Nickel Creek NewsNews about Nickel Creek continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Lionsgate Music Signs the Infamous Stringdusters, Renowned Bluegrass...- March 28, 2008 "I was in Nashville for the Americana Music Conference last year and a friend dragged me to the Station Inn to see The Infamous Stringdusters" SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 27 CNW -- Lionsgate's music business continued to expand its diverse and growing artist roster with the signing of the bluegrass group The Infamous Stringdusters to a three-year ... via CNW Grouphttp://www.topix.net/who/nickel-creek/2008/03/lionsgate-music-signs-the-infamous-stringdus... Nickel Creek Star, Punch Brothers Hit Town- March 26, 2008 "Ever since I was really little, they are what I identified with" LEXINGTON , Ky. The University of Kentucky Singletary Center for the Arts will welcome back Nickel Creek's frontman Chris Thile with the new group, Punch Brothers , known for its progressive bluegrass sound. via UK Newshttp://www.topix.net/who/nickel-creek/2008/03/nickel-creek-star-punch-brothers-hit-town?fr... Punch Brothers aren't quite strung out- March 24, 2008 "At first, this music was so difficult and so foreign to us" The Punch Brothers, from left: Gabe Witcher, fiddle; Noam Pikelny, banjo; Chris Thile, mandolin; Greg Garrison, bass; and Chris Eldridge, guitar. via Lexington Herald-Leaderhttp://www.topix.net/who/nickel-creek/2008/03/punch-brothers-arent-quite-strung-out?fromrs... Thile takes music in new direction with Punch Brothers- March 22, 2008 "As many band identity crises do, this one came from the record label's dissatisfaction with the current name" Chris Thile grew up as a mandolin prodigy, picking up the instrument at age 5 and cutting his first solo album by 12. via Asheville Citizen-Timeshttp://www.topix.net/who/nickel-creek/2008/03/thile-takes-music-in-new-direction-with-punc... "Chris Thile carves new musical path " : Stories- March 20, 2008 "We're actually making music for listeners like us" Chris Thile is being called a lot of names lately. Since leaving left Nickel Creek to form Punch Brothers, he has been called the Mozart of bluegrass and the Les Paul of the mandolin. via GoTriadhttp://www.topix.net/who/nickel-creek/2008/03/chris-thile-carves-new-musical-path-stories?... Discs- March 14, 2008 Nickel Creek breaking up is a beginning, not an end. When the virtuoso bluegrass collective surprised everyone by crossing over to mainstream pop success with its musical integrity fully intact, it seemed the ... via Buffalo Newshttp://www.topix.net/who/nickel-creek/2008/03/discs?fromrss=1 Nickel Creek alum packs 'Punch'- March 12, 2008 David Wells - Tuesday, March 11, 2008 issue Click here to print Less than four months after Nickel Creek concluded its "Farewell Tour," mandolin virtuoso and lead singer Chris Thile has come back onto the ... via The Daily Beaconhttp://www.topix.net/who/nickel-creek/2008/03/nickel-creek-alum-packs-punch?fromrss=1 Pop Quiz: Chris Thile- March 10, 2008 Why didn't someone think about mixing bluegrass, jazz and classical music together sooner Chris Thile, former mandolinist and singer for the Grammy-winning band Nickel Creek, is doing it with his new outfit, ... via SF Gatehttp://www.topix.net/who/nickel-creek/2008/03/pop-quiz-chris-thile?fromrss=1 |