Online Press Kit
Awards
- 2002-2009 - Flagpole Music Award Winner - Athens' Best Bluegrass/Folk/Americana Band
- 2009 - Winner Podunk Bluegrass Festival Band Competition
- 2009 - 2nd place Rockygrass Bluegrass Festival Band Competition
- 2004 - 2nd place Telluride Folk & Bluegrass Festival Band Competition
- 2003 - Winner Miller Light Battle of the Bands -- Athens, GA
- 2003 - 3rd place Telluride Folk & Bluegrass Festival Band Competition
- 2002 - 4th place Telluride Folk & Bluegrass Festival Band Competition
Posters
Published Reviews - Printable Press Sampling PDF
- "The Packway Handle Band Brings Alternative Bluegrass to The Strand " -- Marietta Gazetta9/27/11
- "Back To Their Roots " -- Marietta Daily Journal 10/4/11
- "Local Festival Encompasses America's Music " -- Red & Black 6/30/11
- "Third Annual Classic City American Music Festival" -- Flagpole Magazine 6/29/11
- "O Pixies, Where Art Thou" -- Colorado Springs Independent 3/24/11
- "Ensemble Experiments with Styles, Instruments" -- Amarillo Globe-News 3/17/11
- "Packway Handle Band" -- Guide 2 Athens 12/7/10
- "Get a Handle on Some Alt Bluegrass with Packway Handle Band" -- Asheville Citizen Times 11/19/10
- "Athens' 'Best Bluegrass Band' Returns to Auburn" -- The Corner News 11/9/10
- "Packway Rocks Bluegrass: Band Expands on Genre with New Album" -- The Daily Gamecock 10/13/10
- "Athens Band Brings "Alt" Take on Bluegrass" -- Chattanooga Free Press 10/8/10
- "Packway Handle Band Bettered by Competition: Telluride Losses Shape Show Style" -- Red & Black 10/3/10
- "Listen Up!" -- Red & Black 9/15/10
- "Packway Shines Through Storm" -- Athens Banner Herald 7/1/10
- "Athfest: Packway Handle Band" -- Red & Black 6/30/10
- "Q&A: Josh Erwin of Packway Handle Band" -- Metromix Greenville 5/10/10
- "CD Review: Packway Handle Band" -- Athens Music Junkie 4/16/10
- "Packway Handle Band: What Are We Gonna Do Now?" -- Georgia Music Magazine 4/2010
- "Compact Dreams" -- Hittin' The Note Magazine Summer 2010
- "SXSW Day 4 Highlights" -- Jambase 3/20/10
- "Packway Handle Band: What Are We Gonna Do Now?" -- Americana UK 3/14/10
- "Packway Handle Band: What Are We Gonna Do Now?" -- Playgrounds Magazine February 2010
- "Joy, heartache tucked into engaging bluegrass" -- The Corner News 2/23/10
- "Packway Handle Plans to pack 'em in at The Hummingbird" -- The Telegraph 2/19/10
- "Packway Handle Band: What Are We Gonna Do Now?" -- Creative Loafing 2/17/10
- "Packway Handle Band: 'What Are We Gonna Do Now?'" -- The Sunday Paper 2/14/10
- "Packway Handle Band: What Are They Gonna Do Now? The Unexpected." -- Flagpole Magazine 2/4/10
- "Band has got a Handle on things" -- Athens Banner Herald 2/4/10
- "Listen Up!: Packway Handle Band's 'What Are We Gonna Do Now?'" -- The Red & Black 2/3/10
- "CD Review: Packway Handle Band - What Are We Gonna Do Now?" -- Atlanta Music Guide 2/1/10
- "Band of Brothers " -- Blur Magazine January 2010
- "Blurring the Lines: The Packway Handle Band has bluegrass passion but not a pedigree" -- Connect Savannah 12/15/09
- "Packway Handle Band Prepares for New Album, Eddie's Attic Concert" -- The Examiner 10/24/09
- "Red, White & Brewgrass" -- Athens Banner Herald 7/1/09
- "Scene 13: Breaking Bluegrass Boundaries" -- WMAZ 13 Macon, GA 4/4/09
- "Vaudeville's Back!" -- Splice Today 3/11/09
- "Review: 'Packway Handle Band - Self-tilted'" -- Wildy's World August 12/28/08
