It’s a packed week’s end, and our fingers are double-crossed that you already managed to lock down your Robert Plant tickets for tonight. If not, not to worry. Anais Mitchell and/or Chris Thile will make […]
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PHOTOS: Chris Thile at Carnegie Hall
Last night, Chris Thile performed songs off his new album, Bach: Sonatas & Partitas Vol. 1, with a completely solo performance at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall. To keep things interesting, Thile interspersed a few of […]
Chris Thile – Bach’s “Sonata No. 1”
On Tuesday, Punch Brother and mandolin virtuoso, Chris Thile, performs the tunes from his brilliant new (completely) solo album, Bach: Sonatas & Partitas Vol. 1 (Amazon MP3 & Spotify) at Carnegie Hall. Last week, Thile […]
Carnegie Hall Should Serve Whiskey
Sometimes we get civilized and cleaned up enough to attend fancy events at Carnegie Hall. We’re pretty sure they don’t serve whiskey there, but there are multiple events that we think could be well complemented […]
Brooklyn Bluegrass Bash at The Bell House
Last year, the plaster ceiling of Park Slope’s Old First Reformed Church, one of the oldest churches in all of New York, started to fall. The church is now doing everything it can to raise […]
This Week’s Must-See Shows in NYC
Let’s begin with a disclaimer: this post is written with a hefty bias. That being said, every last one of you should make a point to head to Mercury Lounge Tuesday night to check out […]
This Week’s NYC Show Clippings, Including The Little Willies and Chris Thile & Michael Daves
Hope your calendar isn’t packed this week, because there are a fair number of NYC area shows at which your presence is recommended. While several of the ones listed are part of this month’s weekly […]
classical grass: Ma, Meyer, Thile & Duncan to Release The Goat Rodeo Sessions
Classical music and Americana music might draw different crowds, but it’s not rare for the two to cross over…and when they do, it’s usually pretty amazing. Heartland: An Appalachian Anthology, the critically acclaimed album released […]
mardigrass and urbangrass: The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Del McCoury, Chris Thile & Michael Daves at WNYC’s Green Space
On Wednesday, I scored some tickets to see two amazing collaborations of music in less than 60 minutes at WNYC’s Green Space, a studio in TriBeCa with 125 seats for live, on-air concerts and discussion […]
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