Merge Records & Chaz's Bull City Records team up for Record Store Day event

With Record Store Day just over a month away (it's on April 18 this year) all the details of this year's event are starting to spill out. What will definitely end up being one of the biggest events in the Triangle will be happening at Chaz's Bull City Records in Durham in partnership with Merge Records.

The store will host a big outdoor event on April 18 featuring performances by Merge artists Ex Hex, Mac McCaughan and William Tyler. The festivities will being at 3 p.m. The event will be broadcast live on WXDU and will be available afterwards via NYCTaper. Lagunitas Brewing Company will be on site serving up brews and donations for the Durham Public Schools will be accepted.

Chatham County Line, Dex Romweber Duo & Tonk playing Schoolkids on Record Store Day

The seventh annual Record Store Day is this Saturday, April 19, and Schoolkids Records in Raleigh is gearing up for another big day of exclusive releases and fantastic in-store performances.

The store will host sets by Chatham County Line previewing songs from their forthcoming album Tightrope (1:30 p.m.), Dex Romweber Duo (2:45 p.m.) and Tonk (3:45 p.m.).

Local record labels Merge and Yep Roc each have exclusive releases coming out on Saturday. Merge has reissues from Spoon and Breadwinner while Yep Roc has releases from The Minus 5, The Autumn Defense and Josh Rouse, Wesley Stace, Southern Culture on the Skids and Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin.

Schoolkids lines up five Record Store Day in-stores including Aoife O’Donovan & METZ

Earlier this we already told you about some of the great exclusive releases coming your way on Record Store Day this weekend and now we have a bunch of Schoolkids Records in-stores to tell you about.

The Raleigh store will host five acts on Saturday, April 20 starting at 1 p.m. with Yep Roc artist Aoife O’Donovan. She'll release her debut solo album, Fossils, on June 11.

Next, at 2 p.m., Greg Humphreys (of Hobex and Dillon Fence) will perform at the store.

The dB's, Superchunk, Tift Merritt, Avett Brothers & more prep Record Store Day exclusive releases

Record Store Day is upon us once again this weekend, on Saturday, April 20. Local independent record stores will continue the great tradition of the day by stocking tons of great exclusive releases by bands big and small which always includes some treats from Triangle acts (and those with Triangle ties). Here are a few of those releases.

The dB's will release a special 12-inch vinyl which includes three new studio tracks, "Revolution of the Mind," Lakefront" and "Orange Squeezer," and a live song recorded in New York titled "pH Factor."

Superchunk are always good for an exclusive release and this year they'll release an 7-inch vinyl of two new songs, "Void" and "Faith."

Video: The Love Language debuts "Faithbreaker" at Gravity Records

Stu McLamb of The Love Language spent Record Store Day at Gravity Records in Wilmington playing a set as a trio with Jordan McLamb and Justin Rodermond.

They debuted a new song that they say had just been written the week before called "Faithbreaker." The performance is featured in a video about the Record Store Day celebration at the store, which you can check out below.

Stu will play a special solo set at the Concert to Defeat Amendment One at the Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw on Sunday, May 6. The show also features Bob Mould, David Cross, Tig Notaro, Superchunk and Amber Tamblyn. Check out more information about the event HERE.

Chris Stamey, Dex Romweber Duo & more to celebrate Record Store Day at Schoolkids

We've been patiently awaiting the announcement of in-store performances scheduled for Schoolkids Records on Record Store Day, which is this Saturday, April 21.

The wait is over as the store announced on Monday that The Chris Stamey Quartet, John Howie and the Rosewood Bluff, Michael Rank and Stag and the Dex Romweber Duo will play the store. There will also be a "very special guest" which has not been announced yet.

[UPDATE: The final act stopping by Schoolkids for an in-store on Saturday will be Durham folk rock band Delta Rae who will also be playing the CueGrass Festival at The Pit in downtown Raleigh that day. The band will release their debut album titled Carry the Fire via Sire Records on June 19.]

Record Store Day 2012 is coming with tons of exclusive releases

Record Store Day is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year and has continued to grow larger every year. This year's big day is Saturday, April 21, and the massive list of exclusive releases has just been announced, which features quite a few local acts and others with local ties.

There will be exclusives from Bowerbirds, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Hiss Golden Messenger and Ryan Adams, as well as releases from local labels Merge and Yep Roc including Arcade Fire, Destroyer, Jukebox the Ghost, M. Ward, Paul Weller and Richard Buckner. Check out the details of all of the aforementioned releases below and check out the full list of releases HERE.

Record Store Day in-stores are going to rock

In addition to all the great exclusive releases available at local record stores on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 16, there will also be some great in-store performances at some stores.

First, Schoolkids Records in Raleigh will be hosting four bands starting with Radical Classical at 11 a.m., then the Dex Romweber Duo at noon (who will play Motorco Music Hall later that night) and The Raveonettes at 4 p.m. (who will play the Cat's Cradle later that night) and Adventure at 4 p.m. (who will play Local 506 the night before, Friday April 15). Adventure are no longer scheduled to perform.

Record Store Day releases aplenty, The dB's, Superchunk, Ryan Adams, Polvo & more

Record Store Day is back this weekend, Saturday, April 16, and will be celebrated with tons of exclusive releases from bands big and small.

