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We are excited to announce that KT Tunstall has been added to the lineup of our 8/16 Red Rocks show with John Butler Trio! This will be an incredible evening of international talent at the world’s premiere music venue, right here in our backyard. Get your tickets now and we will see you on The Rocks. #yonderrocks2019 @redrocksco @johnbutlertrio @kttunstall @aegpresentsrm
Summer Tour expands with our electrifying hands!  Yonder Mountain continues making waves through the country as we add CT, NJ, PA, NY, OH, KY, MI, and MO to our adventures. Joining us along the way will be Arkansauce. Check the full dates on our website! PRE-SALE:  WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 - 10AM ET ON SALE:  FRIDAY, MAY 17 - 10AM ET #yondersummer2019 Leg Two with @arkansaucemusic
A glimpse back to our Charlotte show a couple weekend’s ago. Thanks to Chad Allan for the brilliant photos from a gorgeous night. @meckparkrec @mecklenburgcounty #chadallanphoto
Thanks for everyone coming out on this 50 degree night in Rochester! We had to skip Traffic Jam, but made it up with a Sharecroppers Son encore. We love ya New York. @rochesterlilacfestival
Who’s joining us for the Thursday night pre-party on the mountain at Backwoods in a couple weeks? We can’t wait to get back to Arkansas. @backwoodsmusicfestival
We’re excited to play the opening night of the 2019 Rochester Lilac Festival tomorrow, Friday May 10th. Come breathe in the sweet smells of bluegrass in historic Highland Park. @rochesterlilacfestival #yondersummer2019
As a special thank you to our fans, we were able to get a limited amount of 3-Day GA Passes to Summer Camp Music Festival this Memorial Day Weekend at the Early Bird price of $189.00. That’s a $50 savings over the current price! We were only given a small allotment and they're only available until they are gone or May 10, whichever comes first. All you have to do is go to SummerCampFestival.com and enter YONDER in the promo code box when selecting quantity of tickets. Get yours now before it's too late! @summercampfest #scamp2019
Festivaalllll! We can’t wait to get to beautiful Allegany County in Maryland for Memorial Day Weekend and hang with the patriarch of Bluegrass, Mr. Del McCoury at the 12th Annual DelFest! See us Thursday night and Friday afternoon OR hang for all four days and nights of music, family, and friends along the Potomac River—one of the most scenic settings in festival land! Check out the full lineup at delfest.com and get tickets here bit.ly/2IPiSki #delfest @delfest #delyeah
Charlotte, NC tonight! Come kick off festival season with us in First Ward Park for Sounds Of Summer! #firstwardpark @mecklenburgcounty @meckparkrec
Adam Aijala will be performing a special set with Andy Thorn and Greg Garrison June 13th in Denver as part of The Lonesome Days’ vinyl release show at The Bluebird. Mark your calendars! @thelonesomedays @bluebirdtheater @_thornpipe_ @greggarrisonbass
The @stringsummit Daily Schedule is announced. Check it out and make your plans to join us at Horning’s Hideout this July. Tickets available at stringsummit.com #nwss2019 #strummit

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Above photos credit to Emily Butler (black & white) and Jay Blakesberg (color)

 
 

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For the past 20 years, Yonder Mountain String Band has redefined bluegrass music, expanding the traditional acoustic genre beyond its previously established boundaries by steadily pushing the envelope into the realms of rock n’ roll and improvisation. YMSB—guitarist Adam Aijala, bassist Dave Johnston, banjo player Ben Kaufmann, Jacob Joliff on mandolin and violinist Allie Kral--has always played music of their own design, in the process attracting a devout following of fans that often resembles a tight-knit family on an epic musical journey as Yonder traverses the country with an ambitious tour schedule. Yonder is a quintessential ensemble honing its craft night after night on the road, and the fans are there to experience it in real time. The result is music that doesn’t stand still, it’s always progressing and breaking unprecedented ground.

Yonder Mountain String Band’s last new album, LOVE. AIN’T LOVE (2017) is undeniably the Colorado-based progressive bluegrass outfit’s most surprising, creative and energetic studio excursion (of their 12 studio offerings) to date.  Songs like “Chasing My Tail” and “Alison” are rooted in tradition but as current as tomorrow, animated by electrifying performance, vivid production, and the modernist power that has made Yonder one of the most popular live bands of their generation. Melding sophisticated songcraft, an irrepressible spirit, and remarkable instrumental ability, LOVE. AIN’T LOVE is a testament to Yonder Mountain String Band’s organic, dynamic, and intensely personal brand of contemporary bluegrass-fueled Americana. Of the album, Rolling Stone said it’s “modern bluegrass and punctuated by genre-jumping excursions into world music, reggae and all points in between.” And having logged well over 2100 shows together, the band has amassed devoted fans and critical acclaim along the road, with Glide Magazine hailing them as “a cast of likeable characters that let their joyous spirits and ace instrumental capabilities do the talking.”

The band has hit the road in 2019 armed with new material that will first get road-tested, and get the studio treatment later this year.  This material will undoubtedly be in line with the what you’d expect from Yonder Mountain String Band:  edgy and genre-defying music without boundaries.