More on the Avett Brothers (watch them, too)

The Avett Brothers are a phenom-in-progress. Formed in an empty parking lot in 2001 and offering a hard-to-define roots-rock/punkish-yet-melodic sort of vibe, the group nourished a passionate following in small venues with rough-and-rowdy live shows. Tonight, they're slated to play in Paris, part of an international tour supporting their first major-label record, "I and Love and You," which made multiple top-10 lists for 2009.

They've been everywhere in recent months. A sampling:

Craig Ferguson:

"Ace of Cakes" (!): (Watch Mary Alice lose it! You'll have to wait to the end to see a nanosec of Joe playing, but he hits the cake hard.)

"Austin City Limits":

This story was originally published March 17, 2010 at 8:28 AM with the headline "More on the Avett Brothers (watch them, too)."