Win tickets to Girl Talk at the Longbranch

Mashup artist Girl Talk is coming back to the Triangle for a show at the Longbranch in Raleigh on Thursday, September 20.

For a chance to win a pair of tickets to the show, email trianglemusiccontests at gmail dot com with the subject line "Girl Talk tickets" no later than noon on Monday, September 17. We will select and notify a winner that afternoon. One entry per person, please.

Tickets to the show are $20 in advance, $22 day of show via Etix. G-Side will open the show.

Girl Talk extends 2012 tour, coming back to Raleigh

Wildly popular mashup artist (a weird but accurate term) Girl Talk has extended his summer tour plans and they now in include a stop in the Triangle this fall.

He'll play a rather odd venue, The Longbranch, which has typically been a country club in the past, on Thursday, September 20. The venue is around the corner from the Disco Rodeo, which he played the last time he came though the area in January 2011. G-Side will open. Tickets will go on sale soon are on sale now via Etix for $20.

Check out the song "Let It Out" from Girl Talk's latest full-length album All Day below.

Girl Talk announce gigantic winter tour, coming to Raleigh

Dance party guru Greg Gillis, better known by his stage name Girl Talk, is hitting the road in January for a massive tour that will keep him busy through March.

He is planning to release a new album by the end of 2010, even though there is no title or release date scheduled yet. This would be the follow-up to 2008's Feed the Animals.

The tour will bring Girl Talk to the Disco Rodeo in Raleigh on Thursday, January 27. Tickets for the show are on sale now via etix for $25.

[UPDATE: Girl Talk's new album All Day is available now as a free download right HERE. Check it out.]

Full Moogfest lineup announced with Hot Chip, Panda Bear, Pretty Lights, more

The full lineup of Moogfest in Asheville on Oct. 29-31 has been announced and it's managed to get even better. Additions to the original batch of bands include Girl Talk, Panda Bear, EL-P, Pretty Lights, Hot Chip, Dan Deacon and more. Check out the full lineup below broken down by day.

The event will span three venues, the Asheville Civic Center Arena, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium and The Orange Peel.

Tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 13 at 12 p.m. here. A three-day pass is $149.50 and tickets for individual days are $75. There will also be VIP passes for $349.50 that include priority access to venues, merchandise, access to lounges and other perks. You can see more info on that here.

Ben Folds, Gym Class Heroes, Girl Talk to play Duke

So here's a show that's managed to fly under the radar. Duke University has lined up another big show this year for their Last Day of Classes party. Last year, The Roots played. This year will feature Ben Folds, Gym Class Heroes, Girl Talk and Mike Posner and the Brain Trust. Local boys The Huguenots will play early on the Plaza stage. This will all go down on Wednesday, April 22. Check out a schedule of performers below.

Main Stage:
9:15 pm - Ben Folds
7:45 pm - Gym Class Heroes
6:45 pm - Girl Talk
6:00 pm - Mike Posner and the Brain Trust with Big Sean

Plaza Stage:
4:45 pm - The Huguenots
4:00 pm - The Soulless Dogs
3:15 pm - Toon
2:45 pm - L@W
2:00 pm - Nate of Stella By Starlight
12:30 pm - Makepeace Brothers

Thanks to The Huguenots blog for the initial tip.