US home of minstrelsy plays up better tie - bourbon
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BARDSTOWN, Kentucky  -- For nearly half a century, this small southern town was happy to pin its star on the memory of composer Stephen Foster but now it is selling itself on a greater attraction -- bourbon.
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Of all the distinctive wrinkles of Oakmont, the home of this weekâs United States Open, the clubâs Church Pews have come to represent the courseâs toughness, charm and eclectic soul.
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Though the album has its moments, it's not entirely enticing.
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As a lifelong resident of Louisiana, the U.S. state that gave us  Huey Long and  David Duke, I have always  taken comfort in the fact that my home state is an island  of insanity in a country that mostly gets it right.    But lately I recognize some disturbingly familiar trends on  the national scene.  Listen if you will to the tale of two  elections, and decide for yourself if the USA as a whole is  turning into Louisiana.
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Fine wine isn't the only  thing that gets better with age.
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ÂLouis Comfort Tiffany and Laurelton Hall: An ArtistÂs Country Estate,Â a strange and lovely exhibition at the Met, comes with its own porch.
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NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Festivals have long been the bread and butter of any bluegrass act's career, but the band Cherryholmes is taking a novel approach by hitting the performing-arts-center circuit.
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At a time when much of the mainstream music business is desperately trying to connect with consumers and sell albums, the bluegrass music community has seen its fortunes rise.
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You have to dress up if you&#39;re going to win an award. And nobody does it (both winning and dressing) better and more often than that duo from Atlanta, OutKast.
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It tries to turn its live music show into a TV star.
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Songs from a new musical about the rise and fall of Britain's former home secretary David Blunkett were rolled out in a tiny English country pub, heard by a handful of bemused regulars.
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By Chloe Morrison, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Jun. 18--LAFAYETTE, Ga.
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By Chuck Thompson, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Sep.
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By TAMARA McCLARAN  With a guitar, banjo, mandolin and upright bass, they look like a bluegrass band. And while their sound has been conceived as bluegrass, Yonder Mountain String Band offers something unique that may not appeal to traditional bluegrass fans.
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The ensemble is well tuned, reasonably together and certainly not lacking in enthusiasm. Its size was not right for the space.
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From Hawaii to the Philadelphia suburbs, community sings, or singalongs draw together the average-voiced and bring old songs into common memory.
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It was an off-Broadway rave, but this play has more trite than bite