FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

NO cover, NO dress code, NO mean people….just a great jukebox, delicious brews, awesome bartenders and friendly folks. Come on out and spend the night on the town in Black Mountain. Enjoy a game of darts and our new back deck.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

Copper Kettle Bluegrass is in the house only $5. Get a taste of this down home mountain music. Don’t miss it.

Band members include Fred Skellenger Mandolin/vocals, Justin Eisenman – Guitar/Vocals, Kevin Sluder – Bass and Vocals and Tim Gardner – Fiddle

THESE GUYS ARE A LOCAL ASHEVILLE BAND SOME COME SUPPORT LOCAL MUSICIANS

Read more: http://www.myspace.com/copperkettleband#ixzz0yV8m3o7F

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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

$1.50 Beer Special in honor of the Lord’s day.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

$1 Beer Special Avoid labor on Labor Day! Join us at The Pump.

Join The Town Pump Tavern family for our Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting on Tuesday August 31, 2010 at 5 PM.

Come enjoy drink specials, appetizers and local business networking. Check out the new smoke-free Town Pump and relax on our back deck. Our list of local beer has expanded and our upcoming calendar of live music features some incredibly talented local and national acts.

AT 7:30 GET READY FOR TRIVIA NIGHT @ THE PUMP!

Take your shot at winning great prizes if you dare! August 31st starting at 7:30 pm TPT brings back Trivia Night. Celebrate, network and then have some real fun.

We look forward to seeing you!

Wednesday, August 25
Open Mic Night w/ David Bryan

TPT has a weekly open mic, hosted by David Bryan. Dazzle us with your talent. Bring your friends. Enjoy local brews, darts, the back porch, and great conversation! We are always looking for new talent at The Pump.

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Thursday, August 26

James Richards w/Kyle Richards

A classically trained singer steeped in self-described acousticfunkgrass, Richards looks to Lightnin’ Hopkins, Otis Redding, and Peter Gabriel among others for inspiration. He has shared stages with Peggy Seeger, Stacy Earle and Mark Stuart, Ellis Paul, and David Lamotte among many others.

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Friday, August 27

Matt Urmy w/Leticia Wolf

Matt Urmy is a New World poet. His performances weave listeners between the gritty free verse of the 1960’s and smoking folk-country blues.
Leticia Wolf is an artist, writer and performer whose musical style has developed from eclectic combinations like Nirvana to James Taylor and Johnny Cash to the The Beatles.

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Saturday, August 28

Luke Edwards and Tater Family Circus

Music has always has been Luke Edwards’ life. Covering everything from heavy metal to bluegrass, his most successful efforts include the ’90s metal band Animal Bag. As a solo artist and with the Tater Family Travelling Circus, Edwards is sure to please.

Tuesday, August 31 TRIVIA NIGHT @ THE TOWN PUMP TAVERN

Join us for the second August evening of Trivia at the Town Pump Tavern. We start early since it is the middle of the week at 7 PM, but take your chances and win great prizes.

Don’t forget about our $1.50 Bud Light Special on Sundays and our $1 PBR Special on Mondays!

AUGUST 10, 2010 LETTERS TO ABIGALE (SINGER SONGWRITER-PLAYIN’ FOR TIPS)

Join us for an evening of local music at no cost. Come on in for a delicious brew and hear the sounds of Letters to Abigale.

AUGUST 11, 2010 OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH DAVID BRYAN

Our kickas* weekly open mic with David Bryan is an event no local musician should miss. Come on out and bring your instruments, your voice and your friends. Enjoy local brews, darts, the back porch and great conversation! We are always looking for new talent at The Pump.

AUGUST 12, 2010 NARROW GAUGE BLUEGRASS

While rooted in tradition, Ashleigh Caudill & Narrow Gauge bring a fresh, young and energetic perspective to the music, drawing in traditionalists and new listeners alike. Featuring Ashleigh’s original works, unparalleled family harmonies and masterful instrumentals, they will no doubt dazzle your audience and leave them begging for one more song!

Read more: http://www.myspace.com/narrowgaugebluegrass

AUGUST 13, 2010 BAYOU DIESEL

Bayou Diesel is the only working cajun/zydeco/Louisiana style dance band in the Asheville/Western North Carolina area. We play all types of highly danceable Mardi Gras music at anytime of the year. Performing both traditional and progressive cajun and zydeco music, we also like good ol’ rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and family friendly all-access approach to our shows. 2009 will bring changes and more emphasis on zydeco. Lais…sez les bon temps rouler!

http://www.myspace.com/bayoudiesel

AUGUST 14, 2010 BING FUTCH

Bing Futch is a musician whose primary instrument is the mountain dulcimer. He’s composed and produced soundtracks for film, theater, television, and themed attractions. He is the grandson of the late boxing hall-of-famer Eddie Futch.

