Seize The Day…. In one way or another, that phrase became the catchphrase for an entire music festival this past Memorial Day Weekend, 2016. Seize The Day… Isn’t that how many of us feel as we arrive FINALLY to what is for most,
The Infamous Stringdusters
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Ladies & Gentlemen – The Infamous Stringdusters
The Infamous Stringdusters have always done things their own way. Even in their pre-Dusters days, when they performed as Wheel Hoss, this accomplished group of young pickers had a knack for taking things in a different direction. When their sound began
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Ladders In The Sky from The Infamous Stringdusters with Claire Lynch
For their next album release, The Infamous Stringdusters have chosen a new concept. Not new to music, but new to the band. They are sticking with the notion of recording alternative bluegrass music primarily written within the group, but have
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Jeremy Garrett: A Session in The RV
Nestled in The Festy backstage area in scenic Nelson County, Virginia sat The RV. You know which one. The one that should be declared a national park just like the ones it has been rolling past this year. To music-lovers, it
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Thursday at Grey Fox 2015
Well, this last weekend was another stupendous Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in beautiful Oak Hill, New York - one of the best-run festivals in the country, in my opinion. There are plenty of ideas that festivals around the country can learn
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Stringdusters, Solivan: The State Theater Is Still Smoldering
A two night Infamous Stringdusters run. Add Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen to the first night and, folks, you have a festival on your hands. And, what a festival it was! Sparks flew as these two bluegrass powerhouses lit up the
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One Critic’s Picks: The Best of 2014
One of the best parts of this job is finding new music in my mailbox on a regular basis. But the fun turns into work at the end of the year, when I wade back through all of that music
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Best of Bluegrass 2014
Stringing along with the seasonal greetings and almost before the first slice of turkey is eaten are the ‘best ofs’ chosen for various music publications by writers who have their fingers on the pulse. For PopMatters, an enthusiastic Steve Leftridge rates
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Photos from Northwest String Summit
These photos from Oregon's Northwest String Summit were taken by Todd Powers.
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Let It Go – Infamous Stringdusters
All too often, bands sound their best in the studio. They bring in super pickers to augment or replace regular band members and rely on technology and a great engineer to deliver a sound they can’t possibly replicate on the