If you go
› What: Noam Pikelny› Where: Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave.› When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 4› Admission: $21› For more information: 423-624-5347
Noam Pikelny gained fame as a founding member of the Punch Brothers band, but it will just be him in the spotlight Tuesday night, April 4, at Barking Legs Theater. Pikelny’s Chattanooga show is one stop on a solo tour promoting his new album, “Universal Favorite.”
If the fact that he’s a banjo musician extraordinaire isn’t enough to make his concert a must-see, here are five more reasons this is a not-to-be-missed show.
» He’s a Punch Brother. Multiple Grammy nominees, four albums … enough said.
» He won the first Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo. Pikelny is already called the “pre-eminent banjoist of his generation,” and winning that inaugural award in 2010 appears to affirm that title. The Chicago Tribune has called him “the pros’ top banjo picker.”