Michael McDonald announces 2015 tour, coming to Durham

Singer-songwriter Michael McDonald will be bringing his rich baritone voice to the Triangle when he hits the road hits the road the spring for a few shows.

McDonald will play the Carolina Theatre in Durham on Tuesday, June 9. Tickets will go on sale now via the venue box office and Ticketmaster for $47 to $154.63.

Check out McDonald and his band performing "Taking It to the Streets" from the DVD/blu-ray The Dukes of September from the tour of the same name in 2012 with Donald Fagen and Boz Scaggs below.

Michael McDonald announces Christmas shows, coming to Durham

I know we're only at the end of April but we've already got a Christmas post for you (this might be a record for us). The gravelly voiced soul singer Michael McDonald will hit the road late this year on his This Christmas Tour which will bring him to the Triangle.

McDonald will play the Durham Performing Arts Center on Sunday, December 1. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 3, via the venue box office and Ticketmaster for $45 to $100.

If you can bring yourself to do it this time of the year, check out a performance of "I'll Be Home For Christmas" from McDonald's live DVD/Blu-Ray This Christmas below.

Boz Scaggs & Michael McDonald announce summer tour, coming to Cary

Mellow singer-songwriters Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald teamed up last summer along with Donald Fagan for a late summer-early fall tour. The pair will hit the road again this summer, but without Fagan this time.

Scaggs and McDonald will play the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary on Friday, July 15. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, May 6 at 10 a.m. via the box office and the usual places for $35 (lawn seats) or $50 (reserved seats).

Donald Fagan, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs headed to Raleigh, Charlotte

There's another new show slated for the new downtown Raleigh amphitheater and it's not a change of pace for the venue. Three aging singers, Donald Fagan (of Steely Dan), Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs, are teaming up for a summer tour dubbed The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue.

The tour stops at the Raleigh Amphitheater on Saturday, August 28. Tickets for the show go on sale Friday, June 18 at 10 a.m. here.

The tour also stops in Charlotte at the Uptown Amphitheatre (now the Road Runner Mobile Amphitheatre) on Wednesday, August 25. Tickets for that show go on sale on Friday, June 18 at 10 a.m. too, right here.

Carolina Music Festival tickets on sale soon

Tickets go on sale this Saturday for the Carolina Music Festival, a three day jazz, R&B and soul event at Booth Amphitheatre in Cary.

The festival kicks off Friday, August 24, with Michael McDonald. Saturday's show features Anthony David, Mike Phillips, Con Funk Shun, Tyrese and Erykah Badu. Sunday with close the festival with Marcus Johnson, Michael Manson, Joe Sample, Randy Crawford, Michael Franks and Boney James.

Tickets to Michael McDonald are $35/62.50/72.50. Tickets for Saturday and Sunday are $40/62.50. A two-day lawn pass for Saturday and Sunday is also available for $70. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster or at the amphitheatre's box office.

Personally, I'd bet Michael McDonald doesn't even know what the Carolina Music Festival is, it's just convenient for the promoter to use his name as a headliner and the dates matched up right. But to each his own. I'll rest my case if anyone can tell me how he's related to jazz, R&B, or especially soul music.