Punch Brothers

As we examine the toll taken on the music industry from the COVID-19 shutdowns, we must sadly add the popular radio program, Live From Here, hosted by mandolin wizard Chris Thile. It was announced today that the show was cancelled,

Punch Brothers appeared live last night on Conan on TBS, and performed a track from their latest album, All Ashore. It's one called It's All Part Of The Plan - not really bluegrass in the strictest interpretation of Mr. Monroe's music,

Punch Brothers are back this summer with a new album, extensive touring in support, and a live video performance of one of the new songs. All Ashore is the name of the album, continuing in their mildly nautical theme of recent

What would you call an online music festival where popular artists and entertainers are asked to make a video of themselves performing in bed? Why Bedstock, of course! The idea is to request donations to make music available for children and teens who

My fellow Americans: the state of acoustic music in our country is strong. Earlier last week in our Nation’s capital many were sitting down for principle. By week’s end, throngs were standing up in repeated ovation for American Acoustic music, recognizing

While hosting A Prairie Home Companion last Saturday, Chris Thile and Punch Brothers debuted a new song with help from Sarah Jarosz that seems to have predicted the Denver Broncos win in Sunday's Super Bowl. Thile is well known as a sports

When standing beneath the monumental Natural Chimneys (120 foot limestone pillars and the only remaining evidence that this part of the world was once completely undersea) in Mount Solon, Virginia, it’s hard to imagine a more beautiful location for a

When Punch Brothers played The Ryman Auditorium on February 27, they also spent a few minutes backstage with Martin Fisher of The Center For Popular Music, and recorded Rye Whiskey on an Edison-style wax cylinder for their archives. This video includes

Punch Brothers took new music from their just-released album, The Phosphorescent Blues, to late night TV, appearing yesterday on Conan. They performed a tongue-in-cheek song of seduction, Magnet, with fiddler Gabe Witcher operating some sort of mechanized percussion.

Punch Brothers have released a third single in advance of the January 27 debut of their latest Nonesuch album, The Phosphorescent Blues. This new track is My Oh My, and like the previous singles Julep and I Blew It Off,