Punch Brothers on Leno video
If you missed Punch Brothers on The Tonight Show last night, here is the video from the June 16 episode. The song is Rye Whiskey, from their newly-released CD, Antifogmatic. Listening to the lyric, it would seem that the brothers are largely in favor of the distillation in question. The video below is for the [...]Punch Brothers on Leno
Punch Brothers will perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight (6/17). They will be on promoting their brand new CD, Antifogmatic, and playing one of the songs from the album, Rye Whiskey. It seems that the boys have taken a lesson from the TV appearances for their previous CD (Punch), where they chose [...]Antifogmatic from Punch Brothers
Today's the day, all you Punch Brothers fans. Antifogmatic, the second release from Chris Thile and his merry band - the second under this name, at least - is out today on Nonesuch Records. While their previous effort (Punch) was focused primarily on a single, multi-movement composition of Thile's (The Blind Leaving The Blind), this [...]Punch Brothers on Antifogmatic
Chris Thile and his Punch Brothers have created a video interview to introduce the band's next CD, Antifogmatic, due on June 15 from Nonesuch Records. The video includes footage of the guys tracking at Ocean Way Studio with producer Jon Brion, in concert in Seattle, and discussing the process of writing, arranging and recording the [...]Up On The Ridge – Dierks Bentley
Today, June 8, marks the official release of Dierks Bentley's much anticipated 'bluegrass album, Up On The Ridge. We have spoken of it several times here on Bluegrass Today, and Bentley has been making a full-on media push this past week, so chances are you may have heard about the CD, and even heard some [...] Punch Brothers touring with Steve Martin
Just in time for the release of their next CD, Antifogmatic, Punch Brothers will begin a series of dates with banjo picker, actor and comedia Steve Martin on June 12 at the Ravina Festival near Chicago. They have a total of five shows together over the course of this summer. Of course Martin travels with [...]Antifogmatic from Punch Brothers in June
Continuing in their established trend of terse, esoteric and slightly archaic references for album titles, Punch Brothers have announced that their new CD, Antifogmatic, will be released June 15 on Nonesuch Records. And also continuing in the newly-established trend, they are offering a special deluxe pre-release package chock-full of extra goodies. For $25 you will [...]Dierks Bentley – Up On The Ridge
We've posted a few times already about country crooner Dierks Bentley, and his upcoming CD, Up On The Ridge. It is due on June 8 from Capitol Records, with an assist from Sugar Hill, and is being promoted as his salute to bluegrass and Americana music. Nashville grassers have been familiar with Bentley since he [...]Punch Brothers on PHC
Punch Brothers will be a featured guest on this weekend's (12/5) edition of A Prairie Home Companion, airing on PBS-affiliated radio stations across the US. The show will originate from The Town Hall in New York City, broadcasting live on Saturday (12/5) starting at 6:00 p.m. (EST). Heather Masse of The Wailin' Jennys will also [...]Punch Brothers in Paste
There is an interesting interview with Punch Brothers on the Paste Magazine web site. It features the guys sitting down with Paste’s College Music Journal correspondent to talk about the instruments they use.
If you are interested in old instruments and the stories behind them, you’ll want to give this a look.
