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Wcsl Asheville’s Harvest Records presented 40 liast Coast record dealers Sun­ day at the second Asheville Sound Swap, a six-hour used record fair, at The Grey liagle to make rare and out-of-print I.Ps, 45s and CDs available to music fans for a fair price. ■■'the CJrey F-'agle is the perfect location for a record fair," said Jacob Hlaisdcll, 24. an employee at Criminal Records in Atlanta who sold used records from his personal collection at Asheville Sound Swap. "The whole vibe was very open. Some girl asked me for an f,P, and I ended up giving away a stack full of recommendations” .Matt Schnable, co-owner of Harvest Records, said the Grey l.agle is an upgrade to the record store because of its different atmosphere. sat1*««V "( rhe (irey fiagle) puts a Katie Bachmeyer - Staff Photcwrapher new spin on buying and sell­ A music collector Itrowscs a box of used vinyl at Harvest Records at 415 Haywood Road in West Asheville (above). Harvest helped bring 40 East Coast record ing used music," ,Schnable ( ea ers to Asheville lor a record swap at the (irey Eagle on Sunday, The record fair brought many patrons to the music venue at 185 Clingman Ave., top right. said, “'rhe big, comfortable room with f(Mx,l, beer and live vironment for record dealers, as the film festival.” Capon nifies the resurgence in the Schnable said that inde­ l)Js provides an atmosphere "Criminal Records is their fan base, vinyl remains said. ‘The turnout was notice­ popularity of the vinyl format, pendent record labels have re­ that a typical fluorescent-lit huge," Hlaisdell said. "I met the most engaging listen­ ably bigger, with more record which many young people cently combined their down­ record store can't provide.” .Mark in Asheville, and we ing experience, according to vendors and a steady crowd prefer to digital formats. load relea.ses with their vinyl Schnable. Asheville Sound Swap is became friends talking about of like-minded film festival- “I like vinyl the best be­ releases. “I like the listening expe­ not like any other record fair music. 'I'here’s a certain inti­ goers and local Harvest fans cause of its superior sound Some labels offer down­ rience of LPs, because it’s an because of the strong commu­ macy about Harvest and the that stayed longer than last quality and its appeal to col­ load codes inside their vinyl involved process - flipping nity support behind Harvest surrounding music venues that spring’s crowd." Records, according to Hlais- lectors who treasure the value packaging that allow the con­ records and placing the needle we just can’t find in Atlanta. Record enthusiasts packed dell. of an original hard copy,” Ca­ sumer to obtain the album on­ are priceless to me,” Schnable Harvest invited me to the first into the Grey Eagle until the pon said. “However, I do still line for free after opening the said. “Unless the vinyl is ex­ "Your tyjiical record con­ Sound Swap last I'ebruary. event ended at 5 p.m., and vention consists of old guys buy more CDs because CDs vinyl sleeve. cessively scratched, analog and reserved a table for me at people lingered around after are a happy medium, both tan­ with a strict stigma about re­ this one," “Since last year, vinyl sound remains the best.” closing time still browsing at gible and convenient.” cord collecting," Hlaisdell Mark Capon, 28, co-owner has kept the upward trend,” Harvest had their own table records, according to Blai.s- There were a few used CD Schnable said. “A lot of labels said. “But. people gel excited of Harvest Records, said that dell. at the Sound Swap, but Capon about Harvest. Vendors at the stacks at the Sound Swap, but put download codes in the said they were not the best cross-promoting with the " Fhere were some pricey (irey fiagle try to keep things people barely touched them, LPs, allowing people to get a Asheville lilm Festival in­ rarities and box .sets,” Blais- sellers of the day. as cheap as possible to mini­ according to Capon. tangible di.se as well as a digi­ creased enthusiasm to draw dell said. “The cheap stuff was “We’re all about communi­ mi/e competition and generate “Vinyl sales at Harvest are tal copy that can be transferred a bigger crowd than the first the main attraction. There are ty,” Capon said. “Harvest was excitement among hipsters." through the roof, e.specially wherever they want. In this Asheville .Sound .Swap, which so many boxes full of $l-$3 not the best seller here. Our Hlaisdell, who works in new vinyl,” Capon .said. “We respect, vinyl is still growing Harvest pre.sented in Febru­ albums that it’s hard not to record picks were not heavily try to cover all price bases, in popularity, because it’s be­ Atlanta’s 6,()(H)-sq, feet re­ ary. shop." premeditated. We were more cord store, said that the .Sound especially at record fairs, with coming less old-fashioned.” "It was on the same week­ According to Capon, The focused on making the whole Swap is a more enjoyable en­ affordable LPs that are over Although technology offers end in the same neighborhood Asheville Sound Swap sig­ thing good rather than just 20 bucks anywhere else.” more ways for artists to reach Harvest.” Dresden Dolls singer performs theatrical solo music Annual Cherokee play

