Billy Strings live at Legend Valley Thornville, OH, 25 June 2021.

Winfield Scott "Scotty" Moore III (December 27, 1931 – June 28, 2016) was an American guitarist and recording engineer who formed The Blue Moon Boys in 1954, Elvis Presley's backing band. He was studio and touring guitarist for Presley between 1954 and 1968.

During the middle decades of the 20th century, the factories of southwestern Ohio drew hundreds of thousands of migrants from Appalachia, including innumerable musicians. Industrial Strength Bluegrass celebrates the music that these migrants made and loved, and explores a pivotal moment in the history of bluegrass and country music at large.

Billy Strings live on the lawn at Waterfront Park, Louisville, KY, 23 May 2021.

Billy Strings live at Steamboat Springs, 23 February 2020.

Billy Strings live at Steamboat Springs, 21 February 2020.

In 40 short years on earth, Johnny Jones established himself as one of the greatest piano players ever to inhabit the Chicago blues scene.

Billy Strings live at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL, 2021-04-11.

Billy Strings live at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL, 2021-04-09.

Billy Strings live at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL, 2021-04-10.

Billy Strings live at Columbia Speedway, April 4, 2021.

Kishi Bashi’s Emigrant EP is a lush bluegrass-inspired album referencing the brutal history and harsh climate of the American West. Arranged and recorded over the last year, Emigrant serves as a time capsule of the 2020 condition as it meditates on the anxieties of the COVID-19 pandemic, the comforts of nature, the pains of resource-fueled conflicts, and the resiliency that emerges from struggle. In grappling with history and stepping into personal identity, Kishi Bashi’s Emigrant is steeped in the past while it looks to the future.

Billy Strings live at Columbia Speedway, April 2, 2021.

Billy Strings live at Columbia Speedway, April 1, 2021.

Just a few weeks after the surprise release of the Cuttin' Grass (Vol. 1): Butcher Shoppe Sessions album which Uproxx called “the most sublime and delightful music he’s yet made on record” Sturgill Simpson returns with the next installment of his bluegrass series, Cuttin' Grass (Vol. 2): The Cowboy Arms Sessions.