Here Comes The Flood — Folk innovators Punch Brothers offer a free sampler through Noisestrade featuring three tracks recorded at The Fillmore in San Francisco on March 8, 2012 plus Movement And Location from their latest studio album Who's Feeling Young Now? Bandlead... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — His band’s latest album is called “Who’s Feeling Young Now?,” but Chris Thile can now count himself a little older and wiser. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — via @1908cub Tickets to see Japandroids at Webster Hall go on AmEx presale today at noon. Tickets to see Cold Specks at Mercury Lounge go on AmEx presale today at noon. Tickets to the Punch Brothers' three-night run at Bowery... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Punch Brothers at Rockwood Music Hall in February (more by David Andrako) The New Year's Eve options just keep coming. Today the announcement comes that bluegrass crew Punch Brothers will do a three-night run in NYC at Bowery Ballroom from... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 2012 New Yorker Festival happens October 5 - 7, bringing together writers, musicians, filmmakers, chefs, deep thinkers and all other sorts of creative types. Highlights for the 13th annual fest include "Portlandia Live" with Fred Armisen, Carrie ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Folksy Mexican-American singer Lila Downs, bluegrass-focused string-quintet the Punch Brothers and French composer Yann Tierson are among the artists slated to appear at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex during the 2012-2013 season. Downs will open the s... more info

Detroit Free Press — Jason Waggoner at the Ark Third Day with Jars of Clay at DTE Energy Music Theatre Punch Brothers at Magic Stick Starkid Presents: Apocalyptour at Michigan Theater Feist at Power Center Jonathan Richman at Magic Stick more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Deer Tick at Brooklyn Bowl on NYE (more by Tracy Allison) Clearwater Festival is returning to Croton Point Park from June 16-17 in Croton, NY. This year's festival includes Dawes, Deer Tick, Alejandro Escovedo, Punch Brothers, Bela Fleck, Arlo Guthri... more info

Guardian Music — Tom Jones? Plan B? Punch Brothers? Vote for your favourite act from this week's show more info

LargeHeartedBoy — PopMatters interviews Chris Thile of Punch Brothers. You were recently out on the road with Paul Simon, contributed a song to The Hunger Games soundtrack, and then the documentary will be released soon. Considering that trajectory of success, is it..... more info