How to Grow a Band

Name: How to Grow a Band
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: April 13, 2012
Rating: 57

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International Film Circuit | Release Date: April 13, 2012 | Not Rated

Summary: Filmed with uncommon access, How to Grow a Band explores the birth and evolution of the Punch Brothers: the tensions between individual talents and group identity, between art and commerce, and between innocence and wisdom. (Shaftway Productions)

Director: Mark Meatto

Genre(s): Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

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Benjamin Mercer

Apr 10, 2012

How to Grow a Band might be a bit too low-key for the non-fan, but that's not to say the tour doc lacks substance: It doubles nicely as a fly-on-the-wall case study in the demands of making music for a living. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Apr 11, 2012

Devotees of folk and bluegrass -- and, of course, diehard Nickel Creek fans -- are the natural audience for this leisurely paced documentary. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Apr 12, 2012

Ego struggles and innovator's laments (nobody gets us!) are a refrain in many band documentaries. How to Grow a Band adds a modest but effective entry to the genre's back catalog. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

Apr 11, 2012

Thile has the charisma, presence, and emotional transparency of a great documentary subject, but How To Grow A Band maintains a respectable distance from its subject that ultimately doesn't work in its favor. Read full review

Joseph Jon Lanthier

Apr 9, 2012

The movie is unsurprisingly devoted to peddling up-and-comer Chris Thiele as something daring, something new. Read full review

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julesf00ls

Apr 13, 2012

After recently screening How to Grow a Band, I am really excited for people to see it in New York for it's release today! I thought the doc was a great look into the Punch Brothers' beginning days and how insanely talented each of it's members are.

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