Lady Gaga expands tour, coming to Greensboro

Lady Gaga has extended her Born This Way Ball tour, which kicked off earlier this year in South Korea and has been making its way around the globe. The 2013 leg of the tour includes dates in North America, including a stop in Greensboro.

Gaga and her army of little monsters will play the Greensboro Coliseum on Monday, March 18. Zedd and Lady Starlight will open the show. Tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 7, at 10 a.m. via LiveNation with a fan presale beginning Monday, Dec. 3 at 10 a.m. Ticket prices are TBA.

A complete list of tour dates is below.

Merge signs Mikal Cronin, new album out in 2013

With 2012 winding down, Merge Records are gearing up for 2013. They've already announced new albums from Radar Brothers, Amor de Días and Mount Moriah, and now they've added another new artist to their roster.

Singer-songwriter Mikal Cronin is now a part of the Merge family and he will release the follow-up to his 2011 self-titled album in 2013. Cronin is currently touring as apart of Ty Segall's band, but he'll play shows next year in support of his new release. We'll let you know when he inevitably makes his way to the Triangle.

Check out the songs "Apathy" and "Get Along" from Mikal Cronin's self-titled album via the widget below.

Tame Impala announces 2013 tour, coming to Carrboro

Australian rock band Tame Impala will come to North America for an east coast tour in early 2013 in support of their latest album Lonerism, released in October.

The tour will stop at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Thursday, February 21. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 30 via Etix for $17.

Check out the cool animated video for "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" from Lonerism below. The video was made entirely from plasticine collage.

Mount Moriah releasing sophomore album in February

Ever since Merge Records announced that they had signed local up and coming band Mount Moriah back in September, we've been waiting for information about the release of their sophomore album. Now that information has arrived.

The new album, Miracle Temple, will be released on February 26 on CD, LP and digitally (it will be out on March 4 in the UK). Check out the full track list below and a little more descriptive info about the album HERE.

Mount Moriah will play the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Saturday, December 8 with Bowerbirds. Ticket are available via Etix for $12.

Eels announces new album, 2013 tour

Alt rock mainstays the Eels are gearing up for the release of a new album, their tenth, titled Wonderful, Glorious. The album will be out on February 5 and a big tour will follow shortly thereafter.

The band will return to the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Monday, March 4. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 30, via Etix for $22.

Check out the wonderfully fuzzy song "Peach Blossom," from Wonderful, Glorious below.