Music at Jack of the Wood

Asheville's Traditional Music Venue

Featuring Old Time, Bluegrass, Celtic, Roots/Americana, Cajun

Where Great Music Begins

Jack of the Wood has been fortunate to have had some really amazing musicians grace its stage over the years. From members of Flogging Molly & Dr. Dog, Shovels & Rope, Dick Dale, Southern Culture On The Skids, The Avett Brothers, The Blank Tapes, Steep Canyon Rangers, the Kruger Brothers of Switzerland and Mary Jane Lamond of Nova Scotia to Ralph Lewis and Mark Pruitt from our own back yard. We’ve hosted Old Crow Medicine Show, Warren Haynes Christmas Jam By Day, Brother, the Red Stick Ramblers, Colonel Bruce Hampton, Seven Nations, Old Blind Dogs and many more.

Check our event calendar and join us for weekly jam sessions!

Click here to email us about booking your band with Jack of the Wood.

Calendar

Live at The Pub

Upcoming | Archive: 2018 2017

Thu
21
Jun
2018
Jack of the Wood's Bluegrass Jam
7pm
A long running tradition at Jack of the Wood tradition on Thursdays.
The BlueGrass jam has a revolving roster of many local talented players and special guests each week.
Fri
22
Jun
2018
The Modern Strangers
9pm - $5 Entry
MODERN SRANGERS - An amazing Asheville-based band playing High-energy, toe-tapping, and accessible Rock music! A 4-piece combo of journeymen musicians, they takes their varied influences and form them into a JanglePop juggernaut with a mountain Twist. "There are few groups on the local scene that would classify as pop bands. Modern Strangers is among that elite camp. With catchy melodies and an infectious energy, they create a sound that feels as if it comes from another era" - Mountain Xpress

David Rogers - Vocals/Guitar, Courtney Cahill - Drums/Vocals, Alex Deutsch - Bass/Vocals, Troy Crossley - Guitar/Vocals

Modern Strangers - WEBSITE - FACEBOOK - TWITTER
Sat
23
Jun
2018
The Old Chevrolet Set with D.W. Doucet
8pm - $5 Entry
THE OLD CHEVROLET SET - Our main attraction ain't no Jet-Set band! Parrish Ellis and Laura Blackley perform old-school country duets (and play guitars) a la George and Tammy, Gram and Emmylou, and Loretta and Conway. Tom Pittman (host of WNCW’s Country Gold) plays pedal steel and the band is rounded out by a solid rhythm section comprised of Stephen Frankel on bass and Nate Pusateri on drums. Vocal harmonies swimming in pedal steel that you can dance to. George and Tammy would be proud.
Laura Blackley - Gtr & Vocals
Parrish Ellis - Lead Gtr & Vocals
Tom Pittman - Pedal Steel
Nate Pusiteri - Drums
Stephen Frankel - Bass

The Old Chevrolet Set - FACEBOOK
Opening the show is D.W. DOUCET - Mainly a punk rock musician throughout his early teens, D.W. found his inspiration for folk and blues music through first listening to Tom Waits while traveling through Death Valley with his father.Eventually finding comfort in playing as a one man band. D.W. found some chains on the side of the road which he wraps around his left foot to stomp. An old 1950's racing stripe suitcase, and an anvil made from a railroad track.. His music is from the heart of ghost towns, howling trains, and seeking peace and redemption by the riverside.

D.W. Doucet - WEBSITE - FACEBOOK
Sun
24
Jun
2018
Irish Celtic Jam @ 3pm + The Soggy Po Boys @ 9pm
3pm + 9pm
JACK's TRADITIONAL IRISH JAM SESSION @ 3pm
Stop in for the pub's long running Traditional Irish Celtic Jam each Sunday @ 3pm!
Enjoy $5 Bloody Marys & $15 bottles of Bubbly + OJ!
SOGGY PO BOY @ 9pm
FREE ENTRY!
A Sunday night concert special! Come see this brass fueled swinging jazz band that will stand the test of time! The Soggy Po’ Boys – so fresh, so clean (not too clean…), so rich, with some of the sexiest sounds alive!
The Soggy Po' Boys are: Eric Klaxton- Clarinet/Sop. Sax Zach Lange- Trumpet Nick Mainella- Tenor Saxophone Mike Effenberger- Piano Stu Dias- Guitar and Vocals Brett Gallo- Drums Nick Phaneuf- Bass
SOGGY PO BOYS - FACEBOOK - BANDCAMP
Mon
25
Jun
2018
QUIZZO Trivia @ 7:30pm + Open Mic @ 9pm
7pm + 9pm

