Alabama Shakes announce 'Sound & Color' 2015 tour

Fresh off a performance on Saturday Night Live this past weekend promoting their forthcoming sophomore album Sound and Color, southern rockers Alabama Shakes have extended their 2015 tour plans and will return to Cary this June.

The band will once again play the Koka Booth Amphitheatre on Wednesday, June 10. Courtney Barnett will open. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 6, via Etix for $35 to $45.

Check out the aforementioned Saturday Night Live performances of "Don't Wanna Fight" and "Gimme All Your Love" below.

Alabama Shakes bring powerful soul to Booth Amphitheatre

All photos by Kevin Norris

Soulful roots rock band Alabama Shakes have experienced an unlikely launch into superstardom in the last few years leading up to and following the release of their 2012 debut album Boys & Girls. That rise brought them to Cary's Koka Booth Amphitheatre on Friday night, a massive step up from the Cat's Cradle, which they played last year.

The band came out swinging, opening with "Rise to the Sun" and following it with the fiery "Hang Loose" and the band's hit single, "Hold On." It's a tricky strategy to front load the set like that and some of the crowd definitely got really chatty pretty early on, but the band continued to deliver a fantastic set.

Alabama Shakes announces September dates, coming to Cary

Soulful up and coming rockers Alabama Shakes have had quite a meteoric rise since the release of their debut album Boys & Girls last year. When the band rolled through the Triangle last year they played the Cat's Cradle and sold out the club. Now they've announced new fall dates which will bring the band back to play venue with a capacity more than six times that of the Cradle.

The band will play Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary on Friday, September 20. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 28, via the venue box office and Etix for $30 or $40.

Check out a video of the band's fantastic performance of the song "Always Alright" on Saturday Night Live earlier this year below.

Win tickets to Alabama Shakes at Cat's Cradle

Athens rockers Alabama Shakes are preparing to release their first LP, Boys & Girls, next week and are embarking on an international tour in support. Their show at Cat's Cradle this Friday, April 6, is already sold out, but we have a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky reader.

To enter to win, email trianglemusiccontests at gmail dot com with "Alabama Shakes tickets" in the subject line no later than noon on Wednesday, April 4. We will select and notify a winner that afternoon. One entry per person, please.

You can stream Boys & Girls in its entirety now at NPR's First Listen.

Alabama Shakes announces spring tour, coming to Carrboro

Up and coming southern rock/soul band the Alabama Shakes have been creating a lot of buzz lately and they haven't even released their debut album yet. They will be releasing their debut on April 9 titled Boys & Girls, but before that, they'll make a stop in the Triangle.

The band will play the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Friday, April 6. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, February 24 via Etix for $12.

The band performed on Conan, so check out their killer performance of "Hold On" below along with a web exclusive performance of "I Ain't the Same."