The Avett Brothers at Memorial Auditorium in Athens

Feb 24 2010

PRESENTED BY OHIO UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS and STUART'S OPERA HOUSE, SHOW WILL TAKE PLACE AT MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM IN ATHENS.

Tickets are available for 'Friends' of Stuart's Opera House starting NOW through Thursday, Oct 15th at noon by calling Stuart's Opera House Box Office at 740-753-1924. Tickets will then be available to the general public starting at noon on Friday, October 16 at Memorial Auditorium's Ticket Office, 740-593-1780 or www.ohio.edu/performingarts.

Tickets are available for 'Friends' of Stuart's Opera House starting NOW through Thursday, Oct 15th at noon by calling Stuart's Opera House Box Office at 740-753-1924.  Tickets will then be available to the general public starting at noon on Friday, October 16 at Memorial Auditorium's Ticket Office, 740-593-1780 or www.ohio.edu/performingarts.

There is no harmony like brotherly harmony. Something indelible in the weave of voices and play of sensibilities is stamped into the fraternal DNA and also stems from a lifetime of shared experiences. You can hear it in classic brother acts across the musical spectrum, from the Louvin Brothers to the Everly Brothers and on down the decades through the Wilson brothers (Beach Boys), the Davies brothers (Kinks), the Allman Brothers and even the Brothers Gibb (a.k.a., the Bee Gees). You can clearly hear fraternal magic at work in the songs of Scott and Seth Avett, better known as the Avett Brothers, as well.

That magic is abundantly evident on I and Love and You, the Avett Brothers’ big-label debut. Its 13 songs are delivered in a style that defies pigeonholing but might be described as a rootsy amalgam of folk, country, bluegrass, rock and pop – even a jab of punk-style dynamics here and there. Drawn by the naked honesty of their songs and the rousing intensity of their live shows, legendary producer and talent scout Rick Rubin signed the Avett Brothers – consisting of siblings Scott and Seth, plus bassist Bob Crawford - to his American Recordings label in 2008.

For more information, visit www.ohio.edu/performingarts