Hey guys! If you like listening to WKNC and free stuff, listen up!

This week on WKNC, we are giving away:

Artist schwag, consisting of signed CDs and vinyl records from artists like Annuals, The Ettes, and even Iron Maiden.

If you want to laugh your face off, we have a few tickets left to see comedian Demetri Martin at Memorial Auditorium on Saturday, September 11.

Demetri Martin from wikimedia

If you’re looking for something sweet (and free) to do over labor day weekend, you could win tickets for:

September 3: Autolux w/Gold Panda at Cat’s Cradle

September 4: Little Brother at Cat’s Cradle

Man Will Destroy Himself at The Pour House

In addition to these shows, you could win tickets to Takers at Crossroads 20 in Cary (not eligible for weekend movies, sorry!)

Carla Azar of Autolux at the LA Weekly Detour Music Festival courtesy of wikimedia

These giveaways are going like hot cakes, so keep your ears peeled to 88.1 The Revolution and be the correct caller!

This week, we’re giving away lots of artist schwag, including vinyls, t-shirts, and even CDs.

The Avetts bring some Gospel Music to Greensboro Courtesy of Elizabeth Lemon

We are also giving away tickets to Jim Avett at the Pour House on August 29.

In other exciting giveaway news, we have tickets to Takers, The Other Guys, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and The Expendibles, showing at Crossroads 20 in Cary, NC. These tickets are good Monday through Thursday. Sorry, no weekends.

That’s it for me, next week, MOLLYPOP will be taking over my duties. It’s been great serving you this summer. Thanks for being so great!

Vampire Weekend will be playing with special guest Beach House at the Raleigh Amphitheatre on Sunday, October 17 in support of their new album Contra. Tickets go on sale at Livenation.com on Friday, August 27, but WKNC has them now.  Just be the correct caller when the DJ asks for it, and you could win!

As the first week of school begins in just a few hours, on-campus organizations have been working to get their name out to new and old students alike. On Monday, August 16, WKNC and other facets of NCSU Student Media participated in Cates Crawl, one of many fun and informative events of Wolfpack Welcome Week. Thanks to many DJs and a swanky promotions team, the Student Media table was a hit of this yearly tradition down our beloved Cates Avenue. WKNC, The Technician, Nubian Message, Wolf TV, Agromeck, Windhover, and the up and coming photography club work under the umbrella of Student Media– entirely student run and entirely awesome ways to become involved at NC State. Students could partake in a tour of Student Media offices, or take advantage of the WKNC stickers, coozies, information about the aforementioned organizations, and even delicious freezie pops all while listening to the jams being pumped from our studio on the third floor of Witherspoon.

DJ Elly May, Just John, and DJ Bex promote Student Media

Look for WKNC and other groups in Student Media this Friday and Saturday at Friday Fest and Service NC State!

This week we have a lot of cool stuff to give away!

Image Courtesy of Jason, Used under Creative Commons

We have tickets to The Stone Temple Pilots with The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on October 5 at The Raleigh Amphitheatre and  Sound Tribe System 9 at The Raleigh Amphitheatre on August 25.

This Photo Is Courtesy of WarpaintWarpaint

We have tickets to Warpaint on August 18 at The Local 506.

This Image is Licensed under Creative Commons

On August 19, we have tickets to Cockabilly Roadshow at The Pour House and Lou Barlow At Cat’s Cradle.

Chatham County Line

On August 20, we have tickets to Jack the Radio at Slim’s, Chatham County Line at Fletcher Theatre, and The Design at The Pour House.

On August 21, we have tickets to Malarkey Gras ft. American Aquarium at The Pour House.

DON’T FORGET THAT WE HAVE MOVIE TICKETS TO:

The Other Guys, Scott Pilgrim v. The World, and The Expendables

Keep Listening to WKNC for these giveaways and more!

Wanna go so Sound Tribe Sector 9 at their August 25 show at The Raleigh Amphitheatre? Well, you can get tickets now at Livenation.com or be the correct caller when the WKNC DJ asks for it, and you could win tickets!

Stone Temple Pilots and special guest Black Rebel Motorcycle Club will be playing at The Raleigh Amphitheatre, Tuesday, October 5. Tickets go on sale at Livenation.com on August 20, but you can get them here now. Just be the correct caller when the DJ asks for it to win.

This week on WKNC we are giving away excitement!  …and tickets as well

Photo courtesy of OpenEye, under Creative Commons

On August 13,  we have tickets to Mission of Burma at Cat’s Cradle and tickets to Umphrey’s McGee at the Raleigh Amphitheatre.