“So much more than ‘Bob Marley’ with a dulcimer”, Steve Wildsmith (The Daily Times)

http://www.myspace.com/bingfutch

Wednesday, August 18
Open Mic Night w/ David Bryan

No local performer should miss TPT’s weekly open mic with David Bryan. Come on out and bring your talents and your friends. Enjoy local brews, darts, the back porch, and great conversation! We are always looking for new talent at The Pump.

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Thursday, August 19

Miriam Allen

One part fun, one part social conscience, and one part quirk; dancer/singer/composer/multi-instrumentalist whose influences come from having lived and traveled for years in South America and from having performed in Argentina, Cuba, Ecuador, and Mexico.

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Friday, August 20

Wink Keziah

From the honky-tonk heavy vibe to one that is more balanced between the raucous and the spiritual, this man’s got it goin’ on.

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Saturday, August 21

George Terry

Eric Clapton recorded three of Terry’s songs, “Mainline Florida”, “Lay Down Sally”, “Don’t Blame Me”. Terry was a member of Clapton’s studio and touring band until 1979.

Don’t forget about our $1.50 Bud Light Special on Sundays and our $1 PBR Special on Mondays!

July 28, 2010 OPEN MIC NIGHT

Our weekly Open Mic event featuring by our awesome MC David Bryan. Come and get your chance to perform on the Town Pump stage, Black Mountain’s oldest tavern. The festivities begin each week at 8:30 pm. Bring your voice, instruments or just your dancing shoes. Support local music and local BEER!

July 29, 2010 UTAH GREEN

From the hills of western North Carolina, Utah Green follows her heart and soul on the musical journey that she has undertaken. Offering her passion for life’s experiences and the songs that come as a result of them, Green’s soulful folk sound has been heard from Asheville, North Carolina to Ketchikan, Alaska; New Orleans, Louisiana to San Cristobal de Las Casas in Mexico.

Her lighthearted sound and appreciation for traditional m…ountain and sea songs, Utah is a song painter, a story singer, a smile maker, and a tearjerker. Influenced by people of all walks, Utah finds inspiration through travel and performance. She seeks to communicate her stories through songs and smiling eyes.

http://www.myspace.com/greenutah

July 30, 2010 MIC HARRISON & THE HIGH SCORE

Country Music from Knoxville,TN

Music that anyone who’s ever held down a job and relied on music for spiritual release can relate to.
Harrison’s new album “On The Right Side of The Grass” is about the kind of characters who know that any day that you can look forward to a soft bed rather than a dirt nap is a blessing. When Harrison sings about having nothing but “a pocket full of sawdust” the former sawmill employee knows exactly …what he’s singing about. The subject of “He Gets High” is that guy everyone has worked with at least once: the man who “never missed a day of work” and never spent a day completely sober either — “he gets high, but he gets by.”

http://www.myspace.com/micharrison

July 31, 2010 SAM LEWIS

Information coming soon!

Don’t forget about our $1.50 Bud Light Special on Sundays and our $1 PBR Special on Mondays!

July 21, 2010 OPEN MIC NIGHT

Our weekly Open Mic event featuring by our awesome MC David Bryan. Come and get your chance to perform on the Town Pump stage, Black Mountain’s oldest tavern. The festivities begin each week at 8:30 pm. Bring your voice, instruments or just your dancing shoes. Support local music and local BEER!

July 22, 2010 JOSH EAGLE & THE HARVEST CITY

Coming to the stage Thursday night at 8:30 pm Josh Eagle and The Harvest City are a community of four. Inspired by the days living alive and well and the honest music of then and now. The Southern Ohio natives are the earnest, dutiful craftsmen that are rare to find these days, as all are from varied musical back rounds.

“When Eagle begins finger picking, you can almost instantly pinpoint his musical influences – perhaps best described as a fusion of Neil Young and Nick Dra…ke…with soft, resounding harmonicas that amplify the emotional anguish Eagle experienced.”- Thomas Smith, The News Record

Read more: http://www.myspace.com/joshuameagle#ixzz0ttCG7OlD

July 23, 2010 L SHAPE LOT

Friday at 8:30 pm we are proud to welcome L Shape Lot to the Town Pump stage in Black Mountain!
“Their music is a laid-back mix of Americana, a loose blend of folk and bluegrass with rich harmonies. They’ve got a solid body of originals that moves from country sing-alongs and barroom stompers to narrative stories with great hooks. And best of all, they groove together like a band that’s been playing together for years. ” DB – High Country News

Read more: http://www.myspace.com/lshapelot#ixzz0ttCbukEj

July 24, 2010 NED VAN GO

Saturday July 24th Ned Van Go will be rockin’ the house at The Town Pump. This ragged crew of small town rockers is back with their 4th release-“Heartbroke City”. Blending rock, folk, and mountain music, “Heartbroke City” is a record that reeks of angst, bleeds of injustice and heartbreak, and screams for salvation. Inspired by the simple, poignant struggles of the everyman, these are working class songs from a working class band living in a disaffected, commercialized world.

Read more: http://www.mysp…ace.com/nedvango#ixzz0ttDkmF1x