Come test your knowledge and join us for QUIZZO Trivia night @ 7:30PM. Join a team or bring your own! Themed fun facts, speed rounds, & prizes + $3.50 well drinks all day!
Afterwards we have our OPEN MIC @ 9pm. Check out original songs from emerging musicians and spoken word from local artists.
Tue
26
Jun
2018
Cajun/Creole Jam Led by Trent Van Blaricom
7:00pm
Learn More about Trent and Joy

Cajun/Creole Jam Led by Trent Van Blaricom
An acoustic jam exploring Cajun and Creole dance favorites. Rhythm and attention to Cajun French lyrics are important for that dance hall sound. Folks are welcome to sing and play along. The jam will be led by Joy Moser and Trent Van Blaricom and others who will help structure some of the tunes and lyrics to help build a jam repetoire. If you don't play or sing, you can always have fun dancing a two step and waltz!
No cover charge, but generous tips for the band are always welcomed!
Wed
27
Jun
2018
Old Time Jam Session
5:00pm - Free Entry

The pub's Old-Time Jam is a proud tradition at Jack's for the past 14 years! Our players come from all over WNC to be part of this legendary session. It's a great session for sitting back, enjoying a beverage, and time with friends.
Learn more about the tradition of "Old-Time Music" - Check out this great intro on the Blue Ridge Music Trails website. Click here.
Thu
28
Jun
2018
Jack of the Wood's Bluegrass Jam
7pm
A long running tradition at Jack of the Wood tradition on Thursdays.
The BlueGrass jam has a revolving roster of many local talented players and special guests each week.
Fri
29
Jun
2018
Jarvis Jenkins Band
9pm - $5 Entry
Jarvis Jenkins Band has since made Asheville, NC it’s mountain home where they have quickly become the tightest and most atomic incarnation of this band to date. They bring an original musical gumbo of blues, jazz, rock, and psychedelia in the spirit of influences such as The Allman Brothers, Dixie Dreggs, Government Mule, and many others.
Stu Benjamin: Slide Guitar/Vocals, Marcel Anton: Guitars/Vocals, JD Smith: Bass/Vocals, Wes Grindstaff : Drums/ Vocals, Brad Kurtioff/ Kenboards

Jarvis Jenkins Band - WEBSITE - FACEBOOK
Sat
30
Jun
2018
Don Merckle and The Blacksmiths
9pm - $5 Entry

A darkly honest and wry singer/songwriter out of Charleston, South Carolina, Don Merckle’s tunes have one foot in the foot-stompin' Celtic punk of The Pogues and Dropkick Murphy’s and another firmly planted in the alt-country tradition popularized by Uncle Tupelo, Whiskeytown, and the Drive-by Truckers, capable of both rock and roll growl and smoky barroom introspection. In the past, he's led the popular Appalachian/Irish-indebted outfit Loch Ness Johnny as well as co-fronted the rambunctious alt-country leaning American Gun, and between the two bands he's served as an opening act for Drivin' N Cryin', Lucero, Shooter Jennings, The Avett Brothers, and Cracker. His latest backing band, The Blacksmiths, deftly mix the disparate approaches of his previous acts into a sound and feel that ably captures the ineffable blend of roots music and rock and roll at the heart of Merckle's songs.
Don Merckle and The BLACKSMITHS - WEBSITE - FACEBOOK
Sun
01
Jul
2018
Traditional Irish Celtic Jam Session 3pm followed by Chill Tones w/Teso
3pm
JACK's TRADITIONAL IRISH JAM SESSION!
Stop in for the pub's long running Traditional Irish Celtic Jam each Sunday @ 3pm.

The jam is followed up by Chill Tones with Teso who will to take you into evening.

