Big thanks to Nick Hutchinson for asking me to write the foreword for his new book ‘High on a Mountain: An Oral History of Jamgrass in Colorado.’ The book consists of a bunch of excellent interviews that tell the story of the evolution and growth of bluegrass, and the advent of its more modern relative: ‘jamgrass.’ Interview subjects include Sam… Read more →
Grammy Nominated!
We found out last week that the Stringdusters landed our third Grammy nomination, this time for ‘Bluegrass Album of the Year’ for our ‘Tribute to Bill Monroe.’ This one came as a surprise, mostly because we made this album early during quarantine, amid a flurry of activity and uncertainty. Like every band in the world, we were trying to figure… Read more →
TRACNCE BANJO HAS LANDED 💥💥
My new solo album, Trance Banjo, has finally arrived. Four years in the making, this is my first concept album, bringing together modern banjo compositions and old classical vinyl samples, along with beats, synths, strings, futuristic virtual instruments and so much more. I produced, wrote, played, recorded and mixed everything myself, outside of 2 guest spots. Stuart Duncan plays fiddle… Read more →
Inside the Musician’s Brain is back!
My podcast, Inside the Musician’s Brain, returns on 1/19. Season 2 kicks off with my interview with the amazing up and coming rock band Goose. Future episodes will feature Oteil Burbridge, Sarah Jarosz, Ronnie McCoury, Sara Watkins, and many more insightful, incredible musicians. Check out the season 2 trailer below, and stay tuned, as we go back inside the musician’s… Read more →
My new solo album, ‘TRANCE BANJO,’ drops 2/12 💥💥
My new futuristic, concept banjo album, ‘TRANCE BANJO,’ comes out on 2/12 on Americana Vibes. This album started four years ago when I was experimenting with sampling vinyl in my studio. I made some samples of old, symphonic records and began adding that to some of my new banjo tracks, and the concept was born. I moved on to building… Read more →
Inside the Musician’s Brain
Big news friends, my new podcast, ‘Inside the Musician’s Brain,’ is live on Apple Podcasts! I’ve been working on this for a long time, and I’m really excited to finally share this with the world. ‘Inside the Musician’s Brain’ is a deep dive into everything that’s underneath the music and the artists that inspire us. I explore the Stringdusters world,… Read more →
Kitchen Dwellers New Album
I just finished producing the Kitchen Dwellers new album, Muir Maid. I love this band! They really have their own thing going on, and people are definitely starting to take notice. They have great original songs, and the show is loaded with infectious energy. We tracked everything in Denver earlier this year and the album is on the way. Don’t… Read more →
Grammy win for ‘Bluegrass Album of the Year!’
Wow, what an incredible weekend! We were blown away to even be nominated for a Grammy for ‘Bluegrass Album of the Year.’ It was a such an amazing honor to win this award, which we shared in a tie with Rhonda Vincent & the Rage. We are really proud of Laws of Gravity, an album of all original music that… Read more →
Grammy Nominated!!
Such an incredible honor to wake up this morning to the news that we are nominated for a Grammy for ‘Best Bluegrass Album of the Year!’ by the Recording Academy for our latest album, ‘Laws of Gravity.’ We’ve been so committed to this band for so long, putting all our time, energy, heart and soul into making it go, and this still… Read more →
Trout Steak Revival, ‘Spirit to the Sea’
Many thanks to Trout Steak Revival for bringing me on-board again to produce their new album, ‘Spirit to the Sea.’ These guys are a true band, better than the sum of their parts. Our goal this time around was to dig deep on the songwriting and play everything live in the studio to capture that thing that they have learned… Read more →
Two Worlds of Bluegrass (No Depression)
No Depression recently published a beautiful print issue focused entirely on bluegrass music. I was honored when they asked me to contribute. My piece focuses on the current state of bluegrass affairs and how things came to be the way they are. I look at the growing divide between the progressive world, which is flourishing, and the traditional world, which is not.… Read more →
INTERFERENCE
TRAD-PLUS is my shadowy musical alter ego–a project that combines banjo, vinyl samples, beats, drums, synths, strings and much more. Interference, the debut album from TRAD+, features Nick Falk on drums and special guest Oteil Burbridge. With over 550 thousand international downloads on BitTorrent last fall, the word is getting out, and more music is on the way. Read more →
Trout Steak Revival, ‘Brighter Every Day’
This post is a few weeks overdue, but it’s never too late to learn about a great young band. Last year I produced Trout Steak Revival’s new album, ‘Brighter Every Day,’ and we are all excited about the results. The album is out now, along with a great video for the title track, which showcases the their great songwriting and… Read more →
Denver Bluegrass Generals
The Denver Bluegrass Generals in something Andy Hall and I have been planning for quite some time, and we could not be more excited about how things kicked off last weekend. The idea has always been to bring a cross section of our favorite bluegrass musicians (younger, older, traditional, progressive, etc) here to the front range of Colorado for a… Read more →
Balcony Jam
When you play a hundred shows a year you have to mix it up. So we fired up the GoPros and took to the balconies for the first installment of what should be much more show experimentation coming soon. Read more →