Nickel Creek News

The Ann Arbor-born fiddler/violinist/composer Jeremy Kittel is backed up by some musical heavy-hitters on his fourth album, 'Chasing Sparks,' including bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolin masters Chris Thile and Mike Marshall .

Five eclectic musical acts will share the stage at the Culture Center Theater at 7 p.m. on Sunday during the Mountain Stage Radio Show.

New Release : Outlands - A Mix of Bluegrass and Celtic by Fred Morrison BMNN wrote: on Oct.

Review at a glance: Chris Thile brought fire and spunk to his performance with a game Alabama Symphony Orchestra, both as mandolin player and classical composer.

Thanks to Archie MacLullich for drawing our attention to the new CD Outlands by innovative Scottish piper Fred Morrison .

Sara Watkins and her band perform at Vulcan AfterTunes in Birmingham's Vulcan Park on October 25, 2009.

BMNN wrote: on Oct. 19, 2009: The Emmons Sisters, "The Princesses of Bluegrass," are playing music that will bring a whole new future to bluegrass music.

The performer kicks off a brief Canadian outing Oct. 16 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Los Angeles band WPA, featuring Glen Phillips, Sean Watkins and Luke Bulla, clockwise from front, makes its Aspen debut Friday at the Wheeler Opera House.

He'll bring all that history to the Vergennes Opera House for a concert at 8 p.m. Oct.

Wilco, the hugely popular alt/country band, will perform in Savannah March 25 as part of the 2010 Savannah Music Festival, March 18-April 3. Fronted by singer/songwriter Jeff Tweedy, Wilco is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. concert appearance in the Johnny Mercer Theatre, inside the Savannah Civic Center.

Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Cla-Zel Theatre, 127 North Main St.

Nickel Creek fiddle player and vocalist Sara Watkins is breaking out on her own.

What do you get when you combine the fiddle player from Nickel Creek with the bass player from Led Zeppelin? The answer is elemental, music fans.

Tibi designer Amy Smilovic will speak on the creative process from inspiration to production and current trends in fashion.

This week's guide contains: YES, PLEASE: Michael Ford Jr. & the Apache Relay, Aminal, The Honored Guests, Mono, Maserati, Moreland & Arbuckle, The Loners, Static Minds, The Coathangers, Pink Flag, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Max Indian EH, WHATEVER: needtobreathe VS.: These Arms Are Snakes vs.

What do you get when you combine eight musicians who've been around the block, some '90s rock/alternative, a little classic rock, a little bluegrass, a little folk and a little rhythmic blues? You get Works Progress Administration , a newly formed, very cool 'low-key supergroup' made up of Glen Philips, former frontman of Toad the Wet Sprocket, ...

As she does her first ever tour of India at the age of 51, American folk singer and songwriter Carrie Newcomer says she can't imagine leaving without her music being influenced by the country.

"Who's on first?" isn't always a baseball question, but one that comes up whenever there's a double bill concert.

The supergroup is a concept that's been around rock 'n' roll at least as far back as Blind Faith, but most of the bands labeled as such are corporate creations that are far less super than the sum of their parts might suggest.