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CMJ 2009: Day 4 - Punch Brothers + Holly Miranda + Cymbals Eat Guitars (Notes from the Road)

Oct 24, 2009, 2:59pm PopMatters
The CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival invades New York City this week. Here's the latest from PopMatters' writers on the beat. Punch Brothers The Living Room, New York City I'm an enthusiastic fan of Nickel Creek mandolin geek Chris Thile's latest band, so being utterly transfixed by the shivering dynamics of the third movement from "The Blind Leaving The Blind" is a familiar feeling for me at this point. Equally impressive here were the new tunes: one billed as "both a celebration and an indictment of rye whiskey" and "Good Luck," billed as "a Valentine's Day/recession...
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