We wrote last year about The Deadly Gentlemen, an awesome bluegrass band that kinda sounds like what I imagine would happen if STOMP made bluegrass music. There’s lots of yelling and laughing and it just generally makes you happy and want to clap …
Category: Bluegrass
Trampled By Turtles – Stars and Satellites
Dear Greg and our (millions of) loyal readers, why is it that no one felt the need to tell me about Trampled By Turtles? Seriously, I realize that it’s mostly my own fault for assuming Trampled By Turtles was dance/hard rock/metal/whatever else kind …
YouTube Gem: Elliot Road – These Blues
If you have been to the site before, you may have noticed that we’re big fans of Elliot Road. The Kansas brothers, James and John Beasley, crafted one of our favorite albums last year with “The Dust Covered Man”. There back to recording …
YouTube Gem: The Devil Makes Three – “Do Wrong Right”
The Devil Makes Three look and sound like a counter cultural group of fellas. They are. They’re not the most complicated musically, but they sure write some incredible music. Full of wordplay and critical messages, the music is delightful. Enjoy “Do Wrong Right” …
Youtube Gems: Gangstagrass
Anyone familiar with the incredible FX show, “Justified”, will be familiar with Gangstagrass, the uniquely awesome bluegrass/rap hybrid. If you haven’t watched Justified, go watch it RIGHT NOW and then go download the awesomely titled “Rappalachia” album. This first song is the most melodic and …
Quick Hits: The Last Bison, The Vespers
Today, we’ve got a couple mini reviews for you of two religiously inspired bands. Now, fair warning, religious music is not my favorite. It tends to be somewhere between irrelevant and offensive on my list, but these two bands, if nothing else, are …
YouTube Gems: Turnpike Troubadours
Often my way of finding new music is to go to Amazon, Bandcamp, Noisetrade, or wherever and search for a band with a cool name. I know it has no basis on the quality of music, but this strategy has done well for …
Old Crow Medicine Show – Carry Me Back
*This is an initial impressions review. Old Crow Medicine Show, or OCMS as their fans call them, are a well-respected bluegrass band perhaps most famous for their song “Wagon Wheel.” They are not only one of the most popular bluegrass groups in the …
Doc Watson Symposium from Raleigh, North Carolina
Here is an incredible event dedicated to Doc Watson preserved on video. We wanted to share it with our bluegrass fan friends. This symposium was held on June 30, 2012 at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. This incredible trio of …
Album Review: The Punch Brothers – “Who’s Feeling Young Now?”
The Punch Brothers have been around for a while and it may seem odd to have them on an emerging artists blog, but in terms of genre their alternative bluegrass is very much in our wheelhouse. The album sounds a lot like Chris …
