With just one, intimidating stage, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival – one of the three big summer events that influence this blog more than any other – is not known to introduce the wealth of new […]
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Run Boy Run’s Hip Shakin’ Sophomore Album
Arizona isn’t known to be a hotbed for bluegrass acts, but I’ve been watching Tucson’s Run Boy Run since they won a spot on the 2012 Telluride bill. In September, the band released Something to […]
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 […]
Brooklyn Rider Backs Béla Fleck at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival
The lineup at this summer’s Telluride Bluegrass Festival (June 19-22) is looking stellar with more heavy hitters than in recent years, including David Rawlings Machine (featuring Gillian Welch), Alison Krauss, Béla Fleck and the Colorado […]
Nickel Creek is Back! New Album & Tour Set for April 2014
It’s a big day in bluegrass. Nickel Creek is back after a seven year hiatus. Announced this morning, the band will release its first album in nine years and kick off a tour in April […]
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 […]
The Milk Carton Kids – “Honey, Honey”
We were delighted to see LA’s rising folk stars, The Milk Carton Kids, on the bill at Telluride this summer. The band’s last album, Prologue (Amazon MP3 & Spotify), is a tough debut to follow, […]
Mumford & Sons Return to Telluride
This week, Planet Bluegrass announced the final lineup for Telluride this June. Besides the newbies we’ve already discussed, the lineup includes a lot of the usual suspects (not that that’s a bad thing), but we […]
2013 Summer Festival News Roundup
The wet, hot American summer that you dream of all winter is only 150 days away, but the festival season kicks off sooner. Here’s a rundown of the latest news from some of our favorite […]
RECAP: Telluride Bluegrass Festival
EDITOR’S NOTE: Look! Here’s our first installment of Notes from the Coast in partnership with THE BLUEGRASS SITUATION. Here’s Amy’s take on Telluride. By Amy Reitnouer For as long as I’ve been involved in the […]
Telluride Bluegrass Kicks off Today
Tell-U-RIDE. The 39th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, one of the most important and influential events in bluegrass all year, starts today. As noted earlier, We’ll be featuring on-site coverage from Amy at THE BLUEGRASS SITUATION this […]
Introducing: Notes From The Coast
Well here’s something very exciting: starting today, LA’s THE BLUEGRASS SITUATION is teaming up with New York’s grass clippings blog to bring you “Notes from the Coast.” In an effort to create a dialog between […]
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