2nd Place at Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition!
The Hollywood Digest:
“Daydream is more than a debut album—it’s a fully realized artistic statement. It honors the traditions of folk and Americana while pushing gently, thoughtfully, into new territory. With richly layered instrumentation, sharp songwriting, and a sense of deep camaraderie at its core, Big Love Car Wash has delivered a daydream you’ll want to return to again and again.”
Americana Highways:
“To be “different,” a band this tight & creative needs to mix the recipe beyond just bluegrass by doing exactly what they are doing.”
Heart-Forward Dreamgrass:
Like the music they play, Big Love Car Wash is full of dichotomies: whimsical yet serious, fanciful yet pragmatic, filled with lofty dreams yet grounded in reality. They call it "heart forward dreamgrass".
Sol Chase (mandolin), Everett Wren (fiddle), David Rabinowicz (guitar) and Taylor Turner (bass) discovered pure magic the first time they shared a stage together, when Chase hired them all by chance for a bluegrass gig in Austin in 2022. From the first couple songs, they had what musicians sometimes call “stage telepathy.”
The band coalesced soon after, and a signature sound emerged, leaning into the members diverse love of bluegrass, folk, jazz, Celtic and rock idioms.They peddle an Americana-oriented, bluegrass-steeped sound that’s built on rich traditions, yet boldly exploratory. That sound took flight on their self-produced debut album, Daydream, recorded at Austin’s fabled Arlyn Studios — where Willie Nelson’s influence fills every nook and cranny. The 16-track album was released in June 2025.
Embarking on their first national tour in the summer of 2025, the band rose to new heights, securing 2nd place in the prestigious Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition, which has been a spring board for bands such as The Chicks, Greensky Bluegrass, and The Fretliners.
Even the band’s name is a verbal reference to something like a group hug. The phrase came from the late Yonder Mountain String Band frontman and jamgrass luminary Jeff Austin. Austin once proclaimed that the vibe he received from a connected audience felt like moving through “a big love car wash.
