The Avett Brothers (pronounced /?e?v?t/) is a folk rockband from Concord, North Carolina. The band is made up of two brothers, Scott Avett and Seth Avett, who play thebanjo and guitar respectively, and Bob Crawford who plays the stand-up bass. Joe Kwon, cello, and Jacob Edwards,drums, are touring members of the band, with Kwon featured on recordings from 2007's Emotionalism to present. Following on from Seth and Scott's former rock band Nemo, the Avett Brothers combine bluegrass, country, punk, popmelodies, folk, rock and roll, honky tonk, and ragtime to produce a sound described by the San Francisco Chronicleas having the "heavy sadness of Townes Van Zandt, the light pop concision of Buddy Holly, the tuneful jangle of the Beatles, the raw energy of the Ramones.
