Over the years, numerous publications have credited Sierra Hull as one of roots music’s best young talents or as one of the first ladies of bluegrass. Such well-meaning praise suits Hull, but let’s face it — no age or gender […]
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Missoula, Montana five-piece The Lil’ Smokies cross folk songwriting and bluegrass instrumentation with a sense of rock and roll rebellion throughout its third album, Tornillo. Members Matt Cornette (banjo), Andy Dunnigan (vocals, dobro), Scott Parker (bass), Matt “Rev” Rieger (guitar, […]
When old-time fiddler Brittany Haas, guitarist Jordan Tice, mandolinist Dominick Leslie, and Punch Brothers bassist Paul Kowert join forces as instrumental quartet Hawktail, they become more than a supergroup for any specific genre. As new album Formations proves, the band […]
Sideline scale to the same creative heights reached on 2018’s Front and Center — featuring the 2019 IBMA song of the year “Thunder Dan” — while honoring its members’ mountaineer roots on new album Breaks to the Edge. The six-piece […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: In December, we like to take a look back at albums we didn’t get around to reviewing earlier in the year. Like I Used To was released in May. One of the most awarded young bands in […]
At its best moments, The High & Wides’ new album, Seven True Stories, takes a sharp left turn from the feel-good hymns and songs of home and family you might expect from obvious fans of classic stringband music and hardcore […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: In December, we like to take a look back at albums we didn’t get around to reviewing earlier in the year. Deeper Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows was released in March. Like any genre, Christian music offers […]
Keller & The Keels, a trio teaming Keller Williams with progressive flatpicker Larry Keel and bassist Jenny Keel, pull off a top-notch bluegrass cover of Kacey Musgraves’ “Slow Burn.” The hyperactive revision highlights Williams and his collaborators’ covers-heavy new album, […]
Forget what’s “age appropriate” for EmiSunshine, a 15-year-old phenom with six years’ experience in the public eye. As new album Family Wars proves, few current artists of any age can pull off murder ballads, ghost stories, and other slightly deranged […]
The two-part tale of “Snake Man” from The Dead South’s new album, Sugar & Joy, just about sums up the band’s Jekyll-and-Hyde juggling of old-time music tradition and punk-rock rebellion. Atmospheric stringband jam “Snake Man Pt. 1” leads into a […]
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