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First, Nick Lowe is cool.  As Jeff Tweedy said when Lowe came out to accompany Wilco for two songs (including one of his own), "It's okay to like Nick Lowe."  He was a perfect opener.  He played solo, just him and his pretty, old Hummingbird.  Sure, this is the guy that people mostly (if not only) know for "Cruel to Be Kind," and that seemed to be the main criticism of him I was hearing.  But I scoffed at these doubters - these fools would doubt anyone that Wilco choose to play with them.  His guitaring was smooth, his lyrics [...]

What to say about the Fleet Foxes concert? I don’t think I have ever been that wet in my entire life. There was a torrential downpour the entire concert, or what there was of a concert. I arrived at the Raleigh Amphitheater toward the end of The Walkmen , the opening act. At this point the rain was fairly mild and I had a rain jacket and a towel so I was prepared. By the time Fleet Foxes started, the downpour began. They began by playing songs from their new album, Helplessness [...]

The Revolution is giving away some truly phenomenal tickets this week! Whether you're layin' out 'n' listenin' or stayin' in, have your phone handy. This week 88.1 FM Raleigh is giving away tickets to: 6/2 Holy Ghost Tent Reviva l @ Kings Barcade 6/9 Sondre Lerhe @ Cat's Cradle 6/9 All Tiny Creatures @ Kings 6/9 Women Helping Women @ Cardinal Club 6/10 Kingsbury Manx @ Kings 6/11 Decemberists [...]

Yo, Yo Yiggity Yo. If you like/love/can-admit-an-appreci ation-for, The Decemberists , Best Coast , The Morning After , Corrosion of Conformity , Beggars , Dance Music for Nerds , Caltrop , Americans in France , Jews & Catholics , Red Collar , Dangerous Ponies or Grace Potter & The Nocturnals , then you should LISTEN UP to WKNC 88.1 this week, because we've got giveaways right now for every single one of these shows. You should be listening right now. Below is the list [...]

Live Nation Concerts presents Bon Iver in concert Friday, July 29 at the Raleigh Ampitheater with special guests The Rosebuds . Tickets for Bon Iver at the Raleigh Ampitheater go on sale this Friday, May 13 at 10 a.m. at LiveNation.com , but we have them now! Just be the correct caller when the WKNC DJ asks for it at 860-0881 or 515-2400, and score a pair of tickets to the show. Both bands are supporting new summer albums, so this is definitely an opportunity not to be missed! [...]

I could ruminate on a lot of things about the new Raleigh Amphitheater after last night's opening. I could discuss the good things, such as how walking with the crowds downtown made Raleigh actually feel like a real city, how you can get food from your favorite Empire eateries, or how the shimmer wall is really pretty stunning when viewed from that angle. And I could write about the not-so-positive things, such as how the amphitheater itself is really pretty charmless and is in fact built RIGHT BESIDE the railroad tracks. The Amtrak and a CFX came through during [...]