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).

Carolina Theatre announces 2012-13 lineup, Arlo Guthrie, Bela Fleck & many more

The Carolina Theatre in Durham just rolled out its 2012-13 Star Series and it's filled with a wide variety of music, comedy and more.

Obviously we're focused on the, music which includes performances from troubadour Loudon Wainwright III with Dar Williams, jazz saxophonist Dave Koz and Friends, folk trio The Kruger Brothers, legendary folk singer Arlo Guthrie, King of Calypso Harry Belafonte and some intriguing pairings with Mark Broussard and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band as well as pianist Brad Mehldau and mandolin player Chris Thile.

Check out the full lineup below. Tickets for single shows will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 18, via the venue box office and Ticketmaster. Three-pack and five-pack tickets can be purchased starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 7.