Teardrops & Kickdrums The Official Newsletter of Fan Club Erin Waits, Editor Volume I Number I The Avett Brothers to finish Movin’ On with folk-rock twang By: Mike Hricik In Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 classic “Pulp Fiction,” Mia Wallace notes that there are two types of people in this world: Elvis people and Beatles people. Two more types of people have sprung up in this new millennium of ours: Mumford and Sons peeps and Avett Brothers peeps. Both bands, Mumford and Sons and The Avett Brothers, are the foremost practitioners of the folk The Avett Brothers at Oyafestival 2011 rock revival. Both cover sweep- ing dynamic ranges, singing sweet Avett Brothers captivate audience with soulful sound harmonies and rocking hard when By: Katie Fennelly needed. Most importantly, both No more than a mile away from the band played its second song. sport epic beards. the Mike Posner concert, the Avett Throughout the night, the broth- When it comes to folk’s great Brothers captivated a different kind ers thrived off each other’s pres- debate, I tend to err on the side of of audience on Thursday night and ence on stage. That brotherly love The Avett Brothers, who wins on proved that the magnetism of their filled the entire auditorium with the basis of the better frontmen music is hinged on a palpable, fra- infectious enthusiasm. The audi- alone in the charismatic Seth and ternal bond. ence acted as more of a choir than . More than 3,000 fans packed the a group of spectators, singing along Thankfully for yours truly, The Pershing Center to spend “An Eve- and adding harmonies to a set filled Avett Brothers are headlining ning with the Avett Brothers.” The with older material. Movin’ On, Penn State’s annual -based band, made Though just eight songs were spring music festival, on April 27 up of brothers Scott and , from the band’s latest release, 2009’s at the corner of University Drive Joe Kwon on , Jacob Edwards “,” the crowd and Curtin Road beside Beaver on drums and Paul Defiglia on erupted with acclamation for the Stadium. bass, played for a solid two hours. record’s title track and “Head Full In that time, it managed to charge of Doubt/Road Full of Promise.” through a 24-song set and a four- Toward the end of the set, the song encore, leaving in their wake stage went dark, leaving Scott and two cello bows frayed to the point Seth Avett alone with their acoustic of uselessness and countless broken . They played three songs, strings. most notably a soft, soulful rendi- At about 8:30 p.m., Scott and tion of “Just a Closer Walk with Seth Avett, both with suit jackets Th e e .” and surprisingly groomed facial Last night’s set didn’t include hair, stepped onto the stage, and any new songs, but the band did opened with “The Fall,” from their mention that a new is on the 2006 release “Four Thieves Gone: horizon. As Seth Avett coyly put The Robbinsville Sessions.” The it, the new album will be released jackets proved to be more of a for- “soon, if you want it.” Red Mountain Entertainment mality, as they disappeared before Promotional Picture