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Established in 1997, Jack of the Wood is one of downtown Asheville’s oldest pubs and the original home of Green Man Brewing. We serve a great selection of whiskeys, 18 rotating taps featuring local & international craft brews, and an award-winning menu of comfort food favorites & elevated pub fare. Known for our live music showcases, we host our long-running Old-Time Jam Wednesday evenings & our Bluegrass Jam hosted by Drew Matulich Thursday nights, featured local & touring bands Friday & Saturday nights, Nobody’s Darling String Band Saturday afternoons, The Bluegrass Boys on Sundays from noon until 2pm, and our traditional Irish sessions Sunday afternoons & evenings. Stop by to see why Jack’s is one of downtown Asheville’s most beloved gathering spots!

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THE WELL DRINKERS return to @jackofthewood TONIGHT SAT. 11/30 at 8pm to close out November for us on this chilly night with their progressive bluegrass & Americana music!

A consistent force in the Western NC bluegrass scene, the group combines the traditional roots of Appalachian music with progressive instrumentation, songwriting & subject matter. And they don’t shy away from bringing experimental jams, jazz, classical, Cajun, and reggae into their performances!

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Come warm up and enjoy the best pub food in town! Artichoke dip, crab cakes and shepherds pie will make your taste buds melt! 

Nobody’s Darlin’ String Band will be playing from 4-6pm and The Well Drinkers take the stage from 8-11 tonight! 
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We've got the perfect antidote to the cold weather blues TONIGHT — FRIDAY 11/29 — when BEN BALMER & his band return to the @jackofthewood stage at 8pm!

Originally hailing from Michigan, Ben learned the harmonica at 13 and quickly adding guitar to his repertoire before starting performing in clubs by age 16. In 2008, he hit the road, busking across the U.S. before settling in Austin for 14 years.

Based now in Asheville, Ben has been embracing the local scene, drawing inspiration from Asheville’s rich music heritage and mountain setting.

Performing across the Southeast, he plays from house concerts to songwriters festivals and most everything in between, and continues his involvement in the international harmonica community as a @seydel_harmonicas -endorsed artist.

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BAM-A-LAM will be rockin’ the house at @jackofthewood TONIGHT SATURDAY 11/23 from 8-11 pm, y’all!

Asheville music veterans JASON KREKEL (Krekel and Whoa, Sufi Brothers) & CRAIG KELBERG (Nelson’s Blood), who combined have performed with more bands and in more diverse genres than you can count on two hands, will be bringing you a hoppin’ night of lo-fi pop-n-roll that is like nothing y’all have ever heard—or seen!

This duo of guitar/drums one-man-band multi-dextrous rock-n-roll fire and standup bass acrobatics—with harmony singing—seems to use several more arms & heads (than the 4 & 2, respectively, that nature gave them) at once! Y’all don’t want to miss this one!

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