Shearwater releasing covers album, announnces early 2014 tour

Texas indie rockers Shearwater will release a collection of covers on November 26 titled Fellow Travelers which will include songs by Coldplay, Wye Oak, St. Vincent, Smog and more. The band will hit the road in early 2014 which will bring them to the Triangle.

Shearwater will play the Back Room of the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Thursday, March 20. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketfly for $10.

Check out the music video for "I Luv the Valley OH!," originally by Xiu Xiu, from Fellow Travelers below.

Sharon Van Etten announces new album & tour, coming to Carrboro

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Songstress Sharon Van Etten's star has been on the rise the past few years, and shows no signs of stopping.   She signed to Jagjaguwar Records earlier this year, who will release her third full-length album Tramp on February 7.

She'll hit the road following the release and will play the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Sunday, February 12. Shearwater will open the show. Tickets are on sale now via Etix for $13.

Check out Van Etten's performance of "Save Yourself" from the 2011 Bonnarroo Festival below.

Shearwater announce November tour with Damien Jurado

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Austin, TX indie folk band Shearwater are gearing up for another U.S. tour this November in support of their latest album The Golden Archipelago and they'll be bringing singer-songwriter Damien Jurado along for the trek.

The band will play Local 506 in Chapel Hill for the second time this year on Saturday, Nov. 6. They were last here with Wye Oak in March. Tickets for the November show are on sale now via etix for $10.

Download the song "Black Eyes" from The Golden Archipelago below as well as the song "Arkansas"  from Jurado's latest album Saint Bartlett released in May via Secretly Canadian.

Shearwater and Wye Oak team up for spring tour

Austin, TX band Shearwater have a new album out on February 23 titled The Golden Archipelago. A month later, the band will hit the road with Wye Oak for a few weeks months. The second stop on the tour is at Chapel Hill's Local 506 on Thursday, March 25. Kansas band Hospital Ships is also on the bill. Ticket information is not available yet, but we'll keep you posted. Tickets will be $10 in advance and should be available via etix.com soon.

Download the song "Castaways" from Shearwater's new album below along with the song "Take It In" from Wye Oak's latest album The Knot.