Jonathan Richman announces winter tour, coming to Carrboro

Veteran singer-songwriter Jonathan Richman, founding member and frontman of The Modern Lovers, is hitting the road on a two and half week tour in February that will bring him to the Triangle

He'll make a stop at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Saturday, February 15. Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, November 21, via Etix for $12.

Check out a video of Richman performing the song "Bohemia" at

Eric Clapton announces spring tour with The Wallflowers

Legendary singer-songwriter, guitarist and three-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Eric Clapton is hitting the road in spring 2013 on a tour that will end with the Crossroads Guitar Festival in New York. The Wallflowers will open the entire tour except the festival.

The tour will bring Clapton to the PNC Arena in Raleigh on Wednesday, April 3. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday,

Video: The Avett Brothers performs with Brooklyn Philharmonic on Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel has been shooting his late night show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, in Brooklyn this week and on Thursday night, The Avett Brothers played the show with quite a few special guests.

The band performed a stunning version of the title track from their 2009 album I and Love and You with the Brooklyn Philharmonic. The orchestra takes the song to a whole new level. Check out the performance below.

Video: Tift Merritt performs with Andrew Bird on Letterman

With Sandy's devastation causing chaos throughout the northeast, the late night shows based in New York have had to make some adjustments to their typical production schedules and find substitute guests for those unable to make it to New York.

With that in mind, Andrew Bird was called upon to play the show on Tuesday night and he performed a fantastic version of "If I Needed You" with Tift

Video: Lost in the Trees performs on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Lost in the Trees are currently touring the U.S. supporting their fantastic album A Church That Fits Our Needs and the band stopped to perform for Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW in California.

Check out the band's stunning full set below which includes an interview in the middle (you can also just listen to the performance HERE). During the interview, Ari Picker mentions that he is currently

Guster announces acoustic tour with string section

Pop band Guster is hitting the road early next year to play a series of special acoustic shows accompanied by a string section. The tour will feature the band playing "wacky" set lists, taking requests and taking questions.

The band will return to the Carolina Theatre in Durham on Saturday, January 12. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 26, for $27 to $37 via the venue box

Ty Segall announces winter tour, coming to Raleigh

San Francisco singer-songwriter Ty Segall released a new album titled Twins earlier this month and he's hitting the road on a big North American tour this winter to support it.

He'll make a stop at Kings Barcade in Raleigh on Wednesday, January 30. Ex-Cult will open. Tickets are on sale now via Etix for $12.

Check out the performance of "Thank God for Sinners" from Conan a few nights ago below.

Diamond Rugs to play free show in Durham

Indie rock and roll supergroup Diamond Rugs, featuring members of Deer Tick, Black Lips, Los Lobos and Dead Confederate, are hitting the road on a short tour this month which will culminate in a performance at the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin. On the way to Texas, the band will stop in the Triangle for a free show.



They'll play The Pinhook in Durham on Sunday, October 28.



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Sufjan Stevens announces Christmas Sing-A-Long tour

Indie singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens will hit the road between Thanksgiving and Christmas on a holiday tour which he has dubbed the Surfjohn Stevens Christmas Sing-A-Long: Seasonal Affective Disorder Yuletide Disaster Pageant on Ice.

The tour will come to the Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw on Sunday, November 25. Sheila Saputo (an alias of singer-songwriter Rosie Thomas) will open the show.

Bowerbirds & Mount Moriah to play big hometown show

As the weather gets colder and the holidays draw near, some of the Triangle's biggest local acts tend to hunker down around home, leading to some fantastic gigs popping up. One of those has just been announced which will feature Bowerbirds and Mount Moriah.

The pair will play the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Saturday, December 8. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, October 5 via Etix for $12.

Video: Ben Folds Five performs "Do It Anyway" on Colbert

Ben Folds Five's new album The Sound of the Life of the Mind debuted at number 10 on the Billboard albums chart and the band made their first television appearance in support of the album on Monday night.

The band sat down with Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report for an awkward interview and then performed the song "Do It Anyway" from the new album. Check out the performance and interview

Lyle Lovett and His Acoustic Group announces fall tour, coming to Greensboro

Acclaimed country singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett is hitting the road this fall with His Acoustic Group in support of his latest album, Release Me, released earlier this year.

The tour will bring Lovett to the War Memorial Auditorium at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex on Friday, November 16. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster for $34.50 to $65.

Check out Lovett and the band performing "

Sam Bush coming to Carrboro on fall tour

Acclaimed bluegrass (or newgrass as some call it) singer-songwriter and mandolin player Sam Bush will be on the road this fall with his band and they'll make a stop in the Triangle.

The Sam Bush Band will play the ArtsCenter in Carrboro on Saturday, October 27. Tickets are on sale now via Etix for $35.

Check out a video of Bush performing "Sailin' Shoes" at Gibson Guitars in New York a few

Jessica Lea Mayfield & David Mayfield announce The Sibling Rivalry Tour

Siblings and singer-songwriters Jessica Lea and David Mayfield are teaming up for an east coast tour this fall dubbed The Sibling Rivalry Tour.

The tour will come to Kings Barcade in Raleigh on Thursday, December 6. Tickets are on sale now via Etix for $12.

Check out a Jessica Lea performing the song "Sometimes at Night" from her latest album Sometimes at Night below. Check out David Mayfield

Video: Tift Merritt performs "To Myself" & "Feeling of Beauty"

Photo by Parker Fitzgerald

As we've mentioned previously, Raleigh expatriate Tift Merritt has a new album on October 2 titled Traveling Alone. She's released two videos of her performing stripped down versions of a few new songs.

Check out Merritt sitting in a window performing a solo version of "To Myself" and then sitting on a porch with Jay Brown performing "Feeling of Beauty" below. The

Fun. announces fall tour, coming to Raleigh

One of the hottest bands around right now, Fun., are hitting the road on a fall tour that will bring them back to the Triangle (the band played the Cat's Cradle in February).

This time they stop at a bigger venue, Disco Rodeo in Raleigh, on Thursday, November 29. Tickets will go on sale at noon on Saturday, September 15 for $29 via Etix (the band gives $1 of every ticket sold to their foundation

The Dismemberment Plan announces fall dates, write new music

Reunited DC rockers The Dismemberment Plan recently debuted a bunch of new songs at a show in Baltimore and folks who are lucky enough to see the band on their upcoming fall tour may be lucky enough to hear some of these new tunes.

The band will play the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Sunday, October 7. Tickets are on sale now via Etix for $22.

Check out a performance of the new song "Daddy Was a

David Bazan announces 'Control' tour, coming to Carrboro

Singer-songwriter David Bazan is joining the long list of acts heading out on the road to play a classic album in its entirety. He'll celebrate the tenth anniversary of Control, the 2002 album of his former band Pedro the Lion, this fall.

The tour will stop at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Sunday, November 18. Tickets are on sale now via Etix for $13.

Check out a video of Bazan and his band

Bowerbirds to play Saxapahaw in the fall

After returning to the states after a European tour in August and before heading out on a fall tour of the U.S. in October, Bowerbirds will come home for a big show in the Triangle.



The band will play the Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw on Saturday, September 22. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketfly for $12.



Check out a video of the band performing a fantastic version of  "Stitch the Hem"

Video: Carolina Chocolate Drops perform for CMT

Local old-time band the Carolina Chocolate Drops are still out causing a ruckus with their latest album Leaving Eden and the band recently recorded a Concrete Country session for CMT.

The band performed the songs "Was You Ever in Quebec," "Cindy Gal," "Country Girl" and "Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine" for the country network's roots web series. Check out all of the performances below.

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