Erica Grabon Arts & Feature Writer “Twin Peaks.” features talent, heritage [email protected] “It’s my own music, but the Patricia Furnish who performed in the play tone remains similar to that Contributing Writer On Friday, Amanda Palmer were extras. Swimmer said. of the Dresden Dolls. I think ol the Dresden Dolls performs Autumn in Cherokee coun­ The cast is now 80 per­ fans will find the music similar at the Orange Peel with the try provides travelers with a cent enrolled members of sounding,” Palmer said. Danger F.nsemble from Aus­ colorful setting as they drive the tribe, and local Cherokee tralia. Palmer brings some of her along a winding road, cano­ play the main characters, he trademark styles, from her They are basically creating pied with tall trees whose said. burlesque performances to live theater during the show,” yellow and red leaves flicker Casting calls extend be­ her shaved eyebrows and the Palmer said, “It’s sort of like a against a cloudless blue sky. yond the reservation, howev­ three-dimensional stage show. designs she draws to replace A large, green billboard on them. er. Linda West, writer of the .Some ot it takes place within the side of the road presents third script and executive as­ the audience, .some of it takes “I first did it in college. I one sentence in white letters: sistant of the Cherokee His­ place in the balcony and some had one of those over-emo­ “Know our history.” torical Society, accompanied of it takes place on stage.” tional freak outs and shaved all Visitors discover street Swimmer as they searched Palmer came to know the my hair off, all the hair on my signs in English and Chero­ for actors. They traveled to Danger Ensemble in Austra­ body, just to see what would kee, newly-widened roads, the Unified Professional The­ lia while working with Ben happen and it looked so bad. the skeleton of a new parking atre Auditions in Memphis, Folds. especially being a bald chick deck and shiny hotel signs. with no eyebrows. I looked Tenn., then to the Southeast­ “The director is just this in­ The Trail of Tears stands like a complete alien. That ern Theatre Conference in credible young talented [xirson as a cornerstone of Cherokee who loves to do renegatie the­ was when I was about 20,” Chattanooga. history, one the tribe drama­ “I want professional, good ater, and he and I had a lot in Palmer said. tizes every year in an outdoor actors, not just to pick them common, and we just started Around age 25, Palmer took performance called “Unto because they’re of the tribe,” talking and decided to work part in a look-alike contest that These Hills.” required her to shave her eye­ Swimmer said. together,” Palmer said, “We Approaching its 60th an­ brows to gain a certain style He said there are few pro­ put on a stage show and got a niversary, the play begins FuOTO COt'RTE.SYORAMANDn^uIlER needed for the costume. fessionally-trained Cherokee group ot actors who are w illing with the arrival of Europeans to go on tour for this year.” Musician and theatrical performer Amanda Palmer of the “While they grew back in, I actors available, and he only and concludes with the U.S. Prior to this tour. Palmer Dresden Dolls revs up the crowd at one of her shows. Palmer started drawing them in and I saw two American Indian government’s forcible re­ traveled with Brian Viglione. performs at the Orange Peel Friday with collaborator Ben liked it .so much, I just kept do­ actors at the last audition in moval of the Cherokee from Folds to support her solo work. ing it and haven’t stopped for Memphis. the drummer of the Dresden their ancestral homeland in the past seven years,” Palmer Closed for the season, Dolls. Palmer was the lead the late 1830s. American In­ said. “It’s a little different the empty amphitheater of singer and pianist for the dian playwright Hanay Gei- band. 44 project every day.” Mountainside Theatre is un­ ogamah rewrote the script It s my own mu.sic, but the tone Palmer’s current album and der renovations for more The shows are often a mix in 2006, with far-reaching remains similar to that of the show began with her play­ comfortable seating. of burlesque and theatre as a changes that generated con­ result of Palmers’ years of the­ Dresden Dolls. 1 think fans will ing tunes in her bedroom and “It reminds me of the troversy. Eddie Swimmer, an atre experience. The music is tmd the miisie similar soundin® eventually she went into the Grand Canyon,” Swimmer O' enrolled member of the tribe, recording studio with Folds. said as he surveyed the hill­ described as a more neurotic directs a third version, which Billy Jix‘1. according to Palm­ A.m.and.x P.ai.mer With 12 tracks and of her side. contains parts of the original er. Singer/Songwriter own penmanship and with the Swimmer said in the fu­ script and the second. "Brian and 1 really burned help of the Danger Ensemble, ture, he hopes the theater will As native people, we’re each other out." the 32-year- the show remains true to the broaden its role. He said he more willing to under.stand old said. “We’ve been work­ just need a break." unique style of the Dresden imagines a traveling Ameri­ Viglione s drum accompani­ Dolls. our history from our own can Indian theater group that ing and traveling with each Palmer decided to w rite and ment. The title. “Who Killed people, not others. 'We want could train actors of all back­ other non-stop for the better record her ow n CD w ith songs Amanda Palmer," is a refer­ For more information go to to tell our own history now,” grounds and condense the part of six or seven years. We that did not necessarily require he said. ence to the 90s television show '''hokilledamandapalmer.com For decades the Cherokee See “Hills” Pag^