Eels have a new album coming out on Tuesday, June 2 titled Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire. This is Eels first new album since 2005's Blinking Lights and Other Revelations. Head on over to MySpace to stream the new album a few days early.
Masterful violinist Joshua Bell is set to play a show with the North Carolina Symphony in January. Bell will play Max Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy with the orchestra at the Meymandi Concert Hall in Raleigh on January 14.
Duke Performances' Summer in the Gardens series is getting ready to kick into high gear and once again, we're thrilled to be able to offer a pair of tickets to the shows, starting with Thad Cockrell next Wednesday, June 3.
Superchunk have a had a productive year and are showing no signs of slowing down. The band released their first new music in a while with the Leaves in the Gutter EP in April, and now they're releasing a new 7" vinyl.
Counting Crows are gearing up to hit the road this summer, this year playing some smaller venues on their own this time instead of partnering up with another big act. The tour won't be stopping in the Triangle, but will head to Charlotte's new Uptown Amphitheater on August 21 as well as the House of Blues in North Myrtle Beach on August 20. Michael Franti & Spearhead and Augustana will open both shows as well as many others on the tour.
After months of talk and speculation, the local lads of Lonnie Walker will finally release their debut album These Times Old Times. The band will celebrate the release of the album on May 30 with two shows. The first will be at Schoolkids Records in Raleigh at 5pm. The second will be at the Ahpeele studio space at 400 Capital Blvd. in Raleigh at 9pm.
Former Wilco keyboard player and guitarist Jay Bennett died in his sleep on Sunday morning at the age of 45. The cause is currently unknown."We are all deeply saddened by this tragedy. We will miss Jay as we remember him -- as a truly unique and gifted human being and one who made welcome and significant contributions to the band's songs and evolution. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends in this very difficult time."
Grizzly Bear's new highly-anticipated album Veckatimest is due out on Tuesday, May 26, but you can stream the entire album now. Head on over to the band's MySpace page to listen to the album. While you're at it, check out the video for the song "Two Weeks" from the album below.
Long disbanded garage dance pop group The Cosmopolitans are reuniting for a show at the Cat's Cradle on August 1. The group hasn't played together since 1982 and the show is being billed as the group's 30th anniversary reunion concert.
Elvis Costello's new album country, string band album titled Secret, Profane & Sugarcane is due out on June 2. Check out a brand new solo performance of the song "Sulphur to Sugarcane" Costello recently filmed for Newsweek below. You can also stream the tracks "Down Among the Wine and Spirits" and "Complicated Shadows" on Costello's website.
Irish pop band The Script have announced a summer US tour in support of their self-titled debut album released in March. The 14-date tour will stop in Carrboro at the Cat's Cradle on Sunday, August 16. Tickets for the show will be $12 in advance and will go on sale on Friday, May 29 via etix.com. Virginia band Parachute will open the show and most of the tour.
Classic doo-wop group and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members Little Anthony and the Imperials have scheduled numerous Carolina dates for September. Among the dates is a show at the Durham Performing Arts Center on September 6. Ticket info for the show is not available yet.
Sara Watkins has a series of shows in support of her self-titled debut album scheduled for June and the Triangle is among them. She will play the ArtsCenter in Carrboro on June 5. Tickets for the show are on sale now for $20 via etix.com.
Chatham County Line kicked off a series of free concerts sponsored by PineCone and the Town of Cary Saturday at Bond Park's Sertoma Amphitheater.
Merge's newest group Telekinesis has released a brand new video from their debut album Telekinesis!. The video is a funny little production for the catchy little pop tune "Awkward Kisser." It features Michael Benjamin Lerner awkwardly treating a female mannequin like his girlfriend.
Blink 182 will embark on their first tour in five years this summer and fall and it's a big one. The band currently have 48 shows scheduled and though those dates do not include a Triangle show, the trio will play Charlotte's Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on October 1. No ticket info is available yet.
We've been getting a little bit of activity on our post announcing the 2nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame benefit concert, so I suppose it's worth letting you all know that the lineup has been announced.
