SANTA CRUZ — For a form of music known for taking numerous twists and turns over the course of a single song, it should come as no surprise when jam bands go off in unexpected directions. That was the ...

Calloused fingertips blazed across instrument strings Saturday in Thompson Park, creating a bluegrass tapestry of mandolin, banjo, guitar, fiddle and stand-up bass that mingled with shade dappled ...

Rolling Stone music critic Christian Hoard reviews Elko, the new live double album by the jam band Railroad Earth. Unlike most jam bands with extended electric guitar solos, Railroad Earth is a ...