16 Jun Telluride Bluegrass: The Milk Carton Kids
The Milk Carton Kids
The Milk Carton Kids formed in 2011, a duo that consists of Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan. While the most obvious musical reference is the classic folk revival sound of their twin acoustic guitars and close harmonies, the band both expands and contradicts that rich legacy with highly inventive guitar lines and intricately interwoven vocals.
“Like Simon & Garfunkel meets Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, with hilarious deadpan stage banter. Great musicians, singers, and songwriters,” said Brian Eyster of Planet Bluegrass.
The Milk Carton Kids show up early on the schedule of the 40th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, opening day, Thursday, June 20, 1:45 – 2: 45 p.m., hot as blazes on the heels of Elephant Revival – see related post – and just before Steep Creek Rangers (ditto, a related post). All three groups are making their Main Stage/festival debuts and all are riding an exploding buzz as they tour the country.
In their short time together the duo have already attracted a devoted and sizable following with the simple purity of their music, touring with a host of established acts (Old Crow Medicine Show, Punch Brothers, and more), appearing on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series, and charming audiences with their deadpan on-stage humor. The Milk Carton Kids have also been nominated for Best Emerging Artist of the Year for the 2013 Americana Music Association’s Honors & Awards.
The Milk Carton Kids are on tour in support of their highly anticipated anti-debut album The Ash & Clay, which debuted #174 on the Billboard Top 200 on March 26. The Ash & Clay was heralded as “intimate and powerful, bittersweet and inspiring” by Performer Magazine and “like a dewy Everly Brothers, so sweet, funny and charming,” by Time Out New York.
Three songs from The Ash & Clay were recently featured in the acclaimed new Gus Van Sant/Matt Damon film, “Promised Land.”
Check out the band’s recent performance on Conan here:
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