This is what they had to say
The Band-era Bob Dylan and Tom Waits are the obvious musical templates for these Catskills-based misfits. That they embody them live is the impressive part. Both their tender ballads and Appalachian stomps devolve into feverish jams that threaten to collapse onto themselves (taking the accordion with them). But they always get reeled back in.
the Felice Brothers joined the list with such acts as Pearl Jam, The Black Keys, White Rabbits, Bon Iver and the Roots.
Read more: http://www.esquire.com/features/music/best-concerts-0809?src=digg#ixzz0LRgoMpQr
