While critics have often declared the Infamous Stringdusters as newgrass torchbearers, the band is actually a broad melting pot of American music. The members’ backgrounds range from training in classical and jazz, to hard rock shows, to stints backing country legends and high lonesome heroes. Based in Charlottesville, Virginia, the band consists of five unique, professional players who are steeped in the tradition of bluegrass vocal harmony as well as the progressive edge of instrumental music.