String Theory
In the shade at the second Austin String Band Festival.
"...banjos, and the occasional dobro and accordion. Some was bluegrass, some folk and pop, with a few added old-time..."
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Oct. 22, 2007 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri
10 Minutes With Ry Cooder
Journeyman guitarist yes, ethnomusicologist maybe
"...Ali Farka Touré. Tuesday he fills the Paramount with bluegrass superstar Ricky Skaggs, Skaggs’ wife and gospel singer Sharon..."
Sept. 17, 2015 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri
Record Skipping
A fine frenzy of spring releases
"...ass at Stubb’s last weekend, but I’m in a bluegrass frenzy and a few new releases have added fuel..."
April 6, 2011 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri
Hill Country Breakdown
"...acoustic stringed instruments, and broke into a medium tempo bluegrass tune, the response was unsure. Polite and restrained. Confused,..."
June 4, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess
Jammin'
Jerry Garcia, bluegrass, and third generation jam -- thriving in Austin and beyond.
"...mid-April, 30 years later, backstage at the Old Settler's Bluegrass Festival 2003. Jen Obert, the doe-eyed blond fiddler with..."
Sept. 5, 2003 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri
Wood & Wire Hit a High Point in Uncertain Times
After garnering a Grammy nomination, the bluegrassers roll it forward
"...Bluegrass jams aren't as distasteful a premise as the phrase..."
Sept. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin
Dueling Banjos
Is old-time music Austin's next big thing?
"...images of barbershop quartets or even what we call bluegrass today. It can also relate to points of reference,..."
March 30, 2007 Music Feature by Mark Rubin
Driving and Cranking
"...of Bill Monroe anytime soon. Quite the opposite. "A bluegrass purist would probably vomit if he saw me playing..."
July 30, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray
The Hills of Arkansas
The Meat Purveyors
"...combines, in Walston's words, "a nice mix of traditional bluegrass, honky-tonk, weird covers, and spunky originals." Bill Anderson, guitarist..."
March 6, 1998 Music Feature by Ken Lieck
Mountain Style
Chatting with Dr. Ralph Stanley, a pioneer of bluegrass music before there was such a thing
"...Bluegrass, old-time, mountain music -- the genres to which Dr...."
Nov. 30, 2001 Music Feature by Kim Mellen
Old Settler's Music Festival Interviews
Talking bluegrass with five OSMF headliners and a Dripping Springs dweller
"...Austin Chronicle: Bluegrass has more range than ever. The Punch Brothers make..."
April 17, 2015 Music Feature
Old Settler's Music Festival Preview
Bluebonnets and bluegrass: the Old Settler's Music Festival, still picking, still grinning
"...drawing renowned Americana artists from jam bands to traditional bluegrass, folk and blues to jazz and country...."
April 18, 2008 Music Feature
Against the Grain
A profile of Bad Livers bassist Mark Rubin
"...disciplines he's involved in or been associated with, i.e. bluegrass, jazz, alt.country, film, public radio, and non-commercial television. Part..."
Nov. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer
Silver Threads and Golden Needles
Old Settler's Music Festival goes to 25
"...first music gatherings in the area to book national bluegrass acts, OSMF has expanded as evidenced by Iron &..."
April 20, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri
Can't You Hear Me Callin' – Bluegrass: 80 Years of American Music
Gift guide
"...Can't You Hear Me Callin' – Bluegrass: 80 Years of American Music (Columbia/Legacy)..."
Dec. 10, 2004 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens
Pick-Me-Up Hoedown
The 17th annual Old Settler's Music Festival: no waterfall, but a cascade of acoustic and bluegrass music nonetheless
"...There may be better known bluegrass/roots music festivals in the U.S., but this weekend's Old..."
April 16, 2004 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri
Live Shots
"...moniker brings with it is a big one: less bluegrass. Having blossomed among the bluebonnets for 10 years, remaining..."
April 10, 1998 Music Feature
A Stand-Up Guy
Steve Martin didn't just incorporate a banjo into his early comedy routines for a laugh
"...from country stars Vince Gill and Dolly Parton to bluegrass legends Tony Trischka and Earl Scruggs, and won the..."
April 23, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder
Complete Freedom
A profile of Bad Livers banjo player Danny Barnes
"...Wall, and the Robison brothers, his father headed a bluegrass band, so Barnes struck up an acquaintance. The elder..."
Nov. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
Postmarks
It Gets Better
"...The Chronicle has been talking about bluegrass quite a bit lately (for the Chronicle), both in..."
Aug. 6, 1999 Column
What Is This?
"...of sound, in which a clear sparkling brook of bluegrass and country is fouled by toxic chemicals spewing forth..."
April 9, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
Robert Earl Keen
Inside REK's inner sanctum, the "Scriptorium"
"...label of the past decade, Keen's new set of bluegrass standards, Happy Prisoner, arrives Feb. 10 on Dualtone. He's..."
Jan. 30, 2015 Music Feature by Doug Freeman
Playback: Headcrusher's Heavy
Metal Colombian Offense
Headcrusher's Heavy Metal Colombian Offense, Joe Ely's Lost Electro Album, A New Home for Refugeed Bluegrass
"...Strange Brew for two sets. New Home for Refugeed Bluegrass..."
June 27, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Sarah's Muse
Sarah Jarosz, 'tweener' no more
"...Home Companion, as well as on stages in the bluegrass and folk festivals she'd grown up with. On New..."
Jan. 15, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser
More Old-Timers: National Division
New bluegrass DVD and CD releases.
"...In tune with Mark Rubin’s spotlight on the local folk/bluegrass scene in this week’s issue, there are a couple..."
March 30, 2007 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri
SXSW Picks & Sleepers
Picks & Sleepers
"...birthday, Bloodshot displays its depth and breadth. Austin's own bluegrass powerhouse the Meat Purveyors rattles off tunes grabbed from..."
March 19, 2004 Music Feature
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...12] comment, "String Cheese as if they have any bluegrass in them at all anymore. Please." The article ["Jammin',"..."
Sept. 19, 2003 Column
All Kinds of Jam
"...12] comment, "String Cheese as if they have any bluegrass in them at all anymore. Please." The article ["Jammin',"..."
Sept. 12, 2003 Postmarks
Hectic but Good
Profile of country / bluegrass singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale
"...Charlottesville, Va.'s, Rebel Records. An exquisite treasury of contemporary bluegrass, Lauderdale's songs of love, sin, and faith set against..."
Oct. 22, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser
Phantom Power & Spiritual Benefits
The Return of the Bad Livers
"...instruments and play goofy, high-speed Iggy Pop and Motorhead bluegrass covers." And if anyone gets the itch from reading..."
