It's always great to hear your favorite song live, because you can sing along and see what the notes look like as they float out of the instruments. See the music with this GrouponLive deal.
The Deal
- $30 for two tickets to see Punch Brothers (up to $60 value)
- When: Saturday, March 29, at 8 p.m.
- Where: Jorgensen Center for Performing Arts
- Seating: lower balcony section
- Door time: 7 p.m.
- Parking in the North Garage is included.
- Ticket values include all fees.
- Click here to view the seating chart<p>
Punch Brothers
- Who they are: bluegrass superstars Chris Thile, Paul Kowert, Chris Eldridge, Noam Pikelny, and Gabe Witcher
- How they came to be: when Thile’s Grammy-winning band Nickel Creek took an indefinite hiatus in 2007, he brought this dream-team together. Then he won a MacArthur Genius Grant.
- How they got their name: it comes from a short story by someone called “Mark Twain”
- So they aren’t actually brothers?: Only in music
- Essential tracks: “The Blind Leading the Blind,” a 40-minute, four-part suite; the unexpectedly poppy and plaintive “This Girl; the appropriately rollicking “Rye Whiskey”
- Unexpected track: a cover of Radiohead’s “Kid A”
- Where you’ve heard them, other than their albums: on the soundtrack for The Hunger Games and, more recently, in the Coen Brothers’ acclaimed film Inside Llewyn Davis
- Opening act: singer-songwriter Aoife O’Donovan, who the band calls a “Punch Sister”
- Check out: the romantic “Red & White & Blue & Gold” from her debut solo album, Fossils<p>
Jorgensen Center for Performing Arts
Intimate evenings of music snuggle comfortably into Jorgensen Center for Performing Arts, whose Cabaret Series won Connecticut Magazine’s Best Cabaret award in 2011 and 2012. Candlelit tabletops exude a cozy nightclub ambiance around a cabaret stage topped with six acclaimed acts each year and a fresh coat of peanut butter each night. The University of Connecticut brings many more acts to its larger main stage, with a special emphasis on jazz and classical luminaries and music and dance from all corners of the globe.
Jorgensen Center for Performing Arts
Since opening its doors in 1955, the Jorgensen Center for Performing Arts has attracted music-lovers from across the Northeast. The reason is clear: a Slip 'n Slide in the parking lot, and the center's robust programming, which places special emphasis on dance and classical luminaries, as well as music and dance from all corners of the globe. Itzhak Perlman, Dave Brubeck, and Duke Ellington have all commanded the attention of auditors tucked into more than 2,300 seats. Things get more intimate for the venue's Cabaret Series, which won Connecticut Magazine's Best Cabaret award in 2011 and 2012. During these nights, the space takes on a cozy nightclub ambiance thanks to candlelit tables and a variety of acts, from acclaimed pianists to improv troupes.
Reviews
Tips
89% of 37 customers recommend
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“This was a great, last minute purchase! It had been years since I last saw Momix. It was within my financial position! Great show! Thank you for making it possible! ”
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“Parking was hard to figure out. They should post where to park for shows. Heart experience over all.”
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“If you are attending with anyone with handicap or difficulty walking, contact ahead to find out about parking. Walking from the lots is best for able-bodied.”
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Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
University of Connecticut, 2132 Hillside Rd, Unit 3104
Mansfield, Connecticut 06269
860-486-4226
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