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It’s a simple enough question: If you were stranded on a desert island, what three albums would you want with you? Plenty of bands who either played or were scheduled to perform in Pittsburgh this fall offered their choices, with albums ranging from big band to gospel to alternative rock,
Barbaro at Off Broadway Barbaro forges a dynamic new musical path on About the Winter, their inaugural outing for StorySound Records. Featuring guitarist Kyle Shelstad, bassist Jason Wells, and violinist Rachel Calvert, the Minneapolis-based band earned acclaim for their bluegrass-focused 2020 debut, Dressed in Roses. Barbaro, however, sees About the Winter as more authentically reflecting the genre-bending interplay between Shelstad’s string band roots and Calvert’s and Wells’ classical music backgrounds. The album’s ten tunes deliver a captivating pastoral Americana s...
With their new album “About the Winter,” the Minneapolis trio Barbaro tried to put more emphasis on, for lack of a better description, substance over style. “The big goal for us this time around was to kind of focus on the song and craft a nice-sounding piece,” said singer/guitarist Kyle
Across About the Winter, a lot of questions are asked without offering answers. The impact of this is a quietly growing sense of unease that draws contrasts to the reliably lovely soundscapes that Barbaro creates.
The Winona-rooted band is bringing its music to Qatar, Turkey and Bulgaria through a U.S. State Department program.