JOHN MAILANDER’S FORECAST PUSHES THEIR LIMITS ON NEW EP
Multi-instrumentalist John Mailander calls his band Forecast, but the project’s musical output is anything but predictable. Initially relying on his foundation in bluegrass, the group’s new EP, “L...
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CASH OR TRADE CONTINUES ‘FACE VALUE’ MOVEMENT WITH TICKETMASTER PARTNERSHIP
It’s a common scenario for the avid concertgoer. Your plans have changed and you can’t make it to a show. You don’t want to be on the hook for the tickets, and you don’t want your seats to go to waste...
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GREENSKY BLUEGRASS: ‘WE NEVER REALLY EVOLVE AWAY FROM WHERE WE STARTED’
Greensky Bluegrass has built its career on live performances, with energy flowing back and forth with audiences. But for its new EP, the Americana band changed tack and isolated themselves in Iceland....
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RICKY SKAGGS STILL BRINGING THE BLUEGRASS THUNDER AT 68
Ricky Skaggs has been a master of the mandolin for nearly 50 years, rising to fame in bluegrass circles in his early 20s, living up to the promise he showed as a mere 7-year-old on the Flatt & Scr...
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BILLY STRINGS LAUNCHES ‘MEET ME AT THE DRIVE-IN’ TOUR AT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
Photos by Jim Gavenus Acoustic guitar phenom Billy Strings kicked off his "Meet me at the Drive-in Tour" last weekend with three shows in the Mohegan Sun Arena parking lot in Wilkes-Barre, includin...
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BILLY STRINGS TALKS PLAYING IN A CAVE, JAMMING WITH CABINET AND HIS LOVE FOR METAL
If there was such a thing as Fantasy Bluegrass, you'd be wise to spend your first pick on Billy Strings. Possessing wicked-fast guitar skills, the young Michigan native has what sports prognosticators...
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YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND, BILLY STRINGS & JP BIONDO OF CABINET SET FOR ARDMORE MUSIC HALL
Yonder Mountain String Band, the progressive bluegrass act with nearly 20 years under its belt, will make its Ardmore Music Hall debut on Sunday, Oct. 16. Also on the bill are soulful southern picker ...
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