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Billy Strings

Raised in Michigan and now based in Nashville, Billy Strings is a GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, musician and performer in the midst of a landmark year. One of the most compelling artists across all genres, Strings will release his highly anticipated new album, Renewal, September 24 via Rounder Records. Produced by Jonathan Wilson (Roger Waters, Father John Misty), the album further solidifies Strings’ position as a singular artist and reflects his diverse musical influences, incorporating elements of bluegrass, classic rock, metal, psychedelic music and more. Continuing to receive widespread acclaim, The Wall Street Journal praises Strings saying, “Billy Strings has clearly emerged as a premier guitar flatpicker of this era,” while Relix proclaims, “Strings’ exuberance speaks to the boundless, resourceful spirit of his music…beyond his technical mastery, it’s his authenticity that continues to animate his music and, in turn, the fans who are drawn to that music.” The release of Renewal follows Strings’ 2019 record, Home, which won Best Bluegrass Album at the 63rd GRAMMY Awards and led Strings to top Billboard’s 2020 year-end charts in both Bluegrass categories—Top Bluegrass Artists and Top Bluegrass Albums

Cimarron 615 and Poco: This Country Rocks!

by Doug Collette
June 17, 2023

When Poco formalized the marriage of country music with rock and roll via Pickin' Up The Pieces (Epic, 1969)--after the first convergence of the genres on the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo (Columbia, 1968), the quintet emphasized improvisation in a way that's been lost during the evolution of contemporary country (although it's now the foundation of ...

The Record Store Owner: Jim Eigo

by B.D. Lenz
April 3, 2023

The last couple decades have brought a revolution in every aspect of the music-making process. Technology has transformed the creation of music, the promotion of music, and of course the distribution of music. At the very end of this delivery pipeline there has been a variety of formats that includes bulky vinyl records and clunky CDs, ...