Punch Brothers Come To Cain Park August 9

From Cain Park: Acoustic quintet Punch Brothers returns to the Evans Amphitheater at Cain Park on Thursday, August 9 at 8:00 pm. They are joined by special guest Madison Cunningham. Tickets for this event are $50/45/25 in advance and $53/48/28 day of show. They can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com (800-653-8000) or the Cain Park ticket office (216-371-3000). Cain Park is located at 14591 Superior Road in Cleveland Heights.The Free Parking Shuttle Service is available for this concert. The shuttle runs 7-8pm(it does not run during the concert) and up to one hour after the concert ends. Those interested should park at Cleveland Heights City Hall (40 Severance Circle).Punch Brothers are the acoustic quintet of mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny and violinist Gabe Witcher. Says the Washington Post, "With enthusiasm and experimentation, Punch Brothers take bluegrass to its next evolutionary stage, drawing equal inspiration from the brain and the heart."

Their latest album, All Ashore, is out on CD/digital on July 20 and on vinyl on September 7. With an ear for melody that is reminiscent of early Joni Mitchell and approach to guitar and vocals that isn’t far off from long past heroes of Jeff Buckley or Nick Drake,Madison Cunningham exhibits a unique ability to keep the listener on the edge as they explore her debut EP, Love, Lose, Remember.The Punch Brothers concert at Cain Park is supported by WCPN, WKSU, and 91.3 The Summit. 2018 Cain Park season sponsors include the City of Cleveland Heights, the Ohio Arts Council, Friends of Cain Park, and InterContinental Hotel Cleveland.Cain Park, a municipally owned and operated summer performing arts park and one of the nation’s oldest landmark outdoors celebrating its 80th season in 2018, is produced by the City of Cleveland Heights and is located on Superior Road between Lee and South Taylor roads.

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