Punch Brothers (music group)

Critic's Pick: The Bad Plus and Brad Mehldau to meet at UCLA

2013-05-02 06:00:00

So who's your pick going into Saturday night? This could be a reference to this weekend's welterweight bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Robert Guerrero, but the prime-time matchup L.A. jazz fans are talking about is the pairing of two of the most...

L.A's Milk Carton Kids have entered the 'Promised Land'

2012-12-27 08:00:00

Despite possessing a rather unassuming sound -- one built on gentle acoustic strumming and comforting harmonies -- local act the Milk Carton Kids have had a rather booming year and a half. Two self-released albums published straight-to-the-Web are said to...

Lila Downs, Punch Brothers, Yann Tiersen coming to Luckman

2012-06-08 16:36:59

Video premiere: Chieftains and the Low Anthem's 'School Days Over'

2012-02-10 11:20:32

This week's on-sales: Kelly Clarkson, Die Antwoord, more

2011-11-30 16:35:32

MTV, VH1 and CMT to devote themselves to music again (for one day, at least)

2013-06-12 16:33:04

Accent: KTIA names Top 10 festivals and events for summer 2013

2013-06-11 10:45:00

The Kentucky Travel Industry Association announces the following winners from across the state as its Top 10 festivals and events for summer 2013. They are: n Adventure Day, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, held June 1. The Shaker village naturalist...

Take your picker: Student and teacher vying for bluegrass album Grammy

2013-01-23 14:28:00

Chicago has gotten its bluegrass due with this year's Grammy nominations. Noam Pikelny and Greg Cahill — two players with strong local connections — are competing in the best bluegrass album category. Pikelny, a Skokie native currently based...

CT.com Interview: Nels Cline of Wilco

2012-12-18 10:20:00

Nels Cline and Julian Lage w/Becky Kessler and Floyd Kellogg, Dec. 21, 9 p.m., $15-$20, Arch Street Tavern, 85 Arch St., Hartford, (860) 246-7610, archstreettavern.com. � You might find traces. But the Wilco records produced during Nels Cline’s...

New season of PBS show "Austin City Limits" to kick off with set from Jack White (UPDATE)

2012-11-26 11:48:00

When it comes to live music on television, "Austin City Limits" is top of the heap. Trailblazing guests, unfussy production and intimate, restrained camera work combined to make this long-running series a broadcast treasure. The show's 38th season looks...

The Punch Brothers Play at the Jorgensen Center in Storrs on Oct. 4

2012-10-02 12:09:00

This generation is undoubtedly experiencing history’s most expansive and diverse collection of musical genres to date. What with the boom of social media and music sharing sites like Facebook and Spotify, it’s effortless for an artist to...

New Chicago concerts on sale: Zac Brown Band, David Byrne, Michael Kiwanuka, Rob Zombie

2012-07-17 09:45:00

*** = Recommended shows On sale 10 a.m. Wednesday ***The Congregation, The Shams Band, Friday, Sept. 28 ($12, 21+) at Martyrs’. On sale 10 a.m. Friday Australian Pink Floyd, Saturday, Nov. 17 (Prices TBD, all ages) at Akoo Theatre at Rosemont....

The versatile mandolin player was a child prodigy but transitioned into a mature musician in his work with the trio Nickel Creek; more recently in the group Punch Brothers; and in various ventures that have ignored traditional boundaries among country, bluegrass, jazz, pop and classical.

2012-10-01 14:49:00

The Chieftains make music so timeless, they're still considered hip after 50 years together. The Irish folk band's new album, "Voice of Ages," pairs them with young whippersnappers including Pistol Annies, the Decemberists, the Punch Brothers and Bon Iver. There's no sense of generation gap.

2012-03-08 14:41:00

Ostensibly a bluegrass band if you consider only the all-acoustic instrumentation, this project co-led by Largo favorite (and former Nickel Creek mandolinist) Chris Thile offers a new, giddily supercharged take on folk-pop.

2012-02-16 14:02:23