What if every person you meet, including those you’ve yet to cross paths with, is quietly tethered to you by a single thread you can't even see? That's the premise of the invisible string theory. The ...

Before he became one of the biggest stars in bluegrass and country music, Billy Strings grew up in Muir, a small community located between Lansing and Grand Rapids. The Grammy Award-winning artist is ...

Ionia County native Billy Strings netted his third Grammy win in six years on Sunday, Feb. 1, reeling in “Best Bluegrass Album” yet again. Strings, born William Apostol, earned the honors at the 68th ...

IONIA COUNTY, MI — Two week after teasing an Ionia County homecoming, bluegrass phenom Billy Strings made it official. Strings, born William Apostol, announced Tuesday, Jan. 27, that he would be ...

Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human brain? If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our ...

Billy Strings paid tribute to Bob Weir following news of the Grateful Dead guitarist’s death Saturday at the age of 78. “We are all completely devastated but I also can’t help but feel like he is at ...

In October 1984 I arrived at Oxford University, trailing a large steamer trunk containing a couple of changes of clothing and about five dozen textbooks. I had a freshly minted bachelor’s degree in ...

On December 29, Widespread Panic commenced the first of three concerts at The Fox Theatre in Atlanta. As part of their build to the New Year, the ensemble kept an ace up their collective sleeve, ...

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 ...

"It only took like, I don't know, 12 more years or something," the musician said of finally performing for NPR. By Jessica Nicholson Billy Strings made his NPR Tiny Desk debut performance on Wednesday ...

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The bluegrass musician's mom Debra died of a drug overdose in June Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work has ...