Jim and Jennie and The Pinetops September 2, 2005

Jim and Jennie met in 1998 in the wilds of Pennsylvania.

Jennie grew up in a bluegrass-lovin' family, full of Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe and the like, but spent her teen years trying to figure out the meaning of the cover of Zeppelin's "Houses of the Holy." Jim spent his formative years immersed in hardcore punk and experimental rock, not flipping for the 'grass until he heard his dad's Flatt & Scruggs Mercury recordings. After meeting up with banjo-prodigy Brad, they set out to fulfill their ambition of winning over both the bluegrass crowd and a broader audience that wasn't necessarily familiar with it.

Jim and Jennie's latest, "Rivers Roll on By" (released April 2005 on Bloodshot Records), is winning over more fans with its atmospheric experiments in bluegrass, without wandering too far away from its tradition.

*** Jim and Jennie and The Pinetops at Doug Fir! ***

Friday, September 2
Doug Fir Lounge
Portland, OR
$8
http://www.dougfirlounge.com/

MP3s at:
http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/artists/jimjennieandthepinetops

***** Jim and Jennie and the Pinetops, "Rivers Roll on By" *****

Weaving together bluegrass and Southern rock styles, Jim and Jennie and the Pinetops ease into an alluring and shadowy new space, twisting a vivid scene where affliction and peace co-exist in a turbulent but comforting place. "Rivers Roll On By" is a daring record; respectful of tradition but not restrained by it, Jim and Jennie and the Pinetops are lyrically and sonically unafraid to carry it to fascinating new places.

They've released two studio albums, a live tour-only CD, toured the world, contributed backing skills to Neko Case's recent live CD, and made good on their promise to rocket roots music into the 21st Century.