Hopscotch 2012 Day 2: Naked Gods and Yo La Tengo

Photo by Kevin Norris

It was a good night for rock and roll in Raleigh and the comfortably full Tir Na Nog got some of the best.

Boone's Naked Gods owned the small stage in the Irish pub. Singer Seth Sullivan bashed his tambourine with fury in between verses. Guitarist Derek Wycoff bent his guitar every which away to get it to scream and howl.

While Naked Gods’ robust rock is angular at

Hopscotch 2012 Day 1: J Roddy Walston & The Business at Tir Na Nog

Photos by Kevin Norris

Maryland rockers J Roddy Walston and the Business brought a little old school rock and roll to the first night of Hopscotch playing to a big, sweaty crowd at Tir Na Nog.

The band jammed away on their classic sounds and frontman Walston noted that the band were playing a bunch of new songs for the crowd who seemed to love every minute of it.  The band also encouraged the

Stream Organos' new album 'Concha' + plenty of upcoming Triangle gigs

Durham singer-songwriter Maria Albani, better known as Organos, celebrated the release of her fantastic new album Concha last weekend at the Pinhook and will stay pretty busy this spring.

First, if you haven't already checked it out, stream the full album via the widget below which you can purchase on CD or digitally via Bandcamp (the CD is limited edition and hand-painted).

Organos will play