Punch Brothers make the playoffs

Vote in the ESPN Take Me Out To The Ballgame pollThe Punch Brothers have advanced to the final three in the ESPN’s Take Me Out To The Ballgame – Battle of the Bands. The Brothers are now competing against Gretchen Wilson and Ozomatli for the top spot.

You can still vote for their bluegrass version of the song in this final round (even if you voted previously). The winner will be announced during the July 13th episode of Baseball Tonight.

The video of their performance is available on that page, but I’ve embedded it below as well.

Punch Brothers front man, Chris Thile, will be online this afternoon with the ESPN SportsNation folks for a live chat at 12:30 PM EST. You can submit questions ahead of time , or join the chat live during your lunch break today.

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