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The Avett Brothers

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    July 14, 2011

    The Avett Brothers on Working with Rick Rubin and Finding Solace in Home Depot

    The Avett Brothers​ The Avett Brothers have been busy. Following the commercial success of their 2009 release, I And Love And You, the band has been touring nonstop through the U.S. and Europe, including a stop at the Grammys with fellow banjo aficionados Mumford & Sons and, oh yeah, Bob Dylan ... More >>

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    February 14, 2011

    The 2011 Grammys, A Timeline: Lady Gaga's Boob Armor, Who Is Lady Antebellum, and What the Hell is Cee-Lo Wearing?

    In which we sit through three and a half hours of Grammys twaddle, so you don't have to: 8:01 p.m.: Show opens with an Aretha Franklin montage. Okay... 8:03 p.m.: Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Florence Welch, Yolanda Adams, and Martina McBride perform "Natural Woman" together, then take i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: 10 Bands You Should Not Miss

    ​San Francisco's annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival is kind of like a choose-your-own-adventure novel. You could pick any number of themes to select the acts you want to see -- old punk pioneers, roots music up-and-comers, etc.-- and follow one through all three day's lineups. You coul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Official Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Lineup: Elvis Costello, Conor Oberst, Patti Smith, Joan Baez

    Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band​A few weeks back we posted a sneak-peek at the lineup for this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, which looked pretty cool. Today, the official lineup for the festival's 10th anniversary was released and, well, it looks even better than we were ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2010: A Sneak-Peak at This Year's Lineup

    ​The lineup for this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival -- the free, three-day mega-bash that brings great artists of all sorts to Golden Gate Park -- hasn't yet been announced. Rumors have been swooshing through the tubes about this year's bill, with no official confirmation. But we heard ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2010

    Last Night: The Avett Brothers & Truth and Salvage Co. at The Fox

    Joseph Schell​The Avett Brothers, Truth and Salvage Co. The Fox TheaterApril 17, 2010Better Than: Watching the Olympics, if the Olympics had a category for "Live Performance."The Avett Brothers are MVPs of live performance. Which means the hardcore crowd who helped sell out the North Carolina ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    Listomania: Top Americana Picks For 2009

    We spent 2009 sorting through piles of folk and Americana releases, revising this list in our heads till the bitter end and failing repeatedly to understand the hype behind the Avett Brothers in the process. While a year of listening brought no shortage of pleasant surprises, our hands-down favorit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2009

    Outside Lands, Day 3: Tenacious D, M.I.A, Ween, The Avett Brothers

    Christopher Victorio​Outside Lands Day Three: Tenacious D, M.I.A, Ween, The Avett Brothers Golden Gate Park August 30, 2009 Better Than: Being warm.The fog that began showing up in wisps over Dave Matthews Band on Saturday night turned into a typical freezing summer in San Francisco day by Sunday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Last Night: The Felice Brothers at The Independent

    Joseph SchellThe Felice BrothersJune 10, 2009The IndependentBetter Than: Chocolate. Seriously.Drumsticks flew, accordion players sank to their knees, and fiddlers rapped. You know that you're going to get a good performance when, before the show even starts, every instrument on stage already looks l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2009

    Ten Things to Do This Weekend For Under $10

    GiollaUidir 1. Surf's Up at Mollusk (Friday)Prepare for future beach bumdum by spending Friday night at Mollusk, the surf shop that offers more than just hoodies and boards. It's run by artistically inclined folks--hence art openings and film screenings that go beyond your typical wave happy retaile ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2008

    MP3 of the Day: The Avett Brothers

    GiollaUidir 1. Surf's Up at Mollusk (Friday)Prepare for future beach bumdum by spending Friday night at Mollusk, the surf shop that offers more than just hoodies and boards. It's run by artistically inclined folks--hence art openings and film screenings that go beyond your typical wave happy retaile ... More >>

  • Music

    April 25, 2007

    Country Crossroads

    The Avett Brothers keep their roots complex

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