boulderacousticsociety.net Boulder Acoustic Society: Klezmer, Americana, Punk, or All and More?
When you hear that the Boulder Acoustic Society is coming to this year's Beartrap Summer Festival, you might assume that they'll be playing classical music. Which is true, if your idea of classical includes vintage cloth Read More...
jalancrossland.com Jalan Crossland: Spinning Those ‘Strange, New Old-Timey Tales’
Despite the stagemanship and repertoire that has earned singer/songwriter Jalan Crossland the upbeat sobriquet “The Trailer-Park Troubadour,” he's much more than just a pretty face.
Though (because?) he lives in a town whose population is 307, he has an almost uncanny grasp of the machinations of heartbreak and human nature, as expressed in lyrics such as “Checkout time / And the Sunday morning sunshine / Is a jury trial...”
Courtesy Of Sugar Hill Records Just Announced: Jim Lauderdale, August 6 At Beartrap
Jim Lauderdale: Thriving On An American Mixture
Jim Lauderdale occupies a high seat in the pantheon of Bluegrass: Grammy awards, AMA trophies, Hall of Fame memorabilia, and a solid 19 acclaimed studio albums in 25 years. Even audiences who don't follow Bluegrass are familiar with his songwriting, if not his name.
Dang Ol' Boys, Facebook Dang Ol’ Boys: Acoustic Fusion that Goes Down Smoothly as a Guinness
At first blush, the musical territory known as Acoustic Bluegrass Country Irish Punk Rock Fusion would seem a fairly rarefied one. But the eight-member assemblage known as the Dang Ol' Boys somehow make it seem as comfortable as a lawn chair beside a campfire. Read More...
Spring Creek: Playing on the Top of the World
Though one of their trademark songs is “My Love is Way Up on a Mountain,” the young members of Spring Creek have good reason to feel high lately, even when they're doing their picking at ground level.
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bigdamnband.com Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band: Preaching the Blues with Washboard and Pickle Jar
May I have the envelope, please? The award for Most Symbolically Descriptive Band Name at this year's Beartrap goes to “Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band.” As you might surmise, “Reverend” is an honorary Read More...
Long Road Home: If You Could Save Bluegrass in a Bottle
Saunter in to someplace where Long Road Home is playing Bluegrass, and you can be forgiven for thinking you've stepped a half century back in time. The music and voices are so authentically kin to the golden era of the Monroes, Stanleys, and Flatt & Scruggs that it's apt to send a chill down your back.
Haunted Windchimes: Rural 1930s Fantasy with a Dark Edge [VIDEO]
When your band is named “Haunted Windchimes,” it's almost impossible to be confused with any other currently touring traditional string act. And for the Pueblo, Colorado group, their sound is likewise distinctive. Read More...
23 String Band, Facebook The 23 String Band: ‘A Leg-Shaking Kind of New Old-Timey’ [VIDEO]
The origin of their name remains shrouded in mystery: obviously, the members of the 23 String Band play more strings than that onstage. But the type of music they play is unmistakable. They describe it as “Original Hillbilly.” Which would be true, if the original hillbillies had listened to Paganini and the Beastie Boys. Read More...
Taj Mahal's Facebook Page Taj Mahal: His Musical Stomping Ground is the World
Every singer-songwriter has musical influences. But it's hard to think of another performer of Taj Mahal's stature whose influences are so wildly varied.
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