January 24, 2013 - Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers have unveiled their first round of North American dates for 2013, which will feature support from Edie Brickell.
June 17, 2011 - After completing their in-progress U.S. journey, comedian/actor/musician Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers will celebrate the Fourth of July with a special PBS performance and a new single, "Me and Paul Revere."
March 11, 2011 - Comedian/actor/musician Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers will hit the tour trail in the coming days in support of Martin's second bluegrass album, "Rare Bird Alert."
June 14, 2010 - More than 75,000 people filled Great Stage Park in Manchester, TN, for the 2010 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The four-day event kicked off last Thursday (6/10) and wrapped up yesterday (6/13).
March 5, 2010 - A little more than a month after co-hosting the Academy Awards, actor/comedian Steve Martin will take to the road with the Steep Canyon Rangers for a lengthy trek behind last year's "The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo."
October 29, 2009 - About three-quarters of the way through his combination hot licks-'n'-laughs show, Steve Martin noted that he was about to perform a "relaxing banjo tune," a bit of a nonsequitur as far as he was concerned. The tune fit its billing just fine at a full Walt Disney Concert Hall , but it was hardly the rarity Martin perceived it to be; judging by his compositions from his album "The Crow" that were performed Wednesday (10/28), the comedian really does have a command of this apparent oddity, the "relaxing banjo tune."
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