Album Reviews
AUK’s Bluegrass Briefs
My colleague Paul Kerr started reporting on the Albums and EPs which don’t make the cut for a full review with his Short Cuts recently. But there is an area of Americana that sits on its […]
Grain Thief
Album Reviews
Patrick Mulroy “Other People’s Houses”
Grain Thief guitarist and vocalist rediscovers his heartland rock roots on his solo outing. Patrick Mulroy is guitarist, vocalist and one of the main songwriters in Boston-based band, Grain Thief. They’ve been described as a grassicana […]
Album Reviews
Grain Thief “Something Sour, Something Sweet”
They may be grassicana but Grain Thief also have old-time chops as well Grassicana was first coined in 2017 to cover music that was influenced by bluegrass and its instrumentation but that also included elements from […]
Videos
Video Premiere: Grain Thief “Before the Next Teardrop Falls”
Grain Thief are one of the current crop of bands pushing bluegrass as a genre, looking forward and exploring new ways and new sounds. Here is a stunning take on ‘Before the Next Teardrop Falls’, displaying […]
Album Reviews
Grain Thief “Gasoline” (Independent, 2020)
It is a pretty great time for bluegrass right now, as a number of younger bands who have been clearly schooled in the traditions of the music, but who have also been raised with interests that […]