The favorite fun fact on Porland folk band Blind Pilot is that its front man, Israel Nebeker, and drummer, Ryan Dobrowski, have used two different bike tours to spread their music down the Pacific coast (hear […]
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grass stains: Dawes – “With a Little Help from My Friends”
Dawes, a young four-man Americana and soul band out of North Hills, CA that’s currently on tour with Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons, appeared on NPR’s World Café this week. The band has this Joe […]
grass stains: Carolina Chocolate Drops – “Genuine Negro Jig”
Another group of fresh faces on the Telluride lineup this summer will bring the sounds of the Piedmont Plateau (that’s the Carolina foothills of the Appalachian Mountains) out West. Durham’s Carolina Chocolate Drops is bringing […]
grass stains: Justin Townes Earle at Webster Hall
I was late finding Justin Townes Earle. The son of legendary Americana musician Steve Earle and critically acclaimed young star from SXSW 2009, Justin caught my ear on The Big Surprise Tour at the Beacon […]
grass stains: Bela Fleck & Toumani Diabate at Telluride
I got the chance to see these guys play together in Central Park (for free) over the summer. It’s hard to put this in a category, but there’s just something really special about it. If […]
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