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concerthopperblog · 1 month

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The Infamous Stringdusters & Leftover Salmon w/ The Kitchen Dwellers Live at The Eastern

On December 5th, 2023, Leftover Salmon announced via their social media channels that they would join their good pals The Infamous Stringdusters with special guests The Kitchen Dwellers during two very special shows: April 25th, 2024 at The Eastern in Atlanta, GA. and April 26th, 2024 at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Lucky for this Concerthopper, Atlanta made the cut on this special two-date throw-down with Leftover Salmon, The Infamous Stringdusters, and The Kitchen Dwellers. I know that I may cover a lot of metal bands for Concerthopper because that is what I grew up listening to. But bluegrass/Americana was also mixed in there for good measure as I was growing up.

Staring the night off, The Kitchen Dwellers made a statement with a phenomenal set chock full of some of the best hits from their discography. The Kitchen Dwellers are a progressive bluegrass/jam grass/Galaxy Grass band based out of Bozeman, MT. that has been active since 2010. Currently, The Kitchen Dwellers consists of Torrin Daniels (banjo), Shawn Swain (mandolin), Joe Funk (upright bass), and Max Davies (acoustic guitar). They have released five (5) LPs with Seven Devils being the most current release. I first saw The Kitchen Dwellers last year at Hulaween and fell in love with their sound.

Their style of Galaxy Grass is psychedelic bluegrass mixed with a progressive bluegrass style that always equals a great time. And this evening at The Eastern was no exception as I saw everyone dancing and singing along to The Kitchen Dwellers’ epic performance. If you are a bluegrass/Americana music fan, I recommend you check out The Kitchen Dwellers and listen to them as soon as possible.

Check out The Kitchen Dwellers’ setlist from The Eastern (04/25/2024) below:

· “Smokestack”>

· “Pendulum”

· “June Apple”

· “Wind Bitten”

· “Drop Tine”>

· “Drowning (…Again)”

· “New Horizons”

Check out their latest album plus more at The Kitchen Dweller’s Official Bandcamp page today! You can also catch The Kitchen Dwellers on tour in 2024 by following this link to their tour page.

I.C.Y.M.I. You can also check out Chris Griffy’s review of The Kitchen Dwellers' latest LP, Seven Devils, exclusively published by Concerthopper.com.

Leftover Salmon is a progressive bluegrass/jam band/Zydeco/country band from Boulder, CO. formed in 1989. Leftover Salmon consists of Vince Herman (vocals/guitar/washboard), Drew Emmitt (vocals/mandolin/fiddle/electric guitar), Greg Garrison (vocals/bass), Andy Thorn (banjo/electric banjo/vocals), Alwyn Robinson (drums/vocals), and Jay Sterling (keyboard/dobro). Herman and Emmitt are founding members of Leftover Salmon and have also played together in another band named Left Hand String Band. Leftover Salmon has released ten (10) LPs, one (1) Live album, and one (1) compilation with their latest release entitled Grass Roots (released May 19, 2023).

The crowd let Leftover Salmon know how excited they were as soon as the band took the stage with a ferocious cheer. I put Leftover Salmon up there with the likes of The String Cheese Incident and Greensky Bluegrass regarding how well they jam during their performances. They have been on my rotation for ages now and I do not see them getting removed anytime soon. Especially after getting to witness Leftover Salmon cover not one but two of my favorite artists: George Michael and The Allman Brothers Band.

The crowd was eager to join in as Leftover Salmon performed a flawless cover of “Freedom ’90” by the late George Michael. I am not going to lie, I was also part of the eager crowd ready to join in on the fun being had by the band. Also, Leftover Salmon performed a tribute for the late Dickey Betts by performing “Sweet Melissa”. Seeing Leftover Salmon smile and laugh while they performed their set makes my heart happy because I know that they are just as jovial as we are standing in the crowd. Artists who care about the music and show it while on stage are something that you do not see every day. And when you do, those are the artists that stick with you as you continue this journey, we call life.

Check out this amazing setlist from Leftover Salmon at The Eastern (04/25/2024) in Atlanta, GA.

· “Boogie Grass Band”

· “Liza”

· “Doin’ My Time”

· “Brand New God”

· “Something Higher”

· “Freedom ‘90” (George Michael cover)

· “Georgie Lou”

· “Bird Call”

· “Sweet Melissa” (Allman Brothers Band cover)

· “Hobo Song”

· “Dance on Yer Head”

· “Two Highways”

· “Better”

Head over to Leftover Salmon’s Official Bandcamp page today and show them some support! Leftover Salmon has plenty of tour dates scheduled in 2024 so you still have a chance to catch them playing near you.

