Belle Monroe & her Bluegrass Boys return for a solo evening after their sizzlin' set in the San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival last month.

Legend has it that a few years back, Belle (a veteran of the San Francisco folk, swing, and roots music scenes) rounded up a bunch of her favorite local pickers to play some old bluegrass classics and imbibe a brew or two . . . and the Brewglass Boys were born. They've been wowing Bay Area audiences ever since with their sparkling vocals, blazing instrumental skills, and eclectic mixture of traditional and contemporary tunes, a selection of which can be found on the group's new, self-titled CD.

With her strong, bluesy vocal style lending the group a distinctive edge, Belle's guitar joins Ted Silverman's mandolin and Tom Drohan's bass to form the band's rhythm section. Add to this the incendiary steel guitar of Rick Hendricks, the hot 5-string banjo of Jordan Klein, and fiddler "boy" Diana Greenberg, and you've got fire and flash to spare, not to mention an unstoppable good-time vibe.