Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson announces 'Thick as a Brick' tour, coming to Durham

Jethro Tull frontman and flautist Ian Anderson is hitting the road this year to play the band's classic 1972 album Thick as a Brick in its entirety as well as the forthcoming sequel to the album, Thick as a Brick 2, due out April 3.

The tour will stop at the Durham Performing Arts Center on Saturday, September 29. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 16, via the venue box office and Ticketmaster.

Check out a video of Anderson performing part of Thick as a Brick in Chicago last year below.

New music from I Was Totally Destroying It - "My Internal Din"

Local alt rockers I Was Totally Destroying It won't release their new album Vexations until August 21, but the band have released the first music from it more than five months early.

Stream or download the album's sixth track, "My Internal Din," below. The song pushes the band more towards the territory of "modern rock." Whether that's a good or bad thing is up to you. Let us know what you think about the song in the comments.

Check out the full track list of Vexations below. I Was Totally Destroying It doesn't currently have any Triangle gigs on their schedule, but they will play the free Friday Night Live series at Greensboro's Center City Park on Friday, June 1.

Ben Sollee announces 2012 tour, coming to Raleigh

Kentucky singer-songwriter and cellist Ben Sollee is hitting the road this spring in support of his latest album Inclusions, released last year. He's also recording his third album, Half-Made Man, this year with the support of fans using the fundraising method (he reached his goal in just four days).

The tour will make a stop at Kings Barcade in Raleigh on Thursday, May 10. Tickets are on sale now via Etix for $15.

Watch Sollee and his band perform a fantastic set for NPR's Tiny Desk series below. It includes the songs "Hurting," "Captivity" and "The Globe" from Inclusions as well as a little a cappella ditty they call "Inclusions." You can also stream the album Inclusions in its entirety via the widget below.

Album Review: Bowerbirds - The Clearing

The Clearing by Bowerbirds is the sound of a band that has been freed both musically and spiritually.

The third album from the North Carolina band starts with the rousing “Tuck the Darkness” which builds into a powerful, swirling mantra that sets the tone for the rest of the record’s 45 minutes.

“Oh my dear friend, everything falls to death,” duo Phil Moore and Beth Tacular tell us, “We tuck the darkness in. We tuck the darkness in.” They’ve learned to accept the unhappy necessities of life. “Tucked the darkness in, dragged the harrow across the land,” Moore sings, “found my fresh start, sowed my wildest dreams.”

The Polyphonic Spree announces 2012 tour, coming to Carrboro

The psychedelic orchestral pop sounds of The Polyphonic Spree will be heard throughout venues across the North America again this spring as the band embark on their first proper tour in about four years.

The band will return to the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Saturday, May 26. Sweet Lee Morrow will open. Ticket info is not available yet, but we'll keep you posted.

The band's latest album is 2007's The Fragile Army, though a new album is expected sometime soon. They just release a new single in February titled "What Would You Do?" Watch the music video for the song below.