Bombadil, Mandolin Orange, Midtown Dickens & more to play spring Shakori festival

With spring in full effect, it's almost time for the bi-annual Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival in Chatham County. The 2012 spring event will be on April 19-22 and feature an array of fantastic local and national acts.

Some acts on that caught our eyes include The Beast, Big Fat Gap, Bombadil, Donna the Buffalo, Greg Humphreys & The Hobex Allstars, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Justin Robinson & the Maryannettes, Mandolin Orange, Midtown Dickens and Shirlette & The Dynamite Brothers. Check out the full lineup below.

Tickets are available HERE for a variety of prices depending on when you plan to attend.

April lineup of Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog

April is here and like usual, we're bringing you the lineup for WKNC's free Local Band Local Beer series at Tir Na Nog in downtown Raleigh.

Things kick off on April 7 with North Elementary and Organos. The following week, on April 14, Goodbye, Titan, Minor Stars and Monsonia will play.

The Rosbuds, Heads on Sticks and DJ SPCL GST will play the April 21 show as part of the Hopscotch announcement launch party series.

The second half of The last show of April hasn't been announced yet, but as always, we'll keep you posted (Twitter is the best way to get updated info).