This evening's Local Beat was the shortest in awhile due to #13 ranked NC State playing Virginia Tech in baseball at 5:30pm. However, Jack the Radio joined us on the phone for a brief moment to chat about their brand new album, Low Country, and promote the album release party tomorrow afternoon at Big Boss Brewery . Jack the Radio is a rising band in our state and their sophomore album does not disappoint with keeping true to their self-proclaimed "Southern Indie Rock" sound that touches on a wide variety of [...]
Ben Sollee, from press kit One of my favorite musicians, Ben Sollee , will be coming by the station on May 10 at 1 p.m. for an in-studio performance and interview before his show at Kings Barcade (Cat's Cradle Presents). Sollee's music is inspired by his Kentucky roots, but spans genres from folk to jazz, carried by his syncopated rhythms and smooth voice. You may recognize Ben Sollee from his work with Daniel Martin Moore on Dear Companion , an album [...]
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: [...]
My Morning Jacket will team up with Band of Horses this summer for a month-long tour culminating with a Sunday, Aug. 26 performance at the downtown Raleigh Amphitheater . Thanks to our friends at Live Nation , lucky WKNC listeners have a chance to win tickets before they go on sale this Saturday, May 5 at 10 a.m. My Morning Jacket press photo by Danny Clinch For those without fast fingers or who don't have 860-0881 and 515-2400 on speed dial [...]
As the 2012 year draws to a close, we hope you will enjoy our last show for the school year. This week we bring you stories of the Carolina RollerGirls, the live of Emergency Service Workers, and Chris Hughe's visit to N.C. State. In addition, Nick Savage spoke with advocates for the Wake County Transit Plan. This is also his last show, and we wish him the best of luck in Europe next year! Tune in!
1. Tanlines - Mixed Emotions (True Panther) 2. The Men - Open Your Heart (Sacred Bones) 3. M Ward - A Wasteland Companion (Merge) 4. Emily Wells - Mama (Partisan) 5. Zammuto - Zammuto (Temporary Residence) 6. La Sera - Sees The Light (Hardly Art) 7. Oberhofer - Time Capsules II (Glassnote) 8. Maps and Atlases - Beware and Be Grateful (Barsuk) 9. Vacationer - Gone (Downtown) [...]
Redress Raleigh , the premier eco-friendly fashion show of the Triangle, featured 13 outstanding designers, three lovely producers, and an inspiring charity Friday, April 20, in the Warehouse Distric at the Contemporary Art Museum. After starstuff and I arrived downtown, we were ushered into the musuem and shown front row seats right next the show's other prestigious sponsor, “The Raleigh Downtowner.” The four of us received handmade swag bags, chocolate made right here in Raleigh, a cookie, and a handmade wallet by Aban, the featured organization for this year's show. Aban (A Ban Against Neglect) is a charity fronted by recent college [...]
Lost in the Tress had their album release show at Cat’s Cradle this past Friday, April 20. Brice Randall Brickford and The Toddlers were the two opening bands. The Toddlers are another side project band of Missy Thangs (The Love Language, Soft Company). Alongside Missy Thangs were Noah Dehmer, Ellis Anderson, and Nathan Toben. They started off with a galloping song and before the set was over I could swear that they were close to resurrecting Jim Morrison on stage. Dehmer’s voice sounded remarkably like the Lizard King himself and everyone seemed really into it. When Lost in [...]
One of the awesome perks of working at 88.1 is all the cool things we are exposed to. Tonight I get the opportunity to see Redress Raleigh from the first row! It's a sold-out fashion show being held at the Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) in downtown Raleigh. The show isn't just about skinny women walking down a cat walk, no, this show highlights local designers of both clothing and jewelry who are eco-friendly. Together, the 10 designers are showing that there is such thing as "sustainable fashion" and what the future has in store for it. [...]
