After eight albums and a career that goes back more than 15 years, Pert Near Sandstone have come to represent the essence of Minnesota’s thriving progressive bluegrass community, environs also inhabited by such likeminded luminaries as Charlie Parr, 4onthefloor, and
Pert Near Sandstone has launched a new podcast, Road To Blue Ox, to help promote and prepare people for their annual festival in their native Wisconsin. The alt-grass quintet hosts the Blue Ox Music Festival each June, inviting many of the
The Jungle Theater in Minneapolis, MN will start a run in January of Ishmael, a dramatic stage adaption of Moby Dick written and directed by Leo Geter. The production features a single actor, Jack Weston, in the title role, along with three
This reflection on the sense of community we all enjoy at bluegrass festivals is a contribution from Nate Sipe, mandolinist with Pert Near Sandstone. He also looks at how hosting and co-curating the lineup at the Blue Ox Music Festival
When the very first Blue Ox Music Festival was held this past weekend in Eau Claire, WI, Shelly Swanger was there to capture images for the readers of Bluegrass Today. Her photos are brilliant, as always, but it looks like festivalgoers
Here's a great story about the power of bluegrass music. How many of us have thought that if only more people heard and experienced our music live, they would become instant fans. Well it appears that this works on business-minded music
Pert Near Sandstone has shared a live video performance for one of tracks on their latest CD, The Hardest Part Of Leaving, released April 15. It was shot this past weekend at the historic Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, MN, famous
Pert Near Sandstone has announced an April 15 release for their next album, The Hardest Part of Leaving. The Minnesota-based outfit plans to make it available on CD, 180g vinyl, and digital download though their own label, Pert Near Music. Nate Sipe
Pert Near Sandstone is releasing a single from their upcoming album, continuing the bluegrass/old time hybrid sound that has brought them to national prominence. The song is Ship Of Fools, and a limited run of 500 7'' vinyl copies will be
This past weekend, Pert Near Sandstone recorded a show for a live album, set for an early 2013 release. First Avenue in Minneapolis was the site for the November 9 concert. The band plans to mix the tracks in December, and have the
