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CD Review: Avett Brothers, “I and Love and You”

Ken Shane September 29, 2009 21

Last summer when I saw the Avett Brothers at the Newport Folk Festival, they were a charming, energetic, ragtag bunch of guys dressed in white shirts and vests with skinny black ties. This summer,

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Live Music: Folk Festival 50, Newport, R.I. (Day One)

Ken Shane August 10, 2009 6

The Newport Folk Festival turned 50 over the weekend, and Popdose's Ken Shane was there. Read his recap of the festival's first day here

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Live Music: NON-COMMvention, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA

Ken Shane June 3, 2009 6

NON-COMMvention is the premier annual event for North America’s noncommercial Triple A radio stations. It was founded by Dan Reed in 2001, when he was at radio station WFPK in Louisville, which cosponsored the

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SXSW ’09: Avett Brothers at Stubb’s

Ken Shane March 26, 2009 0

Here’s a video I shot of the Avett Brothers playing “Brooklyn, Take Me In” at Stubb’s in Austin, Texas. Their set was part of SXSW ’09, and took place on Wednesday, March

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SXSW ’09: Day One — The Music

Ken Shane March 19, 2009 3

That’s Justin Townes Earle in the photo. I took a lot more pictures yesterday. If you’d like to take a look at them, check them out at Picasa. It was not only a glorious

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