On September 29, All American Food Fights Presents the 6th Annual WNC Battle of the Burger from 1-5pm, at The Salvage Station.
Twelve area restaurants will set up grills and griddles and cook up thousands of burger samples for the attendees while great local music by Boogi Therapi and Downtown Abby and the Echoes keeps the crowd groovin’.
What: WNC Battle of the Burger
When: September 29, 2019 1pm-5pm
Where: The Salvage Station, 468 Riverside Dr., Asheville, NC, 28801
How Much: $20 in advance and includes your first 3 sliders (12 Burger Bucks) or $12 at the door and does not include any sliders
VIP tickets are $55 and include a slider from each challenger (12 burgers), complimentary beer provided by Upcountry Brewing, hard sparking water from Bold Rock Cider, and a special VIP area.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at WNCBurgerBattle.com
Less than 30 VIP tickets still available!
The Battle of the Burgers Challengers
The following restaurants will be competing for the title:
Rankin Vault Cocktail Lounge
Foothills Local Meats
Salvage Station
The Real Smokehouse BBQ
Mountainview BBQ and Deli
Kitchen 743 at Isis
Biltmore Stable Cafe
The Barrelhouse
Asheville Burger and Mugshakes
White Labs Kitchen & Tap
The Grey Eagle Taqueria
Southern Porch
Zack of All Trades
Sandhill Kitchen
The Bands
Boogi Therapi
Ryan “RnB” Barber is a proud staple of Asheville NC’s legendary music scene, at the forefront of its funk and R&B community. Drawing from a lifetime of singing, rapping, producing and touring across the nation, Ryan has released 6 full length studio albums. He has also been featured on many high profile projects, including producing on two of R&B stalwart W. Ellington Felton’s recent albums, and also singing and rapping on the 2017 GRAMMY winning album “Infinity Plus One” by Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, just one of the groups he actively tours with.
Born to a musical family and steeped in gospel and R&B from his first heartbeat, Ryan started his musical education in the church choir at the age of nine, and continued adding to a deepening knowledge of rhythm and percussion by joining the school marching band at sixteen. But it was love for hip hop, funk, new jack swing and especially R&B that beat in his chest, so he quickly began applying all he’d learned to producing his own tracks, inspired by J Dilla, A Tribe Called Quest, Gerald Levert and Teddy Riley. Mixing a classic beat production feel with soulful Southern
singing and a fearless falsetto, Ryan solidified his musical identity as a recording artist as well as a highly sought after performer and collaborator.
Already known throughout the SouthEast as a standout voice, charismatic bandleader, and musical workhorse, Ryan “RnB” Barber has begun spreading his soaring funkiness across the nation, recently rocking sets at Chicago’s Lollapalooza Festival and performing live on SiriusXM in Washington, DC, delivering uplifting messages with a timeless soul that
sounds like both yesterday and tomorrow.
DownTown Abby and the Echoes
DownTown Abby & The Echoes captures the spirit of old soul while emphasizing its youthful energy and fresh songwriting.
Taking influence from the work of the titans of soul, blues, and southern rock, the North Carolina-based band brings its fresh take on soul to an ever-growing fan base. With performances at many of the Southeast’s hottest festivals and most popular music venues under its belt, DownTown Abby & The Echoes has never been more focused on its mission to bring funky, dance-inducing original tunes to the places you most love to hear music.
The band’s EP, Leavin’ You, brings the energy of a live DTA show to the web. The buzz surrounding the release of a new album is encouraging everyone to hear the exciting new directions modern soul rock is headed.
DownTown Abby & The Echoes’ powerful vocals and groovy rhythm section are a must-see for all ages and musical preferences.
***Notable bills recently have included Ghost Light, Travers Brothership, Vintage Pistol, The Mantras, Tameca Jones, Moon Hooch.
Notable Festivals include: Floydfest, Bristol Roots and Rhythm, Mustang Music Festival, Carolina Jubilee, The SmokeDown, Greenwood Blues Cruise, Floatchella,
Confluence Festival, Farm Brew Live Freedom Festival.
