Incoming governor Bev Perdue has a most impressive lineup of North Carolina acts set to play at her inaugural ball in Raleigh next month. The festivities kick off Jan. 8 at the Lincoln Theatre with pop bands old and new, Dillon Fence and Pico vs. Island Trees. Then on Jan. 9, the formal ball at the Raleigh Convention Center will have musicians including Durham jazzman Branford Marsalis, Granite Falls-born country singer Eric Church and two of the Triangle's best alternative-country acts, Tres Chicas and Chatham County Line.

For complete lineup and ticket details, check here.

The latest on the Tres Chicas' DVD project (which they filmed last November at the Pour House) is that it has mutated a bit in the post-production stage. The tentative plan now is for it to be more of a live record with "video extras" rather than a full-on DVD.

"Once we sort out how to make it happen, it actually will make itself because what happened that night was pretty great and we know the audio won't require a lot of tweaking," reports Caitlin Cary. "Lynn (Blakey) and I are arguing about vinyl versus CD. I'm for the vinyl, but she brings up a good point about the inconvenience of hauling records around the country in a van. It's our hope that our fans, who are probably getting impatient, will feel this was worth the wait."

The Chicas play Friday night at Raleigh's Pour House -- an acoustic set followed by a rock set.

"We'll hit all those 'guilty pleasure' covers people have been missing while we were in our serious phase," Cary promises.