The Infamous Stringdusters are excited to announce the release of their latest album, We'll Do It Live, a collection of thirteen songs recorded live on tour earlier this year. It is the band's fourth album, and the first release on their own, fully independent record label High Country Recordings.We'll Do It Live (yes, titled after the ridiculous Bill O'Reilly clip) features fan favorites honed from years of near-constant touring-captured here in concerts at New York's Bowery Ballroom, plus stops in Burlington, Vermont, Washington, DC, and their adopted hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia. The Stringdusters are taking improvised string band music to new places, combining musicianship, songwriting and experimental performance. The album features new versions of old songs, B-sides and brand new music, all with the unique energy of the band and its fans, together in some of the country's best venues.As We'll Do It Live shows, a Stringdusters show is ecstatic, with contagious energy flowing between the band and crowd. This energy has taken the band on an amazing year, from the literal high point of bluegrass at the annual festival in Telluride, to San Francisco's urban music Mecca, The Outside Lands Festival (sharing the bill with artists like Arcade Fire and Deadmau5), to a sold out crowd at Red Rocks, and nearly 150 other packed theaters, clubs and festival fields all over the country. The Stringdusters are now one of the few bands in the bluegrass world playing rock clubs each night; fitting for a band that is pushing the boundaries of acoustic music.The band is looking forward to having complete control over their music with their High Country Brand. "We play 'high country' music," says bass player Travis Book, "more than bluegrass, not quite country, always progressive and energetic. High Country is our genre, as much as it's our label." The High Country mindset was well on display this past weekend at the band's own music and outdoors festival, dubbed The Festy Experience. The three-day event brought a few thousand fans to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia for music on three stages (including Brett Dennen, Railroad Earth, David Grisman Sextet, and more) but also for camping in the gorgeous rolling hills, Festy-themed mountain bike and trail run competitions, onsite microbrewery, and high-quality fare from local restaurants. The gorgeous, sunny days were capped with raucous sets from the Stringdusters each night.The Stringdusters now take this energy and freedom on a national tour for the next two months. They'll find themselves sharing bills with Zac Brown Band, Weezer, Yonder Mountain String Band, and many others.

The Infamous Stringdusters announce the release of their latest studio album, Silver Sky, set for national release on March 13th. The album marks a period of massive change and growth within the band, as well as explosive growth to audiences around the country. This transition is audible on Silver Sky, with many novel approaches for the band including some alternative instrumentation (keys, horns, drums), a new producer, and the move to a five-piece band.

Since their last release, We'll Do It Live, the acoustic string band has been moving away from their bluegrass beginnings, towards an eclectic, genre-less sound that powers their high-energy live performances. A key catalyst for this change is the Stringduster's first outside-the-genre producer, Billy Hume, known more for his work in hip-hop (Nas, David Banner, Ludacris).  Guitarist, Andy Falco comments, "Working with Billy has been simply amazing.  'Human Being' (his Stringduster nickname) has been able to bring out yet another dimension to The Infamous Stringdusters' music in the studio with his endless creative ideas, outside the box thinking and powerful mixes."

Another major move has been going from a six-piece band to a five-piece (parting ways with founding mandolin player, Jesse Cobb). This has freed the band members to play more, to fill in the gaps without constriction of the mandolin's traditional place emphasizing the rhythm. These two elements have lead to a looser and more energetic band on stage, in the studio and carried over to their business. Bringing more decisions and partners in-house, The Stringdusters recently formed their own record label, High Country Recordings, and have appealed to their growing fan base to help support their efforts. A newly-launched Pledge campaign offers the chance to invest in the band and gain some pretty cool experiences in return, such as dedicated songs from the stage, or live-video Skyping to a Stringdusters rehearsal session.

The early success of this campaign is a sure sign that the band is connecting with fans in the right way. Banjo player Chris Pandolfi noted, "Our fans are our friends.  They're as much a part of creating the experience as we are.  It's all about working together to make something awesome."

And it's this positive outlook that informs the album's title, when asked what Silver Sky means to Travis Book, "The song's about the potential of youth and the blossoming of the human spirit, inspired by a group of young musicians in Boston.  This is a heavy time in the history of our country and our planet, change is in the air, but this is our time, our opportunity to do great things and experience life while we are alive.  We can be and do whatever we want, the range of potential experiences is like no other time in history.  Like a rocket streaking through a silver sky toward endless space, there's almost limitless potential.  That's what we're feeling as a group and what we've become about."

The Stringdusters are planning the third year of their own music festival, The Festy Experience, already heralded as a "cant-miss" event by regional press and 'Duster fans. Following a February tour with the Yonder Mountain String Band, The Stringdusters will headline their album release tour in March and April, and many major festivals throughout the Spring.