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Very cool news from the fellas themselves:

Mark your calendars now…
This Saturday, January 23, we are performing on the longest-running music series in American television history, Austin City Limits!

To get you all ready for the big show:
You can read our program preview, set list, and a have a look at photos from our recording now on austincitylimits.com.

ACL is also featuring a clip of our “I and Love and You” performance, which you can watch here!

Austin City Limits airs on PBS: check here for your local listing.

Can’t wait for you to see it!

Best,
The Avett Brothers

A “conscience” helps us make sense of a Holy God. A conscience illuminates a moral/ethical dimension in our lives/world that shouldn’t be ignored. When people don’t have these, oh the horror…I think we can all understand the need for a moral compass. But I’m not talkin’ bout that, Willis.

I’m talking about an over-active conscience. When one’s conscious has been hijacked and one becomes too sensitive and plagued heavy sense of being wrong/unworthy/not good enough. He or she has no gray, it’s all black and white; even if the “morality” is just a construct of societal/cultural norms, these are seen as mandates from God Himself. This could mean a prohibition on consuming lawful/moderate amounts of alcohol, using sarcasm, listening to non-Christian music, or so on. But Christianity isn’t about what you don’t do, it’s about who you know. (continue reading…)

Hell from Tegan and Sara on Vimeo.

…this is the 91st time (right Sean?) that I’ve posted The Avett Brothers doing “Laundry Room.” Enjoy.

Tegan & Sara have put out some catchy new stuff (listen here) AND they’ve booked a Detroit show in March.

The Avett Brothers~Laundry Room from LaundroMatinee on Vimeo.

I love the original song, the cover, and how Neil Young has often to re-told the Euro-centric (& seemingly amoral) narratives about Native American and European interactions:

My life was improved by clicking here. (Laundry Room is one of my favorites…they play it)

Okay, don’t watch the video first. First GO HERE to listen to the cool Swedish techno: ‘Heartbeats’ by The Knife. Then let Jose Gonzalez pour melodic honey on your ears…

I saw one of my favorite bands play an excellent show this past weekend…