(Photo: Ryan Russell) It’s time to stop thinking of Fred Mascherino as “that guy who used to be in Taking Back Sunday.” Since leaving the band in 2006, he’s been a whirlwind of activity, filling in on bass for the Lemonheads and releasing solo material under several different names. Lately, he’s been focusing most of [...]

(PHOTOS: Danny Clinch) Imagine what Bill Monroe might be doing today if he were 30. Just as he did some 70 years ago, he might be revolutionizing the role of the mandolin in modern music, and sometimes singing in a falsetto, while fronting a modern quintet featuring only the best musicians on mandolin, guitar, banjo, [...]

Sierra Hull is a 19-year-old singer-songwriter and mandolin wunderkind, whose new album, Daybreak, was produced by Barry Bales, the bass player in Union Station. Hull made her Grand Ole Opry debut at the age of 11 with Alison Krauss and Union Station. Hull postponed her music career to attend Boston’s Berklee College of Music, where [...]

Chris Thile and “Brothers” Bring Their Chops to Nashville