The Avett Brothers @ The Boulder Theater, October 14, 2006

Low volume was not a problem at the Avett Brothers show at the Boulder Theater Saturday night.  Oh no, not at all.  The Avett Brothers were making a ton of sound for three guys and 16 strings, give or take a couple dozen broken ones.

See, I won these tickets to go to the show.  And I was going to give them away because the Avett Brothers are bluegrass and I’m not so into that.  Plus, we have a couple of their CDs and, from my point of view, they’re just okay.  Pleasant, for sure, but nothing I was really excited about.  But I ended up going to see them anyway, and while I’m not sure what I heard Saturday night, it definitely wasn’t straight-up bluegrass. 

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Todd Snider – The Devil You Know

devilyouknow To begin with, I should admit that I’m a big Todd Snider fan. I mean, he’s funny, his records are great, and he performs in his bare feet. And when he needs them, based on the photos in the booklet that came with the disc, he’s got a super sweet pair of Chuck Taylor Converse All-Star sneakers (low risers).

If he’s playing with The Nervous Wrecks, he’ll rock the house. But he’s equally good in folk singer mode – just a guitar and harmonica – telling stories, getting the crowd on his side (he always gets the crowd), and playing his awesome songs.

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