Avett Brothers LP Streams at NPR

Did we mention the band is on the cover of the new issue of BLURT?

By Fred Mills

Beginning today, and running through September 29, NPR Music will host an Exclusive First Listen of the Avett Brothers new Rick Rubin-produced I and Love and You at www.npr.org/firstlisten. (Music fans frequently get sneak peaks of new albums a week prior to release at NPR Music, which has hosted in recent months Wilco, Moby, Bjork and Neko Case.

The Avetts album hits stores Sept. 29 (they'll be on the Letterman show the night prior) and the band is already on the road promoting it - see itinerary, below.

Meanwhile, they're also our cover subjects for the new issue of BLURT, hitting newsstands in a couple of weeks. As profiled by our Contributing Editor A.D. Amorosi, the Avett Brothers have their entire career to date recapped, along with some illuminating anecdotes as well as producer Rubin's own assessment of the band.

"As soon as I met them, I knew they were special," said Rubin. "Meeting them as much as anything promoted our working together."

"It was what our game was meant to be," said Scott, of the recording sessions. "We all did our jobs, brought the craft and let the art lead the way."

Tour Dates:

9/22     Oxford, MS                             The Lyric Oxford

9/24     Memphis, TN                           Minglewood Hall

9/25     Little Rock, AR                        Robinson Center Music Hall

9/26     Tulsa, OK                                Cain's Ballroom

9/27     Dallas, TX                                Granada Theater

9/29     Baton Rouge, LA                     Baton Rouge River Center Theatre

10/1     New Orleans, LA                     House of Blues

10/2     Austin, TX                                Austin City Limits

10/3     Midwest City, OK                    Rose State PAC

10/5     Murray, KY                             Lovett Auditorium Center

10/15   Baltimore, MD             Rams Head Live

10/16   Philadelphia, PA                       Electric Factory

10/17   New York, NY                        Terminal 5

10/18   Boston, MA                             House of Blues

10/20   Iowa City, IA                           The Englert Theatre

10/21   Madison, WI                            Barrymore Theatre

10/22   Urbana, IL                               Canopy Club

10/29   Huntington, WV                       Keith Albee Theatre

10/30   Louisville, KY                          Louisville Palace

10/31   Nashville, TN                           Ryman Auditorium

[Photo Credit: Chris Wilson]