Jack of the Wood

Jack of the Wood Live Music • Craft Brews • Quality Pub Fare Voted Best Pub Grub in Best Of WNC Mountain Xpress! Asheville NC's best social gathering spot!
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Featuring great irish food items such as bangers and mash, Irish stew, fish and chips along with 18 rotating taps and one cask tap. We feature the largest selection of Green Man ales and have a full liquor bar. Music Booking Contact: manager@jack of the wood.com

Jack of the Wood will CLOSE EARLY tonight — SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD — at 10pm for a private event.We will open for regula...
10/03/2026

Jack of the Wood will CLOSE EARLY tonight — SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD — at 10pm for a private event.

We will open for regular service starting at noon — with Nobody's Darling String Band playing lively old-time music from 4-6pm!

No evening band, tonight. We apologize for any inconvenience!

Nashville’s CARSON BULL AND THE COUSINS (yes, they really are!) — joined by special guest SCOTTY CHAPMAN — make their Ja...
10/02/2026

Nashville’s CARSON BULL AND THE COUSINS (yes, they really are!) — joined by special guest SCOTTY CHAPMAN — make their Jack of the Wood debut this FRIDAY 10/2 touring in support of Bull’s new album, “Redshirt”— starting at 8:30pm!

Bull is a singer-songwriter making waves in Americana and country music, blending deep Midwestern roots with a voice that cuts through the noise. The Indiana native draws on the storytelling of Bob Dylan and Waylon Jennings, the grit of Chris Stapleton, and the melodic sensibility of The Eagles to create a sound that lives at the crossroads of heartland rock and modern folk-country—timeless, honest, and distinctly his own.

His 2025 single, “Tomorrow, introduced listeners to a powerful mix of gravel and grace. “Better Off in Blue” followed, showcasing Bull’s growing range and lyrical depth. His full-length album, “Redshift”, debuted this March with a sold out release show at The 5 Spot shook the Nashville scene.

Music 8:30-11:30pm. $10 cover at the door.

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Autumn is in the air . . . along with a crisp new lineup of live music custom-made for y’all — from honky-tonk angels t...
10/02/2026

Autumn is in the air . . . along with a crisp new lineup of live music custom-made for y’all — from honky-tonk angels to funky groovesters to heartland troubadours . . . with some hobbity harmonies and haunting high seas shenanigans to boot! Only at Asheville’s favorite neighborhood pub — Jack of the Wood !

Our headline bands get the party started FRIDAY & SATURDAY nights starting at 8:30pm!

• FRI 10/2: CARSON BULL & THE COUSINS with SCOTTY CHAPMAN Country / Folk / Heartland Rock
• SAT 10/3: No band tonight — we will close at 10pm for a private event.
• FRI 10/9: JOHN KECK BAND Brand-New Classic Rock
• SAT 10/10: HOLLER & CROW Alt-Celt Shireish Folk-Newgrass Fusion
• FRI 10/16: MOMMA MOLASSES Sassy Honky-Tonky Tear-in-Your-Beer Country
• SAT 10/17: STRANGER COMPANY Alternative Rock ’n’ Roll
• FRI 10/23: LENNY PETTINELLI & FRIENDS Funky Grooves & Rock ’n’ Soul
• SAT 10/24: BAM-A-LAM Lo-Fi Pop & Party Rock
• FRI 10/30: CHARMING DISASTER Playfully Dark Gothic-Folk
• SAT 10/31: GHOST SHIP HALLOWEEN PARTY featuring NELSON’S BLOOD Sea Shanties, Ghoulish Grogs & Pirate Punch — and, Ahoy, A Costume Contest!

Plus a special edition of Asheville’s best BLUEGRASS JAM on THURS 10/22 at 7pm featuring THE DARREN NICHOLSON BAND! Open Jam follows at 9:30pm.

With live music daily — featuring some of the region’s most accomplished performers — there’s something for everyone’s musical tastes at JACK. . . from our long running OLD-TIME & BLUEGRASS JAMS and TRADITIONAL IRISH SESSION weeklies to Saturday strings sensations NOBODY’S DARLING to our own BLUEGRASS BRUNCH BOYS starting Sunday Funday off right!

