Jump into the music of the Brooklyn-based band, Lake Street Dive, and you might be unsure where you’ve landed. The music is pop with jazz roots. Soul with funk and folk thrown in. In short, Lake Street Dive is an amalgam of sounds that gets...
[caption id="attachment_31634" align="alignleft" width="300"] Peter Rowan, 2010 TBFphoto by Clint Viebrock[/caption] He is a member of Telluride Bluegrass Festival's 30-something club, an elite fraternity that includes "The King," Sam Bush; dobro magician, Jerry Douglas; and Grammy winner Tim O' Brien: Telluride Bluegrass veteran Peter Rowan. Peter Rowan...
[caption id="attachment_31549" align="alignright" width="292"] Elephant Revival[/caption] Once upon a short time ago, in February 2011, a new band came to town to open for Leftover Salmon for a KOTOfm fundraiser. KOTO'S musical director, Suzanne Cheavens, described the new kids on the block as very "buzzy, "...
[caption id="attachment_31775" align="alignright" width="300"] Steve Martin & The Steep Creek Rangers[/caption] Planet Bluegrass is thrilled to announce that Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell will be closing the opening night of the 40th Telluride Bluegrass Festival on Thursday, June 20. Steve, Edie, and...
[caption id="attachment_31697" align="alignright" width="300"] The Milk Carton Kids[/caption] The Milk Carton Kids formed in 2011, a duo that consists of Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan. While the most obvious musical reference is the classic folk revival sound of their twin acoustic guitars and close harmonies, the...
[caption id="attachment_31521" align="alignright" width="300"] Rosco Bandana[/caption] The Devil is clearly in the details. Jason Sanford is chief songwriter and vocalist for the Mississippi folk-rock septet Rosco Bandana. As a boy, he was taught that rock 'n roll was the Devil's music. When his group came together, he...
[caption id="attachment_31590" align="alignright" width="300"] The "King of Telluride," Sam Bush[/caption] In Telluride, he is royalty, but please, hold the drum rolls and cornets. The accoutrements of this king differ from ordinary kings with their thrones and scepters. This king, "The King of Telluride," perches on a...
[caption id="attachment_31627" align="alignleft" width="300"] Red Knuckles (aka Tim O'Brien), 2010 Telluride Bluegrass[/caption] The story will get told many times in many ways, each time with a slightly different spin. My abbreviated version of the history of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this coming...
I suppose by now everyone knows, but just in case, we found this crystal clear explanation from the group on ABC news radio online. [caption id="attachment_31606" align="alignright" width="300"] Mumford & Sons, Glassnote Records[/caption] Mumford & Sons have bowed out of their headlining slot at the Bonnaroo Music...
Telluride Bluegrass holds a special spot in my heart. It was Bluegrass that first brought me to this valley in 1997, and it was Bluegrass that made me return. When my husband, Andy, and I first considered moving here, Bluegrass was on our “top ten”...
