ACL Live Review: Billy Strings

Acid grass virtuoso leaves the BMI stage smoking

"...William Apostol and his equally virtuosic band – banjoist Billy Failing, doghouse bassist Royal Masat, and mandolinist Jarrod Walker..."

Oct. 7, 2019 Music Post by Tim Stegall

AFF: 'Strings'

Locally-lensed relationship drama ramps up the sense of brooding

"...bind, familial and otherwise, are at the heart of Strings narrative, which follows the misfortunes of Billy (Billy Harvey),..."

Oct. 25, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Billy Clayton's Flying Circus

State, City Head for a Dogfight Over Mueller

"...Aircraft Pooling Board. The what? Think of it as Billy Clayton's Flying Circus...."

Jan. 17, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Rolling Stone Wraps, billy woods Plays a Red River Patio, and More Music Reviews From Friday of SXSW

Fest winds down with a lot of hip-hop

"...before her set), and more, while Armand Hammer rapper billy woods performed down at the 13th Floor...."

March 15, 2025 Music Post by Miranda Garza

Tapping Into the New Old Settler’s Music Festival

Checking in with Donna the Buffalo, Billy Strings, Greensky Bluegrass, the women of I'm With Her, and more

"...– Raoul Hernandez Billy StringsFri. 20, 9pm, Bluebonnet Stage..."

April 20, 2018 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Crosstalk: Parish Reopens Following Fall Fire, and More Music News

Billy Strings at Radio and proposed touring visa rate hikes

"...Billy Strings, the biggest star of modern bluegrass (who else..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Memorable Moments From ACL Fest Weekend One

Some of our favorite performances that you can revisit this weekend

"...in gun control, please turn up.”  – Christina Garcia Billy Strings Brings Bluegrass Mainstream..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Tribute Convenes Keith Richards, Snoop Dogg, Norah Jones, and More at the Hollywood Bowl

Two-night song extravaganza pulled stars from across generations

"...Spanning Keith Richards to Billy Strings, the occasion called for stoner sentiments, Nelson family..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest

Cassandra Jenkins, Billy Strings, and SZA on a lighthouse

"...daytime sobriety of a music fest. – Kevin Curtin Billy Strings Brings Bluegrass Mainstream..."

Oct. 8, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Seven Essential ACL Fest 2022 Recommendations

Heavyweight hand-picks from the Chronicle Music team

"...the good, Sullivan is staging a revolution. – Clara Wang Billy StringsFriday, 7pm, T-Mobile stage..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A farewell party for Jim Eno, Rock the Park with Rosie Flores, and more recommended shows

"...the whimsically cartoonish stylings of Big Bill and the rockabilly iconography of Rosie Flores. Imagine Talking Heads led by..."

June 2, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...songs resound in and out of 22 minutes, bass strings audibly vibrating and primal drums thumping...."

July 2, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Four Brothers

A scrappy Seventies throwback about vigilante justice in the corrupt urban jungle.

"...Washington Jr. on the soundtrack, car chases with disco strings and rusty American clunkers plowing through blizzard conditions. The..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

I'm Not There

This meditation on Bob Dylan is infused with love – not the slavish kind but a true-eyed tribute to the artist who belongs to nobody and everybody at once.

"...that, if not fails, certainly flags, is Gere’s sad-clown Billy the Kid, which comes in far too late in..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Waterboy

"...by Henry Winkler. Thoroughly wrapped in his mother's apron strings (Kathy Bates, even more over the top than her..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

10 Can't-Miss Acts for Sunday at ACL Music Festival

And concluding the first weekend ...

"...Billy Strings5pm, BMI stage (weekend one only) New single "Everything's..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Music Feature

What We’re Listening to Right Now

DJ Jester & DJ Marz, Willie Nelson on Billy Joe Shaver, Lisa Morales, High Heavens, and ZZ Top

"...USA by DJ MARZ & DJ JESTER Willie Helps Billy Joe Shaver "Live Forever"..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

In a Global Crisis, Luck Presents Writes a New Concert Promotions Standard

With a little luck, Ellee Fletcher Durniak and Matt Bizer thrive at improvising impossible situations

"...and Elle King in 2013 to Mavis Staples and Billy Strings in 2019, the Luck lineups stack legends with..."

April 16, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

While My Ukulele Gently Weeps

Get ready to see a lot more ukuleles

"...in a room writing music on a ukulele. Four strings being blistered in fraught, slicing strums. Happy tones turned..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...Rodney Ascher, Producers: Elika Portnoy, Ryan Bartecki, Gary Levinsohn, Billy Hines Martin Pistorius slipped into a coma at the..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In With the Old, in With the New

An epic Saturday at Old Settler’s

"...of singer/guitarist Tony Kamel, banjoist Trevor Smith, mandolin picker Billy Bright, and bassist Dom Fisher, practically live at OSMF,..."

April 24, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Review: Nanci Griffith, Working in Corners & Various Artists, More Than a Whisper – Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith

On the 45th anniversary of her debut album the artist gets the reissue and tribute treatment

"...with a stunning "You Can't Go Home Again" and Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle teaming to jam "Listen to..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

AmericanaFest 2022 Brings the Roots Community Back Together

Eight emerging acts seen in Nashville, from Nora Brown to Early James

"...War and Treaty for Group of the Year, and Billy Strings for Artist of the Year ahead of his..."

Sept. 21, 2022 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Chicks, Kacey Musgraves, Lil Nas X, and P!nk Top ACL Fest Lineup

Red Hot Chili Peppers, SZA, Carly Rae Jepsen & Paramore also booked

"...Other marquee artists include Phoenix [weekend 2 only], Diplo, Billy Strings, James Blake [weekend 1 only], and “Call Me..."

May 10, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...off the series on Saturday, followed by Michigan breakout Billy Strings' Grammy-winning bluegrass on Sunday. The following weekend launches..."

March 26, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

New Austin Music You Can Enjoy at Home

What we’re spending our time with

"...lineups ranging from Amythyst Kiah and Thayer Sarrano to Billy Strings and Jonny Fritz for wonderfully laid-back conversations and..."

April 17, 2020 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

ACL Music Festival 2019: Sunday, First Weekend

"...Billy Strings..."

Oct. 7, 2019 Photo Gallery

AmericanaFest Is SXSW for Root Genres

T is for... Tennessee, Tanya Tucker, and 10 top-notch breakouts

"...collaborations, both orchestrated and impromptu, set the bar high. Billy Strings and Bela Fleck joined forces at the Rounder..."

Sept. 17, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

19 Exceptional Songwriters Showcase Their Craft at SXSW

"...Billy StringsWed. 13, Cooper’s BBQ, 11pm; Fri. 15, Scoot Inn,..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

SXSW Unveils Third Artist List

Bedouine, Priests, Mystery Lights, Kokoko!, and 297 more

"...Billy Strings (Nashville, Tenn.)..."

Jan. 9, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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