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Billy Strings

Event Phone: (303) 291-1007
Admission Price: $12-$15
"Thanks to my buddies Melody Walker and Jacob Groopman for recommending I check out Billy Strings, because WOW. He was incredible. Imagine taking a hardcore heavy metal band like Pantera and cramming all that energy into the body of a 21-year-old bluegrass guitarist. That’s basically Billy Strings. He TORE across the stage during his set, grimacing, growling, swearing, head-banging and tearing the holy shit out of a set of utterly-straight-ahead traditional bluegrass. Kid can pick! DAMN can he pick! Mandolinist Don Julin’s the elder of the two, and a more grounded personality on stage, though you can tell how much fun he’s having cutting loose with Strings. Their chemistry as a duo is enviable, and you just can’t beat the intensity of their live performance. Which is interesting, because when you listen to their album, Rock of Ages, you realize that for all the punk aggression of the show, this is really very straight-ahead bluegrass. Which is a great thing! It’s bluegrass with a hillbilly edge and a lot of youthful enthusiasm and, oh man, that PICKING! On his debut, Strings covers a wide variety of classic tunes and songs from a slow-burning cover of “Wild Bill Jones” to a raw cover of “Cocaine Blues” or picking delights like “Red Haired Boy” and “Soldier’s Joy.” But the standout track is the opening song, “Dust in a Baggie”, a cleverly written mountain song about meth that manages to take a very current and destructive issue and translate it into the bluegrass vernacular. It’s a tour-de-force, written by Strings himself, and is the moment you realize just how far this kid’s gonna go." — D.L. "THE BLUEGRASS SITUATION"Billy Strings is a 20 yr old, tattoo covered guitar picker/singer that you surely will be hearing about for years to come. “Blessed with the voice of an old soul from the mountains, a gentlemanly air, and the ability to sling hundreds of notes with razor-crisp precision at the speed of a machine gun, Strings’ flat-picking talent seems almost beyond comprehension to veterans of the local bluegrass scene, especially given his youth.” Northern Express Publications.
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Venue Details:

Larimer Lounge

2721 Larimer St
Denver, CO 80205
(303) 296-1003
http://www.larimerlounge.com/
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