From the iconic roots planted by Bill Monroe to innovators like Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle, bluegrass continues to thrive. The traditions expand, but they never stray far from their foundations.

Musicians have always moved their art forward by cross-pollinating genres. It’s how we got rock ’n’ roll, jazz fusion and, regrettably, funk metal. But while overlapping certain styles makes intuitive ...

Billy Strings learned to play traditional bluegrass alongside his stepdad Terry Barber. Later, he thrashed in local VFW halls while in the metal... Somewhere Between Bluegrass and Heavy Metal, Billy ...

In the “bluegrass music capital of the world,” found-metal artist Andy Shoemaker of Medieval Man Studio, is creating a collection of giant metal instruments. Two years ago, he created a 14-foot metal ...

If you’re wondering what Ponder the Albatross will play when they open for Shawn James, you’re not alone. Even the band doesn’t know. “We’re very ‘on the fly,'” says bandleader, vocalist and mandolin ...

Jimmy Fallon: probably the least metal person on the planet. Heck, even Conan has flamin’ red hair (like the devil!) – but on Monday night’s show he had The Avett Brothers on, and they performed a ...

Check out the latest in cross-genre collaboration, and no, I’m not talking about Ben Shapiro and Tom MacDonald’s rap song. At a show in Nashville, TN on January 23, iconic post-metal band Tool brought ...

As a Michigan junior high school student, William Apostol played in a heavy-metal band. Not long into high school, he put down his electric guitar and devoted himself to playing and singing bluegrass ...

It's not too often that musicians worthy of Grammy nominations head down to the Gainesville area, but this weekend Claire Lynch, the award-winning bluegrass vocalist and songwriter will be coming to ...

I’m having a hard time figuring out if Grandpa’s Cough Medicine‘s “The Murder Chord,” a bluegrass song about a kid who gets into metal and is subsequently inspired to murder his entire family, is ...