The Infamous Stringdusters is a Grammy award-winning progressive bluegrass/folk/country/jam band from Nashville, TN that first appeared back in 2006. The Infamous Stringdusters consists of Andy Hall (dobro), Andy Falco (guitar), Chris Pandolfi (banjo), Jeremy Garrett (fiddle), and Travis Book (double bass). They have released thirteen (13) LPs, four (4) EPs, one (1) Live album, and several singles over the years. Their latest release is entitled A Tribute to Flatt & Scruggs and is a fitting tribute to the kings of bluegrass music Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.

Closing out the evening, The Infamous Stringdusters came on stage to the crowd's roar at The Eastern this Thursday evening. After being warmed up by both The Kitchen Dwellers and Leftover Salmon, you could see the pure joy in the crowd’s faces as The Infamous Stringdusters began their set. Their electrifying setlist covered songs from their nearly two-decade storied career and even a few exciting covers to close the night. I can only imagine the fun and excitement the good folks attending the following night’s event at The Ryman felt seeing this incredible display of musicianship by all three bands.

You can see The Infamous Stringdusters’ setlist from The Eastern (04/25/2024) below:

· “Long Lonesome Day”

· “Hillbillies”

· “I Didn’t Know”

· “Wings Upon Our Feet”

· “Colorado”

· “Will You Be Lonesome Too?”

· “Night on the River”

· “Well, Well”

· “He’s Gone”

· “Polka on a Banjo” (Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys cover)

· “2001”

· “Blockygrass”

· “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink” (Merle Haggard cover)

Encore:

· “9 Pound Hammer” (w/ Drew Emmitt, Andy Thorn, and Max Davies) (Traditional Americana cover)

Follow this link to The Infamous Stringduster’s Official Bandcamp page today and check them out! You still have an opportunity to catch The Infamous Stringdusters on tour in 2024 so check out their scheduled tour dates today! I.C.Y.M.I. - You can also see previously published reviews exclusively on Concerthopper featuring both Leftover Salmon and The Infamous Stringdusters: Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que (2019) & Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que (2022).

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jamminonthegrass · 11 months

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Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain. "As We Speak"

Album Review

Banjo master Béla Fleck, Tabla player Zakir Hussain, Grammy winning Bassist and composer Edgar Meyer, and bansuri player Rakesh Chaurasia have all come together for an epic fusion piece that traverses a multitude of genres. Over a decade in the making, this stellar piece of work is an evocative instrumental journey through Raga, improvisational Jazz, Bluegrass and folk, and emphasizes heavily on the improvisational elements found in the northern Indian classical tradition namely the hindustani tradition. The percussive nature of the album is incredibly engaging, with each track featuring a dazzling arch of techniques. The melodic nature of the album allows for Fleck's poignant banjo arrangements and improvisations to manifest with a serious potency and alongside a wide variety of classical and traditional techniques create a stunning soundscape. The album consists of twelve tunes, all of which are done with an astounding technical prowess. Musical scholars will no doubt be able to pick up on a plethora of different styles, rhythms, and patterns that are sure to bring satisfaction to their more astute leanings. This album is a must listen for anyone looking to expand their horizons, or for that matter anyone who is familiar with or a fan of Béla Fleck's work, as this falls in line with his unique pursuit of fusing many different styles together into one highly engaging, highly palatable piece.

#Béla Fleck #bluegrass #Raga #Classical #Traditional Indian #Banjo #As we speak #zakir hussain #Rakesh chaurasia #Tabla #Bansuri #Album review #New albums #Purcussive #Indian subcontinent #hindustani music #Newgrass #Jamgrass #Edgar Meyer

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borntomecassidy78 · 1 year

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Those Billy Strings Halloween shows were so fucking cool- definitely gonna try and make the trek for whatever he's got in store this year.

Frodo Baggins was always meant to crowd surf while shredding on the electric guitar, Tolkein was just too much of a coward to say it.

#billy strings #jam band #bluegrass #jamgrass #lord of the rings #lotr #lotr fandom #halloween #concert pics #concert photography

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iamanastronaut · 1 year

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Show your love for bluegrass music with this beautiful Dobro featuring a unique but natural finish. Printed on over 100 items!!