A Downtown Asheville anchor since 1997, JACK is a favorite of locals & visitors alike. Featuring quality pub fare and a broad selection of craft brews & Irish whiskeys, you won't find a cozier — or more authentic — Irish pub around!

Sláinte, y’all! 🎻 🪕 🍺 🍔 🥃 🎯 🇮🇪

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Legendary bluesman MR JIMMY & his QUINTET are bringing their BIG SHOW to Jack of the Wood this SATURDAY 9/26 — starting ...
09/24/2026

Legendary bluesman MR JIMMY & his QUINTET are bringing their BIG SHOW to Jack of the Wood this SATURDAY 9/26 — starting at 8:30pm!

A Windy City native, MR. JIMMY is the moniker of guitarist/vocalist/songwriter JIM “ANG” ANDERSON, who writes, sings, and plays real-deal Southside Chicago blues.

Fronting the Chicago Kingsnakes for 35 years — and releasing 10 albums of original music with the band — he has performed over 4,000 shows to date, sharing the stage with the likes of Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, Little Milton, James Cotton, Junior Wells, Lefty Dizz, Jimmy Dawkins, & Johnny Twist.

Departing Chicago in 2018 for a new solo career in Asheville, MR. JIMMY quickly found his place — and a LOT of fans — in the WNC music scene. He released his debut solo release, “All Alone with the Blues” here in 2020 and has consistently been ranked one of the area’s best blues artists by the readers of Mountain XPress.

THE MR. JIMMY QUINTET is: MR. JIMMY (guitar & vocals), “HOLLYWOOD” JOHNNY COSGROVE (guitar), PATRICK LOCKETT (harmonica), CHARLIE WILKINSON (bass), & DAVE HALSTEAD (drums).

Music from 8:30-11:30pm. $10 cover at the door.

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Join us this FRIDAY 9-25 (DOLLY PARTON DAY) as we celebrate the queen of country music — and the heart of Appalachia — a...
09/23/2026

Join us this FRIDAY 9-25 (DOLLY PARTON DAY) as we celebrate the queen of country music — and the heart of Appalachia — at Jack of the Wood with ANGEL WHEN SHE FLIES: A TRIBUTE IN SONG hosted by Nordmoe & the Rodeo featuring some of our favorite Appalachian voices & musicians — starting at 8:30pm! 🦋

The lineup would do The Opry proud — with ALISSA NORDMOE, ASHLEY HEATH, BEVERLY POTTS, CHRIS MONDIA, CYNTHIA GALLI, DREW BALL, ERIN KINARD, LILIANA HUDGENS, MADDIE KENDRICK, MEAGHAN COLLINS, MOMMA MOLASSES, SCOTT MURRAY, & STEVE EARNEST all scheduled to perform!

We’ll also be serving some Dolly-inspired Southern comforts, too — from down-home chicken & dumplings to a “dirt road” iced tea martini. 🍸

And because Dolly’s heart has always been as big as her voice, we’ll be raising money for DOLLY PARTON’S IMAGINATION LIBRARY.

So pull on your boots, bring your best Dolly energy, and come celebrate one of the most incredible and inspiring women there’s ever been! LIVE LIKE DOLLY. 🦋✨

Music 8:30-11:30pm. $10 cover at the door.

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The Old Chevrolette Set is back at Jack of the Wood this SATURDAY 9/19 starting at 8:30pm!David Zoll & Laura Blackley pe...
09/16/2026

The Old Chevrolette Set is back at Jack of the Wood this SATURDAY 9/19 starting at 8:30pm!

David Zoll & Laura Blackley perform old-school country duets (and play guitar) à la George & Tammy, Gram & Emmylou, and Loretta & Conway. Tom Pittman (host of WNCW’s “Country Gold”) plays pedal steel. The band is rounded out by a solid rhythm section comprised of Cary Fridley on bass and Dave Perkins on drums.

Cruising with the CHEVROLETTE is always a good time . . . vocal harmonies swimmin’ in pedal steel that you can dance to . . . this ain’t no jet-set band!

Music 8:30-11:30pm. $10 cover at the door.

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Meschiya Lake & The Moodswingers — with featured guitarist Emeline O'Rourke — brings a funky, bluesy, vintage Big Easy j...
09/16/2026

Meschiya Lake & The Moodswingers — with featured guitarist Emeline O'Rourke — brings a funky, bluesy, vintage Big Easy jazz vibe to Jack of the Wood this FRIDAY 9/18 starting at 8:30pm!

