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).

The Jackets set up residency at Motorco in January

Durham pop rock band The Jackets, which features Chatham County Line members John Teer and Chandler Holt, are setting up shop for the month of January at Motroco Music Hall in Durham.

The residency will have the band play five times throughout the month, starting on Sunday, January 16. One of the five shows, on Sunday, January 23, will be an acoustic set also featuring Django Haskins of The Old Ceremony.

All of these shows will be free and you can check out the full schedule below with times, because the Sunday sets are in the afternoon.