PUNCH BROTHERS
featuring
CHRIS THILE of Nickel Creek
Wednesday, April 2 -- 8 PM doors open at 7PM
The wildly inventive and Grammy-winning mandolin virtuoso, Chris Thile (Nickel Creek), brings his exciting new band representing the newest generation of
progressive bluegrass players to Kent, Ohio.
The line-up of Punch Brothers?whose name is taken from the Mark Twain short story, Punch, Brothers, Punch!?is formidable. Guitarist Chris Eldridge was a founding member of the Infamous Stringdusters and occasionally sits in with his dad Ben?s band, The Seldom Scene; bassist Greg Garrison has played with trumpeter Ron Miles and Leftover Salmon?along with banjo player Noam Pikelny. Pikelny has performed and recorded as a solo artist and has collaborated with acoustic music heavyweights John Cowan and Tony Trischka. Violinist Gabe Witcher, a life-long friend of Thile?s, is a sought-after session man whose fiddle-playing has been featured on the soundtrack of films ranging from Toy Story to Brokeback Mountain. Witcher also has recorded with a range of artists from Willie Nelson to Beck to Randy Newman and played in dobro master Jerry Douglas? band for six years.
Chris Thile -- Mandolin
Chris Eldridge -- Guitar
Gabe Witcher -- Violin
Greg Garrison -- Bass
Noam Pikelny -- Banjo
Advance discount tickets: $17.00
Day of Show: $22.00
The Kent Stage is located at 175 East Main Street in downtown Kent, Ohio. There is FREE parking behind the theater and on all city
streets. Advance tickets are available at Woodsy's Music and Spin-More Records in Kent, or at www.kentstage.org. Tickets will also be available at the door. Doors open one hour before concert. If you have any questions please email us at information@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or call 330-677-5005.