Chris Stamey to release new solo album in February

Acclaimed North Carolina singer-songwriter and dB's founder Chris Stamey is gearing up to release his first solo album since 2005's A Question of Temperature.

Yep Roc Records will release Stamey's new album, Lovesick Blues, on February 5. Stream the song "Astronomy" from the album via the widget below or download it HERE (you need to fork over a working email address to get it).

There will

Tift Merritt signs with Yep Roc, new album out in October

Triangle expatriate Tift Merritt has signed with Haw River based label Yep Roc Records who release her new album this fall.

The album, her fifth full-length, is titled Traveling Alone and will be released on October 2. The album features eleven new songs and features guest appearances by a number of fantastic musicians including indie star Andrew Bird. Check out the complete track list below.

Yep Roc announces three day 15th anniversary festival in Carrboro

Haw River based Yep Roc Records (which will move to Hillsborough later this year) is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary this year and will be celebrating with a big three-day bash at the Cat's Cradle this October dubbed YR15.

The event will take place on October 11-13 and feature some of Yep Roc's biggest acts including Nick Lowe, Fountains of Wayne, Robyn Hitchcock, Sloan, Eleni Mandell,

Chatham County Line to release live album & DVD in June

Internationally famous Triangle string band Chatham County Line are gearing up to release their much anticipated live album and DVD recorded/filmed in the summer of 2010 at the Fletcher Opera Theater in Raleigh.

The release is called Sight & Sound and will be released by Yep Roc Records on June 26 July 10 (the date was pushed back two weeks). It will feature 20 live songs in total, 16 on the

The Old Ceremony signs to Yep Roc, new album out this summer

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Durham pop band and Triangle mainstays The Old Ceremony, led by singer-songwriter Django Haskins, has inked a deal with with the Haw River-based Yep Roc Records to release their fifth album, Fairytales and Other Forms of Suicide, this summer.

The album will be out on August 21 and the band will hit the road to play a few shows this spring ahead of the release. They'll

Record Store Day 2012 is coming with tons of exclusive releases

Record Store Day is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year and has continued to grow larger every year. This year's big day is Saturday, April 21, and the massive list of exclusive releases has just been announced, which features quite a few local acts and others with local ties.

There will be exclusives from Bowerbirds, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Hiss Golden Messenger and Ryan Adams, as