Their first album for Columbia, produced by Rick Rubin, will be released in 2009. The Avett Brothers have nine previous independent releases under their belts, the most recent of which, The Second Gleam, came out in July.

The Avett Brothers are currently on tour through the beginning of November (more tour info located below).

August 17 Jackson Hole, WY Jackson Hole Music Festival

August 19 Steamboat Springs, CO Strings Music Pavilion

August 20 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot

August 22 Boise, ID Big Easy Concert House

August 24 Portland, OR Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre

August 27 Seattle, WA Woodland Park Zoo

August 28 Jacksonville, OR Britt Festival

August 30 Camp Mather, CA Strawberry Music Festival

September 5 Memphis, TN Delta Fair & Music Festival

September 6 Carbondale, IL Copper Dragon

September 7 Urbana, IL The Canopy Club

September 10 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom

September 11 Dallas, TX Granada Theater

September 12 Ozark, AR Mulberry Mountain Harvest Music Festival

September 14 Morrison, CO Monolith Festival

September 16 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall

September 19 Roanoke, VA Jefferson Center - Shaftman Performance Hall

September 20 Charlottesville, VA Charlottesville Pavilion

September 21 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion

September 25 Tuscaloosa, AL The Jupiter

September 26 Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium

September 27 Louisville, KY Coyote's Music & Dance Hall

October 2 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre

October 3 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre

October 31 Greensboro, NC War Memorial Auditorium

November 1 Greenville, SC Peace Center

November 6 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre