Win tickets to The Ladybug Transistor at King's

The Ladybug Transistor is on tour supporting their latest album, Clutching Stems, and will make a stop at King's in Raleigh this Saturday, July 16. Thanks to the folks at Merge Records, we have a pair of tickets to give to one lucky reader.

To enter our drawing for a pair of tickets to the show, email trianglemusicblog at gmail dot com with "Ladybug tickets" in the subject line no later than Wednesday, July 13, at 3 p.m. We will randomly select and notify a winner that afternoon. One entry per person, please. Duplicates will not be counted.

Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 day of show. Doors are at 9 p.m. James Husband and T0W3RS will open the show.

Click here for our review of Clutching Stems.

Arctic Monkeys announce fall tour with Smith Westerns, coming to Raleigh

British rockers Arctic Monkeys just released their fourth album, the suggestively titled Suck It and See, in June, and now are planning a fall tour with up-and-coming indie band Smith Westerns.

The tour will bring the bands to Disco Rodeo in Raleigh on Wednesday, October 12. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 15 via etix for $24.

Check out the Arctic Monkeys music video for "The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala" from Suck It and See below.

Foo Fighters extend fall tour, heading to Charlotte

The monstrous  rock band Foo Fighters released their seventh album Wasting Light in April and have been crisscrossing the globe since its release playing arenas, festivals and even some fans' garages. They've extended their U.S. tour this fall and will be coming to North Carolina.

They'll be playing the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte on Tuesday, November 8. Social Distortion and The Joy Formidable will open the show. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 15 via Ticketmaster and Livenation for $31.50 to $51.50.

Album Review: Eleanor Friedberger - Last Summer

On her solo debut, Last Summer, Eleanor Friedberger presents a musical scrapbook from the summer of 2010 in New York City.

Each song tells a single story, paints a portrait of a landmark or invokes a mood. She compares 2010 to other summers, often lamenting the increased presence of technology in present day. All together the songs provide a sometimes wistful, sometimes sombre view of the summer in the city.

Last Summer is ripe with nostalgia, but isn’t overly reliant on wishy-washy synths or do-wop harmonies. The music sizzles with variety and interesting instrumentation that shifts from song to song. “My Mistakes” is clap-inducing pop with unusual percussion and a sax solo. “Inn of the Seventh Ray” is full of psychedelic flourishes and reverb.

Liam Finn announces fall tour, coming to Durham

Singer-songwriter Liam Finn released his second full-length album FOMO in June via Yep Roc Records, and he's hitting the road this fall to support it.

The tour is currently scheduled to wrap up at the Casbah in Durham on Monday, October 17. Maurice Toliver will open the show. Tickets are on sale now via etix for $10.

Finn has been touring with a band for the first time this year, so hopefully they'll be with him on the fall dates, which would make the Durham show his first full band gig in the Triangle.