When the 2010 Grammy nominations were announced last week, Punch Brothers received two nods: Best Country Instrumental Performance for the song "New Chance Blues," which was released as a bonus track off their latest Nonesuch album, Antifogmatic, and Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for the song "Pride" with Dierks Bentley and Del McCoury. To celebrate the great news, you can now download a the Grammy-nominated track "New Chance Blues" for free below.
Punch Brothers were in New York City last night to perform at the Holiday Cheer for FUV to benefit member-supported radio station WFUV. You can see photos from the event at wfuv.org. Show openers Secret Sisters joined the band on stage for a couple of songs and will be on hand again at Punch Brothers' next New York show, a p-Bingo Night at the Bowery Ballroom January 15.
Along with that show, the quintet has added a number of new 2011 tour dates to their schedule, including stops in Nashville, Charlotte, Raleigh, Asheville, Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco. In addition to the Punch Brothers dates, Chris Thile will be performing with Gabriel Kahane and special guest Brad Mehldau at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City on Wednesday, March 2, as part of Mehldau's season as holder of the Debs Composer's Chair at Carnegie Hall. Thile will also play three symphony dates, performing his Mandolin Concerto, in Cedar Falls, Iowa; Scottsdale, Arizona; and Great Falls, Montana. Below is a full list of dates. For more information, including links to buy tickets, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
To pick up a copy of Antifogmatic and the group's previous album, Punch, visit the Nonesuch Store, where all CDs, DVDs, and LPs are now 33% off standard retail price.
TOUR DATES
| Dec 8 |
Fine Line Music Cafe |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Dec 9 |
Old Rock House |
St. Louis, MO |
| Dec 11-12 |
Lincoln Hall |
Chicago, IL |
| Jan 12 |
Iron Horse |
Northampton, MA |
| Jan 13 |
Somerville Theater |
Somerville, MA |
| Jan 14 |
Higher Ground |
Burlington, VT |
| Jan 15 |
Bowery Ballroom (p-Bingo Night) |
New York, NY |
| Jan 20 |
Monroe Area Council |
Madisonville, TN |
| Jan 21 |
Rose Hulman Institute |
Terre Haute, IN |
| Jan 22 |
Kentucky Center |
Louisville, KY |
| Jan 23 |
Miami Univ. |
Middletown, OH |
| Jan 24 |
Lincoln Theater |
Columbus, OH |
| Feb 5 |
Gallagher-Bluedorn Perf. Arts Center* |
Cedar Falls, IA |
| Feb 11 |
Boulder Theater |
Boulder, CO |
| Feb 12 |
Wheeler Opera House |
Aspen, CO |
| Feb 13 |
Vilar Center |
Beaver Creek, CO |
| Feb 15 |
Mercy Lounge |
Nashville, TN |
| Feb 17 |
Neighborhood Theatre |
Charlotte, NC |
| Feb 18 |
Lincoln Theatre |
Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 19 |
UGA Perf. Arts Center |
Athens, GA |
| Feb 20 |
The Orange Peel |
Asheville, NC |
| Feb 24 |
Arizona Mansfield Theatre* |
Scottsdale, AZ |
| Feb 26 |
Civic Center Mansfield Theatre* |
Great Falls, MT |
| Mar 2 |
(Le) Poisson Rouge** |
New York, NY |
| Mar 5 |
Weber State Univ. |
Ogden, UT |
| Mar 7 |
Emerson Cultural Center |
Bozeman, MT |
| Mar 9 |
Aladdin Theatre |
Portland, OR |
| Mar 10-12 |
Alyeska Resort |
Girdwood, AK |
| Mar 14 |
The Wild Buffalo Music Hall |
Bellingham, WA |
| Mar 15 |
Showbox at the Market |
Seattle, WA |
| Mar 16 |
The McDonald Theatre |
Eugene, OR |
| Mar 18 |
Great American Music Hall |
San Francisco, CA |
| Mar 19 |
The Mystic Theatre |
Petaluma, CA |
| Mar 31 |
Plaza Theater |
Orlando, FL |
| Apr 1 |
Florida Theater |
Jacksonville, FL |
| Apr 2 |
Savannah Music Festival |
Savannah, GA |
| Apr 3 |
Vinyl Music Hall |
Pensacola, FL |
| May 1 |
Stagecoach Festival |
Indio, CA |
*Chris Thile performing his Mandolin Concerto with symphony orchestra
** Thile and Gabriel Kahane with special guest Brad Mehldau
