The Punch Brothers' US tour is winding through the South this week, having stopped at the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center in Birmingham on Saturday. The Birmingham News gives the performance four stars, calling Chris Thile "extremely gifted, both as an instrumentalist and a composer," describing the band's music as "a distinctly modern sound that can be dramatic or lighthearted, solemn or joyful, rollicking or dissonant," and praising its "stellar musicianship. Thile and his bandmates can play just about anything and ace it."
The Punch Brothers' US tour is winding through the South this week, having made a number of stops in Alabama over the weekend, including a Saturday show at the Jemison Concert Hall of the Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center in Birmingham. Birmingham News staff writer Mary Colurso gives the performance four out of five stars, calling Chris Thile "extremely gifted, both as an instrumentalist and a composer," and describing the band's music as "a distinctly modern sound that can be dramatic or lighthearted, solemn or joyful, rollicking or dissonant."
Colurso cites the "sweet, dreamy quality" of Chris's voice and praises foremost among the show's selling point the band's "stellar musicianship. Thile and his bandmates can play just about anything and ace it." She credits the band's obvious camaraderie as part of what makes for such an enjoyable show and lauds their bravery for pushing the boundaries of musical forms.
Read the concert review at al.com.
Up next for Punch Brothers are two consecutive nights at the Shaw Center's Manship Theatre in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, beginning tonight at 7:30, then two stops in Mississippi at the end of the week. For more tour information, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
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