Folk Alliance Conference

Live shot

"...than seemed imaginable. One great surprise was Alaska's Barefoot Bluegrass, another youthful act featuring handsome vocals and striking ensemble..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Folk Alliance Featured

Events open to the public

"...Bid (Shetland Is., H&I, Scotland), Gjallarhorn (Karpero, Finland), Bearfoot Bluegrass (Anchorage, Alaska), Caroline Herring (Atlanta, Ga.), the Red Stick..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Music Feature

White Ghost Shivers

Record review

"...(Chicken Ranch) Pinwheeling their vaudevillian delivery to Western swing, bluegrass, hot jazz, blues, hillbilly, and ragtime, Austin's White Ghost..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Music Review by David Lynch

Boxcar Preachers

Record review

"...their sophomore effort, the Boxcar Preachers' brand of old-time bluegrass music is played judiciously and with enthusiasm. Unfortunately, there..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

A Skaggs Family Christmas: Volume One

Gift guide

"...and a spoonful of religious faith in a traditional bluegrass style. A Christmas LP is tailor-made for such qualities,..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Erik Hokkanen Reviewed

"...jump blues, Bob Wills, twang, rockabilly, Django Reinhardt, and bluegrass into his sonorous signature sound, full of energy, deep..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Music Feature by David Lynch

Black Joe Lewis: Close to the Bone

"...That's right, the Weary Boys, local heirs to rootsy bluegrass, three of whom played with Daniels on Lewis' record...."

Nov. 18, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

TCB

Hair metal sneaks into ACL 2005, under a blanket of dust

"...a huge festival become apparent: beyond the blues and bluegrass, there was Neil Young, disco, OK Computer, Rod Stewart,..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

South Austin Jug Band

"...of not that long ago. While the jamming and bluegrass sides of the band have become more prominent, they..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Restaurants Near Zilker

"...it may look seedy but the food is exceptional. Bluegrass on the patio, too. 1400 Barton Springs Rd., 479-0485..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature

Banjo & Sullivan

Record review

"...Nailed)" examines differing interpretations of trailer-park nuptials. A scary-good bluegrass cover of "Freebird" bends the Soggy Bottom Boys over..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Biscuit, We Love You!

"...Dear Editor, As a jazz-lovin', bluegrass-pickin' musician in the late Seventies, I largely dismissed punk..."

Aug. 24, 2005 Postmarks

Bryant's Loving, Excited Thanks

"...hope you all check out Diamond Caverns, John Fahey's Bluegrass Ruined My Life, and BioWillie. Now I think I..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Postmarks

The Greencards

Record review

"...powerful folk trio formation to create a magnificently contemporary bluegrass sound. That title was prophetic enough, but didn't presage..."

July 22, 2005 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Bonus Tracks

"...Local fivepiece Zero Skills Inc. blend punk rock, bluegrass, Southern rock, truck-stop rock, and trad country into foot-stompin',..."

July 15, 2005 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

The White Ghost Shivers

Record review

"...Merging bluegrass, vaudeville, ragtime, hot jazz, and blues, Austin's White Ghost..."

July 1, 2005 Music Review by David Lynch

School's Out Forever

Talkin' about the next generation

"...not to be infected with their enthusiasm. Jazz, blues, bluegrass, country, rock, pop – there's not a shade of..."

June 3, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Charlie Poole

"...he's also cited as one of the precursors of bluegrass. Prior to that, Poole was a mill hand in..."

May 27, 2005 Music Review by Harvey Pekar

Good Cuisine and an Interesting Scene

The 'Saveur' Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival

"...Academy director Harvey Giblin playing and singing with the bluegrass band that opened for headliner Ray Benson! Who knew..."

April 22, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

John Schooley & His One Man Band

Release me: Saturday, April 9, the Longbranch Inn

"...two, Schooley rolls through traditional blues ("Factory Dog"), Appalachian bluegrass ("Cat Squirrel"), rockabilly ("Drive You Faster"), and contemporary, blues-tinged..."

April 8, 2005 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...attention of folks on the sidewalk with some pleasant bluegrass until that nifty little thunderstorm came through. The next..."

March 25, 2005 Column

Unsolicited Music Reviews

"...attention of folks on the sidewalk with some pleasant bluegrass until that nifty little thunderstorm came through. The next..."

March 22, 2005 Postmarks

Ate Days a Week

How much more food and music can you ask for in this town around this time and after?

"...and French Toast. The musical offerings are in the country/bluegrass vein...."

March 18, 2005 Food Feature

Thursday Sleepers

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...as a backing band, with additional assistance from Carolina bluegrass troupe Chatham County Line. – Greg BeetsWEBB WILDER &..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Saturday Sleepers

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...& the Pinetops play acoustic music that wavers between bluegrass, Southern rock, and folk. Two studio LPs, world tours,..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Nora O'Connor

"...music, imported by immigrants and grown in America's rich bluegrass soil. It's fitting, then, that Nora O'Connor, a Chicagoan..."

March 18, 2005 Music Review by David Lynch

Wednesday Picks

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...Tenn.'s Lawson has been raising the bar for traditional bluegrass and Southern gospel for more than a quarter-century. Early..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature

The Man Who Would Be Swing

A new play gives Ray Benson the chance finally to chat with the King, Bob Wills

"...Texas fiddling is its own little genre, it's not bluegrass, it's not old-time, it's not Appalachian. Marry that with..."

March 4, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

In Print

Scott Von Doviak's 'Hick Flicks: The Rise and Fall of Redneck Cinema'

"...intoxicating beginner's field guide to the genre. It's a bluegrass-scored world of good ol' boys and bubba sheriffs, where..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

The Weary Boys

Texas platters

"...Power, the local outfit has turned to the Lord. Bluegrass has long held opinions on the dichotomy between Saturday..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

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