• Caroline Owens to Main Attraction Management

    Fast-rising bluegrass singer and songwriter Caroline Owens has signed with Main Attraction Management for exclusive representation. The company is run by experienced bluegrass booker Laura Mainer, who currently serves top artists like Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, Danny Paisley &

  • Jody King to Southern Legacy for the summer

    The ongoing 2025 tour of Alison Krauss & Union Station has caused another minor disruption in the bluegrass force, with Jody King announced as the fill-in banjoist with Southern Legacy for the duration. Southern Legacy is a bluegrass supergroup which includes

  • Kyle Perkins to The Grascals

    It can be tough when a longtime member of an established band leaves, especially when it’s a musician with a long and storied pedigree such as Terry Smith, who played his last show as bass man for The Grascals on

  • New band for Molly Tuttle

    Molly Tuttle has announced the dissolution of her current touring band, Golden Highway, and will be out with a new group this summer. Several of her current Golden Highway bandmates are actively pursuing solo careers this year, particularly fiddler Bronwyn Keith-Hynes

  • Spectrum Bluegrass plays Autism Speaks in LA

    Spectrum Bluegrass at The Greek Theatre (4/26/25) - photo © Robin Frenette Last weekend's Light Up the Blues 7 benefit concert for Autism Speaks featured a performance by Spectrum Bluegrass, a band that is part of the California Bluegrass Association's Autism

  • Waddington Brothers sign with Live on Stage

    There are a number of things that are unique about North Dakota's Waddington Brothers. For starters, they're from rural North Dakota, not exactly a hotbed of bluegrass activity. Shoot... it's not really a hotbed of anything, as the state is one

  • Central Valley Boys say farewell

    The Central Valley Boys at the 2024 Summergrass festival in San Diego, CA - photo © Dennis Andersen Popular California bluegrass band the Central Valley Boys have decided to disband after 15 years performing together. Known for their traditional take on bluegrass, and their