Andy Thorn with Leftover Salmon at Bourbon & Beyond 2025 - photo courtesy Bourbon & Beyond Each September, Bourbon & Beyond transforms the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville into a sprawling celebration of music, food, and culture. With a mix of
Denim & Plaid on the Youth Stage at IBMA Bluegrass Live! 2025 - photo © G. Nicholas Hancock The 2025 edition of the International Bluegrass Music Association's (IBMA) Youth Stage and Kids on Bluegrass (KOB) programs, held in Chattanooga, TN for
Though its leadership has changed hands a few different times, the Clinch Mountain Boys have continually kept the Stanley sound alive for 79 years. The group’s latest album, Rollin' On Rubber Wheels, demonstrates Ralph Stanley II paying homage to that legacy alongside
Rhonda Vincent at the 2025 Nothin' Fancy Bluegrass Festival - photo © Bill Warren Exhausted, exhilarated – these are the two words that come to mind when describing how Robyn and Willie Wines and the whole Nothin' Fancy band and team
World of Bluegrass '25 signage in Chattanooga - photo © Dawn Kenney The initial grades are in, and the early reports are that IBMA's first World of Bluegrass in Chattanooga, TN, was largely successful. While attendance figures are not yet available, it
Those who are tempted to typecast Becky Buller simply as a spiritual singer and/or a superb fiddler will likely find that her new album with Dark Shadow Recording proves that while those accolades are true, there's so much more to
When a debut release sets the bar so high, it can be difficult for the next one to capture that same magic that drew fans in from the very beginning. Jaelee Roberts, however, is an exception. Her latest release Let Me
Authentic Unlimited at the Sunset Theater in Asheboro, NC - photo © Katie Danielle Photo "After a huge success last September, Zoograss was back for a second year!" shouted Tim Moon, one of the Asheboro, North Carolina's musical events coordinators Zoograss, three
The young quartet that refers to itself as Karma Creak plays traditional music with an equal abundance of wit and whimsy. Nevertheless, as their self-titled initial EP makes abundantly clear, they also hold fast to past precepts while celebrating the
Larry Keel and Jon Stickley are mainstays in the jam grass world due to their energy and high octane instrumentalism. Having developed a friendship twenty years ago, the duo decided it was time to record a project capturing their musical
