Pretty Lights announces spring tour, coming to Raleigh

Derek Vincent Smith, better known by his moniker Pretty Lights, has come a long way in a last few years. In early 2009, he played The Pour House, then later that year and in early 2010, he moved up to the Cat's Cradle and Lincoln Theatre. In 2011, he's made a leap.

On his upcoming spring tour, Pretty Lights will perform at the Raleigh Amphitheater on Tuesday, April 19, making this show the first of the venue's second season. Michael Menert and Paper Diamond will open the show. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, February 18 at 10 a.m. via at the Progress Energy Center box office and Ticketmaster.

Pretty Lights just released a series of free, previously unreleased tracks via his website which includes remixes of Kanye West, Pink Floyd, Jay-Z, Steve Miller Band and more. Head HERE to download.

Full Moogfest lineup announced with Hot Chip, Panda Bear, Pretty Lights, more

The full lineup of Moogfest in Asheville on Oct. 29-31 has been announced and it's managed to get even better. Additions to the original batch of bands include Girl Talk, Panda Bear, EL-P, Pretty Lights, Hot Chip, Dan Deacon and more. Check out the full lineup below broken down by day.

The event will span three venues, the Asheville Civic Center Arena, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium and The Orange Peel.

Tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 13 at 12 p.m. here. A three-day pass is $149.50 and tickets for individual days are $75. There will also be VIP passes for $349.50 that include priority access to venues, merchandise, access to lounges and other perks. You can see more info on that here.