Triangle Music

Eric Clapton coming to Raleigh on 2010 tour

2009-12-04T17:55:00.000-05:00

Slowhand himself, Eric Clapton, is hitting the road in early 2010 and will be making a stop in the Triangle. He'll play the RBC Center in Raleigh on Monday, March 8. Tickets for the show will set you back $45, $65 or $85 each. They will go on sale Friday, December 11 at 10 a.m. here. Clapton has a few dates scheduled in February with Jeff Beck, but there's no mention of him appearing at the

Video: Bowerbirds perform in a Brooklyn surf shop

2009-12-03T22:29:00.001-05:00

Here's another video of Bowerbirds performing in an interesting place. This time, the trio performed the song "Matchstick Maker" in the Mollusk Surf Shop in Brooklyn, NY for The Village Voice. Check out the performance below as well as an interview with Phil Moore. Bowerbirds are in New York to play a show at Bowery Ballroom with Elvis Perkins on December 4. They will make their way back to

Those Darlins announce winter dates, play Chapel Hill

2009-12-03T15:21:00.001-05:00

The lovely ladies of Those Darlins have announced a new round of tour dates in early 2010 in support of their self-titled debut album released July. The tour includes a stop at Chapel Hill's Local 506 on Friday, January 29. Tickets for the show are on sale now via etix.com for $7. Download the oh so groovy tune "Red Light Love" from the album below and check out the complete tour schedule too.

David Gray announces 2010 tour, coming to Durham

2009-12-02T16:09:00.004-05:00

British troubadour David Gray, best known for his breakout hit "Babylon" released in the US in 2000, is hitting the road in the spring to support his latest album Draw the Line released in September. The tour will bring him to the Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) on Friday, April 9. Tickets for the show will go on sale on Friday, December 11 at 10 a.m. for $35 to $60 here. Check out the

Broad Street Cafe seeks petition signatures to keep music playing

2009-12-01T22:13:00.002-05:00

Durham's Broad Street Cafe could use your help. In order to continue offering live music past 10 p.m., the venue needs to obtain a permit from the City of Durham. In order to make their permit hearing next week go a little smoother, they are seeking petition signatures from their patrons. The text of the petition is as follows: We, the undersigned, are patrons of The Broad Street Café, located

New music, video from Shout Out Louds - "Walls"

2009-12-01T19:22:00.000-05:00

Shout Out Louds new album Work is still more than two months away from it's release date on February 23, the first track and music video have just been released. Download the the song "Walls" from the album below and check out the music video for the song too. The video features studio footage of the band recording the song. Check out our previous post on Work here. The band currently only have

New music video from Bombadil - "So Many Ways To Die"

2009-12-01T15:23:00.001-05:00

Bombadil may not be able to tour is support of their latest album Tarpits and Canyonlands, but that isn't stopping them from spreading the word. They have just released their first music video from the album that features the song "So Many Ways To Die." The video is just a series of black and white clips that are all pulled from public domain footage showing ways one could die. The end result is

The XX announces 2010 dates, plays Carrboro

2009-12-01T13:35:00.000-05:00

British band The XX were just in Chapel Hill on November 16 playing a sold out show at Local 506, and they've already planned their return. This time they'll take over the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Thursday, March 25. Tickets for the show are already on sale for $14 via etix.com. The date is part of a North American tour that includes some shows with Hot Chip on the west coast. Check out the

Dave Rawlings Machine plays 23 song set at the Cradle

2009-12-01T08:59:00.000-05:00

The Dave Rawlings Machine rolled into the Cat's Cradle last night, giving the packed crowd over two hours of music before calling it a night. Rawlings, donning a Stetson hat he says belonged to Bill Monroe with a denim shirt and jeans, was joined by his long time musical partner Gillian Welch as well as Ketch Secor, Willie Watson and Morgan Jahnig from Old Crow Medicine Show. The group played

New Spoon album gets earlier release, single out tomorrow

2009-11-30T15:08:00.000-05:00

Spoon's new album Transference which we first told you about a month ago will be out a week earlier than we originally reported. The album's release has been pushed up to January 19 and the first single "Written In Reverse" will be released digitally tomorrow, December 1. You can hear the single now stream the single now below thanks to the folks at NPR. The single will be released on 7" vinyl

The Rosebuds, Megfaun for two-night stand in Raleigh

2009-11-30T13:40:00.001-05:00

To get the new year started right, two local heavyhitters and good friends The Rosebuds and Megafaun are teaming up for a pair of shows at The Pour House in Raleigh. The shows will go down on Friday, January 8 and Saturday, January 9. Lonnie Walker will open Friday's show and Hammer No More the Fingers will open Saturday's show. Tickets for each show are $10 in advance and are on sale here.

