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We throw dance parties on the river with live DJs, club-quality sound, and floating dance floors!! If you're looking for a unique experience, you've found it.
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Now booking private events.

27/05/2024

River Rave test run from last week was ✨🤩

River Rave 5.0 is gonna be 🪩🔥 see ya June 1st. Check for the details

24/04/2024

We’re getting warmed up... Big River Rave on the FB on June 1. Be there, will be wild!

28/08/2023

So and endurance djing are are now a thing.. I spent the weekend djing for 30+hours, surfing e-foils, and partying with a most excellent crew of on a private cove in paradise. If ya got an idea for an epic party at an off the grid location in mind, we can make it happen.

10/08/2023

We're doin' tha thang.. We're gonna mix it up and float from Bent Creek River Park and take out at Hominy, this Saturday 8.12.23. Meeting at 2, floating by 2:30. There's not much parking at BC River Park so set a shuttle and carpool to the put in if you can. It's a longish float, plan on 4+ hours of floating pleasure, so hydrate and bring a snack. Jut Rut, Fried Coffee, Jah Phil and Jody w/ a Y will bring the beats.

04/08/2023

Sadly we’re going to hit pause and shoot for next weekend for the next River Rave instead. Sunday was the only day that most of the crew had available this weekend and the chance of thunderstorms on Sunday has been bouncing between 60%-75% for the last 24 hours. We’re going to hope for better weather and a little higher water levels next Saturday or Sunday. Get out there and do sometime rad this weekend and in the meantime enjoy an edit I made from a mountain surf session on Wednesday with

29/04/2023

Road Raving today with for the Spring Out Party Ride. Party starts 2:30 at Fountain location. The ride/party rolls at 3 then ends back at the wedge for an afterride party at the Wedge Foundation

31/12/2022

NYE dance party alert. It’s a little cold for raving on the river tomorrow eve so a few of the river crew are gonna bring the underground dance club vibes and a sick new sound system to Catawba Brewing Company - South Slope and ring in 2023 proper! Come down and shake yo ass with Jut Rut behind the decks from 8p - until they cut the sound off and special guest DJs Jody With A Y and Fried Coffee will be in the house to keep the vibes high and the music pumping all night long. Free entry, awesome beer, and dope beats 🍻🔊🪩💃🏼🕺.

25/08/2022

What’s SUP y’all!! We’re bringing the beats and floating dance floor to the river this Saturday!! Beach party kicks off at 11:00 and we’ll be playing till 4 at French Broad River Outfitters for the first annual S.U.P. FEST at hominy creek. If we have sunshine and a favorable weather forecast will pull anchor and take the River Rave downstream at 4:20 and float to the take-out at Craven Street Bridge. Details on all the rad events for SUP FEST below.

Hala French Broad Outfitters and Hala Gear Hala Gear], are stoked to partner for a downriver SUP race and festival Saturday, August 27th.

We invite you to stay after the race for some good music and vibes provided by DJ Jut Rut, The Pond Brothers Trio, and Brushfire Stankgrass!

SUP Race (Bent Creek to Hominy) starts at 11am sharp, 14' max board rule. Please arrive by 9:30am for check-in, safety meeting, sup trailer loading, and late registration (Sat. 8am-9am $20). All racers and paddleboards will be shuttling from FBO Hominy Creek at 10am before the race.

After race awards party will be at the FBO Hominy at 1pm. Pond Brothers starting at 4pm and Brushfire Stankgrass at 7pm!
Prizes will be awarded to M/W race winners sponsored by Watershed , Astral , French Broad Outfitters , and Hala Hala Gear!

Join us for an informal surf session at Sandy Bottoms on FB9 Sunday the 28th (Stackhouse meetup at noon); for more race/surf information, stop by the Hala Gear demo booth Saturday.

Event rain or shine.

Link for race registration is in Bio.