Local trio Megafaun are about to drop their new album Gather, Form & Fly on the world in a couple of months. The album will be released via Hometapes on July 21 as a double vinyl that will include a CD and download of the album too. The new album was mixed by dB's man Chris Stamey which will give the album a little more polish than their previous releases.
The Physics of Meaning recently teamed up with music blog The Music Slut for their tribute to Morrissey's 50th birthday. To celebrate the occasion, the blog has been releasing covers of Morrissey tunes. Today's song is The Physics of Meaning covering The Smiths tune "The Boy With the Thorn in His Side." The song just features strings and vocals which turns out really cool. Click the link below to go to The Music Slut to download the tune.
The highly anticipated new Wilco album cleverly dubbed Wilco (The Album) is not due out for another month and a half but the band are streaming it now on their website. Click here to listen to the album. I've only made it a few songs in, but it sounds great. The opening track "Wilco (The Song)" is killer and reminds me a lot of the vibe of the Summerteeth album.Wilco dates: 06.12.09 - Cincinnati, OH - Aronoff Center 06.15.09 - Oklahoma City, OK - Bricktown Events Center 06.17.09 - El Paso, TX - Abraham Chavez Theatre [Tickets] 06.19.09 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint [Tickets] 06.20.09 - Pomona, CA - Fox Theatre [Tickets] 06.22.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre 06.23.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre 06.25.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theatre 06.26.09 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery 06.27.09 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre [Tickets] 06.28.09 - Stateline, NV - Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena [Tickets] 06.30.09 - Jacksonville, OR - Britt Pavilion 07.03.09 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre [Tickets] 07.08.09 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap 07.10.09 - Wilmington, DE - Frawley Stadium 07.11.09 - Lowell, MA - Lelacheur Park 07.13.09 - Brooklyn, NY - Keyspan Park [Tickets] 07.17.09 - Portland, ME - Maine State Pier [Tickets] 07.18.09 - Wappingers Falls, NY - Dutchess Stadium 07.19.09 - Lewiston, NY - Art Park 07.21.09 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Theatre 07.23.09 - Detroit Lakes, MN - 10,000 Lakes Festival |
Tori Amos will release her tenth studio album next Tuesday, May 19 titled Abnormally Attracted To Sin. She will hit the road in the US and Canada in July to support the album on tour dubbed the "Sinful Attraction Tour." Amos will make a stop in Durham on July 31 at the Durham Performing Arts Center. 
We have a brand new track from Bowerbirds sophomore album Upper Air for you to check out. It is the sixth track titled "Northern Lights." Download the song below. Check out the details of the new album that we shared with you last month here.
Local record label and music collective Trekky Records is gearing up for their second annual TRKfest. The big show will happen on June 13 at Piedmont Biofuels in Pittsboro, NC. This year's festival will feature Trekky favorites such like Lost in the Trees, The Never and Embarassing Fruits as well as Trekky friends Ivan Howard (of The Rosebuds), Megafaun, Hammer No More the Fingers and others. Check out the full list of bands performing below as well as a list of other fun activities that will be going on.
Eclectic British singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf is preparing to release a new album titled The Bachelor and has announced a big tour supporting it in June. The tour will be sponsored by Nylon Magazine and feature Wolf, Living Things, Plastiscines and Jaguar Love. The tour will hit the Cradle on June 26 and tickets are on sale now via etix.com for $15.
Well, this settles my internal debate about how badly I really wanted to go see New Kids on the Block.Due to unforeseen production delays, the summer NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK tour has made necessary changes to the tour dates and venues. The concerts scheduled to take place on June 2nd at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte and on June 3rd at Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion in Raleigh have been canceled.
Tickets purchased online or via phones will be refunded automatically starting Tuesday May 12. Tickets purchased at the venue box offices or at BLOCKBUSTER stores can be refunded at point of purchase starting Wednesday May 13.
Green Day's new album 21st Century Breakdown, the follow-up to their massive 2005 album American Idiot, is due out on Friday May 15, but you can give it a listen right now. The band have teamed up with Rhapsody where you can listen to all 18 tracks. At first listen, it's a pretty good album. It feels like a natural continuation of where the band was going on American Idiot.