WKNC’s 22nd annual Double Barrel Benefit is Friday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 7 at Kings in Raleigh. Night One features music by Girl Brutal, Khalil Nasim, Survival Tactics and Monsoon. Night Two has performances by Petrov, Sunshower, a performer To Be Announced and CJ Monet. The Double Barrel Benefit fundraiser accounts for four percent of WKNC’s annual income. Doors for each night are at 7:00 p.m. with the first performance at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets
- Night One – Friday, Feb. 6
- Night Two – Saturday, Feb. 7
- Two-Night Ticket – Friday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 7
Night One – Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, 7:30 p.m. @ Kings
Girl Brutal (headliner)
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Khalil Nasim
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Survival Tactics
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Monsoon
Monsoon is a two-piece indie rock band from Athens, Georgia who weave together unorthodox styles to create music that dips between the conscious and subconscious. After the release of Monsoon’s debut album “Ride A’Rolla” the band garnered the attention of Toyota and were contacted about using the title track for a Toyota Corolla commercial. From there, the placement landed a spot just after the 2016 Super Bowl half-time show and the band was invited to participate in the world’s first “360 multi-cam music video” launched by Google. Between the reach of the placements and touring, Monsoon gained a small cult-like following along the East Coast. Now, after the release of “Ghost Party” in 2022, Monsoon stays busy, relentlessly touring up and down the East Coast, Midwest and Canada.
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Night Two – Friday, Feb. 7, 2026, 7:30 p.m. @ Kings
Petrov (headliner)
Petrov is a surging Charlotte, NC indie/pop/punk rock band that tore into the local scene with their powerful debut EP “Sleep Year” released by Self Aware Records in early 2019. The band is a gamut of veteran and fresh-faced Charlotte talent including guitarists Syd Little and Mike Backlund, bassist Matt McConomy, drummer Garrett Herzfeld, and vocalist Mary Grace McKusick, who soars as a front-person for the band. “Sleep Year” remains widely-praised and garnered the band a slew of opportunities like appearances on WFAE’s award-winning podcast “Amplifier” with Joni Deutsch and a spot on NPR Music’s “Best Songs of 2019 (So Far)” list. In October 2020 the band released their sophomore EP “Flower Bed” recorded with Kenny McWilliams at Archer Avenue Studio in Columbia, SC and mastered by Dave Harris at Studio B in Charlotte. On May 2nd, 2025, Petrov released their first full-length album, preceded by the singles “Read the Room,” “You’re It,” and “Protector.” Recorded again with Kenny McWilliams at Archer Avenue Studio and mastered by Dave Harris, the album is the continuation of Petrov’s mix of energy, dynamics, and thoughtfulness in what is the most complete collection of songs they’ve assembled to date.
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Performer To Be Announced
We have someone, just not quite yet.