Thanksgiving weekend roundup: Get on the bus!

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(Edwin has a new look and is really starting to look like Marc from West Asheville Orbit DVD)

Edwin McCain Band plus Nathan Lee
Friday
9 p.m. (8p.m. doors), the Orange Peel
$20/ $25
Ages 16+

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It's a Wonderful Life
November 27 - December 20, 2009
Thursday - Saturday at 7:30, Sunday at 2:00
NC Stage Company

A team of intrepid radio actors brings you the perfect holiday antidote to rampant cynicism and commercialism. Rediscover this classic story of friendship, love and sacrifice in times of financial struggle.

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Acoustic Syndicate
Saturday
9p.m. (8 p.m. doors), the Orange Peel
$15/$17
Ages 18+

Acoustic Syndicate, one of “North Carolina's best kept secrets” is returning this holiday season for a pair of very special shows. They will be at the Lincoln Theater in Raleigh, NC on Friday, November 27th, and return to the Orange Peel in Asheville, NC, for their annual Thanksgiving show on Saturday, November 28th.

Known for its high-energy, positive sound, Acoustic Syndicate delivers a genre-defying performance, masterfully blending its eclectic influences with trademark finesse that only 17 years of cohesive teamwork can bring.

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Tyler Ramsey with Wayne Robbins
Saturday
9p.m., the Grey Eagle
$10/$12
Despite being a proud Ashevillean (I'm pretty sure I used to see him at the W Avl Earth Fare all the time), singer/songwriter/badass Band of Horses guitarist Ramsey doesn't play a whole lot of hometown shows, so don't miss this one. His recent solo album is a winner. Listen here.

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Lazoom Thanksgiving Tour of Asheville
every last LaZoom holiday show is sold out but this one!
Saturday, 11 a.m.
$12-$22

You don't want to miss LaZoom's Annual Turkey Tour! It's the wildest ride in town! Come and help Asheville's favorite Tour Guide Babs, as she trys to catch a prize winning turkey and cook up some fun!

All tours leave from the French Broad Food Co-op at 90 Biltmore Ave. in downtown Asheville. Tours are 90 minutes long with a 15 minute break in the middle. Beer and wine are allowed on board to responsible passengers that are 21 years of age and older.

Prices listed below. No discounts apply. Please arrive at the French Broad Food Co-op 10 mins. prior to departure to allow time for boarding.

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Asheville City Market Holiday Bash
Sunday
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Asheville Public Works Building
161 South Charlotte Street

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Dave Rawlings Machine plus Abigail Washburn
Sunday
8 p.m. (7 p.m. doors), the Orange Peel
$18/$20
Ages 18+

Acony Records is proud to announce the November 17 release of the Dave Rawlings Machine record, A Friend Of A Friend. The album features members of Old Crow Medicine Show, Benmont Tench from the Heartbreakers, Karl Himmel, Nate Walcott of Bright Eyes, and of course, Gillian Welch. Dave Rawlings Machine is hitting the road in November and December to play shows and visit some of the finest indie record stores in the Southeast and Mideast. The Machine will include Dave and Gillian along with Ketch Secor, Willie Watson and Morgan Jahnig of Old Crow Medicine Show.

Listen here.