Phil Cook, Mipso, Dom Flemons & more playing Music in the Gardens 2015

Duke Performances has announced the lineup of its annual Music in the Gardens series at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University and this year's lineup features a very hefty dose of blues and folk.

Things will kick off with Mipso on June 3. The Music Maker Revue holds three spots on the schedule, June 10, July 15 and July 29 featuring Cool John Ferguson, Boo Hanks, Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen and others. The Dom Flemons Trio will play June 17.

Duke Performances announces 2013 Music in the Gardens lineup

Photo by Kevin Norris

Spring is here, even though it hasn't felt like it much yet, and it's time to start making room in your schedule for the 2013 Duke Performances Music in the Gardens series, which kicks off on June 5.

Just like the most recent seasons, this year's lineup primarily focuses on music from the Triangle including Hiss Golden Messenger, American Aquarium, The Tender Fruit, JKutchma & The Five Fifths, Kenny Roby and Diali Cissokho, and Kaira Ba. The out-of-towners this year are David Wax Museum and Matthew E. White (who is pretty much an honorary Triangle resident at this point considering his strong ties to the local scene).

Midtown Dickens to celebrate 'Home' at the Cradle

As we previously mentioned, Durham's Midtown Dickens will release their new album Home on April 3 via Trekky Records, and now they've announced their big local release show.

The band will play the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Saturday, April 7, sharing the bill with Diali Cissokho & Kairaba, who will also be celebrating the release of a new album. Tickets are on sale now via Etix for $5.

Midtown Dickens recently filmed a stripped down performance of "Only Brother" for the Live at Trekky House series. Check it out below.