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Turbo Monkey
Mar 21, 2004
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W-S. NC
I saw the regional heroes the Avett Brother for the third time last night at an outdoor community music festival. These guys are definitely on the up and up, and are one of the most fun bands I've every seen live. They're kinda difficult to categorize, but I guess you could call them newgrass. I saw them for the first time a year ago at the same festival, and was completely blown away when a seemingly typical 3 piece bluegrass band started screaming, and breaking guitar and banjo strings every other song or so.

Heres my shots, the lighting was pretty strange and I dont have a good flash yet, but all things considered I was pretty happy with what I ended up with. I'm loving my new 20D.

the scene















Do yourself a favor and check out their music. myspace.com/theavettbrothers I promise listening to "Talk on Indolence" will more than make up for the cool points you think you will loose for using myspace.
 

T-Pirate

RESPECT!
Sep 28, 2003
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Boone, NC/N. Greenville county, SC
Exactly! I never really thought a bluegrass show could be fun until I saw them play. The entire audience was dancing.

Dude...this post is making me furious. They played Legends in Boone, which is about 30 seconds walk from my dorm, on thursday night, and my bluegrass-lovin ass didn't go. Not sure why...


as far as good bluegrass shows go, there's only one band you need to know. Yonder Mountain String Band is TITS....
 

brungeman

I give a shirt
Jan 17, 2006
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da Burgh
great band, and great photos!


"And I knew it,
I never should have turned the wheel
And I knew it,
The voices calling me were real
I knew it
Listen to the song they sing
I knew I was wrong
And I knew I was wrong"