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Punch Brothers featured in the Village Voice!
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
 

New York's Village Voice features the Punch Brothers in an article on May 19, 2009, with a profile of "five wily, omnivorous bluegrass titans":
http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-05-20/music/live-on-the-les-with-the-punch-brothers
Critterland
Sunday, 01 March 2009
 
Hello! Critter here. I'm writing you from the cozy confines of my apartment on the majestic shores of the Gowanus Canal here in Brooklyn. I've been back for almost two weeks now and I must say: it's nice to be home. And it feels like home, which is pretty remarkable considering that I only just moved here less than two months ago.
Chris Thile appears on Julian Lage's album
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
 

Chris performed on Julian Lage's upcoming album, "Sounding Point", to be released on March 24th.  Bela Fleck also appears on the album.  You check it out here or visit Julian's website
Now In Stores: The Fisher-Price "My First Blog"™
Saturday, 14 February 2009
 

By Arco Paulo, aka Arco, Arcoslav, Arcoslaw, Arcosaw, Arkansas, Pizzburg, Apple Drink, Paul Kowert.

I’m writing from Chico, CA.

For those of you who are new to the band, I’m new too. I started playing bass in the band in October 2008. Now I’m nearing the end of my second tour and have moved into my apartment with Critter in Brooklyn, NY, just a few blocks from the rest of the guys. Our apartment got broken into already.

Punch Brothers 2008 Year in Review
Wednesday, 04 February 2009
 

Greetings once again! Well, as my business associate Senior Pickles (pronounced PEE-kers) mentioned in his last blog, Pickles Parents welcome new Governor , the Punch Brothers Big Time World Tour 2009© is well underway. We're having a great time out here in the sweet, sunny South playing music for the fine folks and enjoying the many spoils of the road. But before we get too far into 2009, I'd like to share some of the finer moments of the Punch Brothers: The World and Elsewhere Tour 2008® in a blog entitled

 

Punch Brothers 2008 Year in Review: The Road©®™

 

the road

Pickles Parents welcome new Governor
Thursday, 29 January 2009
 

Howdy friends and neighbors. I'm writing this p-Blog from Opelika, AL.
Punch Brothers Tour 2009 is in full gear. (The official name of the tour is Punch Brothers Big Time World Tour 2009). We're in the southeast for the next couple weeks, and fly to Oregon on the 10th for a west coast run. You can find our tour dates by clicking on "Tour" on punchbrothers.com, it's just that easy.

We hosted our 2nd annual p-Bingo night just one week after p-Bingo Night # 1. If you...

P-Bingo Night, The Minutes, Inaugural Edition
Saturday, 17 January 2009
 
Punch Brothers are pleased as apple drink upon completing the first of many P-Bingo Nights last night, Thursday the 15th, at the fabulous Living Room on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The following is a loose account of the proceedings:
p-Bingo Night! (and other tour dates)
Monday, 12 January 2009
 

Punch Brothers are heading back out on the road in '09.  They start the year off with a new series at the Living Room in New York called p-Bingo Night. 

Chris on NewMusicBox
Wednesday, 07 January 2009
 

Check out a recent video interview Chris did with NewMusicBox.org
Vote for Punch on NPR
Friday, 21 November 2008
 

PUNCH has been nominated as one of the the Best Albums of 2008 in NPR's All Things Considered Listener Poll.

Vote here!

(You do need to register to vote, but it's quick, easy and free!)

Chris Thile on A Prairie Home Companion
Friday, 21 November 2008
 

Chris will be a guest on A Prairie Home Companion again! This time it will be held in New York at Town Hall (123 West 43rd St, NY, NY), December 12th and 13th. Saturday's performance will broadcast live on NPR.

For details, tickets and more information, follow this link.

Buffalo radio session
Thursday, 20 November 2008
 

The Punch Brothers visited the radio station WBFO, Buffalo's NPR affliliate station, while in town on Monday, November 17th. They recorded a session for the show "Buffalo Avenues", airing tonight at 8 pm ET. The session will be archived here for those who aren't in the area.

For those who haven't seen Paul in action, photos here.

 

Fayetteville radio session
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
 

Thanks to the webcast provided by the Honest Tunes program hosted on KXUA - Fayetteville, you can hear Punch Brothers' interview and on air performances archived here
Punch Brothers Add a New Bass Player
Saturday, 08 November 2008
 

Punch Brothers have parted ways with bass player Greg Garrison. Greg, who wrote and performed on the band's debut album "Punch" as well as played on Chris Thile's solo release "How To Grow a Woman From The Ground", toured extensively with the band in support of both albums. The band wishes Greg all the best as he begins his next chapter. Filling Greg's tremendously large musical shoes is Paul Kowert. Paul, hailing from Madison, Wisconsin, and who studied at The Curtis Institute of Music, begins touring with Punch Brothers this November. The band is proud and excited to welcome him to the band.

Daytrotter session
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
 

Chris Thile and the Punch Brothers were recently featured in a Daytrotter session. View the site to hear three original recordings and read their featured article.

Gabe and Noam perform in Brooklyn
Thursday, 16 October 2008
 

Noam and Gabe will be the musical guests for an upcoming Brooklyn comedy show. 

"Entertaining Tammy with Jena Friedman" - Comic Jena Friedman hosts a FREE music and comedy variety show featuring a rotating roster of comedians, sketch groups, musicians and bands. The show's aim is to amuse Tammy, the Sound Fix bartender.

 

History of the Guitar
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
 

Chris Eldridge took part in a film for Dan Crary.  Dan is making a film on the history of the guitar and is interviewing many guitar players of all styles. Critter and Dan performed the Bluegrass lead flatpicking style for the film.   No details on the release yet, we'll post the latest news when we know. 

Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau performance
Wednesday, 01 October 2008
 

Wordless Music presents an intimate late-night benefit concert for Obama with Brad Mehldau and Chris Thile at Le Poisson Rouge in Greenwich Village on Friday, October 10, 2008.

Uncensored Interview
Thursday, 28 August 2008
 

Chris and Noam sit down to talk to the people from Uncensored. They've got the videos to prove it, and the codes so you can spread these around on your blogs or myspace accounts.


 
 
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