Avett Brothers to play 50 shows through December

The Avett Brothers don't even have to win the Americana Music Association's Group of the Year award, for which they are nominated, to make 2007 a doozy. Five years into its existence, the North Carolina trio just announced its longest U.S. tour ever. Call them "indie roots," call them what you will, they've met Conan O'Brien and everything, so labels hardly matter anymore.

A-Bros' (nobody actually calls them that, and we promise never to again) latest album, Emotionalism, debuted on Ramseur Records in May at number one on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart. Hear them out on the following dates:

August
22 - Chicago, Ill. @ The House of Blues
24 - Kansas City, Mo. @ Crossroads
25 - Denver, Col. @ The Soiled Dove
26 - Boulder, Col. @ E-Town Boulder Theatre
27 - Aspen, Col. @ Belly Up Aspen
28 - Salt Lake City, Utah @ The Urban Lounge
30 - Boise, Idaho @ The Record Exchange (In-Store Performance)
30 - Boise, Idaho @ Big Easy Concert House
31 - Eugene, Ore. @ Wow Hall

September
1 - Seattle, Wash. @ Bumbershoot Festival
2 - Vancouver, B.C. @ Vancouver East Cultural Centre
3 - Memphis, Tenn. @ Delta Fair & Music Festival
7 - Norfolk, Va. @ Attucks Theatre
8 - Wilmington, N.C. @ Water Street Parking Deck/The Soapbox
13 - Ronaoke, Va. @ Jefferson Center
14 - Bristol, Tenn. @ Rhythm & Roots Reunion
15 - Greensboro, N.C. @ War Memorial Auditorium
19 - Towson, Md. @ Recher Theatre
20 - Richmond, Va. @ Toad's Place
21 - Charlottesville, Va. @ Satellite Ballroom
22 - Centreville, Va. @ Capitol City Carnival,
26 - Auburn, Ala. @ War Eagle Supper Club
27 - Tuscaloosa, Ala. @ Jupiter
28 - Hunstville, Ala. @ Big Spring Jam/Big Spring Park,
29 - Knoxville, Tenn. @ Bijou Theatre

October
2 - Providence, R.I. @ Decibel
3 - New Haven, Conn. @ Toad's Place,
4 - Newmarket, N.H. @ Stone Church Music Club
5 - Troy, N.Y. @ Revolution Hall
6 - Buffalo, N.Y. @ Town Ballroom
7 - Toronto, Ontario @ The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
9 - Pontiac, Mich. @ Eagle Theater
10 - Nelsonville, Ohio @ Stuart's Opera House
11 - Nashville, Tenn. @ Cannery Ballroom
12 - Birmingham, Ala. @ Workplay Theatre
13 - Atlanta, Ga. @ The Echo Project
18 - Petaluma, Calif. @ McNears Mystic Theatre
19 - Hanford, Calif. @ Hanford Fox Theatre
20 - Santa Barbara, Calif. @ Lobero Theatre
21 - Joshua Tree, Calif. @ Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival,
28 - The Music Farm, Charleston, SC

November
1 - Nashville, Tenn. @ 6th Annual Americana Honors & Awards, Ryman Auditorium
2 - Dallas, Texas @ Granada Theater (w/ Will Hoge)
4 - Austin, Texas @ La Zona Rosa
7 - Athens, Ga. @ Georgia Theatre
9 - Augusta, Ga. @ Imperial Theatre
11 - Gainesville, Fla. @ Common Grounds
15 - Norwalk, Conn. @ Norwalk Concert Hall
16 - Boston, Mass. @ Paradise Rock Club
17 - New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall
18 - Ithaca, N.Y. @ State Theatre
19 - Sellersvile, Penn. @ Sellersville Theater