Our manifesto of sorts:

The Abbey is a performance space, bar, recording studio, artist services network, and an arts co-operational.
The Abbey is a creative incubator, where music and art can be born, formalized, rounded, and then distributed physically and digitally.
The Abbey is dedicated to serve as a nexus for music above all else.
The Abbey is symbiotically linked to the River District.
The Abbey is intralocal, interregional, national, and international.
The Abbey is both an apprentice and a master.
The Abbey is dedicated to providing the citizens of Asheville with quality content and a comfortable environment.
The Abbey is forward-thinking and community-minded.
The Abbey is fair and balanced.
The Abbey is nothing without YOU.
The Abbey is my home, and it is your home.

The Abbey is not affiliated with any of the monolith major labels, but believes in the merits of creative and non-predatory capitalism.
The Abbey is not a competitor but a collaborator.
The Abbey is not giving up the fight.
The Abbey is not fully convinced that the milk of human kindness has run dry.
The Abbey is not religiously affiliated, but it is a holy place.
The Abbey is not stubborn or withholding.
The Abbey is not alone.
The Abbey is not afraid of progress or input.
The Abbey is not an army of one but a coalition of many.
The Abbey is not too serious to laugh.
The Abbey is not an island.