Julian Davis & the Situation

Born and raised in Pittsburg, Kansas, Julian Davis is a test case for the modern era; everything he knows about playing instruments, he learned from YouTube. Self-taught, with help, he picked up the guitar when he was four, and in the last three years has learned the mandolin. From a young age, he was drawn to the […]

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Arkansauce

Arkansauce is a genre-hopping, four piece string band from northwest Arkansas, bending the rules and blurring the lines between bluegrass, newgrass, folk, Americana, country, blues, and funk. With a loyal following growing every day in the Natural State and along their tour routes, the band is proud to be stepping into a hard-driving sound unique […]

The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys

The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys’ energetic and unapologetically vintage sound points to the golden era of bluegrass music, all the while appealing to a fresh audience hungry for authenticity. It’s music for the fans of Monroe, Martin, Scruggs and Stanley but also for fans who discovered bluegrass in the age of Billy Strings, Trampled By Turtles […]

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Bug Tussel Bluegrass Band

Bug Tussel Bluegrass Band is a St. Louis local group that focuses on traditional bluegrass and oldtime music.  From fiddle tunes to banjo instrumentals to harmony singing, they bring the sounds of the original generation of bluegrass from the 1940’s.

Mercer and Johnson

Mercer and Johnson are Brock Johnson and S. Mercer. The duo put their first recordings online for free in June of 2010. They immediately took off to find places that would let them play, as often as possible, logging thousands of downloads and hundreds of thousands of miles. The band has shared stages with, or […]

Grassfed

Grassfed is a quick-pickin’ string band. Pivoting on the foundation of bluegrass, Grassfed entwines tradition with an eclectic array of influences. Forged by songwriters and driven by instrumental conversation, the band brings a punching sound all its own. Grassfed’s debut 18-track album is available online NOW!

Chain Station

In the summer of 2006, Alex Thoele and Jon Pickett met while playing guitars around a campfire, high on a mountaintop in Estes Park, CO. The two have been entertaining and writing music since. In 2010, they were joined by mandolin player and fellow midwesterner Jarett Mason and shortly after by James Weatherly on banjo, […]

Chucky Waggs & the Company of Raggs

Chucky Waggs is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/ songwriter based out of the hills of Eureka Springs, AR. Chucky Waggs plays a mix of guitar, banjo, harmonica, kazoo, while using his feet to stomp out the back beat on a thrown together drum kit. He has released three full length, original studio albums. Writing, arranging and performing […]