event .357 String Band
Also Playing: High Lonesome and Ando And The Jolly Barrels and American Radio Police
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Sat Nov 21
9 pm
.357 String Band, High Lonesome, Ando And The Jolly Barrels, and American Radio Police at Mad Planet
On 2008’s invigorating Fire And Hail, Milwaukee’s .357 String Band shreds like Megadeth covering Flatt & Scruggs, offering a potent and incredibly fun reminder that blistering bluegrass pickers were the original headbangers. Along with just being a blast, . 357 String Band’s amped-up, punk-rock take on bluegrass—they call it “streetgrass”—is doing its part to keep American roots music from being overly NPR-ized, emphasizing the rough edges and inherent wildness of classic sounds created by rough, inherently wild people.
Mad Planet 533 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI
On 2008’s invigorating Fire And Hail, Milwaukee’s .357 String Band shreds like Megadeth covering Flatt & Scruggs, offering a potent and incredibly fun reminder that blistering bluegrass pickers were the original headbangers. Along with just being a blast, . 357 String Band’s amped-up, punk-rock take on bluegrass—they call it “streetgrass”—is doing its part to keep American roots music from being overly NPR-ized, emphasizing the rough edges and inherent wildness of classic sounds created by rough, inherently wild people.
Updated 01/25/2011
