This year, my wife and I have been making an effort to "embrace" each others taste in music.  When her favorite band, the Corktown...

I came to Bluegrass quite by accident in my mid-40s about 6 years ago when I witnessed my very first live bluegrass show on the banks of the...

Wow, it's been almost 7 busy months since I updated this blog.  I got wrapped up and run over by the election season, and then caught up...

Guest Commentary by Hugh Fader Editor's Note:  SeMiBluegrass welcomes submissions from all our readers.  Here's an excellent artic...

Festival:  Harsen's Island Bluegrass Festival Lots of great SeMiBluegrassfestivals this year...but this one could be my favorite.  Not...

Festivals:  Milan Bluegrass Festival 2012 One of the great things about Michigan is the fantastic variety of music festivals every summer....

Band Profile:  Back Forty In my opinion, there is nothing better than good live music.  And I see a LOT of live music.  So it is rare that...

Show Review:  The Waynewood Boys at The Steak Hut And then sometimes, you find cool music in the darndest places!  Live Bands!  Well....

Festivals: Brighton American Music Festival Sometimes, the coolest things in life are found in your own back yard.  I found a hidden gem i...

Festival Review: Marine City Music Festival It's festival season.  I'm encouraged by the number of small communities starting to o...

Show Review: Dragon Wagon CD Release Party at the Blind Pig (Ann Arbor) Sometimes it's not about the music.  I saw two great shows la...

Show Review:  Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys weekly residency at the Wolverine State Brewing Co.  Wow!  What a terrific couple weeks of...

Show Review:  Dragon Wagon wsg Back Forty at Bell's Eccentric Cafe (Kalamazoo, MI) While not exactly a Southeast Michigan venue (it...