At the age of eight, Thile played his first gig as a member of Nickel Creek. The longtime bluegrass band included fiddler ...

The Punch Brothers bring together some of the best players in bluegrass and folk music. Led by singer and mandolinist Chris Thile, the quintet continues to expand its musical possibilities, especially ...

This past weekend, June 13 and 14, Billy Strings brought his ongoing tour to the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis. The first night was a journey through the band’s repertoire, with nods to almost-forgotten ...

Christopher Scott Thile is an American mandolinist, singer, songwriter, composer, and radio personality, best known for his work in the progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek and the acoustic folk and ...

The Vilar Performing Arts Center is keeping busy this year despite the challenges of planning events this winter. New additions to the winter calendar include the Takács Quartet, the Women’s Adventure ...

If you’re a fan of “A Prairie Home Companion” and tuned in last Saturday, you were treated to a delightful original song by mandolin ace Chris Thile, the veteran of bluegrass band Nickel Creek and ...

When you pair two MacArthur “genius grant” winners onstage, you expect a certain level of quality. What you don’t necessarily expect is fun. After all, the MacArthur Fellowship, a grant so prestigious ...

Streaming services are helping revive America’s most old-fashioned, undigital genre. By Carlo Rotella Hear tracks by Bomba Estéreo featuring Yemi Alade, Saint Etienne, Dry Cleaning and others. By Jon ...