Punch Brothers will release its second album, Antifogmatic, on June 15 via Nonesuch. The record is the follow-up to the band’s 2008 debut, Punch. Punch Brothers’ line-up includes: Chris Eldridge (guitar), Paul Kowert (bass), Leftover Salmon’s Noam Pikelny (banjo), Nickel Creek’s Chris Thile (mandolin and lead vocals) and Gabe Witcher (fiddle).
Produced by Jon Brion (Brad Mehldau, Of Montreal, Elliott Smith, Kanye West), Antifogmatic was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood during the winter of 2009–2010. While Punch was focused around Thile’s four-movement composition “The Blind Leaving the Blind,” this new album was written collaboratively by the band. The album’s package also includes a four-song instrumental EP, All of This Is True, as well as a seven-song DVD, Live from the Lower East Side: It’s p-Bingo Night!, which was filmed during the band’s residency at New York’s The Living Room. The first 500 orders of the deluxe edition will include an autographed official Punch Brothers cocktail recipe guide.
May 21 Boston, MA—Orpheum Theatre (opening for Josh Ritter)
May 24 Northampton, MA—Iron Horse Music Hall
June 11 Manchester, TN—Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
June 12 Highland Park, IL—Ravinia (opening for Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers)
June 13 Minneapolis, MN—State Theatre (opening for Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers)
June 16 Salt Lake City, UT—Red Butte Garden (opening for Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers)
June 20 Telluride, CO—Telluride Bluegrass Festival
June 20 Telluride, CO—NightGrass – Sheridan Opera House
June 23 New York, NY—Carefusion Jazz Fest NYC/Town Hall
June 26 Walland, TN—Blackberry Farm Festival
July 3 Katonah, NY—Caramoor Festival
July 17 Interlochen, MI—Interlochen Center for the Arts
July 23-24 Girdwood, AK—Alyeska Resort
July 27 Madison, WI—Overture Center for the Arts (opening for Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers)
July 30 Cleveland, OH—Cain Park
August 1 Newport, RI—Newport Folk Festival
August 3 Ketchum, ID—Sun Valley Center for the Arts (opening for Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers)
August 6-7 Portland, OR—Pickathon
August 9 Salt Lake City, UT—The State Room
August 10 Boise, ID—Knitting Factory
August 12 Helena, MT—The Myrna Loy Center
August 13 Alta, WY—Targhee Bluegrass Festival
August 15 Commerce City, CO—Mile High Music Festival
August 21 Redmond, WA—No Depression Fest
September 10 Austin, TX—UT Austin – Bass Concert Hall
September 24 Lexington, VA—The Theatre at Lime Kiln
September 25 Berryville, VA—Watermelon Park Festival
September 30 Denver, CO—Newman Center
October 2 Lawrence, KS—Lied Center
October 15 Stanford, CA— Stanford Lively Arts
November 12 North Bethesda, MD—Strathmore
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