Hot Rize made a promise in 1978: The band would commit to one summer. “People didn’t really know much about bluegrass,” said the band’s Pete “Dr. Banjo” Wernick. “We would warn the crowd that they ...

The modern bluegrass revival might not have happened if not for Hot Rize, the members of whom met each other through the Denver Folklore Center in the mid-’70s. Kindred spirits in their appreciation ...

Bluegrass and mass popularity are not a common match; they never have been. However, what bluegrass has that most popular musicians don’t have is a devout and incredibly steadfast cult following.

What: Hot Rize performs as part of Keystone Bluegrass and Beer Festival Where: Main stage, Warren Station, Keystone When: Doors open at 8 p.m. Saturday Cost: $25 per person in advance or $30 at the ...

It’s official! Hot Buttered Rum, a five-piece bluegrass band from San Francisco (of all places!), is now more popular than the après-ski cocktail of the same name. At least, the group finally shows up ...

CASHMERE, Wash. – No one imagined in 2001 that the little coffeehouse in the back of a church would become the region’s most popular venue for nationally known bluegrass performers. The Cashmere ...

HOOVER, Alabama -- Hot Strings, Birmingham's Blazin' Bluegrass Festival, which benefits The Foundry Rescue Mission and Recovery Center in Bessemer, is set for Sept. 30 at The Preserve in Hoover.

Band to take the stage at Tico Time festival this weekend The Lil Smokies, a band known for its modern bluegrass sound that incorporates musical elements, draws inspiration from everywhere. Playing ...

Alan Jackson's sonic sojourn launches atop Bluegrass Albums and at No. 3 on Top Country Albums. Plus, moves for Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Blake Shelton. By Wade Jessen Six months after scoring his ...

With the way bluegrass seems to be bubbling under the surface of the Lafayette music scene, it was probably only a matter of time before someone got something together like the Lafayette Bluegrass ...