March 16, 2012 12:00 pm by: Peter Babb
Progressive bluegrass band
Punch Brothers is known for their more experimental take on bluegrass. Their music is still bluegrass throughout, but each member of the band is so talented that they are able to take bluegrass in new and interesting directions. Their third album, Who's Feeling Young Now?, was just released in February, and marked a turn towards more simple, care-free songwriting, without the loss of their voice as a band. You can liste n to the Punch Brothers live from the Four Seasons HERE!
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It's safe to say that Ray Wylie Hubbard is a Texas legend, but it's not as if anyone handed him that title. He's played music professionally for nearly 50 years now, and has been at the forefront of several movements within country music, especially the progressive country music movement of the 1970s. Each of the 15 albums he has put out throughout his career have explored different facets of the country genre, all the while maintaining his gritty and bluesy playing style. Ray Wylie Hubbard played for us live at 8AM and oyu can listen to his entire set RIGHT HERE!
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