Acoustic Originals

New Track from Punch Brothers

Acoustic Originals

Punch Brothers, the alt-newgrass group led by virtuoso frontman Chris Thile, recently announced their plans to release a new album, entitled Who’s Feeling Young Now?, in February. This is exciting news – their first record, Antifogmatic, featured a wholly original combination of standout songwriting, intricate arrangements, and high-energy improvisation. To whet our appetites further, the [...]

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Phish Plays Avinu Malkenu

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Tonight commences Yom Kippur, the most consequential day of the Jewish calendar and the climax of the 10 Days of Repentance. For 25 hours, Jews the world over will fast and spend the bulk of their time immersed in prayer and reflection. As the sun goes down tomorrow night, the gates of heaven will close, [...]

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Geoffrey J Takes Us on Holiday

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Here in New York City, where everyone packs into such close quarters, its interesting to observe how directly people’s moods are affected by the weather. The past week has been cool and rainy, depriving us city dwellers of a portion of what in many years are the last weeks of summer. In comes Geoffrey J [...]

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The AV is Back! With Jennah Bell and Joe Barnard

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Today is a special today at The AV: after an unofficial hiatus of several months, we are back! (And by “we are,” I mean “I am” – a one man operation is woefully vulnerable to fluctuations in work schedule and personal obligations.) I apologize for the break. Thanks for bearing with me. The good news [...]

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The Goat Rodeo Sessions, with Yo Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Stuart Duncan, and Edgar Meyer

Acoustic Originals

Writing about music is an absurd task. It requires abandonment of the usual rules of communication, a certain suspension of logic and adoption of an impressionistic language which the author can do no more than hope that his audience will understand, be affected by. Perhaps the comedian Martin Mull put it best when he quipped [...]

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