Somewhere in the miasma of the non-televised Grammy Awards on January 28, 2018, the Bluegrass Album of The Year was announced. Oddly, it was a tie, between Rhonda Vincent and The Rage’s “ All The Rage” and The Infamous Stringdusters’ “Laws of Gravity”. Both are deserving winners. The Stringdusters are an interesting case, however. Their […]
Category: Live Shows
Concert: Noam Pikelny February 11, 2016
Noam Pikelny One Man, One Banjo Tour One Longfellow Square Portland, Maine February 11, 2016 To most sound-minded individuals , the notion of a solo banjo concert is mildly daunting. Banjo jokes are second only to lawyer jokes in the American zeitgeist, so Noam Pikelny, a master banjo player doubtless knows what he is getting […]
Mandolin Orange In Concert
Mandolin Orange In Concert One Longfellow Square Portland, Maine August 16, 2015 Mandolin Orange presents a simple picture: two members, sharing fiddle, mandolin and guitar and two powerful voices. As Mandolin Orange, Emily Franz and Andrew Marlin command the room. The duo formed in Carrboro, North Carolina a few years back, and have released an […]
Dustbowl Revival Jon Stickley Trio The Station Inn Nashville, Tennessee March 15, 2017
Dustbowl Revival Jon Stickley Trio The Station Inn Nashville, Tennessee March 15, 2017 The Station Inn is Nashville’s self-styled “World Famous” venue for bluegrass and roots music for over forty years. Over time, the area around The Station Inn (much like the rest of Nashville) has changed, swapping gritty and sweaty for shiny and slick. […]
Della Mae In Concert Port City Music Hall Portland, Maine May 31, 2015
Della Mae In Concert Port City Music Hall Portland, Maine May 31, 2015 Della Mae give it their all. In the midst of a Northeast run in support of their self-titled Rounder release, “Della Mae”, the band took the Port City Music Hall stage on a rainy Sunday evening and displayed their total command of […]
Del & Dawg (Del McCoury and David Grisman) In Concert State Theater Portland, Maine November 20, 2015
Del & Dawg (Del McCoury and David Grisman) In Concert State Theater Portland, Maine November 20, 2015 One condenser microphone, a music stand, a mandolin, rhythm guitar and over 100 years of bluegrass experience: that’s all David Grisman and Del McCoury need to put on a show. It’s quite a show, too. The artists’ backstories […]
The Black Lillies: In Concert
The Black Lillies In Concert One Longfellow Square Portland, Maine June 4, 2015 The Black Lillies are ready for their closeup. The Knoxville, Tennesee based hard-driving Americana outfit played to an appreciative house at One Longfellow Square in Portland, Maine and never let up. Fresh from a feature position at DelFest, and headed to High […]