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Avett Brothers score highest debut

Thursday, July 31, 2008 – The Avett Brothers scored their highest debut ever on the Billboard charts with their new EP "The Second Gleam." The EP debuted at number 82 on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart this week. Released on July 22, 2008, the songs were recorded acoustically by Scott and Seth Avett. The band actually is typically a trio. The Second Gleam EP is the ninth studio release since 2000 from this band, which usually mines a bluegrass-based raucous sound.

The Avetts recently signed with American/SonyBMG with label head Rick Rubin producing.

The band has maintained a heavy touring schedule. Last Saturday, July 26, the Avett Brothers played to a sold-out, crowd of more than 7,000 people at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, N.C.

Tour dates are:
July 31 Edgartown, MA
Aug. 1 Blue Hill, ME
Aug. 2 Northampton, MA
Aug. 3 Newport, RI
Aug. 17 Jackson Hole, WY
Aug. 19 Steamboat Springs, CO
Aug. 20 Salt Lake City, UT
Aug. 22 Boise, ID
Aug. 24 Portland, OR
Aug. 27 Seattle, WA
Aug. 28 Jacksonville, OR
Aug. 30 Camp Mather, CA
Sept. 5 Memphis, TN
Sept. 6 Carbondale, IL
Sept. 7 Urbana, IL
Sept. 10 Tulsa, OK
Sept. 11 Dallas, TX
Sept. 12 Ozark, AR
Sept. 14 Morrison, CO
Sept. 16 Lawrence, KS
Sept. 19 Roanoke, VA
Sept. 20 Charlottesville, VA
Sept. 21 Baltimore, MD
Sept. 25 Tuscaloosa, AL
Sept. 26 Nashville, TN
Sept. 27 Louisville, KY
Oct. 2 Athens, GA
Oct. 3 Athens, GA
Oct. 31 Greensboro, NC
Nov. 1 Greenville, SC
Nov. 6-7 Knoxville, TN Outerlands Shangri-La Music Festival Pearl Street Newport Folk Festival Jackson Hole Music Festival Strings Music Pavilion The Depot Big Easy Concert House Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre Woodland Park Zoo Britt Festival Strawberry Music Festival Delta Fair & Music Festival Copper Dragon The Canopy Club Cain's Ballroom Granada Theater Mulberry Mountain Harvest Music Festival Monolith Festival Liberty Hall Jefferson Center - Shaftman Performance Hall Charlottesville Pavilion Pier Six Pavilion The Jupiter War Memorial Auditorium Coyote's Music & Dance Hall Georgia Theatre Georgia Theatre War Memorial Auditorium Peace Center Bijou Theatre

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The Gleam III

Usually, albums kick off with a sonic banger. And one might assume such is the case with The Avett Brothers' "The Gleam III," which begins with the promising song title, "Victory." However, the chorus to this sadly reflective opener states, "From victory, I accept defeat." That sure dulls the gleam. You can call The Avett Brothers (Seth and Scott Avett) Double Downers, but this sibling act's honesty – even when seriously sad – is refreshing. ...

True Sadness

The Avett Brothers shows oftentimes offer some of the best bluegrass-inspired instrumental music around as brothers Seth and Scott surround themselves with highly skilled players. Albums, on the other hand, can sometimes be a significantly different matter. Songs on the new "True Sadness," for instance, reveal this act's well-developed introspective side. Sonically, "True Sadness" finds the group exploring beyond its rootsy, Americana expectations. ...

The Carpenter

If songs give us glimpses into the songwriter's soul, then love and death weigh heavy on the minds of Scott and Seth Avett, the primary pens behind the music of The Avett Brothers. The evidence is written all over the 12 songs on the North Carolina-based trio's latest album "The Carpenter." Death plays a prominent role in The Once And Future Carpenter, the lead-off track, which offers an unconcerned look at the inevitable end of life with lines like: "And when the black ...

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