beat from the street – The Blue Banner

Beat from the street (April 25, 2017)

April 30, 2017 Larisa Karr 0 Comment art, Asheville, beat from the street, colour photography, downtown, drawing, interview, landscapes, Larisa Karr, Michaela Hall, nc, North Carolina, photography, portrait photography, Q & A, United States, USA

Wesley Joines is an Asheville-based artist who enjoys crafting intricate landscapes of the city. He also speaks out about what the town’s growing tourism boom.

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Beat From the Street (April 17th, 2017)

April 23, 2017April 23, 2017 Larisa Karr 1 Comment arts and features, Asheville, Asheville style, avl, beat from the street, diversity, Dusty Albinger, fashion, Larisa Karr, local, nc, North Carolina, photography, profile, wnc

Derek Welch was originally a journalist who found himself prone to kicking along the roads in the Lower 48. Brett Morgan and Ashley Dillingham believe Asheville isn’t as freaky as it used to be.

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Beat From the Street (April 10th, 2017)

April 23, 2017April 23, 2017 Larisa Karr 1 Comment art, Asheville, banjo, beat from the street, colour photography, downtown, Dusty Albinger, Larisa Karr, music, nc, North Carolina, photography

Chris D’Andrea is a live artist who brings his colorful portraitures all throughout the country. Krischan Winters is a travelling musician who has had some interesting experiences on boxcars.

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Beat from the street (March 28th, 2017)

April 1, 2017April 10, 2017 Larisa Karr 0 Comment Asheville, beat from the street, colour photography, Larisa Karr, musicians, nc, North Carolina, photography, street musicians, street photography

Squid Ward and Jam Sesh, otherwise known as the duo Velvet Alley, are two brothers who are intent on bringing positivity into the world. They also single-handedly may have coined the genre “pirate rock.”

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Beat from the street (March 7, 2017)

March 7, 2017 Larisa Karr 0 Comment Asheville, beat from the street, colour photography, Dusty Albinger, interviews, nc, North Carolina, photography, Q & A, street, street photography, United States, USA

Nancy Alexander was couped up in a house for five weeks with just a dog and the Internet. TJ Nickerson is inspired by Ernest Hemingway and classic rock-and-roll.

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Beat From the Street (February 21, 2017)

February 21, 2017 Larisa Karr 0 Comment beat from the street, colour photo, Dusty Albinger, Larisa Karr, outside, people, photography, street, street photography

This week, we tracked down an artist who goes by the name ‘G-Rock.’ We also met Danny Arnette, a musician with an unbridled love for the city of Asheville.

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Beat From the Street (February 2nd, 2017)

February 8, 2017February 8, 2017 Larisa Karr 0 Comment beat from the street, colour photo, Dusty Albinger, Larisa Karr, outside, people, photography, street, street photography

Maura Cecille Clay is a mental health worker. Brandon “Dawg” Teague is a comedian with, well, um, slightly offbeat jokes.

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Beat from the street (January 31, 2017)

February 2, 2017February 3, 2017 Larisa Karr 0 Comment beat from the street, colour photography, Donald Trump, Inauguration, Larisa Karr, photography, street, United States, Washington DC, women's march

We talked to a Trump supporter and a Trump protester on the weekend on January 20-21.

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Beat from the Street (November 15, 2016)

November 17, 2016 Lee Eliott 0 Comment beat from the street, bfts

Each week, news editor Larisa Karr hits downtown Asheville in search of the unique characters that give Asheville its signature flair. This week she met up with a Trump supporting busker and an anarchist artist.