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This week, Punch Brothers came to town and the show was intense. I felt like I was hanging off every note coursing through the room. I didn’t know what to expect with the live performance of Punch. Chris Thile, the band’s front man, had come from Nickel Creek. Their live shows were great. But I didn’t know how the music of Punch Brothers would translate on stage. PB’s first album, Punch, is much more complex than what Nickel Creek had played. With more instrumentals and a four part movement, would I still be as connected to the music as I was with NC?

It’s the third time I’ve seen Chris Thile in person. After their first show at Floore’s Country Store in Helotes, I got to talk to the band and meet Chris. So, we stuck around after the show at Cactus Cafe in Austin and talked with him again. This time, though, I got an interview with the man himself to ask him about coming from Nickel Creek to the Punch Brothers, how his music is different now, and what he thinks about the people who are hanging on every note that he plucks on his mandolin. I’m so excited to share this interview with you.