Deep South to celebrate 20 years with festival in Raleigh

Raleigh-based entertainment company Deep South Entertainment is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a big festival at Deep South the Bar this spring that will feature 20 acts and and 2 stages.

The event will happen inside and outside the downtown Raleigh bar on Saturday, May 16. Parmalee, Marcy Playground and Allison Moorer will top the bill. The rest of the bill includes Blake Christiana of Yarn, Kasey Tyndall, Collapsis, Steve Howell and Caroline Mamoulides, I Was Totally Destroying It, Hank Sinatra, Erin Nenni, Jeff Carroll and The Desmonds, Chit Nasty Band, The Roman Spring, Katie Garfield, Season and Snare, Zak Domogalla, Ryan Mullaney, The Balsa Gliders, Porch Light Apothecary, and 120 Minutes.

NC State Fair announces 2014 lineup, Joan Jett, Vanilla Ice & more

The North Carolina State Fair is a little over three months away and the lineup for the Dorton Arena concerts has just been rolled out with a few interesting inclusions.

Along with the usual country and Christian acts, this year's lineup will begin and end with two anomalies. First, the concerts will kick off on Thursday, October 16, with rapper and reality TV star Vanilla Ice. Then the series will wrap on Sunday, October 26, with venerable rocker Joan Jett and The Blackhearts.

In between those two performances will be Tamela Mann, Clay Walker, Parmalee, Love and Theft, James Gregory, Brandy Clark, Newboys and Trace Adkins. One date has yet to be announced. Check out the schedule with ticket prices below. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 1, HERE.