely Rare Brew and Small Batch sessions in the barns, Homebrewer’s Challenge, Food and Beer Pairing by guest chefs and more. This is a feastival as much as a festival.  Patrons will enjoy global and local cuisine at the micro dining villages including a BBQ pit, giant seafood and vegan paellas, wood-fired fare and other top food vendors. 

ACCOMODATIONS

The event will accommodate overnight camping with comfort levels that range from rustic camping to Glamping.  RV and car camping will also be available.  Kampers can also take everything in while relaxing in a wood-fired hot tub

along Lake Eden to hiking to amazing views.      

LOCATION

Located on Lake Eden, 15 minutes from Asheville in the Blue Ridge Mountain near historic Black Mountain, Kampers will enjoy spectacular views and outdoor fun.

TICKETS

Tickets access the full lineup of national musical talent, merchandise and the Homebrewer’s Challenge. First Tier Tickets are on sale with early bird pricing Friday September, 23^rd at $55 per day, $100 for weekend day pass and $145 for the weekend camping pass with car and RV camping at limited availabilities. Sunday Gospel Brunch that include a feast are $25 or $10 for Weekend Campers for a Gospel and Cuban Rumba Brunch.  Second tier tickets will go on sale September 30th with the announcement of more headlining artists! 

Tickets and more information can be found at www.brewkamp.com

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About DRAFT Magazine

DRAFT Magazine was launched in September of 2006 at the Great American Beer Festival.  Since that time, DRAFT has built the largest beer enthusiast base of its kind, offering the highest quality beer and beer-related content available on the market, as well as the most robust and widespread distribution and marketing platform in the industry. DRAFT taps into the freshest flavors, unique experiences and emerging trends in beer, plus food, travel and leisure for a 360-degree view of the modern drinker’s lifestyle.

About Porterhouse Presents

Porterhouse Presents and Tent Venue our mobile touring and technology brand is a full-range event production company that produces award-winning music and food festivals nationwide. Our work is about collaborating with local communities, nonprofits and providing unique tools and resources for the events industry including our one-of-a-kind in the US Quad Saddle Span Tent that holds 5000 at capacity.  We founded the 18 now Annual Summer and Winter Microbrew & Music Festivals and hundreds of concerts, festivals and events throughout the US especially in Montana and Michigan.  We have provided production with South by Southwest events, World Championship Cross Fit Games, Electric Forest Festival, VELD, Detroit Creative Festival, The Hudson Music Project, Mamby on the Beach, Eaux Claires Festival and more.  For 20 years, we’ve worked in realms across the industry from Montana to Michigan, producing thousands of shows, festivals, events and specialize in Craft Beer Festivals.  Some artists we have supported include Spearhead, Atmosphere, STS9, Avett Brothers, Yonder Mountain String Band, Dierks Bentley, Built To Spill, That 1 Guy, Trombone Shorty, Modest Mouse, Brandi Carlile, Girl Talk, Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, LMFAO, 12th Planet, Wiz Khalifa, Tom Brokaw, David Sedaris and Ani DiFranco not to mention thousands of young bands helping them build their markets and have a good gig.   www.tentvenue.com

About Pints for Prostates

Pints for Prostates reaches men through the universal language of beer to encourage them to take charge of their health. The group was founded by prostate cancer survivor and beer writer Rick Lyke in 2008. The grassroots effort raises awareness among men about the importance of regular men’s health screenings by making appearances at beer festivals, social networking and pro bono advertising. According to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 233,000 new prostate cancer cases are diagnosed annually in the U.S. More information is available at www.pintsforprostates.org. Pints for Prostates also has a presence on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@pints4prostates)."

- A Press Release

Biltmore’s 19th annual Concert Series heats up the month of August Ticket sales begin May 6, 2015

"Asheville, N.C. (April 30, 2015) – Summer nights are set to sizzle at Biltmore when the estate’s 19^th annual Concert Series begins Friday, Aug. 7. Ticket sales begin May 6, 2015.  

Grammy Award-winning R&B/pop vocalists Natalie Cole and Peabo Bryson kick off the series on Aug. 7 on the South Terrace of Biltmore House. The South Terrace venue features expansive sunset views of the 250-room Biltmore House in one direction, and Mount Pisgah and the Blue Ridge Mountains in the other.