Also! Volunteer safety boaters are needed, please contact if interested

30/07/2022

SAFETY THIRD.. Sadly we're gonna cancel the River Rave tomorrow. I spent some time on the river this afternoon and strong storms south of Asheville have spiked river levels, the water looks like chocolate milk and tomorrow's weather forecast just keeps getting worse. Considering there's an 80% chance we'd be raving in a thunderstorm on a brown river tomorrow it's best we River Rave another day. We'll keep ya in the loop and hope to reschedule soon.

28/07/2022

Let's float!!! Jut Rut and Jody With A Y are bringing ya the River Rave vibes and fresh summer beats to the French Broad this Saturday 7/30! We'll meet up at 3:00 at French Broad Outfitters Hominy Creek and float from the sandbar around 3:30ish. Given this time of year, a summer storm is always a possibility so plan accordingly. If the weather is awesome and the party is rockin we're planning to take out at the new Silver-Line park in Woodfin. If we float to Silver-Line Park it should be a 4-5 hour float with current river levels. If you are looking for a shorter float, the take-out across from New Belgium is a good option and we'll likely take out at this spot if we get hit by a few storms and/or the river is moving slower than I'm expecting. If you are not renting something to float on from French Broad River Outfitters, please park in the public parking area at Hominy, walk your gear into the private parking area, buy a beer from the fine folks at FBO and join us at the sandbar as we get ready to float on! See ya Saturday!!

04/06/2022

The River Rave crew is back in Asheville after a solid couple of days of Raving in Detroit and we're ready to throw down some fresh new tracks and float the French Broad. Jut Rut just had a birthday and is heading west for a month so come say hi and join us to kick off River Rave Season 2022 proper tomorrow, June 5th! We're bringing a few giant SUPs and Jut Rut, Fried Coffee, Jody with a Y and Jah Phil will be bringing ya the beats all afternoon. We'll meet at FBO Hominy at 2:00 for some preparty and float from the sandbank at 3:00. You can take out at multiple places along the river so the length of the float is up to you but we are going to float to the new Silver Line Park (future home of the Woodfin Wave) where there is an easy take out and plenty of parking.
If you need to rent something to float on, French Broad River Outfitters is the way to go.
Please DO NOT PARK in the French Broad River Outfitters parking lot unless you have rented equipment from them.
No one needs to stress in their effort to have a good time so Get There Early, buy a beer from Frech Broad River Outfitters (no outside alcohol drinking before we leave) and give yourself some time to chill before we launch.
We’ll be at the sand bar kicking it and getting the music bumpin'.
The event is donation-based, so show the DJs and crew some love via Venmo for all the hard work that goes into making it happen
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Bring a snack and kids are cool if they are cool, but adults will be doing adult things.

24/09/2021

The River Rave crew are bringing the party to this eve. Join us for the release of the nine lives ipa and fresh beats from .with.a.y and from 5-9 today!!

07/08/2021

We hate to cancel a good time but we’re calling off the event off today due to the very high chance of lightning. The river can be unpredictable and dangerous during heavy storms and your safety is our main concern. We shall Rave another day.! See you at the next one!

24/07/2021

As you would guess, we love adding some adventure to our Dj sets and dance parties. I'll be playing on the lawn at New Belgium starting at 3 today and then playing music while pedaling the 10 mile route of the Summer Cycle with Come down to New Belgium Brewing - Asheville (Asheville, NC) and have a pint and join me for a dj set on the lawn and a rolling dj party on bikes. Party starts at 3, ride starts at 4:30 with more music after the ride.

14/07/2021

The weekend is coming.. Let's River Rave! The party starts at 2:00 this Saturday 7/17 at FBO at Hominy Creek and we float at 2:30ish. Bring good vibes and something that floats and park in the public parking area and walk on in. Big thanks to everyone that came out for the last River Rave and to our host at French Broad River Outfitters. Your energy and support make it happen! 🏄🏽‍♂️🔊 🙌🏽❤️

30/06/2021

Last night was awesome! It was great to have the river to ourselves, play some music, and test out some new patterns on the Moodhoops Future Hoop Designer It was a great warm-up for a proper on Saturday! Hope to see ya on the river!

