You do enough forensic work, and you'll discover that American popular music, from Delta blues to death metal, comes down to one unifying force: the sound of a piece of wire strung on a block of wood. That's it. Everything else is just bells and whistles. A local bluegrass group realized this, and that's why they called themselves, simply, Wood & Wire. Austin's had its share of bluegrass and americana acts in its day, so its true we can afford to be a bit choosy. But it's also true that the cream eventually does rise to the top, and when you're as good as Wood & Wire, it happens pretty quickly. The group is mandolin player Matt Slusher (a founding member of the South Austin Jug Band), Dom Fisher on bass and Tony Kamel...
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