Congratulations to Punch Brothers and the band's own Chris Thile and Noam Pikelny, all of whom have been nominated for 2018 International Bluegrass Music Awards, presented by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA). Punch Brothers are among the finalists for Instrumental Group of the Year, Thile is up for Distinguished Achievement Award, and Pikelny for Banjo Player of the Year. The Distinguished Achievement Award is the highest honor IBMA bestows outside of induction into the Hall of Fame, recognizing forerunners and ambassadors for bluegrass music. The winners will be announced at the International Bluegrass Music Awards held at the Duke Energy Performing Arts Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Thursday, September 27, part of World of Bluegrass week.

Punch Brothers' new album, All Ashore, released just last week, will be eligible for the 2019 International Bluegrass Music Awards, and is available to enjoy now. To pick up a copy, head to your local record store, iTunes, Amazon, the Punch Brothers Store, and the Nonesuch Store, where CD orders and vinyl pre-orders include a download of the complete album at checkout; you can also listen now on Spotify and Apple Music.

The band's big summer tour takes them to Boston tonight, Burlington on Thursday, Portland on Friday, and the Beacon Theatre in New York City on Saturday; for details and tickets, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

Closing out World of Bluegrass week in Raleigh this September, the International Bluegrass Wide Open Bluegrass festival will take place in Raleigh. Punch Brothers' label mate Rhiannon Giddens, who gave the keynote address at last year's IBMA Conference, will perform at the Red Hat Amphitheater as part of the festivities.