April 24, 2024
Malaprop’s Bookstore / Café presents: Tom Maxwell author event and Q&A led by Mark Capon of Harvest Records. Wednesday, April 17, at 7 p.m. Doors at 6 p.m. Free event! Malaprop’s will be onsite selling books. Maxwell’s book, A Really Strange and Wonderful Time, is... View Article
Aoife O’Donovan’s first self-produced LP, All My Friends, comes out March 22. It’s available in four vinyl variants — opaque violet, opaque yellow, opaque green, and opaque deep purple — all proudly pressed at Citizen Vinyl for Yep Roc. The album is inspired by the... View Article
Drum Major Instinct (Jeff Arnal on percussion and Curt Cloninger on modular synthesizer) gives a special free performance at Citizen Vinyl on Saturday, March 16. Doors at 1:30, show at 2 p.m. Jeff and Curt had known each other for a while, but it was... View Article
If you’ve been to Citizen Vinyl in the past six months, you’ve probably noticed the exhibition of large-form porcelain vases — inspired by Greek vessels for storing oil — featuring a variety of portraits of rock stars. These were created by Anja Bartels and her... View Article
Listen To This: Stories and More on Stage brings us another edition of its renowned storytelling series on Thursday, February 29, 6:30-9:30 p.m. This month’s theme is: That Night a DJ Saved My Life: True Tales of Times When Music Made a Difference. The event... View Article
Singer-songwriter and folk musician Sally Anne Morgan chatted with Citizen Vinyl in advance of her upcoming show on the Citizen Vinyl stage. The concert takes place on Thursday, February 22, 7 p.m. Ritka opens. Find tickets and more info here. Sally Anne Morgan’s rich, intimate... View Article
Just released on February 2, Nico’s iconic post-Velvet Underground return to rock gets a re-issue from Sundazed Records. The new Kevin Gray cut of Drama of Exile is available as a lavender LP, proudly pressed at Citizen Vinyl. The album is available at Coda. Of... View Article
Mutual Benefit is the chamber folk project of Brooklyn songwriter Jordan Lee. For more than a decade, he has crafted pop experiments that are uniquely comforting but willing to stare down life’s more difficult existential quandaries. His lush songwriting is often pieced together over several... View Article
Ride the free ArtsAVL Trolley linking the Downtown and River Arts Districts with two overlapping loops every Second Saturday from 12-6 pm. Citizen Vinyl is excited to be an official stop on the Downtown Loop: Hop off across from the Grove Arcade and explore so... View Article
The Citizen Vinyl team weighs in on their top albums from the past year. If your top pick is not on this list, we’d love to hear about it! Seth Alder — The Record by Boygenius Liza Allen — Powders by Eartheater Jasper Lesly —... View Article
Coda has a perfect holiday gift for the record and art lover: Freshly pressed splatter vinyl for your viewing pleasure. Each one is different – collect them all! Makes for a beautiful wall display! $25 each. Check out handmade decorations for your home by East... View Article
AC Sapphire, winner of the 2022 NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition, is currently recording an album — part of her Grand Prize package — at Citizen Studios. Last week she was joined in the studio by 2019 NewSong Grand Prize Winner Jobi Riccio on... View Article
AshevilleFM is pleased to announce the upcoming release of our second compilation LP, Real People Great Radio Vol 2, this year in collaboration with Citizen Vinyl! Join us for a Record Release & Listening Party at Citizen Vinyl on Thursday, December 14, doors at 6... View Article
NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition is thrilled to announce that Natalie Price from Austin, Texas, is the 2023 Grand Prize Winner. Photos by Aaron Stone. During the Saturday, November 18, finals, Price showcased five songs with infectious hooks that felt like instant hits. Her... View Article
Exciting news! Enjoy 10% off repress orders! Is it time to restock? Citizen Vinyl would like to help! As a way to say thank you to our existing customers, we would like to offer 10% off any order that has already been pressed at Citizen... View Article
Orbiting Human Circus (duo) featuring Songs of The Music Tapes will perform at Citizen Vinyl on Thursday, Sept 14. Doors at 6 p.m. / show at 7 p.m. Tickets are $17 advance / $20 day of show. Toybox Theatre will open! Orbiting Human Circus is... View Article
Last year the inaugural Asheville FM album — Real People, Great Radio: Vol. 1 — rolled out. It featured tracks by area talent such as Secret Shame, Astoria, Fleur Geurl, Dexter Webb, and others. The next installment, Real People, Great Radio: Vol. 2, is being... View Article
