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.

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).