re: Jason Isbell and The Avett Brothers Jazzfest sets

Hooray! A non Phish jazzfest thread!

It was my first time seeing Jason Isbell and he didn't disappoint. It looked like they had a few issues during sound check, causing a late start, but the sound was great the entire show.

It was pretty cool that he saw the proposal go down during Cover Me Up and gave the couple a shout out after the song.

As for Avett, this was my sixth time seeing them live and now ranks as my second favorite show. They came out with such evergy from the start that it really set the tone for the rest of the show. I don't think they often start shows with Talk On Indolence but it was the perfect song for the day and atmosphere.

Also, closing with If It's The Beaches was amazing. It was my first time hearing it live and led to the below cool story.

Me and the gf were leaving the show after Avett left the stage and we saw a middle aged couple hugging and you could tell the wife was crying. They struck up conversation with us and she said it was the first time they had ever even heard of Avett but If It's The Beaches and the show in general had moved her to tears.

From talking with a few others around us, you could tell many new Avett converts were born on 4/25/14.