The Avett Brothers are a non-traditional bluegrass band that originated in Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina. The band is made up of two brothers, Seth Avett and Scott Avett, and a third member Bob Crawford. Risen from the ashes of Seth and Scott's former rock band Nemo, The Avett Brothers combine old-time country, bluegrass, punk, pop melodies, folk, rock and roll, honky tonk and ragtime to produce a sound described by The Washington Post as "post civil-war modern rock", or by other reviewers as "grungegrass".
