Aoife O’Donovan, keeping up her reputation as one of the busiest women in bluegrass, isn’t taking this weekend off like the rest of us. Instead, she’ll be joining Greg Liszt (The Deadly Gentleman), Brittany Haas […]
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MNFS: Aoife O’Donovan – Thursday’s Child
Last month Aoife O’Donovan released her solo debut, Fossils (Amazon MP3 & Spotify), on Yep Rock Records. One of the busiest girls in bluegrass and a testament to the fact that pretty things can live […]
Steelism & Ruby Amanfu: “Angel from Montgomery”
Last week, the Newport Folk Festival added Nashville instrumental duo Steelism (Jeremy Fetzer & Spencer Cullum Jr.) to its lineup and announced that Ruby Amanfu and Nicole Atkins would join their set. Steelism’s country twang/vintage […]
This Weekend’s Must-See Shows in NYC
Come one, come all. Or rather – come one, come to all of Ryan Adam’s shows over the next blessed, glorious week. If you’re counting, there are 4 in total, all of which still have […]
Q&A: Michael Daves on the 3rd Annual Brooklyn Bluegrass Bash
Next Sunday, October 26th, Michael Daves will again host the Brooklyn Bluegrass Bash at The Bell House in Gowanus. In its third year, the Bash raises money for the Restoration Fund of Park Slope’s Old […]
Day Two: Jack White Cries in Newport
Jack White’s highly anticipated Newport debut dominated the chatter of Day 2 at the 2014 Newport Folk Festival and drew the largest festival audience that I’ve seen. His twelve-song set featured material spanning his work under […]
Chatham County Line’s ‘Tightrope’
I’ve been a fan of Raleigh’s Chatham County Line for a number of years now. The band’s 2008 album, IV, with songs like “The Carolinian” and “Chip of a Star,” have stood the test of […]
Q&A: Betsy Plum on The Old Time Jam at Lowlands Bar in Gowanus
The Old Time Jam at Lowlands in Gowanus, Brooklyn Gowanus, Brooklyn is more known for its polluted canal, mafia-related body dumping and the saddest dolphin ever than the changes the neighborhood has seen in the last few years. […]
Initial Telluride Lineup Announced
Over the weekend, Planet Bluegrass announced the first round of the 2014 Telluride lineup, which includes the usual suspects as well as Seattle’s Brandi Carlile and both The Lone Bellow and Aoife O’Donovan of our […]
This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
Oh, what we wouldn’t give to revisit that summer of long ago when – for one sweet night – the timbre of Jeff Tweedy’s raspy voice could be heard echoing through the streets of Park […]
The Bluegrass Situation Heads to Bonnaroo
Our agoraphobia has historically been a bit of a deterrent from Bonnaroo attendance, but our good (probably best) friends at The Bluegrass Situation are working to making the massive festival a better place. Last week, […]
This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
It doesn’t happen all that often that I get to gush about the amazing music of real-life friends on this thing. Today, though, is an exception due to the existence of Brooklyn’s own Bridget Davis, […]
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