Looking at how the intrumental talents of 1980s hair metallers was overlooked by noting how Billy Sheehan of Mr Big was inspired by Frank Zappa.

Billy Strings opens the first of his three nights at Cary, N.C.’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Thursday, April 18, 2025. Scott Sharpe ssharpe@newsobserver.com Multiple Grammy-winner Billy Strings ...

Andy Frasco rounded up Billy Strings, Mike Gordon, Daniel Donato, and Steve Poltz for his new single, "Life is Easy".

Multiple Grammy-winner Billy Strings brought his eclectic blend of jam band and traditional bluegrass to Cary, N.C.’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre for the first of three sold-out shows Thursday night.

“You wouldn’t believe what I’m doing right now – I really wish you could see what’s going on,” laughs Mike Portnoy down the phone, sounding out of breath and unusually flustered.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and Michigan-born bluegrass whiz Billy Strings finished his spring tour with a tribute to the Great Lakes marine tragedy.