Being from Florida, summertime is my favorite time. I love it when it gets so hot and muggy that even the mosquitoes can't fly and your only refuge is a piece of watermelon, an ice-cold beverage and the music in front of you. My three favorite outdoor venues in the Triangle allow picnics and sell all of the best local brews. Read on for summer shows to look out for at The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA), Sarah P. Duke Gardens, and American Tobacco. North Carolina Museum of Art: [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Field Report : two tracks [mp3] search for more Field Report posts at Largehearted Boy Ketamines : "Kill Me Now, Please" [mp3] from Spaced Out [...]
Midtown Dickens first caught our attention when we saw them open for The Mountain Goats last year . Now, the North Carolina group is preparing to release a new album, titled Home, on April 3rd via Trekky Records . Today, MTV premiered a new track from the effort, "Cross My Heart," and you can listen to it below. Also, Midtown Dickens will be touring in support of Home, and we included the tour dates so you can check them out. Enjoy. Midtown Dickens - [...]
Midtown Dickens first caught our attention when we saw them open for The Mountain Goats last year . Now, the North Carolina group is preparing to release a new album, titled Home, on April 3rd via Trekky Records . Today, MTV premiered a new track from the effort, "Cross My Heart," and you can listen to it below. Also, Midtown Dickens will be touring in support of Home, and we included the tour dates so you can check them out. Enjoy. Midtown Dickens - [...]
Making the monthly mixes usually results in having a bunch of good songs orphaned. In the past, I've had enough leftover material to make half editions of the Blogophilia mixes. This usually leads to confusion and questions about why have a half mix at all. I am not a fan of confusion, nor do I like to explain myself. So I've decided that there will be no more "half mixes" posted on the blog. Instead, we'll have a Biscuits & Gravy series, which reflects a surplus of good music that never made it to the monthly mix. I am a [...]
The inbox is overflowing and there's plenty to post, so why not share the love? Baby Baby - "Haters Clean" Single Released 2/14 The Atlanta bad boys steal Kurt Cobain's Big Muff and fuzz it up. We're featuring the clean version, but you get the idea. Straight up party rock. Guaranteed to cause a riot. - [...]
Midtown Dickens is a Durham, NC quartet that has grown from their unassuming twee roots to a full-blown, dare we say mature, folk-rock unit. On April 3rd, Trekky Records will drop the band's third full-length, Home . The haunting Only Brother is the lead single from the new platter, and in the interest of full disclosure, I knew I had to post it as soon as I heard the bass clarinet pop into the mix. As for you, well, if you like what you hear, stay tuned because [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Kristin Hersh , always the innovator, has made the entire discography of her band 50 Foot Wave (which includes the new EP With Love from the Men's Room ) available as a free and legal digital download in both mp3 and lossless formats. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: 50 Foot [...]
unter postfolk firmieren catherine edgerton (guitar, harmonica, banjo, drums, trumpet), kym register (banjo, guitar, accordion, trombone, drums), will hackney (mandolin, drums) und jonathan henderson (upright bass, guitar, banjo, drums). ihrer heimatstadt durham machen die midtown dickens alle ehre. nicht nur dass sie demnächst ihr drittes album herausbringen werden, ihr sound ist auch noch organisch und heimelig, mit verbundcharakter und charme. das banjo splattert vergnüglich, die akustische mimt die besonnene. eine mandoline sucht straffung, während das drumming längerfristig plant. wunderbar passend die weibliche gesangsstimme, jugendlich, zwischen melancholie und stampfendem revoluzzertum oszillierend. ein erster eindruck. [...]
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, press photograph by Mark Seliger Wow. Take all your expectations of Gillian Welch' s mournful voice and David Rawlings's flawless guitar riffs from your favorite albums, whether it be the most recent The Harrow and the Harvest or the now 14 year-old Revival , and sum them all into one balmy evening. If you add a bit more guitar and bit more emotion, as well as interjections from Gillian and David, you just might have what we had the pleasure of experiencing August 3 at [...]
Taking the Fillmore stage to an adoring crowd, The Mountain Goats wasted no time in delivering an energetic, compelling live show. Opening act Midtown Dickens played indie bluegrass reminiscent of The Band mixed with the rustic harmonies of Fleet Foxes. The group, comprised of Kym Register, Catherine Edgerton, and Will Hackney, brandished instruments representative of their Durham, North Carolina home. During It's Alright, Edgerton alternated between spoons, saw, and harmonica with the aplomb of a grizzled mountain man. Rather than being a one-song gimmick, the saw made a return in Apple Tree and provided a sharp [...]
The summer is here, and that means that the men are hot, hot hot. Two years ago, we had our list of hot women , and the temperature is now ripe for the opposite sex. Here are our list of the 88 Hottest Men in Indie Rock (we love you Jack White!). Sufjan Stevens Click here to view the embedded video. [...]
They are delicious and they are going FAST! (only you don't have to pay for them... ) This week at WKNC we have some amazing giveaways we are pretty excited about. We've also got something AMAZING coming next week, so stay tuned (literally). Or become our friend on facebook to find out NOW. 4/6 Black Lips @ Cat's Cradle Bronzed Chorus @ Pinhook 4/7 Destroyer @ Cat's Cradle [...]
With performances from 30 acts over the course of 2 full days at SXSW 2011, Paper Garden's Lovely Hearts Club was an overwhelming success. Thanks to our sponsors - Moniker Guitars , Thinglink , Vitamin Water , and Uncorked - and thanks to all the bands and everyone else who came out for an incredible 2 days of entertainment! The [...]
WKNC has again teamed up with our friends in the Union Activities Board and Student Government to bring some of the finest local bands to campus, totally free and complete with fringe benefits! Come out Harris Field on April 8 and catch free live performances from two area favorites: Durham's happy-folk darlings Midtown Dickens and Chapel Hill's groovy alt-Americana Butterflies . Midtown performed at last year's Double Barrel benefit 7, and have since made stops at Local Beer Local Band, Troika Music Festival , Hopscotch Music Festival , [...]
The Lovely Hearts Club SXSW 2011 mixtape RSVP [contact-form] The Lovely Hearts Club is celebrating its first ever party this year at SXSW for its 6-month anniversary. Showcasing over 30 new bands (and a comedian!) from across the universe, our aim is to bring you the NEW new and put these more than deserving bands in front of the eyes and ears of industry and fans alike. [...]
Saturday night, my man and I celebrated Valentine's Day early with a great show at Casbah in Durham. The only other time I've been to Casbah was to see Crooked Still , which was in an intimate seated setting. I was expecting this, but the venue quickly filled to standing room only. After the first song, it was evident why opening band Humble Tripe was "humble." The one man band slammed on a travel dulcimer, and chugged out a few repetitive chords on his acoustic guitar while singing cute lyrics about his life. [...]
Here's a Durham, NC band that I recently got in to after a whimsical purchase of their LP/CD/MP3 package, Laterns , at CD Alley a few weeks back. Immediately after I placed needle to vinyl happiness engrossed my ears. The cute vocals of the lead singer tell beautiful stories and create heartfelt metaphors to love and loneliness. The vocals are very Kimya Dawson, a little out of tune but cute, scratchy, and easy to love. I'll have to say that Lanterns is a solid album and one of my best purchases in a long time, especially since I bought [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Darker My Love : "Split Minute" [mp3] from Alive As You Are (out August 17th) other Darker My Love posts at Largehearted Boy Embarrassing Fruits : "Long Distance Breakup [...]
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