Premiere: The Avett Brothers, ‘Live and Die’
On October 19th, the Avett Brothers will team up with Southern soft drink Cheerwine for a special concert event at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Charlottesville, Virginia that will benefit family-aid organizations across the U.S. Dubbed the Legendary Giveback, the concert will be streamed live to anyone who makes a commitment to volunteer in their community, which fans can pledge to do through Cheerwine.com or on Facebook. You can also check out this cool stop-motion promo video for the concert event set to the Avett’s new track “Live and Die,” which will appear on their upcoming record The Carpenter, due out September 11th.
“There’s something very special about combining the joy of making music with the gratification of helping people,” said Scott Avett of the event. “This is a very powerful thing of which we’re immensely proud to be a part, and we hope our friends and fans across the country join us in giving back.”