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Haunted Windchimes Turn Old Into New with Blended Harmonies
How the Haunted Windchimes got their distinctive name is a matter of conjecture and contradiction. Sometimes, contradiction from the same source.
Yonder Mountain String Band: Charting New Territory
Yonder Mountain String Band sure sounds like an old-time name. But guess again.
Scratchdog String Band: From Crooning to Foot-Stomping
The name "Scratchdog String Band," while fairly difficult to say three times really fast, nonetheless has a definitely euphonious sound to it--conjuring up rustic images of front porches, warm breezes and, well...a dog scratching. Slowly.
Ryan Shupe and The Rubber Band: Hard-Driving Hybrid Between Bluegrass and Rock
Ryan has toured the country playing Bluegrass ever since was 10, though his offstage persona at the time favored punk and rock.
The Honeycutters: No Accident They Produce Sweet Music
No gluten. No artificial sweetener. Nothing genetically modified. No harmful additives of any kind. It's all just pure music.
American Aquarium: A Life Inspired by Roadhouses, Honky Tonks, and Dive Bars
A couple of years ago, the band with the unconventional name almost disappeared. They realized that life on the road, playing their raucous rock "in roadhouses, honky tonks, and dive bars," had chewed them up and spit them out.
The Two Tracks: Tuneful Melodies and Boogie Too
Remember quadraphonic sound? If you're too young for the word to strike a chord with you, it's just as well.
The Libby Creek Original: Bluegrass Kicked Up a Notch
A lot of bands have trouble coming up with a name that all the members can agree on. But for Libby Creek Original, the name just came naturally. Libby Creek in the Snowy Range Mountains (they hail from Laramie) is their favorite nature spot, and their music is highly original.
Tom Coryell and The Incorrigibles: Hometown Folks with Extra-Diverse Music Vibes
Imagine rock, rhythm and blues, soul, funk, jazz and a few other stray musical influences grated together with a sprinkling of Zydeco for extra seasoning, and the result is a genre that's been dubbed "blue-eyed prairie soul" by its instigatorTom Coryell and The Incorrigibles .
One Child Left Behind: A Mix of Hometown, Humor, and Harmonies
Searching for your lost inner child? Or outer child, for that matter?