Enjoy $5 Bloody Marys & $15 bottles of Bubbly + OJ!
Mon
02
Jul
2018
QUIZZO Trivia @ 7:30pm + Open Mic @ 9:30pm
7:30pm + 9:30pm

Come test your knowledge and join us for QUIZZO Trivia night @ 7:30PM. Join a team or bring your own! Themed fun facts, speed rounds, & prizes + $3.50 well drinks all day!
OPEN MIC starts at 9:30pm. Check out some original songs & spoken word from emerging Asheville musicians and local artists.
Tue
03
Jul
2018
Nikki Talley on Industry Night!
7pm - No Cover!
Nikki Talley long time Jack of the Wood & Asheville favorite and extremely talented songsmith hailing from the mountains of western North Carolina, it’s only fitting that her songs are as eclectic as the state that boasts the mountains and the sea. Along with her guitar & clawhammer style banjo, her musical partner & husband Jason Sharp adds resonant lush guitar tones as well as harmonies to round out the duo’s sound.
“Nikki Talley has traveled a lot of miles these past few years and called numerous places home, but we in Western NC still want to claim her as one of the area’s finest singer-songwriters. Always genuine and down to earth, she and her partner Jason Sharp deliver her latest songs on Out From the Harbor in a beautiful, laid-back style — just in time for a beautiful, laid-back summer.“ -Martin Anderson WNCW Music Director & Host
"Talley’s always silken, yet adaptable voice is on full display on this album, whispering sweet nothings to the listener on some songs, belting out her passion with full desperate power on others and crooning out her heartache honky-tonk style." –Bold Life Magazine
NIKKI TALLEY - WEBSITE - FACEBOOK
Don't forget to enjoy our drink and food specials every Tuesday - made for our hard working friends in the service industry but enjoyed by all!
We have $6 PBR+Well Shots to cure your thirst and $10 PBR+Carolina Elk Dogs+Pub Fries to fix your hunger!
Wed
04
Jul
2018
Old Time Jam @ 5pm + Teddy & The Rough Riders @ 8pm
5:00pm + 8pm -
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Come enjoy the pub's Old-Time Jam - it's a proud tradition at Jack's for over the past 20 years! Our players come from all over WNC to be part of this legendary session starting @ 5pm.
....then come get down and get wild with Teddy and the Rough Riders!
There's nothing more American than rocking out your July 4th with
an amazing country & Rock 'n Roll band out of Nashville, TN!
SHOW @ 9pm! NO ENTRY FEE!
Thu
05
Jul
2018
Jack of the Wood's Bluegrass Jam
7pm
A long running tradition at Jack of the Wood tradition on Thursdays.
The BlueGrass jam has a revolving roster of many local talented players and special guests each week.
Fri
06
Jul
2018
Thunderosa
9pm - $5 Entry

THUNDEROSA - Est.1997.....and still wreckin' the joint. Come Party & Dance to some Rock, Heavy blues, Southern rock, Boogie, & Stomp! Today, THUNDEROSA is bigger and badder than ever, still up to the old tricks, and having some new ones too. Older, wiser, and always ready to fight the good fight with 100% pure rock and roll stomp laid out at every show. With thousands of miles under their collective belts and just as many friends, family and fans!

Thunderosa - WEBSITE - FACEBOOK - YOUTUBE
Sat
07
Jul
2018
Woody Pines
9pm - $8 Entry
WOODY PINES - If you’re wondering where the music of Nashville troubadour WOODY PINES comes from, look to the streets. It was on the streets as a professionalbusker that Woody first cut his teeth, drawing liberally from the lost back alley anthems and scratchy old 78s of American roots music, whether country blues, jugband, hokum, or hillbilly. Heavy rollicking street performances are the key to some of today’s best roots bands, like Old Crow Medicine Show (Woody and OCMS’ Gill Landry used to tour the country in their own jugband), and they’re the key to Woody’s intensely catchy rhythms, jumpy lyrics, and wildly delirious sense of fun. Woody traveled all over the streets of this country, road testing his songs, drawing from the catchiest elements of the music he loved and adding in hopped- up vintage electrification to get that old country dancehall sound down right.
Woody Pines - WEBSITE - FACEBOOK - YOUTUBE
Sun
08
Jul
2018
Traditional Irish Celtic Jam Session 3pm followed by Chill Tones w/Teso
3pm & Evening
JACK's TRADITIONAL IRISH JAM SESSION!
Stop in for the pub's long running Traditional Irish Celtic Jam each Sunday @ 3pm.

The jam is followed up by Chill Tones with Teso who will to take you into evening.