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#bluegrass #music #dobro #slide #sunburst #traditional #Jamgrass #newgrass #jeremyharmon #iamanastronaut #folk #country #western #resonator

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pettybourgeoiz · 2 years

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✰Bourgeoiz Music Discovery✰

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mywingman · 13 days

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I told my date about my teenage “jam band” phase, and she replied, “Yeah, I can tell by your jeans.” I’m not totally sure what she meant by that but I’m guessing my normie energy is off the charts! #deadandco #deadandcompany #gratefuldead #jamband #memes #bobweir #jerrygarcia #JohnMayer #bruh #MickeyHart #BillKreutzmann #BobWeir #thesphere #JeffChimenti #lasvegas #lasvegaslife #thespherelasvegas #lasvegasstrip #vegasvacation #lol #jambands #jambandmeme #dankmemes #dank #funny #edgymemes #edgy #funnymemes #lmao #cringe #billystrings #fanart #jamgrass #bluegrass #denim #denimstyle #jeans #mensapparels #mensfashion #casualwear#lotscene #goosetheband #widespreadpanic #JohnMayerGuitarSolo #meme #edgymemesforedgyteens #tiktok #deadmemes #messedupmemes #normie #normiememes #spiceymemes #darkhumor #undergroundcomix #art #mywingman 5/20/24

#dead and company #grateful dead #the sphere #jam band #mywingman

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an-organized-confusion · 8 months

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Back with another one of these. The emo gets to have some edge, some jazz, some chill… and children's music?

Using that Every Noise At Once site again, to make a playlist using "inverted genres" over here (off of the Official Virgil Playlist). Been a hot minute. :,D

I’ve already whipped one up for:

Roman

Remus

Logan

The rest later~

Featured genres:

French Post-Punk

Electric Bass

Children's Music

Sound Collage

Jazz Guitar

Comptine

Nursery

Jamgrass

Bossa Nova Jazz

Ukulele

Jazz Fusion

Chip Hop

Lo-fi Rap

Coverchill

Blues Band

Street Band

Steel Guitar

Sad Lo-fi

Jazz Mexicano

#sanders sides #virgil sanders #(mod post)#web series #Spotify

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plungermusic · 11 months

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“It’s Bluegrass, Jim… but not as we know it!”

Bluegrass, New Grass, Jamgrass … C&Ngrass? Plunger don’t profess to be authorities on the genre, although we know a bit, from Scruggs & Flatt through Sam Bush, to Bela Fleck and on to Greensky Bluegrass… and now Low Lily.

Low Lily alumna Liz Simmons’ solo effort Poets really caught Plunger’s ear back in 2021, so we were interested to hear the band’s latest release Angels In The Wreckage. While Poets zips around genres like a pond-skater on acid - and very pleasingly so - Angels In The Wreckage is by and large a more cohesive affair, plying a steadier course through the waters of bluegrass and traditional roots music (albeit with scenic route diversions via the West Coast.)

Keeping true to the ‘his turn, your turn, my turn’ at the mic of old time bluegrass, the fourteen tracks alternate by songwriter and vocal lead, which subtly alters the feel and emphasis while maintaining the overall vibe, and at least half of the fourteen feature an echt 1-2 bass-and-drum pulse, in a very tasteful, understated upright-and-brushes way (from multi-tasking producer Dirk Powell and Stefan Amidon respectively) not “Techno! Techno! Techno!” or riotous rockablilly style…

Epitomising the rootsier, more ‘trad', vibes are the bustling brush-driven badlands two-step Aren’t I Good Enough, with Liz Simmon’s high, plaintive lead vocal counterpointed by Natalie Padilla’s fiddle and a low-harmony-underpinned chorus, while Liz and Natalie swap dextrous mini-solos towards the close; and Long Distance Love’s bouncy commentary on the woes of modern life has a conversely Old Timey feel - in Flynn Cohen’s lead vox, the harmonies, and the rustic-edged fiddle. Flynn’s own instrumental Keep The Pachysandra Flying is a shotgun-shack-meets-Bagpuss reel: a filigree mandolin opening (later joined by fiddle, guitar and bass) conjure celtic/Appalachian overtones; Natalie’s fiddle takes a turn with the melody before harmonising with the mandolin in a raucous hoedown crescendo to the finish.

