Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears announces spring tour, coming to Raleigh

Texas blues soul band Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears are hitting the road this spring on a headline tour in support of their sophomore album Scandalous, released last year.

The band will make a stop at Kings in Raleigh on Thursday, May 3. The Preservation will open. Tickets are on sale now via Etix for $12.

Check out the trippy animated music video for "Mustang Ranch" from Scandalous below.

Passion Pit gets thousands dancing at UNC

All photos by Kevin Norris

Friday night brought in some very cold weather, but the thousands of students and spectators at Carmichael Auditorium at UNC were warmed by the infectious pop sounds of Passion Pit.

The band kicked things off with "I've Got Your Number" from their 2008 EP Chunk of Change. From there, the band rarely let up, hitting the crowd all but one song from their breakthrough album Manners.

In the short time the band has been around, they have become a force to be reckoned with. Frontman Michael Angelakos bounded around the stage, interacted with the front row and belted out his trademark falsetto like a seasoned rock veteran.

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears add Chapel Hill to fall tour

The funky soul sounds of Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears is touring the nation in August and September and the band has just added a Triangle stop to their schedule.

The band will play Local 506 in Chapel Hill on Sunday, Aug. 22. Tickets are on sale now via etix for $9.

Check out the video for the song "I'm Broke" from the band's debut album Tell 'Em What Your Name Is! below along with their current tour schedule.