Armchair Expert episode 144

The Avett Brothers

The Avett Brothers are an American folk rock band. They sit down with the Armchair Expert to discuss the experience of being in a family band, the balance between touring and home life and the connection between artist and audience. The two talk about how they came to love music and Dax describes the magic of an Avett Brothers' concert. They discuss the male right of passage, their relationship to religion and the feeling of universal unity.

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The Avett Brothers are an American folk rock band. They sit down with the Armchair Expert to discuss the experience of being in a family band, the balance between touring and home life and the connection between artist and audience. The two talk about how they came to love music and Dax describes the magic of an Avett Brothers' concert. They discuss the male right of passage, their relationship to religion and the feeling of universal unity.

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  1. 0:01welcome welcome welcome to armchair expert I'm joined by my musician sister
  2. 54:57your son was born right yeah yeah just before so me and Jessica Lee Mayfield we made this Elliot Smith cover record I
  3. 1:56:55can't um I don't have servant oh well that's that solves that so anyway that's
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