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Strings makes Austin City Limits debut tonight

Wednesday, July 7, 2021 – Billy Strings makes his PBS "Austin City Limits" debut tonight. The performance, which will be livestreamed at 9 p.m. eastern via YouTube, will appear as part of the legendary program's upcoming 47th season.

Strings recently released two new collaborations: "Wargasm" featuring special guest RMR, and a new version of Bill Monroe's "Midnight on the Stormy Deep" with Del McCoury.

Strings will continue to tour throughout the fall including upcoming headline shows at Pittsburgh's Stage AE, New Haven's Westville Music Bowl (two nights), Las Vegas' Event Lawn at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas (two nights), Los Angeles' The Belasco (sold-out), Oakland's Fox Theater (two nights, one sold-out), Portland's McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater (sold-out), Seattle's King County's Marymoor Park, Missoula's KettleHouse Amphitheater, Wichita's Wave and Denver's Mission Ballroom (four nights, all sold-out). Strings also will play Newport, R.I. Folk Festival on July 25-26.


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CD review - Renewal It's just like Billy Strings to have a song title that reads like a heavy metal track ("Hellbender") for a tune that sounds like traditional bluegrass music. When it comes to creating music, though, the phrase, 'It's all good,' actually applies to Strings – for once. "Renewal" is over an hour of music, and is (mostly) bluegrass – at heart – but not just bluegrass music. "Hide And Seek" is one of the most complicated recordings, ...
CD review - Home As befits the reigning IBMA Guitar Player of the Year, Billy Strings' second full release, "Home" displays his guitar-playing range. But, there is much more to the fellow that rages through live shows, and those qualities are displayed on "Home." Strings (born William Apostol) lives up to his nom de guerre. Electric, acoustic 6- or 12-string guitar provide the ingredients for his work, and his guitar work is mostly, although not always, delivered at a breakneck tempo, ...
CD review - Turmoil & Tinfoil Billy Strings. It takes a lot of nerve to adopt such a nom de plume (in this case nom de guerre might be more appropriate) in the bluegrass world, but Billy Strings is up to the challenge, and more. Strings (real name William Apostol) grew up in Michigan, surrounded by musicians. A fourth-generation picker, he lives up to his name. Preternaturally talented, Strings embraces bluegrass instrumentation, but brings a powerful energy to his music. He's one of those musicians who packs a fuse and ...


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