Chris Thile

Can Leadership Be Mentored?

The Levo League | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Third Billion, Chris Thile, Women for Women, Alyse Nelson, Prodigies, Neuroplasticity, Vital Voices, La Pietra Coalition, Mark O'Connor, Impact News
The Levo League

Without mentorship, education, and development, there would be very little continuity of culture over history. Those who strive to teach us have a permanent impact on the future.

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Who's Feeling Young Now?: Chatting With Blues Traveler's John Popper, Punch Brothers' Chris Thile, and Anais Mitchell

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: David Graham, Bill Graham, Nickel Creek, Blues Traveler, Jeff Fura, Csn, Brendan Hill, Chris Thile, Greg Maddux, Ani DiFranco, Besson, Justin Vernon, Edgar Meyer, Mad Men, James Thurber, Bobby Sheehan, Anais Mitchell, Chan Kinchla, John Popper, Ben Wilson, Goat Rodeo, Collective Soul, Don Draper, Hadestown, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

I'm in New York. We just finished some gigs and I saw my friend get married, and before that, we made a really cool album. We're starting our 25th year as a band and this record is the beginning of it.

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Lindi Ortega Video Exclusive, Plus Chatting With Yo-Yo Ma and Mason Jennings

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.05.2012

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Mike Ragogna

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On the Culture Front: Newport Folk Festival

Chris Kompanek | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: The Decemberists, Fort Adams State Park, Chris Thile, Music Festival, Pete Seeger, Colin Meloy, Newport Folk Festival, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, New York News
Chris Kompanek

There's an aura around the Newport Folk Festival that intrigues me -- this is the place after all where Bob Dylan was booed off the stage for going electric -- so I decided to check it out this year.

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Fathers, Mumford & Sons at Telluride Bluegrass Festival

Michael Bialas | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Chris Thile, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Jerry Douglas, Mumford & Sons, Abigail Washburn, Punch Brothers, Marcus Mumford, Colorado, Country Winston, Bela Fleck, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

The buzz has been building for Mumford & Sons since their first appearance at Telluride last year, and it may have reached epic proportions on June 19, 2011.

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And They Will Ask: Where were you when the Punch Brothers invaded?

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gabe Witcher, Talking Heads, Chris Thile, Punch Brothers, Bluegrass, Music, R.E.M., Michael Stipe, Rock and Roll, Punch, David Byrne, Antifogmatic, Entertainment News
Brian Ross

There are bands and musicians that redefine a genre of music for the ages. The Beatles in rock. Parker, Monk, Coltrane and Gillespie in Jazz. Tonight...

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Bach's Brilliant Friends

Jan Herman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Bayless, Chris Thile, Jake Shimabukuro, Bach, Bela Fleck, Emerson String Quartet, Edgar Meyer, Classical Music, Anatoly Larkin, Joshua Bell, Bobby McFerrin, Philip Glass, Bach and Friends, Entertainment News
Jan Herman

Bach on the organ? Of course. On the cello? Naturally. On the violin? Sure. But Bach on the banjo? The ukelele? The mandolin? How about the glass harp? And let's not forget a cappella.

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A Night at the Orchestra

Jennifer Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Symphony, Chris Thile, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland, Nickel Creek, American Festival, George Gershwin, Denver, Denver News
Jennifer Schneider

I didn't feel obliged to get something out of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra -- I actually got something out of it: beauty, laughter, awe.

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HuffPost Reviews: Leonard Cohen - Live In London / Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! / Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins - Sara Watkins

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Linda Ronstadt, Dino Soldo, Richard Thomspon, John Paul Jones, The Chieftains, Jimmie Rogers, Tim O'Brien, Cylon, Capitol Records, Dave Rawlings, Battlestar Galactica, Neil Diamond, Kris Kristofferson, Led Zeppelin, Robbie Robertson, Bela Fleck, The McGarrigle Sisters, Sean Watkins, New Wave, Sara Watkins, Benmont Tench, Punk, Leonard Cohen, Gillian Welch, U2, Warner Bros Records, Bow Wow Wow, Entertainment News, Rickie Lee Jones, Bill Adama, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Buckley, Bob Metzger, Pop, O2 Arena, The Webb Sisters, Chrissie Hynde, Adidas, The Strokes, Kate Voegle, Bob Wills, Paul Simon, Chris Eldridge, Sharon Robinson, Edie Brickell, Rock, Nickel Creek, Nick Zinner, Rafael Bernardo Gayol, Steve Lillywhite, Rayna Gellert, Ronnie McCoury, The Louvin Brothers, Jon Mark, White Stripes, Alex Woodard, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Elektra Records, Bob Marley, Dan Wilson, Chris Thile, Javier Mas, Avenue C, Karen O, Laura Roslin, Roscoe Beck, Alternative, Bob Dylan, New York City, Tom Waits, Emmylou Harris, John Hartford, Chris Rea, Ben Lee, Jon Brion, Annabella, Svengali, I-Threes, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Leonard's voice really has grown better over the years, Yeah Yeah's new album is 42 minutes of electronically retro-licious pop, and Sara Watkins is as a serious lyricist with a mission.

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