Appetite for Destruction This professional tribute act works hard to replicate the look, feel and sound of vintage Guns ‘N’ Roses, playing everywhere from small bars to large venues like […]
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Spotlighted Gigs & Recommended Shows
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver After being bowled over by Bill Monroe at age 11, this mandolinist from the outskirts of Kingsport, Tn. (home of the 70-ft blue flame, Dillard Clark […]
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Breaking down boundaries with The Steep Canyon Rangers
If one were to make a short list of current, young North American bluegrass bands that seem destined for long, fruitful careers, N.C.’s Steep Canyon Rangers would surely be somewhere […]
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A living legend of Newgrass
WHEN SUPERSTAR MANDOLINIST SAM BUSH helped form the trendsetting acoustic string quartet New Grass Revival in 1971, the progressive attitude of its members and the bluegrass-inspired music they made (which […]
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The complete Sam Bush Interview Transcript
The following is the complete text of my phone conversation with legendary mandolinist Sam Bush, in advance of his upcoming Lucas Theatre performance: You’re often referred to as one of […]
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Spotlighted Gigs & Recommended Shows
Dailey & Vincent Bluegrass cats have such a propensity for hopping back and forth between bands, hooking up for one-off super-group LPs, and just plain gigging with whomever’s offering the […]
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A nod in Nashville
This past Thursday, October 4, the International Bluegrass Music Association kicked off its annual World of Bluegrass convention and trade show in Nashville. A massive, week long event that finds […]
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Noteworthy shows
Eat Mo’ Music A few years back, this local (mostly) instrumental combo got its start in the corner of this darkwood brew-pub on bustling Bay Street. It was a relatively […]