Chicken Wire Empire

Chicken Wire Empire plays bluegrass with a newgrass edge, the kind of string band sound that respects tradition while stretching past it. They've built a following of over 5,600 on Spotify, and their music leans on tight picking and vocal harmony rather than gimmicks.

They've got a Colorado date coming up at Lone Tree Arts Center, a good chance to catch a working bluegrass act that's earning its audience one show at a time.