FEATURES The Power of Two The Milk Carton Kids make a big splash by keeping it small By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers  Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! 50 years after the Beatles exploded on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show,’ the band’s music continues to resonate with today’s songwriters By Adam Levy Plain as Fulks Insurgent country star Robbie Fulks sheds the sarcasm on ‘That’s Where I’m From’ and produces the best album of his career By Kenny Berkowitz Roadside Americana The St. Louis Cigar Box Guitar Festival and 49 other must-attend events By Greg Cahill, Scott Nygaard, Amber von Nagel, Megan Westberg DEPARTMENTS From the Home Office  Opening Act  Events  Great Acoustics  The Beat Jamestown Revival travels from ‘California’ to ‘Utah’; Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones team up; and more News Spotlight New book revisits Woody Guthrie’s final years  David Lowery takes on free lyric websites  Acoustic Classic Start a jug band in 5 easy steps  The Basics Learn the quickest way to create lush open-string chords  Take It Easy Play something you love now—practice later  Weekly Workout Flat-pick with fingerstyle patterns  Shop Talk New York’s premiere custom-guitar show proved an inspiration  Movers & Shakers C.M. Martin IV on running the family business  Guitar Guru Dana Bourgeois explains the impact of a guitar’s finish  REVIEWS Guild Orpheum 12-fret mahogany dreadnought merges a myriad of vintage and modern designs  Epiphone Texan Great playability, classic design, and value define this reissue  Taylor 322e Mahogany-top guitar offers comfort, affordability, and sweet tone  Mi-Si Magpie Innovative pickup with a small footprint and quick-charging technology  In the Stores An Avril Lavigne signature guitar; and more  MIXED MEDIA Playlist Eric Bibb invites listeners to book passage on the freedom train; and other recordings  Books Bob Dylan stole from him, the Coen Bros. drank from his cup; and more  Caught in the Act CSN&Y carry on at inspired reunion shows Global music pours from the Ellnora Guitar Festival