At age 84, Del McCoury is still in the business of bluegrass. An award-winning singer and guitarist, McCoury entered the music scene in the ‘60s, when he joined Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys before going on to found the Del McCoury Band. The ensemble, which includes McCoury’s sons Ronnie and Rob on mandolin and banjo, pays homage to bluegrass history and tradition in its free-wheeling live shows. “We don’t have a setlist,” says McCoury. “A lot of times it’s just requests from the audience. It’s more interesting for the band, for me, and for the audience because nobody knows what’s coming next.”
Sunday 8/20. $30–65, 7pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net