Michael Daves performs Ralph Stanley's "Pretty Polly" with his electric band at the Bell House in Brooklyn on March 5, 2016. The concert celebrated the release of his album Orchids and Violence, which pairs bluegrass and electric takes on mostly traditional tunes. In the band are Jessi Carter on bass and Kid Millions on drums.

Michael Daves performs Ralph Stanley's "Pretty Polly" with his bluegrass band at the Bell House in Brooklyn on March 5, 2016. The concert celebrated the release of his album Orchids and Violence, which pairs bluegrass and electric takes on mostly traditional tunes. In the live band are Noam Pikelny on banjo, Brittany Haas on fiddle, Jake Jolliff on mandolin, and Larry Cook on bass.

Michael Daves's Orchids and Violence comprises two discs with identical track listings of mostly traditional bluegrass tunes, including songs by bluegrass pioneers Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley. The first disc has straightforward interpretations with a band of roots-music innovators: bassist Mike Bub, violinist Brittany Haas, mandolinist Sarah Jarosz, and Punch Brothers banjoist Noam Pikelny. The second includes bass, drums, and electric guitar, mostly played by Daves, with a raw, experimental rock take on those tunes.

Chris Thile & Michael Daves perform the tune "20/20 Vision" off their 2011 debut duo album, Sleep with One Eye Open. The video was directed by Steve Lippman, aka Flip, and shot at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City.

Chris Thile & Michael Daves perform the traditional tune "Rabbit in a Log" off their 2011 debut duo album, Sleep with One Eye Open. The video was directed by Steve Lippman, aka Flip, and shot at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City.

Chris Thile & Michael Daves perform "You're Running Wild" (made famous by the Louvin brothers), off their 2011 debut duo album, Sleep with One Eye Open. The video was directed by Steve Lippman, aka Flip, and shot at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City.

Chris Thile & Michael Daves perform Lester Flatt's "My Little Girl in Tennessee," off their 2011 debut duo album, Sleep With One Eye Open. The video was directed by Steve Lippman, aka Flip, and shot at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City.

Chris Thile and Michael Daves discuss their 2011 debut duo album, Sleep with One Eye Open. The album, recorded live to tape over four days at Jack White’s Third Man studio in Nashville, is a collection of 16 traditional tunes by bluegrass legends like The Monroe Brothers, The Louvin Brothers, Jimmy Martin, and Flatt & Scruggs. Video directed by Steve Lippman aka Flip.

Chris Thile & Michael Daves perform Lester Flatt's "Sleep with One Eye Open," the title track to their 2011 debut duo album. The video was directed by Steve Lippman, aka Flip, and shot at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City.