I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that last night I was anxiously watching Twitter for teasers and refreshing Hopscotch's homepage until midnight, when Hopscotch 20122s lineup was released. I read out loud the 175 bands to my roommates with the occasional (and frequent) yelps of joy. Headliners this year include The Roots, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Built to Spill (one of my personal favorite bands), Yo La Tengo, Liars, Sunn O))), and Zola Jesus. Some others that I'm excited about are Thee Oh Sees, Wye Oak, Deerhoof, The Mountain Goats, Versus, Exitmusix, Ducktails, Samantha [...]
The Spring 2012 Shakori Hills Grassroots Music and Dance Festival is only three days away, which means we will begin our ascent onto FestivalMountain. Tickets are on sale at a discounted price today ONLY, and can be found here . A wonderful lineup is in store for this spring’s festival, including: Leftover Salmon, Donna the Buffalo, The Red Clay Ramblers, BeauSoleil avec Michale Doucet, Curtis Eller and many more. The complete lineup can be found here . WKNC will have a table setup where we will be selling merchandise and raffling off prizes. Come [...]
The Magnetic Fields at Cat’s Cradle The Magnetic Fields played Cat’s Cradle two nights this past week to mark the penultimate stop on the U.S. tour. The Magnetic Fields are a band I had always loved, but never got a chance to see—FINALLY! The Cat’s Cradle was at capacity Thursday night (i.e. the show sold out), and fans were shoulder to shoulder from the stage to the bar. The band consisting of Stephin Merritt, Claudia Gonson, Sam Davol, John Woo, and Shirley Simms, entertained the crowd [...]
1. The Men - Open Your Heart (Sacred Bones) 2. Little Barrie - King of the Waves (Tummy Touch) 3. Bahamas - Barchords (Brushfire) 4. Zammuto - Zammuto (Temporary Residence) 5. High Highs - High Highs (Rocket) 6. La Sera - Sees the Light (Hardly Art) 7. Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself (Mom and Pop) 8. Islands - A Sleep and A Forgetting (Anti) 9. Tanlines - [...]
On Friday, April 6, Duke University Ph.D. candidate Alex Kotch presented his dissertation in music composition, a 30-minute instrumental-electronic dance work with a live, eight-piece ensemble and laptop DJ, embedded within a longer set of original dance music from the composer-DJ. Starting off the night was a violinist who played a fascinatingly odd piece. The performer played a rather minimalist piece of music while a computer gradually sampled his performance and looped the samples in the background. This made the music increasingly dissonant and strange, but oddly intriguing. After this performance came another avant garde piece performed by an ensemble. This ensemble consisted of [...]
While performing an incomplete version of what would become “Eyeoneye,” Andrew Bird remarked to the TED audience, “Songwriters can sort of get away with murder. You can throw out crazy theories and not have to back it up with data or graphs or research.” Although Bird only occasionally touches in the theories of the absurd, he would not need an alibi to get away with his sixth studio album Break it Yourself. In the TED speech and in music as well Bird has become a master of addressing his audience. Much of the [...]
We have some awesome tickets to give away to start of the month of April. Tuesday, April 3 - Kimya Dawson with Paleface and Your Heart Breaks Tuesday, April 3 - Delta Spirit with Waters Wednesday, April 4 - Of Montreal with Loney Dear and Kishi Bashi Wednesday, April 4 - Hadwynn with Lion in Winter Thursday, April 5 - Breathe Carolina , Ready Set with Ashland High , Matt Toka , [...]
Danny Brown (left) Sunn O))) (right) Although the full lineup has yet to be revealed, the fine folks at Hopscotch Music Festival have announced two artists that will play in September. Danny Brown, coming off of the successful release of his 2011 album XXX was announced to play the festival March 29. Two days earlier Sunn O))) were put on the bill. This will mark the first show for the doom metal rockers in North America since 2010. They will play Saturday, Sept. 8, in the Memorial Auditorium, showing how [...]
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