Hints of West Coast influences come in the Laurel Canyon-y rework of Shawn Colvin’s hit Round Of Blues, with Liz’s airy vocal, delicate harmonies and a poppy middle-eight-cum-chorus; and in the breezy backwoods backporch two-step of Where We Belong, with somewhat Dead-ish timing and chordal progressions, and lovely Crosby, Nash and, erm, Nash three-part harmonies, while the mountainside hillbilly banjo and vox of the traditional sounding minor key Up On A Rock is punctuated by a very Nashesque sunny major chorus (and some very fine guitar/fiddle interplay between Flynn and Natalie). Peak Crosby & Nash comes in Lonely (probably Plunger’s favourite track): melancholic piano (from jack-of-all-trades Dirk Powell) introduces a very C&N, Cali-coloured slow country waltz with exquisite three-part harmonies, the fiddle and mandolin taking their turns at the bittersweet melody, and a spine-tingling near a cappella passage.

The hummed intro, Liz and Natalie’s honeyed vocal harmonies, restrained melodic guitar and banjo (yes, that’s Dirk again) over a half-speed bluegrass beat lend a dreamy sheen to Love And Loss, and the rural reverie continues in Captivate Me courtesy of Natalie’s keening tone and mantra-like repetition, melancholic fiddle and a banjo continuo. Completing an ethereal trifecta, the celtic-tinged One Wild World’s folk features delicate harmonies and a hymn-like chorus, plus wistful, aching fiddle matched with part-colliery-band/part-mariachi (layered) trumpet from Drake LeBlanc.

The trumpet bleeds through into the wholly different sonic universe of What’ll You Do: a ballsy defund-the-police-protest-inspired (we’re guessing) almost a cappella (barring body percussion and a smattering of kick-and-tom) field holler-cum-spiritual, and an air of protest resurfaces in the Woody Guthrie-meets-Julie-Felix (sorry, Plunger’s childhood’s to blame) state of the union lament of Could We Ever Be Great, complete with run outs for fiddle and Flynn’s guitar and some quirky timings.

Flynn’s second instrumental (guitar-only this time) Bastard Plantagenet Blues has the flavour of a English folk number, including a very mediaeval closing shift into the major, perhaps to prepare your ears for the closing track Wond’ring Again, written by Ian Anderson (yes, THAT Ian Anderson). The spookily prescient 70s folk-rock environmental warning is given an Americana wash by Liz’s gentle harmonies and Natalie’s eerie fiddle harmonics, while Flynn does a rather good job of Ian’s delivery and mannerisms, with all-rounder Dirk adding mellotron in the place of flute.

It may not be Bluegrass as we know it, but Angels In The Wreckage is a very polished, captivating collection of modern American roots music and we like it!

Angels In The Wreckage is available to buy or stream now, from here: https://lowlily.bandcamp.com/album/angels-in-the-wreckage

#low lily #americana #bluegrass #rootsmusic #angels in the wreckage

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krispyweiss · 1 year

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Album Review: Michael Cleveland - Lovin’ of the Game

If respect can be measured by friendships, then Michael Cleveland is the Aretha Franklin of bluegrass.

The liner notes of Cleveland’s Lovin’ of the Game must’ve drained several ink jars for such bold-face names as the Travelin’ McCourys, Billy Strings, Vince Gill, Béla Fleck, Dan Tyminski, Charlie Starr, Tim O’ Brien and others who appear on various tracks when Cleveland isn’t jamming with his own band, Flame Keeper.

The guests are both the strength and relative weakness of the Game. For while the playing is beyond reproach, the diversity of players makes for a lack of cohesion as the album zigs across the jamgrass of “For Your Love” (Strings) before zagging to the country waltz of Gill’s “I Wish I Knew Now What I Knew Then” and the clichéd, new-country balladry of Starr’s re-recording of Blackberry Smoke’s “One Horse Town.”

On Lovin’ of the Game, the hottest tracks are instrumentals like “Thousand Dollar Holler” and “Contact,” with Fleck, Barry Bales and Cody Kilby.

At the center of it all is Cleveland, the blind, partially deaf fiddler who never fails to heat up any collaboration in which he’s involved.

