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Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins preps solo album

After a Grammy, rave reviews and platinum sales, alt.grass (blueternative?) trio Nickel Creek abruptly went on "indefinite hiatus" in 2007, and have yet to make good on the "for now" part of their "Goodbye (For Now)" tour. Still, the musical impulse burns deep in the scrappy acoustinauts with Chris Thile's 2008 solo album, the Watkins siblings' supergroup, W.P.A., and Thile's currently touring project, Punch Brothers. Fiddler Sara Watkins recently announced the upcoming release of her self-titled debut: an album of long-marinating songs penned during her time spent in L.A....  read more

Objects of Their Affection: Five Musicians and the Instruments They Love

After winning a 2006 Golden Globe for his co-screenwriting on Brokeback Mountain, novelist Larry McMurtry caused a certain amount of confusion when his acceptance speech deviated from...  read more

Sean Watkins and Jon Foreman form Fiction Family

When Nickel Creek said farewell (for now) to fans and disbanded in 2007, each member said they wanted to pursue solo projects. Vocalist and mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile went off to work with his group the Punch Brothers, where he recently composed a four-part, 40-minute suite entitled "The Blind Leaving the Blind" that features mandolin, violin, banjo, guitar and bass. Singer/violinist Sara Watkins is prepping her long-in-the-making solo album (due in early 2009), produced by Led Zeppelin member John Paul Jones and featuring guests Jon Brion and Gillian Welch....  read more

Chris Thile - Deceiver

As a member of the progressive bluegrass outfit Nickel Creek, Chris Thile helped win the band remarkable crossover success...  read more