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Reviews of Live Shows

Charleston SC :: The Pour House
:: 4.19.2008–4.20.2008
Blueground Undergrass made a two-day stop
in Charleston where a handful of lucky bluegrass fans witnessed a pinnacle
performance from the band's original lineup, which only a few short months ago
was nothing more than vague remnant of a promising yet heavily conflicted past.
"We were fighting like cats and dogs in 2001," banjo player and lead singer
Jeff Mosier told me before the show. "But now we can't even remember why we
were fighting." The newly reformed original lineup seemed as though it hadn't
lost a step. Not even two songs into the first set it became abundantly clear
that not only were these guys playing on the same page but they were having a
lot of fun doing it.
Mason Cummings, Jambase, April 29, 2008
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Reviews for
Faces


On its fourth outing, Atlanta's Blueground Undergrass distills
the various elements of the group's bluegrass-, jazz- and rock-tinted melange
and come up with a mix that's sweet, heavy on the twang and entirely easy-
going. Primarily a showcase for ex-Aquarium Rescue Unit banjoist and vocalist
Jeff Mosier and talented fiddle player David Blackmon, BU's Faces
blends precise picking, clean guitar and the presence of a few good
friendsCol. Bruce Hampton, Jimmy Herring and Gary "El Buho" Gazaway, all
of whom turn up on the slightly spacy "Ole Love Ole Tune." Mosier and
Blackmon's down-home teamwork shines through
on the title track and a quartet of carefully selected covers (most
notably, Guy Clark's "Dublin Blues" and the Garcia/Hunter tune "Black Muddy
River"); the band's original work is a little lighter, but still bright and
bouncy.
Andy
Stonehouse, Relix, June 2006

The intricacies in
their music makes the album exciting to listen to. Particularly in the song
"Faces," the group explodes into the full range of moods and styles they are
capable of, and it all works together seamlessly. [excerpt]
John Shelton Ivany's
Top 21, Issue 270
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