event Yonder Mountain String Band
Also Playing: Split Lip Rayfield and Danny Barnes and Darol Anger
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Thu Oct 22
7 pm
Yonder Mountain String Band, Split Lip Rayfield, Danny Barnes, and Darol Anger at Orpheum Theatre
Colorado quartet Yonder Mountain String Band is popular among the jam-band set, but the group’s sound is ultimately born from traditional bluegrass rather than awakened from the Dead. The “string band” label is literal: YMSB has no drummer, just a bassist, guitarist, banjo player, and mandolin player. All four sing, but the real attraction is their fingerpicking wizardry. The band’s self-titled disc from 2006 enhanced its rock-solid bluegrass base with help from Beck producer Tom Rothrock, who dropped an occasional drum into the mix without wrecking the vibe. This year’s The Show continues that forward trajectory with plenty of mainstay bluegrass tunes alongside rock-influenced tracks like “Complicated” and “Fingerprint.”
Orpheum Theatre 216 State St, Madison, WI
Colorado quartet Yonder Mountain String Band is popular among the jam-band set, but the group’s sound is ultimately born from traditional bluegrass rather than awakened from the Dead. The “string band” label is literal: YMSB has no drummer, just a bassist, guitarist, banjo player, and mandolin player. All four sing, but the real attraction is their fingerpicking wizardry. The band’s self-titled disc from 2006 enhanced its rock-solid bluegrass base with help from Beck producer Tom Rothrock, who dropped an occasional drum into the mix without wrecking the vibe. This year’s The Show continues that forward trajectory with plenty of mainstay bluegrass tunes alongside rock-influenced tracks like “Complicated” and “Fingerprint.”
Updated 02/09/2011
