The Avett Brothers

Saturday, August 29, 2009 • 7:30 p.m.

Photo by Crackerfarm

The Avett Brothers return to Britt after a highly acclaimed appearance in 2008. Comprised of brothers Seth and Scott Avett on guitar and banjo, respectively, and Bob Crawford on stand-up bass, the band combines bluegrass, country, punk, pop melodies, folk, rock ‘n' roll, honky tonk and ragtime. The result is a sound described by the San Francisco Chronicle as 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." The band plans a summer 2009 release for their new album, which is produced by Grammy-winning producer Rick Rubin. Their Britt performance is the only Oregon play of their summer tour.

For more information, visit www.theavettbrothers.com.

The Heartless Bastards

Photo by Felicia Graham

Garage rock band Heartless Bastards tour in support of their latest album The Mountain. The Mountain delivers the swamped-up rock howl that fans have come to love from the critically acclaimed Heartless Bastards, but it also weaves in an adventurous sonic evolution, expanding their three-piece rock palate by adding pedal steel, mandolin, banjo and strings, all in support of Erika Wennerstrom's transcendent voice that Rolling Stone once described as "channeling all the swagger and spit of a young Robert Plant."

For more information, visit www.theheartlessbastards.com.