The 2015 Biltmore Concert Series line-up:

Aug. 7       Natalie Cole and Peabo Bryson

Aug. 9       Counting Crows: Somewhere Under Wonderland Tour with special guest Citizen Cope

Aug. 16     ZZ Top with Special Guest Blackberry Smoke

Aug. 21     Chris Tomlin and MercyMe

Aug. 22     Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers and Blues Traveler

Aug. 28     The Four Tops & The Temptations

On-sale dates

Tickets for Natalie Cole and Peabo Bryson; Counting Crows and Citizen Cope; ZZ Top and Blackberry Smoke will go on sale May 6.

Tickets for Chris Tomlin and MercyMe; Bruce Hornsby and Blues Traveler; and the Four Tops & The Temptations go on sale May 13.

All tickets may be purchased at www.biltmore.com/concerts; by calling 866-336-1255; or in person at Biltmore’s Reservation and Ticketing Sales Center.

A variety of ticket, dining and Inn on Biltmore Estate packages will be available for the concerts. Tickets do not include or require estate admission. Performers and dates are subject to change.

About the artists

Natalie Cole and Peabo Bryson

8 p.m., Aug. 7

Natalie Cole is one of our time’s best R&B/pop vocalists, with 21 albums selling more than 30 million copies, and winning nine Grammy awards. Her hits include “This Will Be,” “Miss You Like Crazy,” and “Unforgettable.” Two-time Grammy Award winner Peabo Bryson, whose career has spanned from the mid-1960s, has amassed critical acclaim with hits including “If Ever You’re in My Arms Again,” “Can You Stop The Rain,” and “Missing You.”                                                                                                                                                                                       

Counting Crows: Somewhere Under Wonderland Tour with special guest Citizen Cope

7:30 p.m., Aug. 9

Counting Crows have sold more than 20 million albums after exploding onto the music scene after their 1993 release “August and Everything After.” The band released its seventh studio album, “Somewhere Under Wonderland,” in 2014. Their hits include “Mr. Jones,” “Hanginaround” and “A Long December.”  Citizen Cope is an American songwriter, producer and performer. Touring professionally for 10 years now, his music mixes blues, soul, folk and rock. His hits include “Son’s Gonna Rise,” “Let the Drummer Kick,” and “Sideways.”            

                                                                                                                                                                                               

ZZ Top with Special Guest Blackberry Smoke

8 p.m., Aug. 16

ZZ Top’s music is instantly recognizable and 100 percent Texas American. Their hits include “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Legs,” and “Gimme All Your Lovin’.” The band’s three original members still perform together after more than 40 years of rock, blues and boogie.  Blackberry Smoke’s mix of bluesy rock, gospel soul, and country is further elevated by the band's three-part vocal harmonies and arrangements that make judicious use of fiddle and added percussion. Their newest album, “Holding All the Roses,” includes such songs as "Too High" and "Rock and Roll Again."                                                                                                

Chris Tomlin and MercyMe

8 p.m., Aug. 21

Grammy winner Chris Tomlin is among the most well-known and influential artists in contemporary Christian music. With 11 albums, selling more than 3 million copies, his hits include “Your Grace is Enough,” “Our God,” and “At the Cross.”  Contemporary Christian rock group MercyMe has released eight studio albums, garnered 26 No. 1 Christian radio singles, and four mainstream radio hits with “I Can Only Imagine,” “Here With Me,” “Homesick” and “So Long Self.”                                                                                                                                                                                             

Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers and Blues Traveler

8 p.m., Aug. 22

Bruce Hornsby has focused on projects that sparked his creative interest during his two-and-a-half decade recording career, including collaborations with the Grateful Dead, Bela Fleck, and Bonnie Raitt. Hornsby’s performance with his six-piece band The Noisemakers will offer a glimpse of a restless spirit who continues to push forward into exciting new musical terrain.  Over the course of their 25-year career, Blues Traveler's 11 studio albums have sold more than 10 million copies. They received a Grammy Award for the hit "Run-Around." Other hits include "But Anyway," "100 Years," and "Hook." Their latest album, “Blow Up the Moon,” features collaborations with Hanson, Dirty Heads, Jewel and more.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

The Four Tops & The Temptations

8 p.m., Aug. 28

In 1990, with 24 Top 40 pop hits to their credit, The Four Tops were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Some of their biggest hits include: “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch),” “It’s The Same Old Song,” and “Reach Out I’ll Be There.”  For more than 40 years, The Temptations have prospered, and over the course of their career have had 83 charted Billboard U.S. singles and 44 Billboard Top 10 Hits including “My Girl,” “Ain’t Too Proud,” "Papa Was a Rolling Stone," and "I Can’t Get Next to You.”