Album Review: The Beast - Silence Fiction

2009-11-30T09:00:00.008-05:00

The Beast and their debut full-length album, Silence Fiction, are likely to be classified as hip-hop first and jazz second because the former is the more prominent of the two genres today; however, the strength of these tracks is the intricate jazz instrumentations making The Beast more jazz quartet than hip-hop ensemble. Silence Fiction combines a myriad of different genres and The Beast's

Telekinesis rock out for Daytrotter

2009-11-27T21:25:00.000-05:00

The rocking lads of Telekinesis recently recorded a session for Daytrotter which just made it's way to the web. The set features three songs from the self-titled debut album, "Calling All Doctors," "All of a Sudden" and "Imaginary Friend" as well as an unreleased song that's a live staple called "One Step Forward." Download or stream the set here. Check out our recent posts about Telekinesis'

New music from Julian Koster - "White Christmas"

2009-11-26T02:11:00.004-05:00

With Christmas just a month away, Merge Records has been kind enough to offer up a free download from Julian Koster's 2008 Christmas album The Singing Saw at Christmastime. The song is the classic "White Christmas" which is a bit eerie sounding on the saw. Download it as well as "Jingle Bells" below. Koster will be embarking on a caroling tour in December and if you live in Chapel Hill, he could

The first SXSW 2010 bands announced, includes dBs

2009-11-25T04:19:00.000-05:00

The South By Southwest music conference is still about four months away, but the first few hundred bands have just been announced. A nice little surprise is included in those initial names and that's The dBs. Also representing the Triangle will be 9th Wonder and My Dad Is Dead. There will undoubtedly be more local bands added in the months ahead. Check out the current list of bands here. The

Justin Townes Earle adds 2010, plays Carrboro

2009-11-24T22:05:00.002-05:00

Young troubadour Justin Townes Earle has added dates to his 2010 tour which will include a return to the Triangle. He will play the Artscenter in Carrboro on Saturday, January 30. Ticket info for the show is not currently available, but should be available vie etix.com soon. Dawn Landes will open the show and tickets will be $16 in advance via etix.com. Earle was just in Triangle earlier in

New music video from Polvo - "Right the Relation"

2009-11-24T07:08:00.001-05:00

Polvo have just released a new music video from their latest album In Prism. The video is for the lead-off track "Right the Relation." I'm not even going to attempt to explain the video, the but imagery, especially the pink tinting, takes me back to the old days of 120 Minutes on MTV. The video is available thanks to the folks at Pitchork. Watch it below. The band will head over to the United

New Avett Brothers music video - "Slight Figure of Speech"

2009-11-23T19:38:00.000-05:00

The Avett Brothers have just released the second music video from their album I and Love and You, and this one's fantastic. It's for the song "Slight Figure of Speech," and features a faux home shopping channel called The American Budget Network. Andrew Daly from Reno 911, Eastbound & Down, MAD TV and other shows is the host. The video is a little like "Lithium" by Nirvana. It juxtaposes the

Hammer No More the Fingers touring UK in February

2009-11-23T16:19:00.001-05:00

Durham's own Hammer No More the Finger will cross the pond in February to take the United Kingdom by storm. The band will play 11 shows in 11 days to promote their album Looking For Bruce which is being released by UK label Inhaler Records on February 1, 2010. It's a big move for the band. When asked about the tour, bassist Duncan Webster said "we've always wanted to do this. I think everyone has

Drug Horse Cartel holiday show features big line-up

2009-11-23T06:31:00.000-05:00

And the holiday shows keep adding up. Well, this makes the second we've mentioned. This one features a collective going by the moniker The Drug Horse Cartel. The show in Chapel Hill at Local 506 on Friday, December 11 will feature a massive line-up featuring: The Sundowners, The Love Language, Max Indian, Ryan Gustafson, Mount Moriah, The Light Pines, Jeff Crawford, Josh Moore The Tomahawks and

Rogue Wave announces 2010 dates, playing Carrboro

2009-11-20T18:16:00.002-05:00

Rogue Wave is preparing for a busy 2010. The band will release their new album Permalight on March 2 via Brushfire Records. They will hit the road in late February in support of the album and will stop in Carrboro at the Cat's Cradle on March 6. Ticket information is not available yet, but we'll keep you posted. Permalight was recorded in Oxford, MS this year with producer Dennis Herring who has

New music video from Dex Romweber Duo - "People, Places and Things"

2009-11-19T18:02:00.001-05:00

Just yesterday we told you that Dexter Romweber will be playing at Trekky Records Christmas at the Cradle event. Now, we have a new video from the Dex Romweber Duo to share with you [found via The Beat]. It features the song "People, Places and Things" from the duo's latest album Ruins of Berlin released in February. Most of the video was filmed at Romweber's home in Chapel Hill but it also

Dex Romweber, Love Language members playing Trekky's Christmas at the Cradle

2009-11-18T16:55:00.003-05:00

It's that time of year again. We're a week out from Thanksgiving and a month away from Trekky Records' annual "Christmas at the Cradle" event. This year's event features two local heavyhitters, Dex Romweber and Stuart McLamb and Missy Thangs of The Love Language. Other performers include the Trekky Yultide Orchestra, Des Ark, Whatever Brains, Organos, Veelee, Birds and Arrows and Mount Weather.

Bowerbirds perform 'Tiny Desk' set for NPR, plan a busy 2010

2009-11-17T17:43:00.001-05:00

Bowerbirds stopped by NPR's offices back on July 7, the day the released their latest album Upper Air to perform a few songs. That performance just made it's way to the web yesterday and features the songs "Hooves," "Teeth," "House of Diamonds" and "In Our Talons."The band is fantastic as always. Check out the video below. The group's next local show is at UNC's Gerrard Hall on Monday, December

Avetts move New Year's Eve show to bigger venue

2009-11-17T14:19:00.001-05:00

For all of you Avett Brothers fans hoping to spend New Year's eve with the band, you now have your chance. The band's Asheville show has been moved from the approximately 2,400 capacity Thomas Wolfe Auditorium to the 7,000+ capacity Asheville Civic Center. Those who purchased tickets for the original venue will be allowed special entry to the show and all tickets will be honored. Tickets to fill