Bluegrass Today

Scott Avett interview online

John Lawless — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:49:41 +0000

Deering Banjos has published a lengthy interview with Scott Avett, of the notorious Avett Brothers. I say notorious because discussions about the band can become quite heated in bluegrass circles, especially where the “that’s not bluegrass!” crowd is concerned. From the start, Scott has played [...]

The Church Sisters

John Lawless — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:31 +0000

Procrastination alert… this is a piece I’ve been meaning to write for weeks. Months even. You can mark this down as one of those “power of World of Bluegrass” stories, where it happened that I had to go to Nashville to discover a trio of [...]

Tuttles kill in Northern California

John Lawless — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:23:16 +0000

We posted about The Tuttles with AJ Lee just a week ago, noting that the band of young pickers had been signed with Roe Entertainment for artist representation. What we didn’t know at the time was the fact that this Bay Area group had cleaned [...]

More on Grascals v. Webster

John Lawless — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:31:16 +0000

Fox 17 news in Nashville ran a story on Tuesday about the nasty contract dispute between The Grascals and Entertainment Evolution. A channel 17 reporter caught up with the two attorneys representing the band and Kirt Webster, owner of Entertainment Evolution and Webster & Associates [...]

Cumberland River and Justified on WNYC

John Lawless — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:57:53 +0000

Cumberland River’s Jamie Dean will be on WNYC’s Soundcheck program Thursday afternoon, along with Greg Still, Music Supervisor for TNT’s popular Justified series. The pair will visit with host John Schaefer to talk about the show, and of course the contributions Cumberland River has made [...]

Blue Yodel #17 – #bluegrassgrammy-attackads

Chris Stuart — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:28:58 +0000

Tweets in Response to Steve Martin’s Blatant Attempt to Increase Public Awareness of Bluegrass Grammy #bluegrassgrammyattackads Steve Martin claims to be illegitimate son of Jimmy Martin. Nope, says Jimmy in Skype session from beyond. #bluegrassgrammyattackads Steve Martin mispronounces “banjo” on Letterman. No, Steve, it’s not [...]

IBMM moving to Nashville?

John Lawless — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:45:05 +0000

Over the weekend, I picked up a couple of startling news stories coming out of Owensboro, KY. The mayor, Ron Payne, was quoted speaking about the possibility of the International Bluegrass Music Museum moving from Owensboro to Nashville, unless $3 million in funding is approved [...]

2012 Bluegrass All-Star Jam

John Lawless — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:59:05 +0000

This past few years have seen a bluegrass variety show travel across the eastern US, billed as the Bluegrass All-Star Jam. Over the years it has hit dozens of cities, with a live concert featuring a bevy of top bluegrass artists performing together in a [...]

Steve Martin throws down the gauntlet

John Lawless — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:17:49 +0000

Steve Martin took to Twitter last week, in a blatant attempt to influence Grammy voters heading into Awards Season. Hollywood has long embraced the tradition of pushing projects forward in the press, both to hopefully garner Oscar nominations, and subsequently, to win votes for the [...]

Nobody Knows You from the Rangers

John Lawless — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:39:51 +0000

Rounder has announced April 10 as the release date for Nobody Knows You, the next CD from Steep Canyon Rangers. This will be their first band release since Deep In The Shade in 2010, though they collaborated with Steve Martin for his 2011 album, Rare [...]