Big Love Car Wash

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.

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, The Fretliners, and Trout Steak Revival.

Leaning into their love of bluegrass, folk, jazz, Celtic and rock idioms, they honed an Americana-oriented, bluegrass-steeped sound that’s built on rich traditions, yet boldly exploratory.

That’s evident on their debut record “Daydream”, which was recorded at Austin’s fabled Arlyn Studios, frequented by the likes of Willie Nelson, Gary Clark Jr., and Charlie Sexton. With soothing notes of gentle bluegrass-folk and themes of self reflection, mourning, and moving on, each song offers a dynamic and unique take on familiar stories and sounds.

The songs reflect the band’s emphasis on connection: with one another, fans and their own thoughts and emotions. They’re empaths in tune with the world around them and each other's physical and mental health, and they refer to themselves as a “found family.”

The band’s name 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.”