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Need for Speed

The Dead South channels its punk-rock roots into edgy bluegrass and folk jams for Fall Festival
Anne Pick

“I’d say that bluegrass is the punk of country music,” says Nate Hilts, guitarist and vocalist for Canadian folk-bluegrass band The Dead South. “They came at it with a whole new speed. If you look at the Czech Republic, they look at bluegrass and country music as a form of revolt. I love the style […]

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A Deep, Steep Collaboration

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers exist as two separate entities in music, but also merge into one touring force
Alan Sculley

If bluegrass music has an equivalent to the relationship Bob Dylan enjoyed with The Band, it might be in the partnership that has developed between Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers. Dylan famously brought the future members of The Band—originally known as The Hawks—to be his backing band on his 1965 and 1966 tours, during which […]

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Steve Martin is back!

Steve Martin, Martin Short and the Steep Canyon Rangers headed to Bend
Avatar photo Keely Damara

Les Schwab Amphitheater announced Monday morning that Steve Martin and his band the Steep Canyon Rangers are returning to Bend on July 6—along with fellow comedian Martin Short. Beloved as an actor, comedian and musician—is there anything Steve Martin can’t do? Word on the street is he’s even a nice guy to boot. Martin last […]

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String Theory

Steep Canyon Rangers is as good supporting as on its own
Avatar photo Brianna Brey

The cell phone service is cutting in and out as the Steep Canyon Rangers roll down the highway in their home state of North Carolina. Between headlining its own tour, serving as the backing band for comedian and banjo virtuoso Steve Martin and musician Edie Brickell for an average of 50 dates a year, and […]

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