The dB's, Superchunk, Tift Merritt, Avett Brothers & more prep Record Store Day exclusive releases

Record Store Day is upon us once again this weekend, on Saturday, April 20. Local independent record stores will continue the great tradition of the day by stocking tons of great exclusive releases by bands big and small which always includes some treats from Triangle acts (and those with Triangle ties). Here are a few of those releases.



The dB's will release a special 12-inch vinyl which

Hopscotch 2012 Day 3: Megafaun, The dB's, Mount Moriah

Photo by Kevin Norris

One of the most talked about day parties of Hopscotch 2012 was the big Megafaun and Friends party in front of Mecca on Martin Street.

Megafaun were joined by phenomenal guitarist William Tyler for most of the set which included "His Robes," "Heretofore," "Second Friend" and "Get Right." Towards the end of the set, the band were joined by Adam Granduciel of The War on

Hopscotch 2012 Day 2: The dB's

All photos by Kevin Norris

Venerable North Carolina pop rock band The dB's took  the stage at one of the Hopscotch Festival's new venues, Long View Center, late Friday night to play songs from their new album Falling Off the Sky as well as songs from their catalog.

The original four-piece band were accompanied by local singer-songwriter Brett Harris sounded fantastic on classics like "Love is

Album Review: The dB's - Falling Off the Sky

Maybe it’s all the barbecue and Cheerwine, but North Carolina bands age better than others. After 30 years, the original lineup of The dB’s is back together and, like their Tar Heel brethren like Superchunk and Polvo, their new album, Falling Off the Sky, is not nostalgic fan service.

Vocalist, guitarist and song writer Peter Holsapple wastes no time brushing off the past. “You better wake up,

The dB's share two songs from new album, announce release show in Durham

Back in March we told you that North Carolina rock icons The dB's will release a new album on June 12 titled Falling Off the Sky. With the release date quickly approaching, they're giving away two fantastic songs from the album, "Before We Were Born" and "That Time is Gone." Stream or download the songs via the widget below (clicking download will get you a zip file of the two songs).

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The Hopsoctch 2012 lineup is here with The Roots, Jesus & Mary Chain, Built To Spill & many more

One of the most anticipated annual local music announcements is the Hopscotch Music Festival lineup, and today is the day where we get to share it with you.

This year's lineup includes a whopping 175 acts. Influential rock bands The Jesus and Mary Chain and Built To Spill will play the City Plaza stage on Friday, September 7 and hip-hop superstars The Roots will headline on Saturday, September 8

The dB's to release 'Falling Off the Sky' in June

The highly anticipated new album from The dB's which we've mentioned for about a year is finally almost ready to see the light of day. The album, titled Falling Off the Sky, will be out on June 12 via Bar/None Records.

The album features the original lineup of Peter Holsapple, Chris Stamey, Gene Holder and Will Rigby and was produced by the band with some help from Mitch Easter and Scott Litt.