More than 100 years ago, deep in the heart of the Appalachian mountains, it was customary for musicians to sprinkle cornmeal across the dance floor before every performance. It was believed that this ...

Ten years ago, the acoustic-electric contemporary bluegrass ensemble Cornmeal launched a Wednesday night residency at a Chicago club. Chicago "thrash-grass" ensemble performs at Tipitina's on ...

There always has been connective tissue between American roots music and its eclectic electric offspring, the jam band genre. If you look at the Grateful Dead as the progenitors of the jam band scene ...

Cornmeal continues to forge a path all their own, pushing the boundaries of bluegrass, Americana and folk for a whole new generation of music lovers. Steeped in the tradition of musical acts such as ...

HUNTINGTON — Founded in Chicago over a decade ago, Cornmeal blends an eclectic mix of bluegrass, progressive rock, and jam band road ethics. Fresh off their first live release, Live in Chicago, IL Vol ...

Founded seven years ago by a revolving cast of Chicago-area acoustic pickers, Cornmeal is an emerging star in jam-band circles and a highlight from the past two 10,000 Lakes Festivals. Don't make the ...

Any band rooted in the improvisation-heavy approach of jazz or jam music has to be flexible enough to roll with the punches to play reactively and in-the-moment. In the last two years, that ...