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Joel GillespieFriday, September 5, 2008 10:00 AM

It takes a lot of effort to be cool all the time, or so I'm told. Keeping up with trends, making sure you name-check the right bands, looking scruffy but not
too scruffy, it's almost a full-time job in itself. But authenticity can be effortless, too. It's easy to forget that it's possible for bands like the
Avett Brothers to save all the time and trouble associated with establishing credibility and reallocate it toward crafting songs. They've come a long way from their Concord,
N.C., roots, building a cult national following around their unique blend of bluegrass vocal harmonies and punk ebullience.
The Avett Brothers will be at the Canopy Club on Sunday night. Justin Gordon opens the 9 p.m. show, and tickets are $16. Stick around after the jump and you'll hear from Scott Avett, singer and guitarist for the Avett Brothers.