28/05/2021

We are River Raving tomorrow!!! Saturday the 29th! First thing to factor in is, Get There Early!!! The hominy creek put in is going to be crazy!! And parking / walking your gear to the launch site is going to take a while. Do not park at French Broad River Outfitters unless you have rented boards from them. Park in one of the public spots and walk thru the FBO gates with your float of choice. Buy a beer from them and kick back and get ready to River Rave. We are getting the party started at 2 on the sand bar and will launch from the sand bar at French Broad River Outfitters sometime after 2:30. Where you take out of the river is up to you and how long you feel like raving. How you get back to your car is up to you. Here are some other tips / details / overview. What to bring…, snacks, good vibes, something that floats, and some water if you’re planning to go for the full experience. Know that Hominy to Woodfin Business Park is going to take about 6 hours or more. What is a River Rave you be asking? Myself and a crew of DJs will kick off summer and be mixing tunes on a giant stand up paddle board from a Dj booth with an awesome sound system as we float the French Broad.

Again, we'll meet at FBO Hominy at 2 for some preparty and float from the sandbank at 2:30ish. You can take out at multiple places along the route but the party will likely float to the Woodfin Business Park.

Kids are cool if they are cool, but adults will be doing adult things and the songs we play will have adult words. If you’d take your kid to Coachella or Burning Man and they can swim, then they should be fine at a River Rave ;) See ya tomorrow!!

19/05/2021

Who’s ready to River Rave!! After two weeks of playing house parties and desert canyons in ColoRado and Moab it’s great to be back home in the lush green Blue Ridge Mountains of

01/05/2021

We’re hitting the river today with two giant SUPs and a 4 DJ’s if you’re looking for something fun to do come float along with us. We’re kicking things off at 3 at FBO at Hominy and floating as far as the beats will take us.

20/04/2021

R U Ready to River Rave? We sure are! The website is going live in early May and booking for private events will soon begin! See ya on the river!

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First River Rave of the season was epic. Core RR crew ventured out for a Tuesday test run under a full moon to make sure the equipment is ready to Rave on June 1. Thanks Biltmore for the free tour. Bent Creek to the RAD never disappoints

Street party tonight, River Rave next weekend! Jut Rut will be @tableavl tonight (7.29) from 10p-1a and we're planning to River Rave next Saturday the 5th or Sunday the 6th. We'll make the call based on the weather forecast midweek.

The River Raves crew is doing a little preriverseason raving at @waterstreetasheville this Friday, 4.21, 9p-2a. @djjutrut @deepmossgreen @jody.with.a.y are bringing ya the goods. #techno #danceparty #130bpm

River Rave July 3rd 2021

We are River Raving tomorrow!!! Saturday the 29th! First thing to factor in is, Get There Early!!! The hominy creek put in is going to be crazy!! And parking / walking your gear to the launch site is going to take a while. Do not park at French Broad River Outfitters unless you have rented boards from them. Park in one of the public spots and walk thru the FBO gates with your float of choice. Buy a beer from them and kick back and get ready to River Rave. We are getting the party started at 2 on the sand bar and will launch from the sand bar at French Broad River Outfitters sometime after 2:30. Where you take out of the river is up to you and how long you feel like raving. How you get back to your car is up to you. Here are some other tips / details / overview. What to bring…, snacks, good vibes, something that floats, and some water if you’re planning to go for the full experience. Know that Hominy to Woodfin Business Park is going to take about 6 hours or more. What is a River Rave you be asking? Myself and a crew of DJs will kick off summer and be mixing tunes on a giant stand up paddle board from a Dj booth with an awesome sound system as we float the French Broad. Again, we'll meet at FBO Hominy at 2 for some preparty and float from the sandbank at 2:30ish. You can take out at multiple places along the route but the party will likely float to the Woodfin Business Park. Kids are cool if they are cool, but adults will be doing adult things and the songs we play will have adult words. If you’d take your kid to Coachella or Burning Man and they can swim, then they should be fine at a River Rave ;) See ya tomorrow!!

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