Jon Weisberger & Friends ft. Justin Hiltner, Casey Campbell, Corrina Rose Logston and Laura Ray

Tuesday casual collaborations at 185 King Street are the result of what has now been over a year-long series that Travis Book started to fulfill a need for live music during the pandemic period. When music venues around the country were closed we pivoted to find a way to provide live music to our community. Open air and spaced out, we prevailed. Every Tuesday since August of 2020, Travis has assembled 3-4 musicians for a unique night of music. After more than a year, the series has become the cornerstone of the Brevard music community; bringing musicians and music fans together for one-time-only collaborations. Travis has hosted a wide range of musicians, including: Mike Ashworth, Anders Beck, Nicki Bluhm, Josh Daniel, Andy Dunnigan, Benny “Burle” Galloway, Mike Guggino, Lindsay Lou, Tommy Maher, Mimi Naja, Lyndsay Pruett, Rev. Matthew Reiger, Jon Stickley, Barrett Smith, Kyle Tuttle, and Jon Weisberger and is now occasionally handing the mic over to let some of his friends take the lead. Every week is different, but it’s not just a jam; the musicians bring intention to every setlist and every show and as a result, these carefully cultivated shows are becoming a cornerstone of the WNC music scene.

Traivs is on tour this week so he is handing the microphone over to a trusted long-term friend, Jon Weisberger.  A resident of Brevard since 2019, Jon Weisberger spent more than 20 years as a touring bass player before settling in Western North Carolina. The recipient of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)’s first Songwriter of the Year award, he’s had more than 200 of his songs recorded by artists ranging from traditional bluegrass to Americana, including on recent Grammy-winning albums by Billy Strings, the Infamous Stringdusters, the Travelin’ McCourys and Mark O’Connor. In the studio, he has worked as a producer with Aaron Burdett, Anya Hinkle, Fireside Collective, Unspoken Tradition,Tray Wellington and other Mountain Home Music Company and Organic Records artists.  Just a few weeks ago, he shared in the IBMA’s 2021 award for Instrumental Recording of the Year as the producer of “Ground Speed,” featuring Kristin Scott Benson, Skip Cherryholmes, Jeremy Garrett, Kevin Kehrberg and Darren Nicholson.  

We plan to have the garage door closed for this show.  Tables are on sale for the space right in front of the stage and the back area will be standing room (where table #1 and #2, & #3 are on this diagram).