UAB's Alys Stephens Center will present bluegrass legend Sam Bush with opening act the Alison Brown Quartet Friday, June 25 at 8 p.m. in the center, 1200 10th Ave. South. The performance is part of the ASC casual Summer Concerts Series; come early for summer tunes, brews and barbecue in the Haskell Courtyard beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $50, $42, $35. Call 205-975-2787 or go to www.AlysStephens.org.

Hailed the "King of Newgrass" by fans and media alike, Bush is one of contemporary string music's most compelling performers. An innovator in acoustic music for more than 30 years, Bush is a bluegrass visionary who reveres tradition but doesn't let that stop him from exploring and expanding his art form. Famed for his skills on the mandolin, he also is a three-time national junior fiddle champion and Grammy award-winning vocalist. "Circles Around Me," Bush's seventh solo album, is an aurally inspiring mix of bluegrass favorites and complementary new songs.