- "Review: 'Packway Handle Band - Self-tilted'" -- Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange August 2008
- "Interview: The Packway Handle Band'" -- In Stereo Press: The Audio Zine 7/30/08
- "The Packway Handle Band at Chelsea's Café"-- The Advocate, Baton Rouge, LA 5/21/08
- "Band to Watch: The Packway Handle Band of Athens, GA" -- Bluegrass Now Magazine April 2008 / PDF Document
- Review: "Packway Handle Band Live at The Cluny, Newcastle, Feb. 3 " -- Maverick Magazine April 2008 / PDF Document
- "The Ethereal Beauty of the Fine Art of Cat Dancing" -- American Fallout: Indie Twang and Roots Reviews 2/28/08
- " Packway Handle Band Offers New Release" -- Cybergrass Online Bluegrass Magazine 2/27/08
- "Get A Handle On The Packway Boys" -- Perthshire Advertiser, Scotland 2/6/08
- "The Packway Handle Band Live at Arts Guild Theatre, Greenock, Scotland" -- The Bluesbunny Independent Music Reviews 2/2/08
- "Packway Handle Band from Athens, GA bound for UK" -- British Bluegrass Music Association 1/29/08
- Review: "Packway Handle Band [Self-Titled]" -- American UK 1/19/08
- "On Tour: The Packway Handle Band" -- Maverick Magazine, January 2008 / PDF document
- "About A Duck : Packway Handle Band experiences surprise when song that almost didn't make album becomes fan favorite - all because of a female duck named Earl " -- Athens Banner-Herald 1/18/08
- "Packway Handle Band CD Release Party: Bluegrass Band Gives Fans A Double Treat" -- The Red & Black, Athens, GA 1/18/08
- Review: "Packway Handle Band - Self-tilted" -- The Red & Black, Athens, GA 1/17/08
- "Packway Handle Band in Europe, 24 Jan. - 17 Feb" -- European Bluegrass Blog, 12/20/07
- "Packway Handle Band to play Georgia Theatre" -- The Red & Black, Athens, GA 10/31/07
- Review: "Packway Handle Band - EP Extreme" -- The Missoula Independent 8/23/07
- "Packway Handle Band Helps Send Off Brother and Boulder's Musical Mayor" -- Marquee Magazine 7/14/07
- "Band Plays Bluegrass With Rock, Jazz Roots "-- Get Out Amarillo, July 2007
- "Bluegrass For The Masses: The Road Reveals the Faces of the Packway Handle Band" -- Flagpole Magazine 5/23/2007
- Review: PHB Live at The Side Bar in Gainesville, Florida -- Breakthru Radio 5/10/07
- "See You There: Packway Handle Band" --The ArtVoice, Buffalo, NY 3/6/07
- "Concert Review: HFAGS and Packway" -- The Bald Spot, Athens, GA 11/28/06
- "Modern Musical Mastery makes for entertaining show" -- The Red & Black, Athens, GA 10/10/06
- "Packway Handle Band Finds Chaos on the Road" -- The Red & Black, Athens, GA 10/5/06
- "Called by the Road: Packway Handle Band Comes of Age " -- Athens Exchange 5/7/06
- "Bluegrass Band Teaming up with Multiple Genres" -- The Red & Black, Athens, GA 4/14/06
- "10 Questions for Josh Erwin from Packway Handle " -- The Humblog 3/1/06
- "Club Notes: Snorting Liquor" -- Flagpole Magazine 12/14/05
- Review: "(Sinner) You Better Get Ready " -- Southeastern Bluegrass Association / PDF document
- Live Show Review -- Jig Time International / PDF document
- "And The Bluegrass Grows All Around" -- Aspen Daily News/ PDF document
- "What the Hell is a Packway?" -- Mog.com
- "Bluegrass Band to hold CD Release Party" -- The Red & Black, Athens, GA 1/9/04
- "Georgia Music Hall of Fame, Macon, GA - 11/08/2005" -- Glide Magazine
- "Red, White, and Bluegrass" -- The Red & Black, Athens, GA 7/1/04
- Review: "Chaff Harvest" -- Southeastern Bluegrass Association / PDF document
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