Music News in Raleigh

A year after the week long festival of shows at Asheville’s Orange Peel and a massive show in Greensboro, Billy Corgan and The Smashing Pumpkins will stop into North Carolina once again, this time at Memorial Auditorium in Downtown Raleigh on Sunday August 17th.

First there was Annuals. Then there was Sedona. And now, Sunfold. After splitting an EP with Annuals, Sunfold will now release their own debut album, Tomorrow!

Just before returning to the Raleigh area, Bon Iver sat down for a live session with the folks over at Daytrotter. The results are as beautiful as usual and the version of Flume is magnificent.

Ahead of next weekend’s show at Koka Booth, Schoolkids has scored the newest Avett Brothers acoustic album a couple of days before its Tuesday street date. I can hear all the young fans screaming and demanding multiple copies already...what better way to start the weekend.

Sound Opinions on NPR has recently been focusing on gas prices and how it affects bands on tour. This past weekend, they interviewed Beth Tacular from Raleigh’s Bowerbirds, discussing how they have dealt with these issues over the past year.