
Hot Buttered Rum / New Monsoon : Wonder Ballroom, Portland OR 1/28/2006
The absolute highlight of this night from either band was the monstrous Pink Floyd masterpiece of "Echoes" that closed the set.

The absolute highlight of this night from either band was the monstrous Pink Floyd masterpiece of "Echoes" that closed the set.

Even though they’re better known for their touring vehicle- a converted bus powered by recycled vegetable oil and biodiesel – and recently dropped the “String Band” from their moniker, there’s no hiding who Hot Buttered Rum really are. With their aptly titled second full length studio album, Well-Oiled Machine, the roots-grass band goes where fellow pickers like Yonder Mountain String Band have ventured before, successfully churning acoustic bluegrass with folk.

This fourth installment of their live series, Mountain Tracks, is a double serving that includes one audio disc and a bonus DVD entitled ‘The Europe Bootlegs.’

With a good set of headphones and closed eyes, Elko can almost entirely deliver the Railroad Earth experience.

It seemed only fitting that Athens, Georgia

Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek are thriving touring veterans. Before their most recent concert at The Pageant in St. Louis, this was squarely on my mind

Without a drum set or a light show, Yonder Mountain String Band never fails to entertain.


With the breakup of Colorado

The one word that has been thrown around when the discussion of Nickle Creek has come up and that I am completely tired of is the term