North Carolina indie rockers The Avett Brothers eschewed the cowbell in favor of more tambourine at this weekend's show in Grand Prairie, Texas, and in doing so, found a 7-foot-tall NBA MVP to provide it. Dirk Nowitzki, a big fan of the band, made the "cameo of the year" (at about the 2:00 mark of the video) according to Joe Kwan, the band's cellist:

Cameo of the year goes to @swish41 for joining us on tambourine on Sally's Lover! — Joe Kwon (권요셉) (@joekwon80) June 3, 2012

And the lovefest continued after the show, by Dirk: