Sometimes, a solid rock song just needs to have its production stripped down and its instrumentation broken down into basic parts to really shine. Plenty of rock stars have performed “unplugged” ...

To some fans, country music was meant to be played one way—unfiltered, unplugged, and entirely acoustic. This is a purist school of thought, and one that mainly applies to bluegrass and folk music.

The Sam Grisman Project’s 2025 self-titled album consists of 20 songs and 145 minutes of sublime, old-timey bluegrass. On Friday, the group will take the stage at the Wheeler Opera House, marrying one ...