Bluegrass

The Best Concerts to See In L.A. This Week

Don't forget to check our constantly-updated Los Angeles Concert Calendar Monday, August 5 The Janks, The Herbert Bail Orchestra THE SATELLITE The Herbert Bail Orchestra's lead singer and guitarist Anthony Frattolillo credits his mentor, Juan, a janitor and apparent musical genius from Chile, for ... More >>

Music Picks: Hard Summer, Sunset Strip Music Festival and Bob Dylan

Banjo Unchained

The Dustbowl Revival Don't Rehearse

Combining elements of New Orleans jazz and Appalachian bluegrass, Venice-based band The Dustbowl Revival seems to come out of another era. But the band competently and inspiringly brings vitality to genres decades older than its members. Made up at times of anywhere from five to 15 members, the aco ... More >>

Trampled By Turtles - The Fonda Theatre - 5/22/12

Trampled By Turtles The Fonda Theatre 5/22/12 Better than...your daddy's bluegrass band. We've seen some weird things in our time, everything from artists meltdowns to near riots and young punks playing their instruments with their private parts. But never did we imagine a mosh pit at a bluegrass ... More >>

Bluegrass Situation: Ed Helms Can Pick The Shit Out of a Banjo

This year's incarnation of the L.A. Bluegrass Situation features comedians Steve Martin, Ed Helms and John C. Reilly. But they're not telling jokes -- they're doing some serious picking. The annual event has been a hot ticket since it began in 2010; this year it goes from May 3-6 at Largo, conclud ... More >>

Falling James' Gig of the Week: The L.A. Bluegrass Situation with the Watkins Family Hour and Friends

​ WHO: The L.A. Bluegrass Situation with the Watkins Family Hour WHERE: Largo WHEN: 4/28/11 The sounds of old-time Appalachian music were audible even before the audience entered Largo's sold-out Coronet Theater, as a crew of bluegrass musicians strummed, plucked and fiddled an impromptu aco ... More >>

Robert Plant and The Band of Joy: Live Review

Daniel KohnRobert Plant: A Whole Lotta Love​WHO: Robert Plant and The Band of Joy WHERE: The Greek Theater WHEN: 4/23/11 If you came to the Greek on Saturday night expecting to a hear a half-assed, run-of-the-mill set of Led Zeppelin covers, well, you have another month until Jason Bonham's ... More >>

Top 10 Under-the-Radar Grammy Artists You Should Know

​Sure, you may secretly dance to Justin Bieber in your Wonder Woman undies or fantasize about Drake making you a hot fudge sundae, but there's a lot more talented, relatively unknown musicians hiding in the Grammy nominee list. The Grammys, on the most part, are about the awards gifted to peo ... More >>

There's No Time Like the Old Time Social and Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest

Daiana Feuer​Banjos and fiddles and washboards, oh my! The Old Time Social and Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest proved it's hip to be square-dancing. Taking over some of the most unique dusty locales around, these two events brought together promising practitioners of old-time music and colorful h ... More >>

Movie Reviews: Land of the Lost, My Life in Ruins, Pressure Cooker

Also, Corked!, Downloading Nancy and more

STEVE AND DAVE — RAMBLIN' GUYS

Chris Darrow's Kaleidoscopic Vision

A mentor to Ben Harper; a "world music" propenent before there was even a name for it

Rock Picks: Seun Kuti, Thievery Corporation, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Also, Death Cab for Cutie, Ingrid Michaelson and more

Rock Picks

For the week of February 22 – March 1

The Bluegrass Is Greener

Dolly Parton goes acoustic

Bong Hits, Bluegrass, Pervy Puppets, and Tom Petty As Hipster

Hollywood Country

Don’t look for the soul of country music in glitzy Nashville — or even Bakersfield. It’s right here on the grand ole streets of L.A.

Earth and Sky

Father Plays Best

Gillian Grisman’s documentary of life with Dad and Jerry

Rosin up the Bow

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