Active Child announces spring tour, coming to Carrboro

Photo by Ricky Chapman

Electronic musician Pat Grossi, better known as Active Child, is hitting the road with his band this spring in support of his latest album, 2011's You Are All I See, and you guessed it, will be making a stop in the Triangle.

They'll stop at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Tuesday, May 8. Balam Acab and Superhumanoids will open the show. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, February 3 via Etix for $10.

Check out the new music video for the lush track "Hanging On" from You Are All I See below.

Surfer Blood, Wye Oak, Free Energy, Hooray For Earth & more to play free Raleigh festival

The new Triangle media company deja Mi is sponsoring a free two-day mini-festival in at six venues in downtown Raleigh on July 22 and 23. It's called deja Fest and is being organized in cooperation with the Hopscotch Music Festival. It's really like a mini-Hopscotch.

The bands featured over the two nights include Hooray For Earth, Surfer Blood, Wye Oak, Active Child, Free Energy and many more, including a bunch of local bands.

The venues will be Tir Na Nog, The Pour House, Slim’s, Kings Barcade and Neptunes Parlour on Friday and then outside and inside Lincoln Theatre on Saturday. Check out the full schedule below.