Grade card: Michael Cleveland - Lovin’ of the Game - B

#michael cleveland #lovin’ of the game #2023 albums #billy strings #béla fleck #vince gill #the eagles #the travelin’ mccourys #dan tyminski #alison krauss and union station #barry bales #tim o’brien #charlie starr #blackberry smoke #flame keeper

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garudabluffs · 1 year

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In bluegrass, as in life, Molly Tuttle would rather be a 'Crooked Tree'

February 3, 2023

Tuttle grew up in Palo Alto, Calif. – now in the heart of Silicon Valley. Her father is not in the tech industry.

Jack Tuttle did grow up playing bluegrass in rural Illinois. To hear his daughter tell it, he realized he didn't want to work on the family farm (the one celebrated on her song "Flatland Girl"), so he headed out to the San Francisco Bay Area, attracted in part by a progressive bluegrass movement driven by genre-straddlers such as David Grisman, Tony Rice and Grateful Dead co-founder Jerry Garcia.

In 1979, he found work teaching banjo, mandolin, fiddle and guitar full-time as a resident instructor at Gryphon Stringed Instruments in Palo Alto.

One of Tuttle's early heroes, the pioneering bluegrass singer-songwriter Hazel Dickens, wrote a book called Working Girl Blues, which explained her songs and the stories behind them.On the song "Grass Valley," Tuttle sings about the wonder and attraction of those bluegrass festivals north of San Francisco she went to as a kid: "Deadheads and tie-dye array / Dawg music devotees / Like nothing I had ever heard or seen / It was jamgrass for the hippies / Old stuff from the fifties / Just about nothing in between," she sings.

8-Minute Listen READ MORE https://www.npr.org/2023/02/03/1151332296/2023-grammy-awards-nominees-molly-tuttle

#music video Crooked Tree Molly Tuttle #Youtube

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beenwaytoolongatsea · 1 year

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concerthopperblog · 3 months

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Review: Kitchen Dwellers- 'Seven Devils'

Bluegrass has a lot of common themes. Liquor, poverty, infidelity manual labor, and the devil are just a few. Dante Alighieri's epic poem “The Divine Comedy” isn't one of those common themes. But perhaps it should be. Many of those common bluegrass themes can be found in the Seven Deadly Sins, a large part of Aligheri's work. On their new concept album Seven Devils, Kitchen Dwellers explores the seven deadly sins, and some others, with gusto.

Aside from a brief instrumental “Prelude,” Seven Devils begins and ends with alternate versions of the title track. The opener, “Seven Devils (Limbo)” is a six minute slab of jamgrass goodness, featuring not only the standard bluegrass instruments, but also the Buchla synthesizer. Bettering that is the album closer “Seven Devils (Full Version)” which is a ten minute jamgrass clinic, using the same lyrics but stretching the instrumental interludes even further. As for those lyrics, it's a great way to bookend a story of the Seven Deadly Sins. “I might return an unclean spirit seeking rest,” vocalist Joe Funk belts, “a breath of old-fashioneds and foreign cigarettes.” Later, he insists “Let's start digging holes before my demons come / Make seven canyons for to bury each one.”

Aside from “Seven Devils,” the album's highlight track is “Waterford Son (II).” Tackling the second Deadly Sin, greed, it's the tale of an Irish immigrant who gets tied up in gang activity and eventually the westward expansion. With a Celtic vibe throughout (courtesy of Dermot Sheedy's bodhran and Doug Berch's penny whistle), it's a lyrically dense song without a chorus, but it works. A chorus would break up the storyline and the story is the sell here.

Another winner is as brief as “Seven Devils” is long. “Meagher's Reel (I)” explores Pride, the first deadly sin, in the best way possible, with barely a minute of pure Celtic virtuosity. Pride might be a sin in places, but Kitchen Dwellers have plenty of reason to be proud with skills like this.

Album single “Pendulum (V)” finds the band musing on addiction, and addiction replacement. “I’ve long had a theory that everyone has a baseline addictive tendency that must be satisfied, and it is up to the mind to decide at which point on the 'good' and 'bad' spectrum that habit is chosen,” Funk says in the album's press release, and the song's lyrics bear that up. “It ain't easy being sober in the life that we chose / Vices swing like diamonds on a pendulum.”

Seven Devils is a bold undertaking for any band. The material is weighty and concept albums are hit or miss in roots music as a whole. Kitchen Dwellers score a definite hit here. If you can call any album about the Nine Levels of Hell fun, this one is it.

Seven Devils releases March 1 on No Coincidence Records.

#bluegrass #americana #kitchen dwellers #album review #2024 #concerthopper #review #new music #music

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