Photo of Connells, Public Domain Photo

On August 15, we have tickets to Friends for Hamid featuring, Static Minds, Starmount, Richard Bacchus, & The Connells at The Pour House.

We are also giving away tickets to The Other Guys at Crossroads 20 in Cary.

Presenting our ticket giveaways for the week of August 2:

Los Lobos Courtesy of Their Press Kit

On August 7, we have tickets to Here We Go Magic at Cat’s Cradle and Los Lobos at The NC Museum of Art;

On August 10, we have tickets to Hearts & Daggers at Slim’s;

and if you’re a fan of Chainsaw Rock, we have tickets to Cynic at Cat’s Cradle on August 9.

That’s all we got this week. Stay tuned for these giveaways and more only on WKNC 88.1

Streetlight Manifesto Photo Courtesy of No-Frills Marilyn

On July 28, we have tickets to Streetlight Manifesto at the Lincoln Theatre, and The White Cascade at Slim’s.

Old Ceremony Photo used under Creative Commons Licensing

On July 30, we have tickets to J. Roddy Walston & The Business at Slim’s, and The Old Ceremony at The Pour House.

On July 31, we have tickets to Corrosion of Conformity at The Pour House.

Photo thanks to Jeff under Creative Commons

On September 1, we have tickets to Joan Baez at The North Carolina Museum of Art.

REMINDER! the July 31 Luego show at Slim’s has been rescheduled to August 13

We also have tickets to Salt at Crossroads Cary 20.

Photo by Hathir Pfau

The Luego show, which had originally been scheduled for this Saturday, July 31 at Slim’s Downtown, has been moved back to August 13. Those who won tickets for the show will have their names on the list for the new show date. Also, with the changed date, Cary Ann Hearst has been added to the lineup. Proof that change is not always a bad thing…

Cary Ann Hearst joins Luego for their 8/13 show - photo by Sara Poe

Did you miss the chance to win Barenaked Ladies with Ben Kweller tickets? Well, we still have tickets for their show July 31 at the Raleigh Amphitheater. Just be the correct caller when the WKNC deejay asks for it, and you could win tickets for you and a friend to the show! Tickets are also available at Livenation.com.

This week on WKNC, we will be giving away a plethora of delightful goodies! In addition to the 2010 Honda Civic Tour with Paramore on July 23, you could win tickets for these shows:

On July 20, we have tickets to Old Habits and The Preservation at The Pour House.

On July 22, we have tickets to  SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army) at The Lincoln Theatre.

DJ Elly May previews the July 23 performance of the Shen Wei Dance troupe at the Durham Performing Arts Center.

On July 24, we have tickets to the Red Clay Ramblers at The North Carolina Museum of Art.

On July 25, we have tickets to Spencefest, featuring The T’s, Richard Bacchus and The Loners at Slim’s.

Finally, lucky listeners will have a chance to see the movie Inception at Crossroads 20 Regal Cinema in Cary. Call us up at 860-0881 or 515-2400!

All this week WKNC will be giving away tickets for the 2010 Honda Civic Tour featuring Paramore with Tegan and Sara, New Found Glory, and Kadawatha going on this Friday, July 23 at the new Raleigh Amphitheatre. Just be the correct caller when the WKNC deejay asks for it, and you could win tickets for you and a friend. Tickets are also available at Livenation.com.

Hey, viewers of the WKNC Blog! If you haven’t noticed, we’ve started the polls back up again (look to the right side of the page you’re reading right now). Us radio station workers are pretty ingenius people with a hand full of irresistibly awesome questions, but, alas, we aren’t perfect. We can’t think of all the great questions that need to be voted upon, and we can’t peer into the souls of our listeners to find the questions they most deeply yearn to ask. We need your help! Do you have a great question in desperate need of results? A funny question? A dumb question? A sarcastic question? A life-altering question? As long as it’s kept PG and has to do with WKNC radio, NCSU, or music in general, we want to make a poll about it! All you have to do is email me, The Blog Lady, at blog@wknc.org, and send me your questions ALONG WITH ANSWERS. You may have a great poll question, but without great answers, you’ve got diddly. The question needs a minimum of two answers and, depending on the question, maximum of ten to twelve answers. Need a little poll inspiration? Keep refreshing this page, and a different poll will show up on the right-hand side each time.

Thanks for helping make us the best radio station in the Triangle!