After years on the road stateside and around the globe with circuses, buskers, & jazz bands, Lake relocated post-pandemic from her decades-long New Orleans home base to the mountains of WNC. Here, the acclaimed punk jazz pioneer brings a unique new energy to the local music scene, layering her vibrant, powerful vocals over everything from sultry swing bands to honky-tonk strings.

Per THE NEW YORKER, “Lake rocks back on her heels, lifts her chest, and opens her throat like an air raid siren to croon in a thrilling pre-microphone style that . . . can make you feel by turns as though you were shivering around a campfire in a railroad yard or drinking in a Budapest nightclub in 1938.”

And THE NEW ORLEANS TIMES-PICAYUNE says “She sang a Bessie Smith blues with the line, ‘I’m as good as any woman in your town.’ In New Orleans music, that’s a bold statement — but she is, and better, too.”

Music 8:30-11:30pm. $10 cover at the door.

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We’ve heard it more than once - “Best shrimp & grits I’ve ever had!” Come give em’ a try today!•••
09/13/2026

We’ve heard it more than once - “Best shrimp & grits I’ve ever had!” Come give em’ a try today!
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We have that Nashville-to-Asheville vibe this weekend at Jack of the Wood, y’all — with our second Music City headliner ...
09/09/2026

We have that Nashville-to-Asheville vibe this weekend at Jack of the Wood, y’all — with our second Music City headliner — Andruw Thompson — making his JACK debut this SATURDAY 9/12 starting at 8:30pm!

Shaped by years of performing on Nashville’s Broadway — including over 3 in residency at the legendary Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge — the Michigan-born singer, guitarist, and entertainer blends powerhouse vocals, blues-soaked guitar, country, rock, and soul into an electric, eclectic ensemble of music!

With powerhouse vocals and sharp, lived-in storytelling, Thompson’s sound carries the soul of John Mayer and the grit of Darius Rucker — wrapped in a modern country-rock edge that feels both timeless and current.

Thompson has built his live shows around one thing: making the crowd part of it! After years of playing packed Nashville rooms night after night, he’s bringing that same high-energy, anything-can-happen atmosphere to Asheville.

Expect big vocals, guitar-driven favorites, unexpected requests, singalongs, and a show that changes depending on the room — and what y’all request to hear!

Music 8:30-11:30pm. $10 cover at the door.

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California-born, Nashville-based Americana artist Stacy Antonel makes her Jack of the Wood debut this FRIDAY 9/11 starti...
09/09/2026

California-born, Nashville-based Americana artist Stacy Antonel makes her Jack of the Wood debut this FRIDAY 9/11 starting at 8:30pm — with a full band including MATTICK FRICK (drums), IAN WADE (bass), ANDY ARNOLD (guitar), & BLAKE HENSON (steel)!

Imagine Tammy Wynette crossed with the Ventures and you’ll have a good sense of this genre-defying singer-songwriter. Antonel blends her passion for classic country, jazz, and surf rock into a fresh hybrid of musical styles that feels both vintage and hyper-modern — think “Cosmic Dive Bar Country” . . .

Antonel’s personal story is also a reflection of this combination of influences. Born and raised three blocks from the beach in San Diego, she fell in love with classic country music through a twist of fate: the dollar record bin at a thrift store. Soon after, she started a successful country cover band called Ginger Cowgirl before relocating to Nashville in 2017 to pursue a career as a songwriter and recording artist.

In the studio, Antonel followed her critically-praised 2022 debut album ‘Always the Outsider” with the 2025 EP, “The Seahorses: Volume 1”, backed by heavy hitters Ethan Ballinger (Miranda Lambert), Joe Reed (Merle Haggard), Paul Sgroi (Josh Hedley) and San Diego jazz phenom Tony Econom.

Music 8:30-11:30pm. $10 cover at the door.

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Address

95 Patton Avenue
Asheville, NC
28801

Opening Hours

Wednesday 4pm - 10pm
Thursday 4pm - 12am
Friday 4pm - 12am
Saturday 3pm - 12am
Sunday 12pm - 8pm

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+18282523445

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