The Avett Brothers and the Old Crow Medicine Show

The Avett Brothers will perform at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre May 17, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. Old Crow Medicine Show will be the opening band.

In 2001, banjoist Scott Avett and guitarist Seth Avett formed The Avett Brothers with standup bass player Bob Crawford. In 2009, the group made mainstream waves with their lauded major label debut, "I and Love and You." It landed at #16 on the Billboard Top 200 and garnered unanimous critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, Paste, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Time, who dubbed it one of Top 10 albums of the year.

On March 8, Old Crow Medicine show will be one of four artists filming an episode of the PBS television series Bluegrass Underground. On their newest album, "Carry Me Back," Old Crow continue to craft classic American roots music while pushing themselves in new directions.