The 2000s saw an emerging folk revival with artist like Sufjan Stevens, Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsom. On the more bluegrass-y, Americana end of the spectrum were bands like Old Crow Medicine Show and The Avett Brothers, which formed when brothers Scott and Seth Avett’s respective bands converged in the late 1990s. From a little town called Mount Pleasant in North Carolina (population 1,652), The Avett Brothers, (who were scheduled to play this past April but had to cancel because Scott caught the flu) strung together a sound that’s equal parts contemporary folk and vintage Appalachian bluegrass. It’s jangly as hell, and, at times, pretty
punk rock as rapid-fire banjo strumming blends with three-part harmonies, fiddle, cello, acoustic guitar and drums. All to create music that’s as exciting any punk rock show. With Langhorne Slim.