Blind video from Yonder Mountain String Band
Just ahead of their latest album, Yonder Mountain String Band has released another single and music video, Blind, from Good As True, due March 27 with Thirty Tigers. These progressive bluegrass pioneers from Colorado are going strong, 27 years on, never losing their bluegrass core through all the touring success they have enjoyed. Good As […]
Brand New Heartache from Yonder Mountain String Band
Jamgrass heroes Yonder Mountain String Band have a new single, released in conjunction with the announcement of their next album, Good As True, their 12th, set so hit March 27 on Thirty Tigers. Last week the group dropped Brand New Heartache, listed as a band composition, with particular credit to banjo man Dave Johnston and […]
Nowhere Next – Yonder Mountain String Band
There is ample reason why Yonder Mountain String Band has become one of the leading practitioners of modern bluegrass. An astute combination of melody and musicality make them an obvious example of the way today’s musical tastes inform bluegrass music’s contemporary impact. To their credit, they hold true to a traditional template, the sort of sound […]
Nowhere Next video from Yonder Mountain String Band
Jamgrass heroes Yonder Mountain String Band have released a music video for Nowhere Next, the title track from their upcoming album due November 8. The song is a showcase for founding bassist Ben Kaufmann, whose aggressive lines serve as the basis for the track. Fellow founder, guitarist Adam Aijala, joked about the genesis of the […]
Here I Go video from Yonder Mountain String Band
Yonder Mountain String Band has released a single, with accompanying music video, ahead of their upcoming Nowhere Next album, due in early November from Thirty Tigers. This next project, their 11th, offers a special treat for long time for YMSB Kinfolk, with nine new songs written by the current band, along with a pair of […]
Yonder Mountain String Band at The Deck in Muskegon, MI
Yonder Mountain String Band at The Deck in Muskegon, MI (5/25/22) - photo © Bryan Bolea West Michigan's outdoor concert season got off to a raucous start with Yonder Mountain String Band shredding The Deck's tented stage on the beach in Muskegon. The band came out hot and was in midseason shape as they played a [...] Get Yourself Outside – Yonder Mountain String Band
Only the most talented artists can effectively tread between past and present, and at the same time, attempt to foresee the future. Consequently, one must credit Yonder Mountain String Band with maintaining their reverence for the roots, while keeping their contemporary credence intact. While today's populist precepts may account for modern bluegrass music's progressive leanings, [...] If Only video from Yonder Mountain String Band
With a new album set for release next month, jamgrass heroes Yonder Mountain String Band are back on the road, and dropping a new music video for one of the new tracks. It's for If Only, written and sung by guitarist and founding member, Adam Ajala, during his own personal COVID experience last year. He [...] Into The Fire from Yonder Mountain String Band
Yonder Mountain String Band really throws down the grass on their latest single, the first from the band's upcoming Get Yourself Outside album. Into The Fire features the newest member of the band, mandolinist Nick Piccininni, who is quite prominent on this next record. It was tracked in Colorado during last year's shutdowns while the band [...] Colorado Music Hall of Fame honors bluegrass legends
The Colorado Music Hall of Fame in Morrison, CO, has announced their 2021 class of inductees, honoring the huge contributions the state has made to bluegrass and jamgrass music. Selected for induction this year are The String Cheese Incident, Leftover Salmon, Yonder Mountain String Band, and Hot Rize, plus The Fox Theatre in Boulder. All [...] 