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Durham band Delta Rae are use a few weeks away from releasing their debut album Carry the Fire, out on June 19 via Sire Records (a major label part of Warner Music Group).
We have sad, sad news this evening. Legendary North Carolina bluegrass pioneer Doc Watson has died today at the age of 89.
Psychedelic Brooklyn band Yeasayer are gearing up for the release of their third album Fragrant World, due out on August 20. The band will stay busy well into the fall, touring both leading up to the release and after it's out.
In The Belly of The Brazen Bull gives fans of The Cribs pretty much anything they could ever want from the band, filtered through the 90s buzz lens of producers Steve Albini and Dave Fridmann. 
Violin virtuoso Joshua Bell will make his way back to the Triangle this fall as part of UNC's Carolina Performing Arts 2012-13 season.
Durham trio Hammer No More the Fingers will unleash the follow up to 2011's Black Shark in June. |
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Philadelphia indie rockers Man Man are hitting the road in June supporting their latest album Life Fantastic, released last May.
To celebrate the annual The Independent's Best of the Triangle winners for 2012, the publication is throwing a free party in downtown Durham on Saturday, June 9.
It's a big week in news from the Archers of Loaf camp. We just told you about the final two remastered albums which are set to be released in August, and now the band's tour documentary What Did You Expect? - The Archers of Loaf Live at the Cat's Cradle is set for its North Carolina premiere.
Indie band These United States, who are originally from D.C. but now call Brooklyn and Carrboro home, are releasing their fifth album, which is self-titled, on June 12. A headlining tour will follow the release, including a show in the Triangle.
Durham folk rock band Wood Ear will release its first release in five years this summer. The band's Steeple Vultures EP will be available June 12 on Churchkey Records |
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After reissuing Icky Mettle last year and Vee Vee in February, Merge Records is reissuing the final two albums of the Archers of Loaf catalog this summer.
Merge Records announced earlier this year that they had signed legendary rocker Bob Mould, who would release a new album on the label in the fall. The details of that album are still TBA, but the label just announced that they will reissue the back catalog of Mould's 1990s band Sugar this summer.
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Back in March we told you that North Carolina rock icons The dB's will release a new album on June 12 titled Falling Off the Sky. With the release date quickly approaching, they're giving away two fantastic songs from the album, "Before We Were Born" and "That Time is Gone." Stream or download the songs via the widget below (clicking download will get you a zip file of the two songs).
Alt-bluegrass quintet the Punch Brothers are no strangers to the Triangle, stopping by on a regular basis to share their unique string band sound with adoring fans. They'll make their way back to the Triangle this fall supporting their third album Who's Feeling Young Now?
Swedish singer-songrwiter Kristian Matsson, better known as The Tallest Man on Earth, will release his third album, There's No Leaving Now, on June 12 via Dead Oceans Records. He'll spend the summer traveling across the U.S. and Europe and will be stopping in the Triangle.
Folk/alt-country singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile is hitting the road on a big summer tour in support of her new album Bear Creek, due out on June 5. She'll open a few dates for the Dave Matthews band in June and July, but will spend most of the summer headlining shows across the U.S.
Country legend Merle Haggard will be on the road much of the year touring in support of his latest album Working in Tennessee. A few of the shows will also feature country icon Kris Kristofferson, and the Triangle was lucky enough to land one of the gigs.
Haw River based Yep Roc Records (which will move to Hillsborough later this year) is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary this year and will be celebrating with a big three-day bash at the Cat's Cradle this October dubbed YR15.
Legendary British pop rock band The Zombies, featuring original members Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent, are gearing up for a U.S. summer tour. The band released a new album in 2011 titled Breathe Out, Breathe In.
The International Bluegrass Music Association announced plans today to move its annual World of Bluegrass event to the City of Oaks for three years beginning in September 2013. The event has been in Nashville since 2005 and was previously held in Kentucky.
Singer songwriter M. Ward brought the tour in support of his latest album A Wasteland Companion to Page Auditorium at Duke last night and the crowd was treated to a dynamic set showcasing his new music as well as his fantastic catalog.
Doug Edmunds of Gladhands and Violet Vector and The Lovely Lovelies fame is back with his other band, The Stars Explode, and their new record, Between The Lines, is built on a solid North Carolina power pop foundation.
The Rhinestone Cowboy himself, country legend Glen Campbell, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease about a year and a half ago, but is currently on his Goodbye Tour, performing his classics one last time.
The fantastic string band Old Crow Medicine show welcomed back founding member Critter Fuqua earlier this year, have a new album due out sometime this year (the details have not been released yet) and will hit the road on a big summer tour, bringing them back to the Triangle.
English symphonic prog rockers Yes are hitting the road on a big summer tour in support of their 2011 album, Fly from Here, the band's first new album since 2001.
Brooklyn musician George Lewis, Jr., better known by his stage name Twin Shadow, is gearing up for the release of his sophomore album Confess, due out on July 10. He'll hit the road on a big tour in late July which will keep him on the road through September.
While touring in support of their latest album The Clearing, Bowerbirds recently stopped in Minneapolis, MN and performed some songs for MPLS.TV and their label, Dead Oceans.
The Hopscotch Music Festival has been bringing great bands to the Triangle outside of one three-day weekend a year in September, and now they're bringing Nashville duo JEFF the Brotherhood to Raleigh to play an intimate show that will kick off the band's headlining tour.
Veteran California power pop/rock band Redd Kross returned to the stage in 2006 after almost a decade-long hiatus, and this year, the band will return with their first new album in fifteen years. |
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MC and singer Matisyahu is gearing up for the release of his new album Spark Seeker due out on July 17 and he'll behitting the road on a big summer tour that will bring him to Raleigh.
To celebrate the summer and to help bridge the gap between 2010's Majesty Shredding and Superchunk's next album, the band will release a new 7-inch single this summer with, as luck would have it, a summer theme.
Philadelphia-based experimental indie rock band mewithoutYou is gearing up to self-release its fifth full-length album Ten Stories on May 15 and will be touring heavily through the summer to promote it.
Deafening rock duo Sleigh Bells (who perform live as a trio) are hitting the road again this summer in support of their sophomore album Reign of Terror, released in February.
Canadian post rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, who ended a seven-year hiatus in 2010, are hitting the road again this fall to play shows across the eastern half of the United States.
English indie pop band Florence + the Machine has a very busy summer planned with dates spanning the globe, and a newly announced show will bring them right to our backyard.
The Warren Haynes-led southern rock band Gov't Mule is hitting the road this year and will be taking veteran New Orleans singer-songwriter Dr. John out to open a few southern dates, including a stop in the Triangle.