Your shows on the community calendar
Gigs, gallery openings, open studios, album release parties and residencies go on the Asheville.gg calendar, where locals and visitors plan their week and save the nights they don’t want to miss.
THE ASHEVILLE SHORTLIST · ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS
This town runs on your art. Premium is on us.
Asheville sounds and looks the way it does because of you: the late sets on Haywood Road, the kilns and studios in the River Arts District, the pickers on the porch and the murals downtown. So local artists and musicians get a full Premium listing, a $399 value, for free.
THE SETLIST
Everything Premium does, tuned for your work.
Upload your music
Put your songs right on your page. Fans press play without leaving, no app or login required.
Upload and embed video
Upload your own clips or embed from YouTube and Vimeo: live sets, music videos, studio sessions, time-lapses of a mural going up.
Spotify, SoundCloud and Apple Music players
Drop in your artist page, album or playlist and it becomes a real player on your listing.
Every link, one page
Website, Instagram, TikTok, Bandcamp, merch, tickets, Patreon, Venmo. Everything fans need to follow, book and support you.
Photos, logo and the Featured badge
A full gallery for your work, your logo or band art up top, and a Featured label that lifts you above the scroll.
Social posts and listing insights
Show your latest posts on your listing and see how many people view your page and click through.
YOUR PAGE, YOUR STAGE
One link for fans, bookers and buyers.
Your Premium listing is a home base you can put in every bio. People hear your songs, watch your sets, see your next show and find your merch without bouncing between five apps.
- Tracks play right on the page
- Your own uploads plus YouTube and Vimeo embeds
- Spotify, SoundCloud and Apple Music players
- Upcoming shows pulled from the community calendar
- Links to your website, socials, merch and tickets
EXAMPLE LISTING · FEATUREDThe Laurel Street StaticIndie folk · West Asheville
14NOVAlbum release showFriday · 8 PM · On the Asheville.gg calendar
WHO IT’S FOR
If you make it here, you belong here.
Solo artists, duos, full bands and DJs, plus painters, potters and every kind of maker in Asheville and the mountains around it. Full-time, weekend warrior or just getting started.
HOW IT WORKS
Four steps to free Premium.
- 01
Apply
Tell us about your work below. It takes about two minutes.
- 02
We take a look
Jeff checks out your links and gets back to you by email.
- 03
Get your listing
Create a free account, then add yourself to the Shortlist or claim your existing listing.
- 04
Go Premium, free
We switch on Premium at no cost. Upload your songs and videos and post your next show.
APPLY
Tell us about your work.
This form is only for artists and musicians. Share a link or two where we can see or hear what you do, and Jeff will get back to you.
- Is it really free?
- Yes. Premium is a $399-a-year value. For local artists and musicians it costs nothing, and we never ask for a card.
- Who qualifies?
- Individual artists, musicians, bands and DJs based in Asheville and Western North Carolina. Painters, potters, photographers, makers, songwriters, pickers and producers all count.
- We’re a venue, gallery or label.
- This offer is just for the artists themselves. Businesses can still get a free basic listing or upgrade to Premium.
- We’re a nonprofit arts organization.
- Nonprofits have their own free Premium offer. Head to Nonprofits.
- What can I upload?
- Songs (MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG or FLAC) and videos (MP4, WebM or MOV) that you made or have the rights to share.