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    Does anyone know for certain what the order is for Thile at Carnegie Hall, May 8.

    Is it Punch Bros first; Nickel Creek second, or the other way around.

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    Default Re: Thile at Carnegie May 8

    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Eck View Post
    Does anyone know for certain what the order is for Thile at Carnegie Hall, May 8.

    Is it Punch Bros first; Nickel Creek second, or the other way around.

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    Really looking forward to this show tomorrow! Who else is going?

    For the first time, Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers appear on the same bill for an evening that features the two main branches of Chris Thile’s musical family tree.

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    ·· Chris Thile, Mandolin
    ·· Sara Watkins, Fiddle
    ·· Sean Watkins, Guitar
    Punch Brothers
    ·· Chris Eldridge, Guitar
    ·· Paul Kowert, Bass
    ·· Noam Pikelny, Banjo
    ·· Chris Thile, Mandolin
    ·· Gabe Witcher, Fiddle
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    Hmmm... If I started out now, I could be in NYC in time for the show,assuming there were still tickets.

    Are they taking that whole lineup on the road?
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    Would love to see Thile play. He's responsible for me picking-up the mando about 15 years ago. I later heard that he'd played in some little festival 50 miles away (in Red Lodge, MT) just before I got into the mando. Still bums me out that I missed him. Not likely that I won't have to drive at least 8 hours to see him these days. But I'll keep watching and waiting. Enjoy the show!

    P.S. I would be ecstatic to attend a festival type show that had Nickel Creek, Punch Brothers, I'm With Her, and Sarah Jarosz all on the bill. Thile and Jarosz are by far my favorite bluegrass/newgrass/Americana/whatever artists.

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    ...and will Thile change clothes between sets? So many questions!

    And it’s true that if they added Aoife and SJ and their bands, Julian Lage and Michael Daves, you’d have a complete festival line up.
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    That'd be a thing. Eh!? I'll be there tonight. I've seen the entire Carnegie series.

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    Punch Bros just killed it! Wow.

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    Saw them in Charlotte last fall, and, yeah, they’re really on top of their game!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Eck View Post
    Punch Bros just killed it! Wow.
    I'll bet they did. Insane amounts of talent there, and to pull off such complicated material, so tightly as a group... just amazing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Red_Label View Post
    I'll bet they did. Insane amounts of talent there, and to pull off such complicated material, so tightly as a group... just amazing.
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    A very special night. The Carnegie Hall debut for Nickel Creek, and a sentimental evening for the many who have followed that band for so long. I don't think I'm betraying any confidences by relating that Sarah Jarosz (seated nearby) told me how moved she was, and grateful to that band for inspiring her career as a musician. And I noted other musicians including Tony Trischka in the audience, and lingering to celebrate after the show.

    As always, the acoustics of the big Isaac Stern hall are very noticeable, almost an uncredited collaborator in the show. That's a hall that loves a violin! And so Sara and Gabe are the biggest winners in that room. Vocals blend in a special and lovely way. It's quieter than most rooms where you'll hear Punch Brothers - who played around a single mic. NC was multiple mics and directs. Crank the sound in that hall and you'd just get mud. They're wise enough to keep it a bit quieter and you need to listen a bit 'harder'. Also, (almost) no cell phone cameras in view - which can be a nice change these days.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Eck View Post
    Is it Punch Bros first; Nickel Creek second, or the other way around.
    Since Michael’s question started the thread, I should have mentioned that Punch Bros went first. With their single mic approach in this space, and there greater complexity, it was a good choice. N.C. was able to finish w familiar high energy songs.
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    It was indeed a great night. I think the thing that struck me most was that it was really 20+ years of musical evolution on display, at least for Chris (it's his residency at Carnegie, after all). Punch Brothers came out and did their usual thing, their meticulously crafted compositions performed with astonishing skill. No matter how good you think this band is, they're better than that.

    After the intermission NC came out with high energy, Sara and Sean were clearly thrilled to be there, and did songs from their whole catalog (at least as far back as their first major commercial release) and the crowd was really into it. Hearing the two bands back to back you really got a sense of the scope of how far Chris has come as a musician and composer. Nickel Creek songs are largely standard songs, intro, verse, chorus, solo. With Punch Brothers you maintain that same great level of musicianship but the songs are so much more complex and intricate. I feel like there's a real chamber music quality, particularly with the last couple album's worth of material.

    The great thing, of course, is that both styles make for great music and when you have musicians of that skill on stage, they make everything sound good. I hope they do this again at some point, it really was wonderful to see everyone on stage together.

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    It was a great finish to a great residency. I came down from Albany for all five shows.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BradKlein View Post
    A very special night. The Carnegie Hall debut for Nickel Creek, and a sentimental evening for the many who have followed that band for so long. I don't think I'm betraying any confidences by relating that Sarah Jarosz (seated nearby) told me how moved she was, and grateful to that band for inspiring her career as a musician. And I noted other musicians including Tony Trischka in the audience, and lingering to celebrate after the show.

    As always, the acoustics of the big Isaac Stern hall are very noticeable, almost an uncredited collaborator in the show. That's a hall that loves a violin! And so Sara and Gabe are the biggest winners in that room. Vocals blend in a special and lovely way. It's quieter than most rooms where you'll hear Punch Brothers - who played around a single mic. NC was multiple mics and directs. Crank the sound in that hall and you'd just get mud. They're wise enough to keep it a bit quieter and you need to listen a bit 'harder'. Also, (almost) no cell phone cameras in view - which can be a nice change these days.
    Wow... so much talent in that room! Very cool stuff.

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