Georgia indie rockers Ponderosa have been regular visitors to the Triangle over the last few years and they'll be making their way back here this summer for another show in support of their 2012 album Pool Party. |
| Art for the single "Bite My Tongue" |
Before heading over to Lincoln Theatre Saturday night (June 1) to play a big show in support of their latest album The Only Place, Best Coast will be playing a free in-store at Schoolkids Records on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh.
Singer-songwriter Jill Andrews is hitting the road in June on a short run of shows which will kick off right here in the Triangle.
Mount Moriah has been working hard promoting their sophomore album Miracle Temple released by Merge Records earlier this year. The band recently stopped by NPR's World Cafe for a chat and to perform a few songs from the album.
Los Angeles alt rockers Silversun Pickups will be hitting the road this summer in support of their latest album Neck of the Woods, released last year, and they'll be stopping in the Triangle for a big free show.
California pop rockers Toad the Wet Sprocket recently announced that they've completed their first album of new music since 1997 titled New Constellation, which should be out sometime this year. They'll also hit the road on a summer tour which will bring them to the Triangle.
Popular 1980s and 1990s rock band Living Colour are hitting the road this summer to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut album Vivid.
Veteran English new post punk, new wave band The Psychedelic Furs are gearing up for another big this summer which will take them to clubs all across the U.S. even though they haven't released a new since 1991's World Outside.
The annual Locally Grown concert and movie series atop Wallace Plaza in Chapel Hill will return in 2013 and will feature three free concerts and six movies.
New York indie pop band The Spring Standards are heading back out on the road this summer which will bring them back to the Triangle in support of their new live album Live From Delaware released yesterday, May 21.
After the awesome initial announcement of Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell, Punch Brothers and a special collaboration between Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Béla Fleck, Alison Krauss, Del McCoury, Tony Rice and Mark Schatz, a slew of new performers and details emerged on Tuesday for the special two-day event.
Alessi Laurent-Marke’s third album as Alessi’s Ark, The Still Life, is representative of both her prodigious promise and youthful follies.
California indie band Pinback and preparing to hit the road on a big tour this summer which will keep them on the road into the fall and bring them back to the Triangle for the second time supporting their 2012 album Information Retrieved.
R&B supergroup TGT which features Tyrese, Ginuwine and Tank are preparing to release their debut album, 3 Kings, sometime this year and they'll be hitting the road on a summer tour that will bring them to the Triangle.
The Mountain Goats' out-of-print 2002 album All Hail West Texas (the last super lo-fi album recorded on a Panasonic boombox that John Darnielle released) will be remastered and reissued with bonus tracks by Merge Records this summer.
Gaudy, glittered up pop star Ke$ha has extended her 2013 tour plans in support of her latest album Warrior, released last year, and she'll be making her way back to the Triangle this summer.
After springing their first new new album in five years, Time Stamp, on the world just a few weeks ago, local favorites Annuals have now announced their first hometown show since the release.
Georgia rockers The Whigs have announced a few spring and summer tour dates in support of their latest album Enjoy the Company which was released last year and they're coming back to the Triangle.
The Oak City 7 concert series at City Plaza in downtown Raleigh will return in a few weeks to kick off their second season of free concerts every other Thursday from May 30 until August 22.
Mikal Cronin’s Merge Records debut, MCII, is a near-perfect summer record coming along just in time to dominate speakers and headphones all season.
R&B superstar Mary J. Blige has announces a new spring leg of The Liberation tour which will bring her to the Triangle for a big show in June.
Local indie rock icons Superchunk waited nine years before releasing their last new album Majesty Shredding in 2010 but fortunately fans won't have to wait until 2019 for their next release. The band will release their tenth, I Hate Music, on August 20 via Merge Records on CD, LP, deluxe LP vinyl and as a digital download. |
| All photos by Kevin Norris |
Virginia singer-songwriter Jack Tatum, better known as Wild Nothing, will release a new seven-track EP on May 14 titled Empty Estate. The band will be hitting the road on some select tour dates in late spring and through the summer which will bring them back to the Triangle.
After announcing their long-awaited third album Ruby Red, due out on July 23 via Merge Records, The Love Language has released a sneak peek.
Georgia indie rockers Deerhunter just released their sixth full-length album on Tuesday titled Monomania and they'll be touring the world this year in support of it. A North American tour will kick off in late August and will eventually bring the band back to the Triangle.
UNC's Southern Folklife Collection (SFC) announced yesterday that a collection of recordings and documents from Merge Records is now available.
Young Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller is getting ready to release his sophomore album Watching Movies with the Sound Off on June 18 and he'll be hitting the road on a big summer tour to support it.
She & Him’s Volume 3 puts Zooey Deschanel front and center and loses some of the balance that made the duo’s previous records appealing. 
Vegas rockers The Killers are heading on the road this summer in support of their latest album Battle Born and they'll be making a stop in the Triangle for the only the second time, and the first time in almost nine years. |
| Photo by Noah Abrams |
Fresh off the Instagram announcement yesterday that the second volume of The 20/20 Experience will be out on September 30, Justin Timberlake has announced a big U.S. tour to follow which will include a stop in the Triangle.
Hip-hop artists EL-P and Killer Mike are preparing to release an album and head out together on a big summer tour as Run the Jewels, which will be making a stop in the Triangle.
Suave crooner Michael Bublé is planning a busy 2013 on the road in support of his latest album To Be Loved which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart last week.
As we first mentioned almost a year ago, the International Bluegrass Music Association is bringing their annual World of Bluegrass festivities to Raleigh for three years starting in 2013. Now we have the first details of the bevy of musicians who will be making their way here this fall.
Singer-songwriter Patty Griffin, who is said to have married Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant (coming to the Triangle soon), is gearing up for the release of her new album American Kid, due out on May 7. She'll hit the road for a quick run of late spring dates which will bring her to the Triangle.
The surviving members of The Monkees, Michael Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz and Peter Tork, are planning summer tour this year that they've dubbed A Midsummer's Night With The Monkees and it will make its way to the Triangle.