Lake Orion, Michigan's Hardline Drive is putting a whole new twist on bluegrass music in the Midwest. This young band draws on the heritage of Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, and Jimmy Martin, but also shows influences from bands like Alison Krauss and Union Station, Lonesome River Band, The Tony Rice Unit, Blue Highway, Mountain Heart, and the Infamous Stringdusters. The high-powered two-part female harmonies of songwriter Toni Erskine and mandolinist Danielle Smith are addictive, and banjoist David Russell, guitarist Greg Fuson, and bassist Davin Jeffers work like a well-oiled engine. Most of Hardline Drive's music is original, and they've brought their fresh take on bluegrass to venues as diverse as the Detroit Festival of the Arts, the Flat Rock Eagles Club, Kalamazoo's The Strutt, Toledo's Glass City Opry, the Oakland Community College bluegrass series, and Hell Creek Ranch. This is a Michigan bluegrass band on the rise!