A pair of North Carolina-based

Ramseur Records

signees are making their way to the midstate on Wednesday, November 12. The folk-rock trio The

Avett Brothers

play the Whitaker Center's Sunoco Performance Theater at 7:30 p.m. while the quirky folky fourpiece

Bombadil

play Messiah College at 10:00 p.m. as a part of the school's popular B-Sides series.

If you hurry down US Route 15, you might even be able to catch both shows.

Tickets for The Avett Brothers performance run $20 and are nearly sold out. Act fast! Opening are Mexo-Americana band David Wax Museum. Bombadil's Messiah College show is free!The Avett Brothers mix of bluegrass, country, punk, pop, folk, heck, all rootsy things American, has brought them acclaim via the 2007 Americana Music Award's Group of the year. The future holds even more promise as their next album will be released by Rick Rubin's American Recording label.

The group does indeed consist of two brothers, Seth (guitar) and Scott (banjo) Avett. The third non-familial band member plays the stand-up bass. On tour the trio is often joined by a cellist.

Bombadil was formed in Bolivia where band members Daniel Michalak and Bryan Rahija met. Luckily, they were able to get back to the States unlike Butch and Sundance.

Their live shows are a musical instrument menagerie with appearances made by mssrs. glockenspiel, accordion, viola, trumpet, xylophone, pan flute, South American lute, trombones and many many more.

Below is an Avett Brothers cover of fellow indie-folk hero Jessica Lea Mayfield's song "For Only." Even further below Bombadil give you a sense of their vibe with the tune "Three Saddest Words."

What else is going on in the midstate? You know where to check: the very nearly unabridged PennLive.com Event Calendar.