Local Music Sound Off
Yonder Mountain String Band’s “How ‘Bout You”
By Jenny Shank, 6-16-06
This week's local MP3 features one of Colorado's most successful groups, Yonder Mountain String Band. The quartet of young traditionalists honed their bluegrass chops at area venues before launching onto the national festival circuit, where they've gathered a devoted throng of fans. This weekend YSMB will enjoy a prime slot at the biggest bluegrass festival of them all, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. YSMB plays on Saturday, June 17 on the mainstage at 4:15 p.m. Fans who were too late to snag tickets to the legendary festival can catch YSMB at the RockyGrass Festival in Lyons in July.
In May YSMB released its fourth studio album, a self-titled disc that introduces several changes for the group. The band released its previous discs on its own label, Frog Pad Records, but the new one is out on major label Vanguard Records. They recorded it with producer Tom Rothrock, known for his work with Beck, Elliott Smith, and the Foo Fighters, and for the first time they added drum tracks to their normally all-string approach. Vanguard Records has offered New West readers a track from the new album. Click here to listen to "How 'Bout You."
The disc has been receiving excellent reviews, and it debuted at number one on the Billboard Bluegrass Chart the week of its release.
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