Trending now

Oxford American Music Issue Explores Memphis

MerleFest Announces Initial Lineup and Return of the Late Night Jam

Tony Trischka’s ‘Earl Jam’ Gets Grammy Nomination

Creed’s Are You Ready? Tour Brings a Sold-Out Night to Nashville

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Closes Farewell Tour at The Mother Church

Henhouse Prowlers Release ‘Line the Avenues’ in Time for Veterans Day

High Lonesome Releases Self-Titled Debut Album

BEAT Brings King Crimson To Life in Nashville, TN

Everclear: An Unforgettable Night Of Late-90s Alt-Rock Nostalgia

Appalachian Aid Benefit Concert@City Winery–Nashville

Nashville Live Music

Tag : Sam Bush

MERLEFEST 24

A Rookie’s Guide to MerleFest

Nancy Posey
by Nancy Posey1916
You’ve been promising yourself you’d make it to MerleFest for years. Now you’ve committed. You have your four-day pass (because who would want to miss a daylight?) Now what? WEATHER Expect all four seasons in one day. The end of April in the South is the epitome of fickleness. It......
FESTIVALS

MERLEFEST 2024 ANNOUNCES INITIAL LINEUP

Nancy Posey
by Nancy Posey0935
Organizers for MerleFest, the annual music festival held at Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, NC, announced to day the initial lineup for next year’s even, scheduled for April 25–28, 2024. Going into its 36th year, MerleFest was founded by the music legend Doc Watson as a tribute to his son,......
MERLEFEST 2023

DAY 4 OF MERLEFEST 2023:

Nancy Posey
by Nancy Posey0697
Sunday morning at MerleFest each year begins with a Sunday morning devotional, this year led by Jeff Little Trio featuring gospel songs of Doc Watson, and Laura Boosinger offered a set of shape-note singing. Festival-goers got another chance to see the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, Mike Compton and Joe Newberry, and......
ALBUM REVIEWS

Chris Castino and Chicken Wire Empire: Fresh Pickles

Nancy Posey
by Nancy Posey01481
Fresh Pickles, Chris Castino’s upcoming release with Chicken Wire Empire, is less a departure from his career with the jam band The Big Wu than a return to his earlier influences. Castino admits that when he started writing songs, he was new to bluegrass. He credits his heightened interest to......
NEWS

SAM BUSH TO PLAY AT MARATHON MUSIC WORKS

Nancy Posey
by Nancy Posey01212
Sam Bush appears at Marathon Music Works on Saturday, January 11, with the Travelin’ McCourys, as part of his “Stop the Violence Tour.” The title song, cowritten with Jeff Black, is his first studio release since 2016. Bush told interviewers the song is “politically neutral” but expresses his concern about......