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THE AVETT BROTHERS ANNOUNCE SHOW AT RUPP ARENA ON NOVEMBER 23
TICKETS WILL GO ON-SALE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH AT 10AM
The Avett Brothers begin another new era of folk with their seventh full-length album, and first for American Recordings/Republic Records, The Carpenter.
Produced by the legendary Rick Rubin and recorded in North Carolina and Malibu, it's an artful distillation of classic homegrown folk, rock energy, bluegrass soul and pop charm. In 2009, the group made mainstream waves with their lauded major label debut, I and Love and You. It landed at #16 on the Billboard Top 200 and garnered unanimous critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, Paste, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Time, who even dubbed it one of Top 10 albums of the year. In addition to touring tirelessly, they gave memorable performances on the Late Show with David Letterman, the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as well as during a feature spot on the PBS series Austin City Limits.
In 2001, banjoist Scott Avett and guitarist Seth Avett formed The Avett Brothers with standup bass player Bob Crawford. Growing up in Concord, NC, the boys immersed themselves in their musician dad's record collection, falling in love with Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Since then, they've become genre stalwarts over the course of six albums, including 2007's acclaimed Emotionalism.
However, The Carpenter is the group's richest and most rewarding record yet. The next chapter for The Avett Brothers has commenced.
People Magazine - “An album that achieves rootsy bliss…”
- Rolling Stone Magazine - “It’s the sound of a band pushing past an old identity and toward something bigger.”
- USA Today - “They’ve constructed a near masterpiece…”
- New York Post - “This North Carolina blue grass-pop sibling act is like Mumford & Sons with actual mountain credibility.”
-Billboard Magazine- “Scott and Seth Avett harmonize brightly over a rollicking honky-tonk groove.”
- Entertainment Weekly Magazine - “The North Carolina siblings deliver another gorgeously crafted set of sad and soulful laments laced with acoustic guitars, sharply punctuated piano, and delicate cello.”
- Performing Songwriter Magazine - “There’s no shortage of catchy, bopping crowd pleasers on The Carpenter, and the Avett’s churn them out with gusto and pride.”
- Paste Magazine - “It’s this penchant for playing with contrast…that shines on The Carpenter, perhaps stronger than on any of their previous releases.“
- Rhapsody - “These hard-touring alt-folk sensations are in fine, appropriately workmanlike form on The Carpenter.” - Popmatters - “The Carpenter is strong from top to bottom.”
An Evening With THE AVETT BROTHERS
RUPP ARENA – LEXINGTON, KY
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 | 8:00 PM
TICKETS ON-SALE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH AT 10AM!
Ticket Locations The Lexington Center Ticket Office, Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 233-3535 or 800-745-3000
Ticket Prices $49.75 GA floor / $42.75 & $35 reserved (plus applicable fees)
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