Beyond his widespread recognition on the cutting edge of bluegrass and quick picking, Billy Strings is quickly becoming an innovator in tour previews. After forecasting major tours last year with a ...

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Learning to play guitar as a young boy growing up in Michigan, Billy Strings never saw it as a viable career path. Instead, he assumed he’d eventually “wither away in prison” or end up a drug addict.

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Billy Strings rolled into Austin, Texas over the weekend for the final performances in a long year on the road. Even seasoned road warriors like Strings and his band of Billy Failing, Alex Hargreaves, ...

In August, a team of mathematicians posted a paper claiming to solve a major problem in algebraic geometry — using entirely alien techniques. It instantly captivated the field, stoking excitement in ...

Spotify Co-President, CPO, and CTO Gustav Söderström shared a new blog post which details the arrival of the Prompted Playlists feature, which is now under testing. This specific feature deploys an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Billy Strings made his NPR Tiny Desk debut performance on Wednesday (Dec. 10), but for the multi-talented musician, the ...

It's rare these days for an artist to ask for fewer microphones, but after warming up in our space, Billy Strings did just that. Surrounded by his band, the bluegrass virtuoso brings back the spirit ...

Michigan bluegrass phenom Billy Strings and his band stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk for a performance more than a decade in the making. Backed by his band — Alex Hargreaves on fiddle, backing vocalist ...

Philadelphia shoegazers Nothing have announced a 2026 North American tour and also released the new song “Purple Strings.” The trek kicks off March 4th in Baltimore and runs through a homecoming gig ...