Places to hear music in Asheville, North Carolina range from a former car dealership, automotive repair shop, and shipping container complex to a 7,600-person entertainment and arts center. The birth of the sound scene was the songs and tunes imported by early Scotch-Irish settlers in the area. While local rhythms are rooted in their old-time mountain music, performances also include many other genres.

Read more about this and other similarly musical destinations in Tripatini member Victor Block's recent post  9 U.S. Towns and Cities with Big Music Chops..