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Case CockrellReview

Live music review: Billy Strings Moody Center debut kicked off Austin run with 3-hour spectacle

With two nights of music prepared for Austin at Billy Strings Moody Center debut Friday and Saturday, Strings unveiled three and a half hours of music, with the first night of the residency being Strings’ longest live show to date.

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Greg AckermanReview

Live music review: Billy Strings thrilled fans at the Long Center

Luck Reunion and the Long Center for Performing Arts hosted 2021 Grammy-winning bluegrass artist, Billy Strings on Sunday. The performance took place on the Long Center lawn with the Austin skyline serving as a picturesque backdrop for Billy Strings’ electrifying “bluegrass on acid” brand of music.

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Brian HillsmanReview

Album Review: Sour Bridges perfect browngrass on latest record “Neon Headed Fool”

For more than a decade, the Austin-based quartet Sour Bridges has seeded the Capital City music scene with echoes of what they refer to as “browngrass.” The band has repeatedly stated, ”…it’s like bluegrass, but a little dirtier.” Consisting of Bill Pucci (vocals, rhythm guitar), Matt Pucci (vocals,mandolin, lead guitar), Garrett Ross (drums), Wil Vaughan (vocals, bass guitar), Sour Bridges has recently released their fourth studio album, Neon Headed Fool. The record was released May 24 of last year.

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ReviewScott Rollins

Live music review: Alison Krauss and Union Station masterful in Lake Charles

The stage was also adorned with top grade musicians, performing with expert skills, while strangely at ease with their own masterful accomplishments. This was Alison Krauss, & Union Station as they appeared at the Golden Nugget in Lake Charles, Louisiana on October 11.

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