Indigo Girls & Del McCoury Band to headline spring Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival

The spring installment of the biannual Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival in Pittsboro is a little over a month away and the festival has just announced the lineup that includes two big headliners.

It will all happen on April 17-20 and will feature headline sets by folk rockers the Indigo Girls and legendary bluegrass group the Del McCoury Band. Other performers will include Donna the Buffalo, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Des Ark, Jim Lauderdale, Phil Cook and the Guitarheels, Morning Brigade, Greg Humphreys Trio, Tonk and many, many more. Check out the full lineup HERE.

Tickets for the festival are on sale HERE for a variety of price points ranging from $23 (single day Thursday or Sunday ticket) to $100 (a four-day pass).

More than 60 bands heading to Shakori Hills this weekend

For four days this weekend, October 10-13, more than 60 national, regional and local bands will descend on Pittsboro for the biannual Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival.

Among the performers are Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Donna the Buffalo, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Big Fat Gap, Bombadil, The Old Ceremony, Birds & Arrows, Yonder Mountain String Band, Brett Harris, Peter Lamb & The Wolves, The South Carolina Broadcasters and Mipso among many more. Check out the full lineup HERE and the stage schedule HERE.

Today, October 7, is the last day to buy advance tickets online HERE. Tickets will also be available at the gate (a four-day pass will be $110 and single-day tickets will cost $23 to $43 depending on the day).

New music video from Bombadil - "Boring Country Song"

Bombadil's fantastic new album Metrics of Affection was released last month and now the band has released a second video from the album for the song "Boring Country Song" (the first video was for "Escalators").

Check out the new video below, which premiered on Rolling Stone's website on Friday. It's a simple performance video featuring the band wearing all white.

The band will play the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival in Pittsboro on Friday, October 11. Earlybird tickets are on sale now HERE.

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.

Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival announces fall lineup, Bela Fleck, Sharon Jones & more

The biannual Shakori Hills Grassroots Music and Dance Festival in Pittsboro is a staple in the Triangle, always sporting an eclectic lineup of performers. The fall festival, held this year on October 6-9, will be no different.

Some of the big names this time around are Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Donna the Buffalo, Brett Dennen, The Duhks and more. There are also many great local bands playing, including The Old Ceremony, Hammer No More the Fingers, The Tender Fruit and more. Check out the full lineup, as it stands now, below.

New music & music video from Mount Moriah - "Lament"

The fantastic local duo Mount Moriah are gearing up to release their self-titled debut album on May 3 via Holidays For Quince Records.

The band have released a music video for the excellent song "Lament," shot on a parking deck in Durham las November with a bunch of their friends. It is one continuous shot and it certainly looks like everybody was having a good time. Check out the video and download the song below.

The band will celebrate the release of the album a bit early with a free show at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Friday, April 15. The Moaners and Filthybird will open the show.

Tift Merritt, Arrested Development & more playing Shakori Hills

The Shakori Hils GrassRoots Festival in Pittsboro is celebrating it's ninth year in 2011, and the performers for the spring festival on April 21-24 have been announced.

Some of the featured performers include Tift Merritt, Arrested Development, The Travelin' McCourys, Donna the Buffalo, Langhorne Slim, Holy Ghost Tent Revival and Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion.

Other performers will include The Beast, Midtown Dickens, Greg Humphreys, Birds and Arrows, Mount Moriah, Gray Young and Kooley High. Check out the full list of performers below.