• Bluegrass for the Rockaways

    California is about as far from New York as you can get in the US, but people there were as struck by the personal tragedies following Tropical Storm Sandy as were the rest of us who escaped unscathed. A group of

  • California Pickers – Paul Knight

    Paul Knight is the best soundman on the west coast, and maybe beyond. I first knew him as a bassist, and I believe that is what he would call himself first. He is the bassist for Peter Rowan, as well as

  • Time from Kathy Kallick Band this Fall

    California bluegrass singer/songwriter Kathy Kallick is finishing work on a new recording with her eponymous touring band, set for a Fall 2012 release on Live Oak Records. This project will be entitled Time, and features Kallick on guitar and vocals, with Annie

  • Flatt & Scruggs Tribute Band live online

    What are you doing for Earl Scruggs' birthday on Friday? Earl turns 88 on January 6, and banjo players worldwide will bow towards Flint Hill, NC to pay homage to the man who brought 3 finger, bluegrass-style banjo to the forefront

  • Laurie Lewis is Skippin’ and Flyin’

    Is there room for another Bill Monroe tribute project during the remainder of this, the year of his Centennial Celebration? I think there is. Coming on October 18 is Skippin' and Flyin', an appreciation of Monroe from West Coast fiddler, vocalist

  • Between the Hollow and the High Rise

    Kathy Kallick has been a stalwart of the west coast bluegrass scene for more than three decades, so much so that while still actively performing she is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievment Award from the California Bluegrass Association. For