• Choro tunes for banjo

    American and European mandolinists have long been fond of choro, a form of instrumental folk music from Brazil in which the mandolin is prominent. It's a...

  • Day 1 of the 40th Annual RockyGrass

    This report from RockyGrass is a contribution from Jake Schepps and Christian Sedelmyer. This year’s RockyGrass sold out on February 27th, the earliest ever sellout for the...

  • An interview with Punch Brothers

    When Punch Brothers performed last month at Watermelon Park in Berryville, VA, Milo Farineau found a chance to speak with fearless leader and mandolinist Chris...

  • Punch Brothers at Berklee

    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...

  • Noam Pikelny on Punch

    Today (2/26) marks the widely-anticipated release of Punch, the debut recording of Chris Thile's touring band, Punch Brothers. Of course he recorded once before with...

  • Preview Punch Brothers track on Reverb Nation

    We've posted repeatedly about Punch Brothers, the most recent permutation of Chris Thile's supremely talented band of acoustic superpickers. Their debut release on Nonesuch Records is...

  • New Punch Brothers dates posted

    A new batch of tour dates has been posted for Punch Brothers, Chris Thile's recently renamed band of musical brothers. They'll do a UK tour...

  • Punch Brothers on YouTube

    We had posted back in August when Chris Thile and his merry band of super pickers announced a three day string of shows at Nashville's...