HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – There's a good chance you've heard of the Alabama Shakes by now. Whether listening to them on NPR, reading about them in Rolling Stone or seeing the band's name announced in summer festival lineups including Hangout, the Athens band is everywhere these days.

Now you’ll have the chance to see the band for yourself – on TV or in person, right here in Huntsville.

The band will make its national late-night television debut on "Conan" tonight at 10 p.m. on TBS, and will play a show at Crossroads Music Hall in Huntsville on March 30.

Guitarist Heath Fogg said in an email that the TV experience is on another level from the recent attention the band has received.

“It’s definitely a lot scarier,” Fogg said. “It’s exciting, too. (We’re) still getting used to the attention.”

The band fronted by the out-of-this-world vocals and guitar of Brittany Howard along with Zac Cockrell, Steve Johnson and Fogg has earned a reputation for soulful live performances and aims to evoke similar emotions from tonight’s TV audience.

“We just hope people react the same way they would at a live show, but in their PJs on the couch,” Fogg said.

The Alabama Shakes' debut full-length album, "Boys & Girls," will be released on ATO records April 10. In the meantime, the band will be returning home for three dates in Alabama including a performance at Crossroads on March 30. Tickets for the Huntsville show are $12 in advance and will go on sale today at 11 a.m. on the Alabama Shakes' website and through Crossroads Wednesday. The band is also playing at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa on March 23 and a sold-out show at WorkPlay in Birmingham March 31.



As for tomorrow’s big debut, the band had no set plans for a viewing party as of Monday night.

“We will probably watch it in our hotel or go to a local bar that’s empty and see if they can turn it on,” Fogg said.