Punch Brothers

Bluegrass certainly didn't start in Brooklyn, where the Punch Brothers hail from, but we'll credit them with a mighty fine twenty-first century take on the genre. Think less twang, more dulcet despair, as insistent strums of guitar, call-and-response vocals, and wandering strings never quite reach crescendo but instead hold a listener captive, confident that it's all about to break. Expect to be buffeted into your own affair with Americana following the quintet's Manship Theatre performance tonight. 7:30 pm. $65–$85. manshiptheatre.org.