Chris Thile is at a crossroads. His marriage has ended and his platinum-selling band, Nickel Creek, has gone on hiatus. But Thile, a prodigy who has defied expectations since he picked up the mandolin at age five, has a plan.... (Full plot summary below)
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Chris Thile is at a crossroads. His marriage has ended and his platinum-selling band, Nickel Creek, has gone on hiatus. But Thile, a prodigy who has defied expectations since he picked up the mandolin at age five, has a plan.
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| Seventh RowAlex HeeneyThere are are scenes in Mark Meatto's documentary, How to Grow a Band, about the progressive bluegrass band, Punch Brothers, that seem to be straight out of Almost Famous. |
| Film Journal InternationalFrank LoveceFans of the progressive-bluegrass prodigy Chris Thile will enjoy this look at his stripped-down struggles to introduce audiences to his new avant-garde fusion of bluegrass and classical. |
| Paste MagazineJoan RadellMark Meatto's How To Grow A Band is masterful filmmaking that takes the audience where they need to go. |
| Village VoiceBenjamin MercerHow 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. |
| The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThile 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. |
| VarietyJoe LeydonDevotees of folk and bluegrass -- and, of course, diehard Nickel Creek fans -- are the natural audience for this leisurely paced documentary. |
| The New York TimesNicolas RapoldEgo 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. |
| Hollywood & FineMarshall FineIn the end, you come away knowing almost as little about Chris Thile and his music as when the film started...misses its chance to enlighten, choosing instead to promote. |
| Slant MagazineJoseph Jon LanthierThe movie is unsurprisingly devoted to peddling up-and-comer Chris Thiele as something daring, something new. |
| Film-Forward.comNora Lee Mandel[H]as a promising story to follow [but] disappointing, either as an introduction to progressive bluegrass or for longtime Thile fans. |