First, you need to know where to go. There are a number of local stores celebrating this year including Schoolkids Records and Edwards McKay Used Books and More in Raleigh, Bull City Records and Offbeat Music in Durham, CD Alley in Chapel Hill and All Day Records in Carrboro. Not all stores will carry each release, so check with the store before seeking out a particular item.

Now onto the releases. The dB's will be releasing a 7" vinyl teaser of their new album due out in 2012. The 7" will feature the song "Picture Sleeve" and "Write Back."

Schoolkids planning for big Record Store Day

With the third annual Record Store Day coming up this weekend on Saturday, April 17, Schoolkids Records on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh are going to have some big events going on. Besides the cool exclusives that will be available at the store, there will be a trio of heavy acts stopping by.

First, Sick Puppies will stop by the store for an acoustic performance and meet-and-greet at noon. They are releasing a Record Store Day exclusive CD titled Live & Unplugged.

Schoolkids releases list of Record Store Day exclusives

Our fantastic local record store Schoolkids Records has released the list of exclusive releases they'll be selling on Record Store Day on April 18. These releases will only be available at independent music retailers across the country including Schoolkids in Raleigh. There are some exclusives from some local/former local acts including Tift Merritt and Whiskeytown. Yeah, there's going to be an exclusive Whiskeytown 7". Check out the list below.

Akron/Family - "Everyone is Guilty" 7"
Bad Religion - Original EP 7" reissue
Andrew Bird/Loney Dear - split 7"
The Black Kids - "Wizard of Ahhhs" 10"
Blitzen Trapper - "War is Placebo"/"Booksmart" 7"
Bob Dylan - "Dreaming of You"/"Down Along the Cove" 7"
Booker T - "Warped Sister"/"Reunion Time" 7"
Camera Obscura - "French Navy" 7"
Brandi Carlile - "Downpour"/"A Promise To Keep" 7"
Leonard Cohen 7" - "The Future/"Suzanne"
Cold War Kids - "Live at Fingerprints"
The Color Fred - "The Intervention" CD EP
Elvis Costello - "Complicated Shadows"/"Dirty Rotten Shame" picture disc
Rivers Cuomo - Live @ Fingerprints CD and CD/DVD Combo
Cursive/Ladyfinger - Split 10" picture disc
Dandy Warhols - Remix CD #2
The Decemberists - "The Rake's Song"/"East India Lanes" 7"
Def Jam 25: Volume 1 and 2 (4 LP gatefold history of Def Jam)
Depeche Mode - "Wrong"/"Oh Well" 7"
Dr. Dog/Floating Action - Split 7"
Flaming Lips/Black Keys - split 7" ("Borderline"/"Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles")
Flight of the Conchords - "Pencils In The Wind"/"Albi"
Gaslight Anthem - Live from Park Ave 10"
Grizzly Bear - Live on KCRW 7"
Guided By Voices - "Hold On Hope" LP
Ben Harper - "Shimmer and Shine"/"Spanish Red Wine" 10"
Heaven & Hell - 7" "Bible Black"/"Neon Knights (Live)"
Iron and Wine - Norfolk 6-20-05
Jane's Addiction - "Mountain Song" / "Standing in the Shower...Thinking" 7"
Jesus Lizard - box set of 9 different 7"s
Jenny Lewis/Elvis Costello split 7" - "Carpet Baggers"/"Go Away"
Lykkie Li/Perro Del Mar - "After Laughter (Comes Tears)" / "At
Your Best (You are Love)" 7"
Magnolia Electric Co. - "It's Made Me Cry" 7"
MC 5 - "Kick Out The Jams"/"Motor City Is Burning" 7"
Tift Merritt - Buckingham Solo CD
Metric - "Help I'm Alive" 7" Picture disc
Modest Mouse - "Satelite Skin"/"Guilty Cocker Spaniels" 7"
My Morning Jacket - Celebración De La Ciudad Natal (CD & limited 2 X 10" LP)
New Order - "Temptation"/"Hurt" 7"
Oasis - Falling Down Remix LP
Obits - "I Can't Lose/Military Madness" 7"
Pavement - "Live in Germany 1988" LP
Elvis Perkins - "Lorraine Lookout" 7"
Poison The Well - 6 track CD
Pretenders - "Break Up The Pavement"/Love's..." 7"
Queen - Queen's First EP
Radiohead - 10" vinyl series (Drill, Creep, My Iron Lung, High & Dry, Fake Plastic Trees, Just, Street Spirit, Paranoid Android, Karma
Police, No Surprises, Pyramid Song, 2+2=5)
Arthur Russell - "Love Is Taking Me" 2 X LP
Silversun Pickups - Pikul 12" (exclusive release ahead of their new album)
Slayer - "Psychopathy Red" 7"
The Smiths - "The Headmaster Ritual" /"Oscillate Widly" 7"
Sonic Youth/Beck - split 7"
Sonic Youth/Jay Reatard - split 7"
Bruce Springsteen - "What Love Can Do"/"A Night With The Jersey Devil" 7"
The Stooges - "1969"/"Real Cool Time" 7"
Sublime - "Superstar Punani/April 29, 1992" 7"
Taking Back Sunday - "Carpathia/Catholic" (live) 7"
The Thermals/Thao - split 7"
Derek Trucks - "Already Live" EP
Vetiver - "Wishing Well"/"Pay No Mind" 7"
Tom Waits - "Live from the Glitterdome" 7"
Whiskeytown - "San Atone"/"Great Divide" 7"
Wilco - "Ashes of American Flags" DVD
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "It's Blitz" LP