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

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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.

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

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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!

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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!

This week we’re giving away some of the coolest goodies ever seen!

Rasputina in Traditional Garb

We’re giving away tickets to Rasputina on July 13 at Cat’s Cradle,

Doco's patriotic fans

Doco on July 17 at The Pour House,

The Love Language getting sweaty

and The Love Language on July 17 at Cat’s Cradle.

We’re also giving away movie passes for Knight & Day, Grown Ups, Twilight Eclipse, which are showing at Cary Crossroads 20

Keep the dial locked to 88.1 to win these and other prizes on WKNC!

This week WKNC is rolling out some pretty sweet giveaways!

First up, on July 9 is The Heartless Bastards at Cat’s Cradle.

On July 10, we have two giveaways.

Chatham County Line at Cat’s Cradle

and

Inflowential at The Pour House

ALSO, we’re giving away tickets to Demetri Martin at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium!

And finally, we’re also giving away movie passes to Knight & Day,Grown Ups and Twilight Eclipse!

Stay tuned to KNC for these and other giveaways!

Standup comedian Demetri Martin will be stopping by the Triangle on Saturday, September 11 at Raleigh’s Memorial Auditorium. Martin is best known for his work on “The Daily Show” and as host of Comedy Central’s “Important Things with Demetri Martin.” Tickets for Demetri Martin at Memorial Auditorium go on sale this Friday, July 9 at TicketMaster.com, but WKNC has them now.  Just be the correct caller this week when the DJ asks for it, and you could win tickets for you and a friend to the show!

Get ready, get set, call and win CDs and other merch from your favorite artists! DJs will be giving away the goodies below and all you have to do is be the correct caller when the DJ asks for it.

Here’s what we have:

LCD Soundsystem CD – This Is Happening

First Aid Kit CD The Big Black & The Blue and XL First Aid Kit T-shirt

SIA CD – We Are Born

Casiokids CD Topp Stemning Pa Lokal Bar and Poster

Casiokids Poster

Foals CD – Total Life Forever (2)

Hooray For Earth CD – Momo

This week we are giving away tickets to:

6/16 – Lonnie Walker and Woodsman at Slim’s

6/18 – Parmalee with Downfall and Louder Moonlight at The Pour House

6/19 – Irata with Once and Future Kings at Slim’s

We’re also still giving away tickets to “Robin Hood,” “Sex and The City 2,” “Killers,” and “The A-Team.”

Keep Listening to WKNC for these giveaways and others!!!

The Hopscotch Music Festival has now become synonymous with headliners: Broken Social Scene, Public Enemy, and Panda Bear. However, the Triangle’s largest music festival features plenty of local acts. That’s why every Friday for the next few weeks, Special K will be getting back to North Carolina’s musical roots by keeping spins local and giving away Hopscotch festival wristbands to lucky callers during the Local Lunch (12pm-1pm).

Listen only on 88.1FM or streaming online during Local Lunch for your favorite local Hopscotch bands like The Rosebuds, Bowerbirds, The Love Language and many more! For the full line-up of Hopscotch bands, visit their website here.

Listen to WKNC this week for these exciting giveaways:

Left Outlet with Tin Djinn (pictured) at The Pour House, on June 1.

Also, Reverent Horton Heat at Cat’s Cradle on June 3.

…And we still have passes for Robin Hood and Sex and the City 2.

Keep listening for these giveaways and others on 88.1 WKNC!

This week on WKNC we are giving away tickets to a myriad of fun goodness:

5/28 Carlitta Durand and Kooley High at The Pour House

5/29 North Elementary at Slim’s

Robin Hood, with Russel Crowe and Cate Blanchett

Sex and the City 2!!! With Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Kattrall

Keep listening for these exciting giveaways and more!!!!

This week on WKNC, we are giving away tickets to the following events:

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra at Cat’s Cradle on Thursday, 5/20

Superchunk at Cat’s Cradle on Friday, 5/21

The Small Ponds and Luego at the Pour House on Fri, 5/21

Murs at Cat’s Cradle on Sun, 5/23

Make sure to listen for your chance to win!

Do you love Passion Pit?  So do we.  That’s why all this week we’re going to be giving away pairs of tickets to see Passion Pit on June 11 at The Fillmore Charlotte.  If you want to win tickets, listen in and be the first caller to correctly identify the Passion Pit song clip when the DJ asks for it.  Tickets for the show are also available at Live Nation.