Author: John Lawless

  • Plant says yes to Alison, no to Led Zepp

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    The rock music blogosphere is buzzing with the news that Robert Plant has reportedly turned down the notion of a Led Zeppelin reunion tour, preferring to focus his attention on his newfound musical partnership with Alison Krauss. Their duet CD,

  • The Dan Tyminski Band – a review

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    Brance and I had the opportunity to see The Dan Tyminski Band in concert on Friday (2/29) at The Jefferson Center here in Roanoke, VA. We had been looking forward to seeing them perform since the formation of the band

  • Dan Tyminski speaks

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    The Dan Tyminski Band performed in Roanoke this past Friday night, and we had a chance to sit down with Dan before the show to talk a bit about this latest chapter in his storied musical career. We also talked

  • Scheerhorn CD update

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    We just received an update from Randy Kohrs about the Scheerhorn Guitars CD we had posted about back in December. The CD is being recorded in Randy's Slack Key Studio to showcase Tim Scheerhorn's celebrated instruments, featuring many of the pro

  • Lovell Sisters to Europe this summer

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    We just received an email from a show promoter in Norway announcing that The Lovell Sisters would be spending two weeks touring Norway and Belgium in September of 2008. There is nothing up yet on the sisters' official web site -

  • The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass

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    The Holy Mass has been the inspiration for some of the most beautiful music ever written. Celebrated composers like Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Puccini have written Masses that are still performed to this day. In the modern era Igor

  • IIIrd Tyme Out on WNCW

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    IIIrd Tyme Out will be stopping by the studios of WNCW in Spindale, NC on Saturday (3/1) for a live performance, plus some discussion with Dennis Jones, host of the popular Goin' Across The Mountain show. The guys will be on

  • But wait… there’s more!

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    There is yet even more great bluegrass and acoustic music available from your radio (and computer) today (2/29). Tonight's - and tomorrow's - Grand Ole Opry broadcasts feature a number of favorite performers. The Friday Opry boasts performances from The Grascals,

  • Punch Brothers on Leno

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    Tonight (2/29), Punch Brothers will be the musical guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. No doubt but that they will perform something from their just-released Nonesuch CD,  Punch. The show airs at 11:30 p.m. (ET) on NBC, and the

  • Catch New Hip on Blue Plate Special

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    When you finish listening to Cherryholmes live on WFDU.org, you can point your browser over to WDVX.com and hear Missy Raines & The New Hip perform on Blue Plate Special. They will be performing live before a studio audience between