Learning to play guitar as a young boy growing up in Michigan, Billy Strings never saw it as a viable career path. Instead, he assumed he’d eventually “wither away in prison” or end up a drug addict.

It's rare these days for an artist to ask for fewer microphones, but after warming up in our space, Billy Strings did just that. Surrounded by his band, the bluegrass virtuoso brings back the spirit ...

Billy Strings is opening up about the unexpected death of his mother, Debra Apostal, which happened in June. Strings — whose legal name is William Lee Apostal — says his mom wasn't sick leading up to ...

As you can see when you change the value of a or say age from 42 to 43 it doesn’t override 42 in memory and write 43. Or it doesn’t change the 2 with 3 and keep the 4 as it is. It creates a new memory ...

Billy Strings and his drum-tight (but drumless) band brought two sets and 25 songs of pure bluegrass magic to the first of two back-to-back PPG Paints Arena shows on Friday night. I’m already jealous ...

A PSF proposal to address vulnerabilities in Python and PyPi was recommended for funding, but it was declined because the terms barred “any programs that advance or promote DEI, or discriminatory ...

As I made my way out of the Park Avenue Armory after a performance of Georg Friedrich Haas’s “11,000 Strings” Saturday afternoon, a friend asked what I’d thought of what we’d just heard. For the ...

September 19, 2025, 6:42 PM · In mid-August I strung my violin with The Beast violin strings by Warchal - and I would like to offer you my impressions. Full disclosure: These strings were sent to me ...

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The Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist has one foot in traditional bluegrass and another in improvisational jam music. He has a new album, Live at the Legion, and he brought his guitar to ...