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Grammy-winning bluegrass trio?Nickel Creek will perform in Peoria
- The Grammy Award-winning bluegrass trio Nickel Creek will perform at the Peoria Civic Center Theater on Feb. 12. Tickets go on sale Friday.
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Blissfest and Great Lakes Center for the Arts to co-present Watkins Family Hour
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Watkins Family Hour’s Sean and Sara Watkins on 20 Years of Communal Residency at Largo in L.A. and Their New Album, ‘Vol. II’
If you live in Los Angeles and you sometimes feel the heat, congestion or cost of living making you wonder about greener pastures, you may keep a running checklist in the back of your mind of Reasons Never to Move Away. If you live in L.A. and you’re a fan of roots or Americana music, […]
- EntertainmentLA Times
How two well-connected L.A. siblings curated 20 years of eclectic musical magic
On Wednesday, the Watkins Family Hour will celebrate two decades of all-star shows (think Fiona Apple, Jackson Browne, Phoebe Bridgers) at L.A.'s Largo.
- EntertainmentVariety
Watkins Family Hour Keeps It in the Family — a Very Extended One — in ‘Vol. II’: Album Review
The term “residency” wasn’t always associated with big-bucks Las Vegas bookings designed for pop stars to make a lot of money while staying parked in one place. And in Los Angeles, it’s still not: That’s thanks to Largo, a smallish theater (and formerly an even smaller nightclub) that rotates famous and semi-famous musicians and comedians […]
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Watkins Family Hour Share Origins of Fiona Apple Collaboration “(Remember Me) I’m the One Who Loves You”: Exclusive
Read the inspiration behind the single off their upcoming third studio album, Vol. II. Watkins Family Hour Share Origins of Fiona Apple Collaboration “(Remember Me) I’m the One Who Loves You”: Exclusive Kelly Park
- EntertainmentSouth Bend Tribune
Watkins Family Hour focuses on 'Brother Sister' with return to road after lockdowns
Sean and Sara Watkins released "Brother Sister" in April 2020 and finally get to play it live, including at Jan. 21 concert at Goshen College.
- EntertainmentVariety
Sara Watkins Puts a New Spin on Classic Family Songs in an Artful Kids’ Album, ‘Under the Pepper Tree’
Family has almost always been a big part of what Sara Watkins has done; she rose to acclaim with her brother Sean as a member of the pop-bluegrass group Nickel Creek, then, as that band has mostly been on hiatus, has continued on with him as part of another beloved SoCal Americana troupe, the Watkins […]
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Review: Children's music for everyone from Sara Watkins
Seeking material to create a world of imagination, Sara Watkins clearly used hers, turning to sources ranging from Stephen Foster to Willy Wonka to the Beatles. The enchanting result is “Under the Pepper Tree,” children's music for everyone. A young mother, Watkins conveys innocence, wonder and maternal sweetness as she sings about the moon, the stars, dreams and rainbows — accompaniment for bedtime.
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Sara Watkins Was Inspired by a Lullaby Livestream and Now Has a New Album of Quiet Songs
Around this time last year, just about everyone was blindsided by the COVID pandemic. It's hard to imagine that a year later, we're only starting to get better, but that's where we're at. Here at SPIN, we decided to make the most of it and put together a livestream called Lullaby Sessions where musician parents would quietly…
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Sara Watkins Debuts ‘Pure Imagination’ Video, Previews New Children’s Record (EXCLUSIVE)
With Sara Watkins — of Nickel Creek, I’m With Her and Watkins Family fame — there isn’t any way of knowing… which direction she is going, as Gene Wilder might say. For 2021, she’s taking a perhaps surprising turn toward children’s music with the forthcoming release of “Under the Pepper Tree,” an album of family-suited […]
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Nickel Creek Reconvene to Discuss Their 20th Anniversary Vinyl Campaign, Early Fashion Mishaps and Reunion Hopes
There are so many musical events that should have happened in 2020 that everyone is already mourning, what's the point in bringing to light something that the general public didn't even know it were missing? But let's do that anyway: As it turns out, had the year proceeded as loosely planned, Nickel Creek would have […]
