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(2006 – present)

Punch Brothers are a progressive bluegrass band formed by Chris Thile in 2006. The band consists of Chris Thile (mandolin), Gabe Witcher (fiddle/violin), Noam Pikelny (banjo), Chris Eldridge (guitar), and Paul Kowert (bass). As performing and recording artists, composers and interpreters, technicians and stylists, they continue to push the boundaries of possibility while maintaining an unerring devotion to the basic audience experience.

In the 2009-10 season, the band visits a long list of venues including Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall (where they debuted in Zankel Hall in 2007), the Somerville Theater in Boston, Old Town School in Chicago, the Herbst Theater in San Francisco, UMS Ann Arbor, Duke University, the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and many others. They have performed recently in nearly every conceivable format and space, from small clubs (they have a regular series at the Living Room in New York and have played frequently at Largo in Los Angeles) to concert halls (Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Sheldon Hall in St. Louis, Mondavi Center in Davis, Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, the Allen Room in New York, in addition to Carnegie) to festivals of all kinds (Bonnaroo, Ravinia, Aspen, Telluride, Spoleto, Savannah, Chamber Music Northwest). Their shows include an unpredictable mix of original songs written by the band, the 4-movement chamber suite The Blind Leaving the Blind (composed by Thile), traditional bluegrass and folk tunes
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  • kamlente

    Soon or Never ♡

    Yesterday 6:39pm Reply

  • IgorZombie

    Dark Days ♥

    10 Mar 5:56pm Reply

  • jaydodge

    Just saw them in concert and it was honestly the best show I have ever been to. Oh god. Go go go go go go go go GOGOGOGOGOGOGO IF YOU EVER CAN.

    6 Feb 5:41am Reply

  • ThunderAndStorm

    T-minus 14 hours til First Ave sooo pumped

    12 Dec 2012 Reply

  • eyepenis

    awesome stuff

    25 Nov 2012 Reply

  • BarbaraMuerdter

    Some pictures of the show in Berlin: http://www.popkontext.de/index.php/2012/10/24/punch-brothers-am-23-10-2012-im-lido-berlin/

    24 Oct 2012 Reply

  • kauedurantii

    <3

    17 Oct 2012 Reply

  • cldolen

    Congratulations to Chris Thile this years recipient of the Macarthur Foundation fellowship:Mandolinist and composer Chris Thile was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2012. The Fellowship is a $500,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more.

    8 Oct 2012 Reply

  • megamegan0108

    A signed setlist from the Punch Brothers Park West concert on March 1, 2012 is up for auction on November 16th! If you can't attend the auction, you can bid on the item or buy it now here: http://www.rockforkids.org/ Rock for Kids is an organization which provides underserved children in Chicago with music education.

    5 Oct 2012 Reply

  • cor3y

    taking history into account, perhaps you meant guys in metal bands wished they were in bluegrass bands.

    11 Aug 2012 Reply

  • Bonobo791

    They deserve all types of things...not just listeners...the best band I've found yet. It's a good thing that they are at this level...mainstream does horrible things to amazing music.

    3 Aug 2012 Reply

  • cupidschokehold

    they deserve more listeners

    1 Aug 2012 Reply

  • Sun_Devil

    @uncelestial: There's not a lot out there that's similar to Punch Brothers, but maybe check out Joy Kills Sorrow. They're also pretty talented, and push the boundaries of acoustic instruments in a similar fashion.

    26 Jul 2012 Reply

  • doctorwaffle

    Saw these guys at Romp in Kentucky. Amazing live performance.

    30 Jun 2012 Reply

  • cor3y

    NPR

    28 Jun 2012 Reply

  • Hakubi

    http://www.avclub.com/articles/punch-brothers-cover-the-cars,70701/ The Best.

    27 Jun 2012 Reply

  • uncelestial

    I'm fairly ignorant about this type of music, so forgive me if this is a silly question. Can someone recommend me more music like what Chris Thile has done? He's young and he plays his instrument with tact. Living in eastern Kentucky, all the local bluegrass I've ever heard is sung by old men and played as if they wished to be in a metal band.

    3 Jun 2012 Reply

  • Siberiandreamer

    The DEP of bluegrass... great stuff from Thile.

    30 May 2012 Reply

  • mskimiloveth

    <3

    25 May 2012 Reply

  • xJake_Guitarx

    They're the best. Their music just makes me happy, this is the way folk should be! Just pure talented, stunning and highly addicting.

    17 May 2012 Reply
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