Local Band Local Beer: Heartracer Interview
Heartracer stopped by for an interview with Phian before LBLB.
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Author: WKNC Admin
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Born Ruffians were awesome enough to stop by for an interview! Here’s what happened.
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Born Ruffians
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Heart Racer
Nathan Forbes, WKNC Correspondent
source: Sunshine Face’s Facebook
This Friday, outside of Witherspoon Student Center, WKNC will be holding one of several of its long-running musical events, Fridays on the Lawn. Sunshine Faces from Chapel Hill and Mineral Girls from Charlotte will be playing; both bands are riding off the release of albums this year.
Sunshine Faces just recently released “Peaked,” their sophomore album, recorded completely in a dorm room. Their music has been described as lo-fi, but it is by no means thin-sounding. Their songs are expansive, swelling and even ethereal-sounding. At times, their music is reminiscent of The Cure, like on the song “Kissing Every Day,” a quick-tempo track with twangy guitar sounds and glistening synthesizers. At other times they sound like a shoegaze or twee pop band. Honestly though, they are not an easy band to pinpoint as they don’t tend to just one sound throughout an album. Some other tracks I’d recommend checking out from the band are “Of Asheville,” as well as the fan favorite, “Teenage Prayer.”
Mineral Girls released the totally solid album, “Cozy Body,” this spring. The lo-fi emo group has plenty of catchy melodies and harmonized guitars to spare. Brett Green’s distorted and distant vocals give their music a signature sound too. Some songs I’d recommend from these guys are “Was the Worst Thing That Ever Happened to Me” and “Nvr Ur Gf.”
With the forecast predicting warm weather and only a slight chance of rain, coming out to Witherspoon this Friday afternoon is a good bet for a great time. Lighten your mood after a long week, and chill out to some good tunes. If you possess even a slight fondness for reverby guitar music, you definitely don’t want to miss out on this one. Music starts at five. Come hang!
source: The Mineral Girls Facebook
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STS9 Giveaway!
What?? A giveaway for STS9 tickets??? YES! Thanks to our friends at Live Nation, this week we are giving away THREE pairs of tickets for STS9′s show at The Ritz Raleigh. The tickets also come with an amazing prize back including:
– a VIP viewing
– meet and greet with the band
– an STS9 merch pack
– 1 YEAR of free STS9 downloads
– early admission into the show
Exciting stuff! If you are interested in this amazing giveaway, just stay tuned into WKNC 88.1 FM and be the correct caller when the DJ asks for calls! Good luck!
1. ALEX G – Beach Music – Domino
2. DILLY DALLY – Sore – Partisan
3. THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND I AM NO LONGER AFRAID TO DIE – Harmlessness – Epitaph
4. PALEHOUND – Dry Food – Exploding In Sound
5. SHOPPING – Why Choose- Fat Cat
6. SPENCER RADCLIFFE – Looking In – Run For Cover
7. DEERHUNTER – Fading Frontier – 4AD
8. CAR SEAT HEADREST – Teens Of Style – Matador
9. PWR BTTM – Ugly Cherries – Miscreant-Father/Daughter
10. COKE WEED – Mary Weaver – Beyond Beyond Is Beyond
11. JULIA HOLTER – Have You In My Wilderness – Domino
12. BEACH HOUSE – Depression Cherry – Sub Pop
13. SODA SHOP – Soda Shop – Velvet Blue
14. BOYTOY – Grackle – Papercup
15. U.S. GIRLS – Half Free – 4AD
16. WAND – 1,000 Days – Drag City
17. PROTOMARTYR – The Agent Intellect – Hardly Art
18. PURE BATHING CULTURE – Pray For Rain – Partisan
19. BEACH SLANG – The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us – Polyvinyl
20. TEEN DAZE – Morning World – Paper Bag
21. GIRLS NAMES – Arms Around A Vision – Tough Love
22. HELVETIA – Dromomania – Joyful Noise
23. BABES – Untitled (Five Tears) – Barsuk
24. ALL THEM WITCHES – Dying Surfer Meets His Maker – New West
25. PETAL – Shame – Run For Cover
26. HOMESHAKE – Midnight Snack – Sinderlyn
27. POTTY MOUTH – Potty Mouth EP – Planet Whatever
28. BOOGARINS – Manual – Other Music
29. SAINTSENECA – Such Things – Anti
30. DESTROYER – Poison Season – Merge
WKNC TOP 5 ADDS
1. KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD – Paper Mache Dream Balloon – ATO
2. MADE OF OAK – Penumbra [EP] – Partisan
3. BEACH HOUSE – Thank Your Lucky Stars – Sub Pop
4. SLAUGHTER BEACH – Love/Venice EP – Brilliance
5. SPORTS – All Of Something – Father/Daughter
WKNC RPM CHARTS
1. MADE OF OAK – Penumbra [EP] – Partisan
2. CARAVAN PALACE – Robot – Le Plan
3. SPORTING LIFE – 55 – 5s
4. HEALTH – Death Magic – Loma Vista
5. CLAPTONE – Charmer – Pias-Different
6. MONOKLE – Rings – Ki
7. HECTA – The Diet – Merge
8. BOB MOSES – Days Gone By – Domino
9. ODESZA – In Return (Deluxe Edition) – Counter
10. BIG GRAMS – Big Grams EP – Epic
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EOT175 Brittni Jessie 11/03/15
11/2: Joanna Gruesome @ Cat’s Cradle – Backroom
11/3: Youth Lagoon @ Cat’s Cradle
11/4: Minus the Bear @ Cat’s Cradle
11/5: DIIV @ Cat’s Cradle
11/5: Murs @ Cat’s Cradle – Backroom
11/6: Birds and Arrows @ Kings
11/6: Copeland @ Cat’s Cradle
11/7: Animal Weapon @ Kings
11/7: The Foreign Exchange @ Cat’s Cradle
11/8: Deafheaven @ Cat’s Cradle
True to form, NO BS Brass Band threw down at the Cat’s Cradle Back Room in Carrboro, NC last Friday night. In front of a solid but very green NC jazz crowd, NO BS introduced the Cat’s Cradle musicgoers to their very vibrant and dynamic brand of Richmond, VA brass music. Their music serves as a powerful combination of Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire, and New Orleans brass band mixed with a little bit of dynamite and salt in the wound to make you scream WOOHOO and dance around till your feet fall off.
I absolutely love this band and am excited to see them making big moves in the past twelve months to finally making it on the national stage. After a huge northeastern and midwest tour, NO BS finally returns to the mid-atlantic in order to prepare for their next album release, Brass Knuckles, on Novemeber 20th. Stay tuned for more on that!