Tonight, the banjos will be taking over Benaroya Hall. We think there's a banjo joke in there somewhere, but it's too early on a Monday morning to come up with it. Instead, we'll just sell you on the legendary Earl Scruggs, who's responsible for that three-finger picking style Seattlest prefers when attacking the famously untunable instrument. We caught Scruggs at the IBMA awards last year, and we can vouch for the fact that he's still got it after all these years. Go see a living legend in action. Check him:

As for the Sparrow Quartet, it's a supergroup of sorts, consisting of banjo players Abigail Washburn and Bela Fleck, as well as Casey Driessen (fiddle), and Ben Sollee (cello). Check them:

7:30 p.m. // Benaroya Hall // $27-65