Enjoy $5 Bloody Marys & $15 bottles of Bubbly + OJ!
Mon
09
Jul
2018
QUIZZO Trivia @ 7:30pm + Open Mic @ 9:30pm
7:30pm + 9:30pm

Come test your knowledge and join us for QUIZZO Trivia night @ 7:30PM. Join a team or bring your own! Themed fun facts, speed rounds, & prizes + $3.50 well drinks all day!
OPEN MIC starts at 9:30pm. Check out some original songs & spoken word from emerging Asheville musicians and local artists.
Tue
10
Jul
2018
Honky Tonk Jam
7:00 PM

HONKY TONK JAM
An acoustic jam exploring the roots of Honky Tonk and early Country music. Folks are welcome to sing along and play. This jam will be led by Asheville's own Tom Pittman and others who will help structure some of the tunes to get everyone up and dancing on the dance floor. Texas two step and waltz !! Yee-haw !!
No cover charge, but generous tips for the band are always welcomed!
Wed
11
Jul
2018
Old Time Jam Session
5:00pm - Free Entry

The pub's Old-Time Jam is a proud tradition at Jack's for the past 14 years! Our players come from all over WNC to be part of this legendary session. It's a great session for sitting back, enjoying a beverage, and time with friends.
Learn more about the tradition of "Old-Time Music" - Check out this great intro on the Blue Ridge Music Trails website. Click here.
Thu
12
Jul
2018
Jack of the Wood's Bluegrass Jam
7pm
A long running tradition at Jack of the Wood tradition on Thursdays.
The BlueGrass jam has a revolving roster of many local talented players and special guests each week.
Fri
13
Jul
2018
Uncle Ben's Remedy
9pm - $5 Entry
UNCLE BEN'S REMEDY - The sound of Uncle Ben’s Remedy is rooted in the small towns of western New York, where community still matters and music is a part of every event. Uncle Ben’s Remedy is Ben Westlund, Harmony Griffin, Shawn Huestis, Brendan O’Connor and Jimmy Royce, playing all sorts of traditional and rock n’ roll instruments and stomping the floors; all while singing their hearts out in service to the song.
For UBR, the real magic happens when their blend of original songs and cover tunes bring audiences to their feet to dance and clap their hands. So join them at Jack of the Woods - and we'll bet you can’t resist stomping your feet and singing along!!!

UNCLE BEN'S REMEDY - WEBSITE - FACEBOOK
Sat
14
Jul
2018
Big Dawg Slingshot
9:00pm - $5

In the great port of New Orleans, standing at the crossroads where country meets jazz, the Big Dawg Slingshots will chase your blues away with their irresistible energy and memorizing swing rhythms. A delightful concoction of pre-war Dixieland, Viper Jazz and down home fiddle melodies

BIG DAWG SLINGSHOTS - FACEBOOK - BANDCAMP
Sun
15
Jul
2018
Traditional Irish Celtic Jam Session 3pm followed by Chill Tones w/Teso
3pm & Evening
JACK's TRADITIONAL IRISH JAM SESSION!
Stop in for the pub's long running Traditional Irish Celtic Jam each Sunday @ 3pm.

The jam is followed up by Chill Tones with Teso who will to take you into evening.

Enjoy $5 Bloody Marys & $15 bottles of Bubbly + OJ!
Mon
16
Jul
2018
QUIZZO Trivia @ 7:30pm + Open Mic @ 9:30pm
7:30pm + 9:30pm

Come test your knowledge and join us for QUIZZO Trivia night @ 7:30PM. Join a team or bring your own! Themed fun facts, speed rounds, & prizes + $3.50 well drinks all day!

OPEN MIC starts at 9:30pm. Check out some original songs & spoken word from emerging Asheville musicians and local artists.
Wed
18
Jul
2018
Old Time Jam Session
5:00pm - Free Entry

The pub's Old-Time Jam is a proud tradition at Jack's for the past 14 years! Our players come from all over WNC to be part of this legendary session. It's a great session for sitting back, enjoying a beverage, and time with friends.
Learn more about the tradition of "Old-Time Music" - Check out this great intro on the Blue Ridge Music Trails website. Click here.
Thu
19
Jul
2018
Jack of the Wood's Bluegrass Jam
7pm
A long running tradition at Jack of the Wood tradition on Thursdays.
The BlueGrass jam has a revolving roster of many local talented players and special guests each week.
Fri
20
Jul
2018
West End String Band
9pm - $5 Entry
Sat
21
Jul
2018
Chelsea Lovitt & Boys
9pm - $5 Entry
Sun
22
Jul
2018
Traditional Irish Celtic Jam Session 3pm followed by Chill Tones w/Teso
3pm & Evening
JACK's TRADITIONAL IRISH JAM SESSION!
Stop in for the pub's long running Traditional Irish Celtic Jam each Sunday @ 3pm.