Citizen Vinyl presents Blue Note Brunch on Sunday, June 18. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Menu specials + music from the most iconic jazz label, spun by guest DJ Ames_AF. Q+A with DJ Ames_AF Citizen Vinyl: What drew you to the Blue Note Jazz record label? DJ... View Article
Producer, engineer, and artist manager Kevin Moloney recently joined forces with Asheville-based recording studio Citizen Studios as Producer in Residence. A native of Ireland, Moloney’s storied career includes work with artists such as U2 and Sinead O’Connor, and with producers such as Daniel Lanois, Brian... View Article
Citizen Vinyl is now offering lower prices for vinyl pressing due to a reduction in the cost of materials. We are also offering deep discounts for high-volume orders. The new price list will be effective June 1st. Learn more about Citizen Vinyl’s record pressing services... View Article
Over the last weekend in April, Citizen Vinyl had the pleasure of hosting Monocle — a Zurich-based round-the-clock global audio service featuring live shows and podcasts that cover news, entrepreneurship, culture, design, urbanism, media, and more. Monocle is also an international print publication, with an... View Article
Since before we pressed our first vinyl record in December of 2020, our twofold goal here at Citizen Vinyl has been to (1) craft the best sounding vinyl records in the industry and (2) provide ‘best-in-class’ customer service to the artists and labels who entrust their projects... View Article
Citizen Studios is a professional recording studio, and the creative hub of Citizen Vinyl. It is located in the historic WWNC radio station studio in the Citizen Times building in downtown Asheville. A timeless space for classic and modern sounds, the historic studio space (built in 1939) consists of Studio A – a... View Article
Citizen Vinyl was recently featured on a CNN segment. We’re thrilled to share our thoughtfully curated space with a wider community. Watch Citizen Vinyl on CNN “Citizen Vinyl is a celebration of music and community,” says founder Gar Ragland. The feature also shares the inspiration... View Article
Take a tour of the Citizen Vinyl record pressing facility and historic building Want to learn more about Citizen Vinyl — from the history of the iconic Citizen Times building to the legendary musicians who performed at radio station WWNC on the building’s third floor?... View Article
Be our Mall Goth Valentine on Tuesday, Feb. 14., 7:30-10:30 PM. Free event! Session Café and Bar hosts an evening of Goth, Riot Girl, and Emo. DJ dance party with drink and dessert specials. We’ve reached the apex of modern romance over here at Session!... View Article
It’s shaping up to be a busy weekend at Citizen Vinyl with three not-to-be-missed events. Read on for details. Oh yeah — even if you’re not planning to attend Creative Mornings, Nosferatu Live with Paul Bielatowicz, or the Appa-Laffin’ Mountain Revue, we hope you’ll stop... View Article
We’re thrilled to announce that Session Café and Bar won a Stoobie Award for Best Music. The high honor is bestowed by Stu Helm, the writer behind StuHelmFoodFan.com and Asheville Food Tours. “Alrighty, Y’all! It’s time for me to name the winners in every category... View Article
Tim Gormley is co-founder and co-owner of Burial Beer Co. and VISUALS Wine. In addition, he owns and operates Ceremony of Seasons, a small record label focused on releasing experimental music by Asheville artist. What little free time he has finds him enjoying quality time... View Article
Citizen Vinyl, North Carolina’s first vinyl record pressing plant, is celebrating its second year in production, along with the successful growth of its manufacturing capacity. The company’s transformative approach to manufacturing is helping expand access to high-quality vinyl records for musicians, record labels and distributors... View Article
Your first steps inside Citizen Vinyl’s entryway are upon the surface of a colorful granite floor. The brass inlay outlines the counties of Western North Carolina that surround the mountain town of Asheville. It’s a reminder of the building’s past, but that history still remains... View Article
About three years ago, Armando Bellmas and his wife were partaking in a familiar, weeknight activity – cooking dinner, while listening to music on Spotify. But after playing a few songs recommended by the app, their passive listening session evolved into a critical conversation about... View Article
We’re kicking off our vinyl collector series with a local music lover who’s spun records at Citizen Vinyl and across town. Annelise Kopp, who also goes by DJ Lil Meow Meow, manages and does marketing for Harvest Records in West Asheville. She started collecting at... View Article
