We’ve got some giveaways going down for you all this week, November 8-12.

11/10: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti at Cat’s Cradle

Ariel Pink

The Jackets at the Pour House

The Jackets, playing Tir Na Nog's Local Beer Local Band in 2009

11/11: Javelin at King’s

Modern Skirts at Casbah

Modern Skirts

The Hotwires at the Pour House

11/12: Scott Biram at Casbah

Scott Biram

We also have a few Bob Dylan CDs to give away as well!

This list is not an entire list of shows in the Triangle this week—check out our rock report for a more complete list!

And remember, you have to listen to win!

This week we’ve got some golden giveaways on WKNC!

Be the right caller when the DJ asks for it and you could win tickets to:

10/27: MiMOSA at Lincoln Theatre

10/29: Jason Isbell at Casbah

10/30: Blonde Redhead at Cat’s Cradle

Blonde Redhead (2008)

10/30: Howlies at Slim’s

10/30: Mantras at the Pour House

10/31: Caribou at Cat’s Cradle

Caribou, courtesy of CJ Wood

10/31: Marxtravaganza (featuring Bright Young Things, Tomahawks, Brett Harris, and more!) at Slim’s

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11/3: MGMT at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium

MGMT backstage (courtesy of Creative Commons)

Remember, you have to listen to win!

Good afternoon!

We have some great giveaways that are going like HOT CAKES!

October 21: The Love Language at Kings

The Love Language at Local 506, courtesy of Mike Gray

October 22: Goner at Kings

October 23: Airiel Down at Lincoln Theatre

October 23:   Gray Young at The Pour House

Chas and Dan Gray Young in the WKNC Studio

October 23:  The Moaners w/ Embarrassing Fruits at Kings

October 24: Small Black at Kings

October 26: Muse w/ Metric at the RBC Center

Metric (courtest of creative commons)

Remember, you have to listen to win!

This coming Friday on the Local Beat will be another fantastic evening as I will be joined by several different guests.

5 p.m. brings in one of my favorite groups in the area, Carrboro folksters Mandolin Orange, coming on to promote an upcoming show at the Local 506. The show is this Saturday, October 16, with Greg Humphreys. It should make for a fascinating concert on Saturday but also some great conversation and live radio Friday evening.

Check out the interview I had with Emily and Andrew of Mandolin Orange back in April:

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And I also interview Greg Humphreys recently as well:

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At 6 p.m., Gray Young is coming back on the show once again to talk about their brand new album. If you recall the group came in back in early August before the album was ready to be released. Staysail is going to be released on October 23 at the Pour House, and we will talk about that in full.

For the final hour of the show, local hip-hop star King Mez is dropping by with ex DJ Big Fat Sac and several other representatives of the Cooke Street Carnival that is being held this Saturday on Cooke Street in downtown Raleigh. We will be talking about the festival and catching up with the King.

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Hey guys! Fall seems to really be here, and no better way to celebrate the cool weather than a local show!

How can you go to one of these great local shows for free?!? Well, by calling in at the appropriate time on WKNC and telling the deejay whatever it is they want to know!

This week you could win:

10/15: Carolyn Wonderland @ Casbah (a great new venue in Durham)

Carolyn Wonderland at Discovery Green, courtesy of Gary Hunt

10/16: Rocktober @ the Pour House

10/16: Sisters w/ French Miami @ Slim’s Downtown

10/17: We are Scientists @ Cat’s Cradle

10/17: Vampire Weekend w/ Beach House @ Raleigh Amphitheater

Vampire Weekend, courtesy of nora/sskizo

10/18: Los Campesinos! @ Cat’s Cradle

10/19: Stone Temple Pilots w/ Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Raleigh Amphitheater

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club in Valencia in 2007

You could also win Midlake merchandise or a “Get Him to the Greek” DVD!

There are some shows there I am itching to go to…  but remember, you have to listen to win!

Due to the happenings of Hopscotch, I only had a one hour show on September 10 but was happy to have the Small Ponds’ Caitlin and Cary and Matt Douglas as guests on the program as we promoted their new album, Caitlin Cary & Matt Douglas Are The Small Ponds. The album was released the following week at the Pour House and currently the band is on tour up and down the East coast. We chatted about the history of the group, along with many other things. Matt and Caitlin are both amazing, hilarious guests, and the interview was one of my favorites. Give it a listen below:

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It’s beginning to be my favorite time of the year— it’s starting to cool off, classes are in full swing, and there are lots of LOCAL SHOWS!

This week, we have some giveaways for these local shows, including:

9/23: Jenny and Johnny at Cat’s Cradle

Jenny and Johnny

9/25: James Dunn w/ Kennebec at The Pour House

James Dunn

10/26: Muse with Metric at The RBC Center

I've heard from fellow DJs that Metric puts on an AMAZING show!

Other giveaways:

Movie tickets: Resident Evil: Afterlife at Crossroads Cary

CDs: Colour Revolt

Of course, to win these tickets, you must listen to WKNC.

For more information on local shows, check out our rock report.
Also, come out to Shack-a-Thon in the NCSU Brickyard Thursday, 9/23, for a free show by Brett Harris!

The local shows keep rolling, after a successful weekend of Hopscotch Musical Festival, and the upcoming SPARKcon, the Triangle is the place to be!

We have a lot of giveaways for you this week. You know what that means—listen to WKNC throughout your entire day and you could win tickets to:

9/15- Jay Clifford at Cat’s Cradle

Jay Clifford at the Coffee Underground, courtesy of Melanie McDermott

9/16 – Shooter Jennings at Cat’s Cradle
The Small Ponds at The Pour House

Urban Sophisticates at The Pour House

The Urban Sophisticates

Free Electric State -- Photo by Sam Roberts

JP Chrissie & Fairground Boys at Cat’s Cradle

Drive-By Truckers -- Creative Commons

On-going  movie tickets—The American and Resident Evil: Afterlife at Crossroads 20 in Cary

Even if you don’t win tickets, stay up to date on all local shows with our Rock Report!

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!

Excellent Portland record label Hometapes will host a day party, Hometapes Friend Island, during the Hopscotch Music Festival, adding to an already hefty lineup of free day shows. The party will go down Friday, September 10 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at The Pour House and feature musical performances from Megafaun, Breathe Owl Breathe, All Tiny Creatures, Pattern Is Movement, Collections of Colonies of Bees, and Family Dynamics (a.k.a. Stars Like Fleas).

The Hopscotch Twitter announced that there will be a complete list of day parties, among other new info, added to the site soon.

And yes, WKNC, will be hosting a party, as well. More info real soon!

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!

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.

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.

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!