Now what? The Avetts have gone everything now, but they did so slowly. Chart their last three albums, and you can tell they have merged from a heavy rock-centered bluegrass band into a more electric, pop-centered, all-American band. But they didn’t sell out after one or two original albums. They re-centered themselves naturally after half a dozen of the work they first came to be known for. They haven’t lost touch with their roots.
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Steel Wheels at the Lyric in Blacksburg—concert review
It was their first time in Blacksburg, and mandolinist Jay Lapp’s birthday. It was a special night to welcome The Steel Wheels to our town.
The Bros. Guard on the Bros. Avett: _Carpenter_ Review
Caleb: “I and hate and it.” That was the 5-word review given by my friend Rob Case of the last Avetts album, after they supposedly sold out for the first time. Now they’re in a GAP commercial. Just wanted to let you know, I liked them before they were popular. But I’m proud to say I ain’t no ironic bandwagon hipster: I still like them now. And I don’t think they sold out. Look, guys’ gotta eat. By the way, if you don’t know the Avetts and are reading this for some reason, they are what rock and roll would sound like if it was invented right after the War of Northern Aggression.
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CALEB COY 