Fireside Collective & Dirty Grass Players : Live from West Art!

We couldn’t be more excited to welcome two incredible, high-energy Americana acts to the City Hall stage at West Art! The dreamy co-bill of two national favorites- Fireside Collective and The Dirty Grass Players promises an unforgettable night of progressive bluegrass. So, grab a friend, snag your tickets, and get ready for some seriously amazing music— and don’t forget your dancing shoes!

What to expect at the show:

>> Doors will open at 7, & the show will start at 7:30.

>> Tickets are $25 in advance, and $30 at the door if not sold out. As always, we’re proud to present an all-ages show with discounted tickets available for students.

>> We will have beer from Our Town Brewery for sale, along with a few non-alcoholic options. This is not BYOB.

>> Parking may be available in the small lot across the street. Beyond that, there’s parking available around Buchanan Park and F&M College in the blocks surrounding West Art. 

>> Seating: This show will be a mix of seating and standing room. We suggest arriving when the doors open if you’d prefer to sit. Our space is ADA accessible, and we will do our best to accommodate any specific needs.  

>> Please note that all ticket sales are final. Thank you for supporting great music!

BAND BIOS:

Fireside Collective has been on a roll since emerging seven years ago from the fertile roots music scene of Asheville, North Carolina. In quick order, the progressive bluegrass group released its debut album, won the 2016 Band Contest at MerleFest, earned an International Bluegrass Music Association Momentum Band of the Year nomination, and embarked on an ambitious touring schedule that’s earned an enthusiastic reception from traditional bluegrass to wide-ranging, eclectic music festival audiences alike.

Blending the characteristic interplay of bluegrass instrumentation and harmonies with strong original material and exuberant energy, Fireside Collective has drawn on folk, blues, funk, and a wide variety of bluegrass sounds to create a distinctive body of work that’s all their own.

The Dirty Grass Players: With a nod to the past and a glance to the future, The Dirty Grass Players are keeping alive the long history of bluegrass while pushing the traditional genre into the next generation.

The Dirty Grass Players are an energetic explosion of old-time pickin’, colored with an inventive, newgrass hand that is given lyrical life by their soaring vocal harmonies that exist on an ethereal plane. They live at the crossroads between the traditional, which is the backbone of what they do, and the progressive, with their innovative, forward-thinking approach. The Dirty Grass Players, with their steady, workman-like precision and loose adventurous spirit, are a band that could both confound Bill Monroe and cause him to smile uncontrollably. Their music is progressive, traditional, experimental, imaginative, and at its core, Dirty.

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