bluegrass
Premiere: JD Pinkus can’t help himself on ‘I Would Like to Pet It’, new solo album due next month
We last covered JD Pinkus here in the run-up to his collaborative album with Mike Savino/Tall Tall Trees, released in late June of last year. The former Butthole Surfers and (the) Melvins man has been busy since then, and he’s got an entire new record ready to go sooner than you think. The proper follow-up …
Gallery: Tyler Childers / John R Miller – 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin 15.02.2024
On Thursday, February 15th, American country star Tyler Childers took to Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre, with support from John R. Miller
News: The Dead South announce new long-player along with a further look at the album in second single, A Little Devil.
The band that brought us the 2014 internet phenomenon In Hell I’ll Be In Good Company, Canadian bluegrass sensations The Dead South have just released the second single from soon-to-be-released album, Chains & Stakes. After releasing their first tantalizing morsel released in October, Tiny Wooden Box, the latest release titled A Little Devil, sees the …
Premiere: JD Pinkus & Tall Tall Trees mark the release of collaborative album with ‘Can’t C#’ video
Today sees the release of the weird and wonderful debut album from JD Pinkus (The Butthole Surfers) and Mike Savino (Tall Tall Trees), whose combined psychedelic alt-banjo wizardry may prick the ears of even those not inclined toward anything to do with bluegrass. Ponder Machine is a journey, and it’s one which is perhaps best …
Premiere: JD Pinkus and Tall Tall Trees are ‘Afterlifers’ in surreal new video
About a month ago, JD Pinkus of the Butthole Surfers and Mike Savino of Tall Tall Trees announced the collaborative album Ponder Machine, a record on which traditional bluegrass takes a detour into something psychedelic and, at times, otherworldly. It’s quite a trip, and not what you would expect from its description. It goes to …
Premiere: JD Pinkus and Tall Tall Trees share psychedelic bluegrass odyssey ‘Fungal Mountain Breakdown’ and announce album
This one scratches a very specific itch, so if you’re in the mood for instrumental, warped, spacey bluegrass, then you’ve come to the right place. JD Pinkus of the Butthole Surfers and Mike Savino (Tall Tall Trees) made a record whose reference points range from Brian Eno to John Cage. The lead single is a …
Live Review + Gallery: Canadian bluegrass rockers, The Dead South with support from U.S. blues/rock & rollers, The Hooten Hallers rollick their way through a magic evening at The Odeon Theatre, Hobart
The Dead South, the four piece Saskatchewan bluegrass sensation, played the second show of their 9 date Australia/NZ tour on Saturday night at a sold-out Odeon Theatre here in Hobart. This is a semi-rare treat to see an act of international standing make their way to Hobart, and the band, Nate Hilts (lead vocals, guitar, …
News: The Dead South add Hobart date to their Australian tour itinerary.
Dual Juno Award-winning Canadian hillbilly bluegrass band, The Dead South, have added a number of extra shows to their Australian tour, including one in collaboration with Southern Extremities Productions at The Odeon Theatre in Hobart on Saturday, 21st January 2023. The band, widely known for the sensation that became of the video for ‘In Hell …
EP Review: Runaway June – Backstory
When I picked this up I realised I’d been away from Country for quite a while. Too long as it turns out. I needed a kick of something different. I’ve got the same levels of lyrical heartbreak and heartache, less queer and feminist protest. But I’ve traded noise, rage, hush, understatement, for harmonies and hooks …