Take a string band, add a drummer and a healthy obsession with The Band, and you just might end up with Fruition. The Portland, Oregon-based quintet has grown from a rootsy, string-centric outfit to a full-fledged rock band with an easy but powerful grasp of soul, blues, and British Invasion era pop.

If you're a fan of artists like Tallest Man on Earth, Greensky Bluegrass, The Devil Makes Three or The Decemberists, then Fruition is right up your alley. They've got a stripped-back sound with warm vocal harmonies and those call-and-response choruses so beloved by roots music aficionados. But give them half a second, and they'll rip into the breaks with just enough instrumental chops to scratch your bluegrass itch. That's called the best of both worlds, friends.