Album Review: The Avett Brothers - Live, Volume 3

The Avett Brothers are back with their third live album, aptly titled Live, Volume 3. The album, which is also available on DVD, was recorded at the band's big hometown show at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte in August 2009.

The album showcases the band's raucous, high energy live performances the band have become known for, but that's a double-edged sword when recorded. The energy is fantastic, but the recording makes the sloppiness of the live show apparent, with the band sawing away at their various stringed instruments wildly. In an interview on the DVD, Seth Avett calls the band's live sound "a beautiful mess," which is very fitting.

Arcade Fire to release documentary

The fantastic Arcade Fire are gearing up to release a 70-minute documentary of the making of Neon Bible directed by Vincent Morisset. The documentary will include tour footage from the band's 2006 and 2007 tours shot by Vincent Moon. The titled of the film is Miroir Noir which is French for "Black Mirror."

The film will be available as a digital download via miroir-noir.com on Monday, December 15. It will also be available to order as a standard DVD or deluxe DVD form on that date. The deluxe version will include the band's SNL, Friday Night with Johnathan Ross and BBC performances. There's no word on when the DVD's will ship.

Watch the trailer for the film here.

[UPDATE: The DVDs will ship no later than March 31, 2009. When you pre-order either version of the DVD, you receive an instant download of the film.]