The jam is followed up by Chill Tones with Teso who will to take you into evening.

Enjoy $5 Bloody Marys & $15 bottles of Bubbly + OJ!
Mon
23
Jul
2018
QUIZZO Trivia @ 7:30pm + Open Mic @ 9:30pm
7:30pm + 9:30pm

Come test your knowledge and join us for QUIZZO Trivia night @ 7:30PM. Join a team or bring your own! Themed fun facts, speed rounds, & prizes + $3.50 well drinks all day!
OPEN MIC starts at 9:30pm. Check out some original songs & spoken word from emerging Asheville musicians and local artists.
Tue
24
Jul
2018
Cajun/Creole Jam Led by Trent Van Blaricom
7:00pm
Learn More about Trent and Joy

Cajun/Creole Jam Led by Trent Van Blaricom
An acoustic jam exploring Cajun and Creole dance favorites. Rhythm and attention to Cajun French lyrics are important for that dance hall sound. Folks are welcome to sing and play along. The jam will be led by Joy Moser and Trent Van Blaricom and others who will help structure some of the tunes and lyrics to help build a jam repetoire. If you don't play or sing, you can always have fun dancing a two step and waltz!
No cover charge, but generous tips for the band are always welcomed!
Wed
25
Jul
2018
Old Time Jam Session
5:00pm - Free Entry

The pub's Old-Time Jam is a proud tradition at Jack's for the past 14 years! Our players come from all over WNC to be part of this legendary session. It's a great session for sitting back, enjoying a beverage, and time with friends.
Learn more about the tradition of "Old-Time Music" - Check out this great intro on the Blue Ridge Music Trails website. Click here.
Thu
26
Jul
2018
Jack of the Wood's Bluegrass Jam
7pm
A long running tradition at Jack of the Wood tradition on Thursdays.
The BlueGrass jam has a revolving roster of many local talented players and special guests each week.
Fri
27
Jul
2018
The Carmonas
9pm - $5 Entry
Sat
28
Jul
2018
The Big EZ's
9pm - $5 Entry
Sun
29
Jul
2018
Traditional Irish Celtic Jam Session 3pm followed by Chill Tones w/Teso
3pm & Evening
JACK's TRADITIONAL IRISH JAM SESSION!
Stop in for the pub's long running Traditional Irish Celtic Jam each Sunday @ 3pm.

The jam is followed up by Chill Tones with Teso who will to take you into evening.

Enjoy $5 Bloody Marys & $15 bottles of Bubbly + OJ!
Mon
30
Jul
2018
Cajun/Creole Jam Led by Trent Van Blaricom
7:00pm
Learn More about Trent and Joy

Cajun/Creole Jam Led by Trent Van Blaricom
An acoustic jam exploring Cajun and Creole dance favorites. Rhythm and attention to Cajun French lyrics are important for that dance hall sound. Folks are welcome to sing and play along. The jam will be led by Joy Moser and Trent Van Blaricom and others who will help structure some of the tunes and lyrics to help build a jam repetoire. If you don't play or sing, you can always have fun dancing a two step and waltz!
No cover charge, but generous tips for the band are always welcomed!
Fri
03
Aug
2018
Fort Defiance
9pm - $5 Entry
Sat
04
Aug
2018
Music to be announced...
Fri
10
Aug
2018
Shane Pruitt Band
9:00pm - $5 Entry
High energy Gospel, Blues and Rock and Roll!

Spartanburg’s instrumentalist of the year for 8 years and running, Shane Pruitt is a staple of the music scene in the upstate. Touring relentlessly with The Shane Pruitt Band, and performing as a feature artist with such acts as The Marshall Tucker Band, The Lee Boys, Flannel Church featuring Duane Trucks, Jeff Sipe, Ike Stubblefield, Yonrico Scott and many more, Shane Pruitt has earned his mark as THE up-and-coming guitarist in the southeast through undeniable hard work.

SHANE PRUITT BAND -WEBSITE - FACEBOOK - REVERBNATION
Sat
11
Aug
2018
Music to be announced...