BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20261108T010000Z DTEND:20261108T030000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Punch Brothers DESCRIPTION:Punch Brothers\, formed by mandolinist Chris Thile in 2006\, is known for pushing the boundaries of acoustic music. In addition to Thile\, the band currently comprises guitarist Chris Eldridge\, bassist Paul Kowert\, banjoist Noam Pikelny\, and violinist Brittany Haas. Punch Brothers has garnered critical acclaim\, including a Grammy for Best Folk Album for All Shore (2018). The Washington Post applauded them for taking "bluegrass to its next evolutionary stage\, drawing equal inspiration from the brain and the heart."\n\nOver the past two decades\, Punch Brothers has become a pioneer in modern string music\, with albums like Antifogmatic (2010)\, Who's Feeling Young Now (2012)\, and The Phosphorescent Blues (2015) showcasing the group's genre-defying sound. Rolling Stone praised their work as "wild virtuosity used for more than just virtuosity\," cementing their reputation as trailblazers in contemporary acoustic music. The band's most recent album\, Hell on Church Street (2021)\, is a reimagining of\, and homage to\, the late bluegrass great Tony Rice's landmark solo album Church Street Blues.\n\nMost recently\, Punch Brothers have been focused on the band's musical variety show\, The Energy Curfew Music Hour. Season one is available on all podcast platforms\, with season two exclusively out on Audible. Season one was nominated for a Webby Award in the Podcast: Features\, Experimental & Innovation category\; it also won Most Innovative Audio Experience\, Best Live Podcast Recording\, and Best Sound Design in the Listener's Choice category of the 2025 Signal Awards.\nThe Unsung Adventures of Punch Brothers\, the seventh album from the Grammy-winning band - and its first comprising all instrumental tunes as well as its first with fiddle player Brittany Haas\, who joined the quintet in 2023 - is due July 24\, 2026 on Nonesuch Records. The album features eight new original compositions by Punch Brothers as well as three traditional songs they have arranged. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Punch Brothers\, formed by mandolinist Chris Thile in 2006\, is known for pushing the boundaries of acoustic music. In addition to Thile\, the band currently comprises guitarist Chris Eldridge\, bassist Paul Kowert\, banjoist Noam Pikelny\, and violinist Brittany Haas. Punch Brothers has garnered critical acclaim\, including a Grammy for Best Folk Album for All Shore (2018). The Washington Post applauded them for taking "\;bluegrass to its next evolutionary stage\, drawing equal inspiration from the brain and the heart."\;

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Over the past two decades\, Punch Brothers has become a pioneer in modern string music\, with albums like Antifogmatic (2010)\, Who'\;s Feeling Young Now (2012)\, and The Phosphorescent Blues (2015) showcasing the group'\;s genre-defying sound. Rolling Stone praised their work as "\;wild virtuosity used for more than just virtuosity\,"\; cementing their reputation as trailblazers in contemporary acoustic music. The band'\;s most recent album\, Hell on Church Street (2021)\, is a reimagining of\, and homage to\, the late bluegrass great Tony Rice'\;s landmark solo album Church Street Blues.

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Most recently\, Punch Brothers have been focused on the band'\;s musical variety show\, The Energy Curfew Music Hour. Season one is available on all podcast platforms\, with season two exclusively out on Audible. Season one was nominated for a Webby Award in the Podcast: Features\, Experimental &\; Innovation category\; it also won Most Innovative Audio Experience\, Best Live Podcast Recording\, and Best Sound Design in the Listener'\;s Choice category of the 2025 Signal Awards.

\nThe Unsung Adventures of Punch Brothers\, the seventh album from the Grammy-winning band - and its first comprising all instrumental tunes as well as its first with fiddle player Brittany Haas\, who joined the quintet in 2023 - is due July 24\, 2026 on Nonesuch Records. The album features eight new original compositions by Punch Brothers as well as three traditional songs they have arranged. LOCATION:Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts University of Connecticut 2132 Hillside Road\, Unit 3104 Storrs\, CT 06269-3104 UID:e.2240.18831 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260715T053819Z URL:https://www.crvchamber.org/events/details/punch-brothers-18831 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR