They can jam with the best of them and they have some bluegrass influences, but they use drums and amplifiers (somewhat taboo in the bluegrass world). What kind of music can Railroad Earth's be described as? Mandolin/vocalist John Skehan offers this semi-descriptive term: “I always describe it as a string band, but an amplified string […]

Friday, Jan. 29, 8:30 p.m. Druid City Music Hall, The Strip, Tuscaloosa. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit druidcitymusichall.com or call (205) 523-7078

For nearly 17 years, Yonder Mountain String Band has redefined bluegrass music, expanding the traditional acoustic genre beyond its previously established boundaries by steadily pushing the envelope into the realms of rock n’ roll and improvisation. YMSB has always played music of their own design, in the process attracting a devout coterie of fans that […]