Don’t Miss The 2017 Blue Ox Music Festival!

From June 8-10, 2017, thousands of roots music fans from across the glove will gather amongst the dense, sun-speckled pine forests of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the heart of Paul Bunyan country, to enjoy the world-class lineup that is this year's Blue Ox Music Festival. Hosted each year by progressive Americana band Pert Near Sandstone, Blue Ox showcases the complex... Continue Reading →

January 30, 2017 0

Interview: Pert Near Sandstone

Long winters spent cozied up indoors lend themselves to fruitful periods of creativity in the Land of 10,000 Lakes; in the last fifteen years, there have been a plethora of phenomenal string bands born in Minnesota. “I think it’s called the ‘O Brother Effect’,” says mandolin player Nate Sipe of Minneapolis-based newgrass collective Pert Near Sandstone,... Continue Reading →

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