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Chris Thile will be a guest on A Prairie Home Companion this weekend, sans the rest of his Punch Brothers merry band. The show will broadcast live from Las Cruces, NM on May 31 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. (EDT) over a great many stations in the US, and on XM Satellite Radio track 133. Broadcast times [...]
The Summer 2008 issue of The Fretboard Journal is set to be mailed to subscribers next week, with a cover feature on Chris Thile. The piece is an interview, conducted by fellow mandolin trailblazer David Grisman, who graced the cover of the inaugural issue of the magazine in 2005. Also profiled in this issue is [...]
Chris Thile has found himself frequently tagged as something of a controversialist in bluegrass circles. As a teen, he was welcomed with open arms by the bluegrass world, who also cherished his role in the early work of Nickel Creek. As that band began to veer away from traditional string music, some saw Thile as [...]
Video from a Punch Brothers Concert for Folk Alley has been posted online. The show was recorded on April 2 in Kent, OH and both sets of music can be viewed at FolkAlley.com The concert contains a complete performance of The Blind Leaving The Blind, split between the two sets. This is Chris Thile's magnum [...]
Our friend Dave Hollender gave us a nice report last month after Chris Thile and Punch Brothers offered a clinic at the Berklee College of Music in Boston on April 7. Dave shared some photos and a nice run down of the event. This morning (5/5), Berklee has posted a brief account of the clinic [...]
That's the title of a clever and revealing post published yesterday on the Punch Brothers blog. The concept is a "fun facts" sort of thing, providing both musical and personal insights that relate to their recent CD, Punch, and its centerpiece, the lengthy, four movement Chris Thile composition, The Blind Leaving The Blind. 2. The [...]
This post (and photos) is a contribution from David Hollender, Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Dave has been a member of the ensemble department for several years, and teaching upright bass. He also teaches banjo for students following the Acoustic String Principal, where banjo, mandolin, acoustic guitar or fiddle players can [...]
Fans of Punch Brothers, Chris Thile's newest venture, will have a chance to catch them today (3/11) on World Cafe, broadcast on NPR stations throughout the US. The show is hosted by David Dye and originates from WXPN at The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. World Cafe airs live from 2:00-4:00 p.m. (EDT), but many [...]
Our friend Craig Havighurst has gotten in on the media frenzy surrounding the Chris Thile's new band, Punch Brothers. Craig put together a story about the new band, and the new music for National Public Radio's All Things Considered. The story is transcribed if you prefer to read it, or you can launch the player [...]
We posted last week that Punch Brothers would be appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on 2/29. The video from that program will be available online for a few more days. The Tonight Show keeps each full show up for web viewing for a week after it airs, so until Saturday, you can [...]
