Friday, October 09, 2015

Crocodiles announce fall 2015 tour, coming to Durham

California indie rockers Crocodiles just released their fifth studio album earlier this year titled Boys and they will hit the road later this month on a short tour that will bring them to the Triangle.

The band will play The Pinhook in Durham on Sunday, October 25. Lilac Shadows, Shepherds and Dark Tunnels will open. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketfly for $7.

Check out the music video for "Hard" from the album Boys below.

Thursday, October 08, 2015

Chatham County Line announces 2015 Electric Holiday Tour

Local string band Chatham County Line will head out again this December on their annual Electric Holiday Tour. The four-date tour will see the group and a few friends, Johnny Irion, Jay Brown and Zeke Hutchins, add some electricity to their set, literally, and have fun playing a mix of originals, covers and holiday tunes.

The tour will hit Asheville, Wilmington and Southern Pines before wrapping up at the Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw on Saturday, December 19. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 19, via Ticketfly for $20.

Check out a performance of "One More Minute" from the 2013 Electric Holiday Tour below.

Wednesday, October 07, 2015

Low announces winter 2016 tour, coming to Carrboro

Veteran Minnesota indie rockers Low released their eleventh studio album earlier this year titled Ones and Sixes. The band has just announced a new round of winter tour dates in support of the album slated for early 2016 that will bring them to the Triangle.

The band will play the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Wednesday, February 3. Tickets will go on sale at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 9, via Ticketfly for $20.

Stream the full album Ones and Sixes below.

Tuesday, October 06, 2015

New music video from Rhiannon Giddens - "Black is the Color"

Carolina Chocolate Drop Rhiannon Giddens struck out on her own earlier this year with her first solo album Tomorrow is My Turn. She has now released a new music video for the album's seventh track, "Black is the Color." Check out the charming video below.

Giddens just played a big hometown show in Durham last week and there are no North Carolina dates currently on the books, but Giddens will be on the road supporting the album through the fall. Check out the dates below, the closest being in Richmond, VA on November 18.

Thursday, October 01, 2015

Wide Open Bluegrass to move indoors this weekend

Due to the impending severe weather associated with Hurricane Joaquin, this weekend's big outdoor Wide Open Bluegrass Festival shows set to take place at the Red Hat Amphitheater on October 2 and 3 will now be moved indoors.

The shows will now take place in Halls A and B of the Raleigh Convention Center, right across South McDowell Street from the amphitheater. Friday night's show headlined by Alison Krauss and Union Station is sold out, but tickets are still available for Saturday night's show headlined by Jerry Douglas presents Earls of Leicester and the Sam Bush Band. Ticket are available via Etix.