About Biltmore

Located in Asheville, North Carolina, Biltmore was the vision of George W. Vanderbilt.  Designed by Richard Morris Hunt, America’s largest home is a 250-room French Renaissance chateau, exhibiting the Vanderbilt family’s original collection of furnishings, art and antiques.  Biltmore estate encompasses more than 8,000 acres including renowned gardens designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture.  Today, Biltmore has grown to include Antler Hill Village, which features the award-winning Winery and Antler Hill Farm; the four-star Inn on Biltmore Estate; Equestrian Center; numerous restaurants; event and meeting venues; and Biltmore For Your Home, the company’s licensed products division. To learn more about Biltmore, go to www.biltmore.com or call 877-BILTMORE."

- A Press Release

Acclaimed Asheville band Red June to perform at Triad Acoustic Stage

             

"Red June returns to Greensboro to perform downtown at Triad Acoustic Stage on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 8:00pm at Mack and Mack Clothing, 220 South Em Street, Greensboro, NC. Tickets (advance $22; day of show $25) available NOW at http://triadacousticstage.com/events.php

A powerful acoustic trio from Asheville featuring the talents of Will Straughan (resonator guitar, guitar, mandolin and vocals), Natalya Weinstein (fiddle and vocals) and John Cloyd Miller (mandolin, guitar and vocals), Red June is known for a dynamic, yet refined sound that features striking three-part harmonies, tasteful instrumental work, and honest, soulful songwriting that seamlessly blends bluegrass, old- time, country and American roots music. 

              Like their namesake heirloom apple variety, Red June has strong roots in the Appalachian tradition while constantly forging new musical ground.  The band recently released its third album, Ancient Dreams, on Organic Records in April 2014.  The new recording features all original songs from the band, highlighting their signature harmonies, emotive songwriting and impeccable musicianship.  The album was produced by Tim Surrett of the award-winning bluegrass band, Balsam Range.  Tim also contributed his stellar bass playing to Ancient Dreams.

              Will, Natalya and John are longtime friends who first jammed together at an Asheville music party in 2005.  In late 2008 they formed Red June and went on to release their debut album, Remember Me Well, in September 2010.  Remember Me Well was very well received, and was voted the #1 regional release of 2010 by the listeners of the Southeast’s premier independent radio station, WNCW.  The band continued to garner much attention with their follow-up recording, Beauty Will Come, released in June of 2012. 

              Red June has been capturing the hearts of audiences across the country and has performed at the renowned Music City Roots show in Nashville, TN as well as Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival, Suwannee Springfest and MerleFest."

- A Press Release

Buncombe County register of deeds willing to issue gay marriage licenses

Buncombe County Register of Deeds Drew Reisinger said in a press release this afternoon that he is willing to issue gay marriage licenses, accepting but not signing the licenses and asking Attorney General Roy Cooper to weigh in on the issue. Local residents, as part of a statewide campaign, plan to seek same-sex marriage licenses from Reisinger tomorrow. Efforts by the Campaign for Southern Equality in other North Carolina counties, including Guilford and Forsyth, have been turned down, though Guilford County Register of Deeds expressed his personal support for marriage equality. 

Reisinger's move puts Cooper, a Democrat, in an interesting position, particularly because he recently said that he will run for governor in 2016 (in fact, he made the statement in Buncombe County). Below is Reisinger's full press release. The Campaign for Southern Equality released a similar statement minutes later. 

"Buncombe County Register of Deeds Drew Reisinger will be the first government official in the South to seek approval to grant same-sex marriage licenses since the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act.

Reisinger will accept and hold same-sex marriage applications and push the question of equal marriage rights to the state’s chief legal adviser, Attorney General Roy Cooper.

“I will let each couple know that it is my hope to grant them a license, but I need to seek the North Carolina Attorney General’s approval," Reisinger said. "I have concerns about whether we are violating people's civil rights based on this summer's Supreme Court decision."

The Campaign for Southern Equality notified Reisinger that at least six same-sex couples would request marriage licenses Tuesday. Reisinger will allow the couples to complete and sign their applications. He will accept the applications but withhold his own signature.

“I will then let the Attorney General know that I would like to issue these couples licenses, but that I need his clarification on the laws of the state that seem to contradict the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution,” Reisinger said.

Tuesday will be the first time same-sex couples have requested marriage licenses from Reisinger since the June 26 Supreme Court decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act."