Over the past year, Wyatt Grant’s paintbrush has grazed the surfaces of brick, plaster, and concrete walls, across town and beyond. His latest mural, at Citizen Vinyl, is a soft and playful display of abstract shapes and bodies. Wyatt says he wants the artwork to... View Article
A film processing lab that opened during the pandemic is just one indication of a revived interest in analog photography, seemingly in spite of these digital, smartphone times. In February 2021, roommates Alex Cox and Bryce Alberghini started AVL Film Lab out of their basement,... View Article
Sooner or later, what’s old is new again. So goes the sentiment when it comes to trends in fashion (thanks for the cardigan, Nanny ♥), and as it turns out, in audio equipment. That’s what led me to Audio Service Co., a repair shop located... View Article
For a young person with aspirations in music, a recording studio can be an intimidating space – but a critical one. “Because there are so many important life lessons that can be obtained from the creative music process,” David Kennedy said. Kennedy is the... View Article
This month, Coda Analog Shop is adding a music-making device to its inventory. We’re excited to introduce the 0-Coast synthesizer, from Asheville-based manufacturer, Make Noise. In addition to stocking the groovy apparatus in the shop, we’ll also be hosting a series of live demonstrations, called... View Article
A new technology in the vinyl pressing world aims to take up a larger share of the industry. It has to do with blockchain – that’s the same technology used behind the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. It may seem ironic, even contradictory, that vinyl – an older... View Article
from the desk of Cassidy Ann, Citizen Vinyl Staff Producer Timelessness. It’s a rare quality found only in a select number of albums. They seem to be in constant communication with the present, wherever the record spins. Like the instantly recognizable clangs of conga and... View Article
from the desk of Cassidy Ann, Citizen Vinyl Staff Producer Music this past year served audiences in numerous ways. Songwriters lent us their words and helped us feel and process the disorienting shifts of the pandemic. Electronic beats and funky basslines got us back... View Article
from the desk of Cassidy Ann, Citizen Vinyl Staff Producer Vinyl records are having a bit of a revival, you might have heard. Sales have been rising steadily over the past decade. The pandemic drastically turned up the volume on that trend. In just the... View Article
from the desk of Cassidy Ann, Citizen Vinyl Staff Producer A new space for experiencing live music is growing a following in Asheville. The series, called Open Folk, rises from the ashes of isolation and canceled shows, due to the pandemic. The nomadic event series,... View Article
from the desk of Cassidy Ann, Citizen Vinyl Staff Producer Hosting Thanksgiving is a logistical feat. Ordering the bird, or whatever preferred protein is the main event. (I did ribs one year, to the horror of the traditionalists in my family). Assigning side dishes (or... View Article
from the desk of Cassidy Ann, Citizen Vinyl Staff Producer Asheville is a unique destination for artists, not just the musical kind. This month, we’re introducing you to three local artists whose work can be found at Coda. Amar Stewart Amar Stewart’s paintings often depict... View Article
from the desk of Cassidy Ann, Citizen Vinyl Staff Producer Music is the passing of a cultural torch. Every genre is laced with history and precedent. Bluegrass, arguably one of the most Americana of sounds, is no exception. At Citizen Studios, that time continuum lives... View Article
from the desk of Cassidy Ann, Citizen Vinyl Staff Producer – Tickets to the 2021 Showcase at Citizen Vinyl on Dec 4 available here – NewSong Music’s annual performance and songwriting competition returns this year, with its final showcase at Citizen Vinyl in early December,... View Article
from the desk of Cassidy Ann, Citizen Vinyl Staff Producer Tickets for this event can be purchased here. Afro-Carolinian poet Glenis Redmond is reaching out to her ancestors and calling them into the present, like a seance. “They’re interested in my life, and they’re in... View Article
A Talk by Bill Kopp with André Cholmondeley: TUESDAY 10.14.2021 // Doors at 6pm – Tickets for this event can be purchased here – Son of famed r&b bandleader Johnny Otis, Shuggie Otis released Freedom Flight, his second solo album, before his 18th birthday.... View Article
from the desk of Cassidy Ann, Citizen Vinyl Staff Producer In the vinyl pressing plant, not all machines are made of steel. Susanne Aurich is a manual press operator at Citizen Vinyl. Her components include endless stories gathered from two decades of van life, a... View Article
