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Beat from the Street (September 12th, 2017)

September 13, 2017September 16, 2017 Bailey Reinhardt 0 Comments Asheville, beat from the street, colour photography, downtown, Dusty Albinger, interview, Larisa Karr, nc, North Carolina, photography, portrait photography, Q & A, United States, US, USA

Larisa Karr Managing Editor lakarr@unca.edu Tyler Monroe-Karen, 24, jack-of-all-trades, originally from Gainesville, Florida What is your profession? “Everything.”

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Beat from the street (April 25, 2017)

April 30, 2017 Larisa Karr 0 Comments 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 Comments 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 Comments 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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Stand with Standing Rock: Rally in Asheville focuses on Dakota Access Pipeline

February 8, 2017February 10, 2017 Larisa Karr 2 Comments Asheville, Dakota Access Pipeline, Dakota pipeline, Donald Trump, keystone pipeline, Larisa Karr, nc, news, North Carolina, North Dakota, oil, pipeline, politics, Standing Rock, Standing Rock Sioux, United States, water

In Asheville, a large group of individuals gathered at Vance Monument to express solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux. They stand firmly against the North Dakota Pipeline that President Donald Trump is eager to push forth.

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Beat From the Street (April 20, 2016)

April 20, 2016 Larisa Karr 0 Comments arts and features, Asheville, Asheville style, avl, beat from the street, colour photo, diversity, dog, downtown, downtown Asheville, fashion, interview, Larisa Karr, local, Megan Authement, nc, North Carolina, outside, photo, Pritchard Park, profile, style, wnc

Alan Crenshaw, 60, former computer technician from Houston “I’ve got no toes now. I’m toeless.” How did that happen? “Diabetes.

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Music Video Asheville showcases musicians via alternative medium

April 20, 2016 Larisa Karr 0 Comments art, Asheville, Asheville style, avl, awards, concert, creativity, Diana Wortham Theatre, diversity, downtown Asheville, fashion, film, filmmaking, Kaytee Weidenfeld, local, music, music video, Music Video Asheville, nc, news, North Carolina, photo, theatre, UNC Asheville, unca, uncavl, wnc

Kaytee Weidenfeld Contributor kweidenfeld@unca.edu The social media revolution has created rapid change for the music industry. Chris “The Professor” Tegge