[1] Yonder Mountain String Band at Showbox at the Market

This weekend, Yonder Mountain String Band ^[2] played to a sold-out crowd just down the street from Pike Place Market. And in fact, their opener, Baby Gramps ^[3], could have easily passed for a busker from the market, with his gravelly voice and eccentric wardrobe.

And while Baby Gramps was nothing if not eccentric, the crowd at the concert might have given him a run for his money. There were plenty of plaid-claid hippies, a few old-timers, and a fair share of stoner kids right out of Dazed and Confused.

But when Yonder Mountain String Band made their appearance, with Sam Bush ^[4] playing alongside, every single person in the room couldn’t help but tap their feet to the group’s raucous rhythms. Having now seen Yonder more than any other band (as of this weekend), I wholeheartedly recommend checking them out once- their brand of bluegrass is unlike anything else you’ve ever heard.

[5] Sam Bush playing fiddle with Yonder Mountain String Band