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EOT153 NC State News and Code+Art 11/4/14



We also have a highlight of a very different kind of art contest here at NC State that’s looking to blend coding with creativity to make a lasting impression on passersby in the new Hunt Library. 

We have a highlight of a basketball organization here in Raleigh making a real difference in some children’s lives.

NC State has its own food pantry, called “Feed the Pack.” Guest contributor DJ Trillian has a highlight of the organization.

Listen to all this, plus news beyond the headlines from Sydney and our Community Calendar.

Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.

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EOT153 NC State News and Code+Art 11/4/14                             

Eye on the Triangle is WKNC’s weekly public affairs programming, with news, interviews, opinion, weather, sports, arts, music, events, and issues that matter to NCSU, Raleigh, and the Triangle.  This week on EOT:

There are a number of sources that we at Eye on the Triangle use to find stories to report on our show, and one of the best places we go to is the NC State news website. Contributors Michaela and Nick, in searching for stories to cover, thought that speaking with some of the people who write for NC State News would be interesting, and it proved to be just that. Here’s a bit about some news writers for NC State.

We also have a highlight of a very different kind of art contest here at NC State that’s looking to blend coding with creativity to make a lasting impression on passersby in the new Hunt Library. 

We have a highlight of a basketball organization here in Raleigh making a real difference in some children’s lives.

NC State has its own food pantry, called “Feed the Pack.” Guest contributor DJ Trillian has a highlight of the organization.

Listen to all this, plus news beyond the headlines from Sydney and our Community Calendar.

Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.

Listen to episode 153.

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WKNC 88.1 FM CHARTS: November 4, 2014

WKNC TOP 5 ADDS
1 DEERHOOF – La Isla Bonita – Polyvinyl
2 HOOKWORMS – The Hum – Weird World
3 AVID DANCER – I Want To See You Dance – Grand Jury
4 NOTS – We Are Nots – Goner
5 GRUFF RHYS – American Interior – Turnstile

WKNC RADIO 200
1 GENERATIONALS – Alix – Polyvinyl
2 CARIBOU – Our Love – Merge
3 EX HEX – Rips – Merge
4 FOXYGEN – And Star Power – Jagjaguwar
5 USELESS EATERS – Bleeding Moon – Castle Face
6 MERCHANDISE – After The End – 4AD
7 BOTS – Pink Palms – Fader
8 KING TUFF – Black Moon Spell – SUB POP
9 FLYING LOTUS – You’re Dead – Warp
10 SONDRE LERCHE – Please – Mona
11 PERFUME GENIUS – Too Bright – Matador
12 BRONCHO – Just Enough Hip To Be Woman – Dine Alone
13 ALEX G – DSU – Lucky Number
14 RENTALS – Lost In Alphaville – Polyvinyl
15 TOPS – Picture You Staring – Arbutus
16 TY SEGALL – Manipulator – Drag City
17 S – Cool Choices – Hardly Art
18 LAST YEAR’S MEN – Underwhelmed – Self-released
19 BAHAMAS – Bahamas Is Afie – Brushfire
20 ICEAGE – Plowing Into The Field Of Love – Matador
21 SHE KEEPS BEES – Eight Houses – Future Gods
22 VAN ALLEN BELT – Heaven On A Branch – Nonstop Everything
23 LVL UP – Hoodwink’d – Double Double Whammy
24 WAND – Ganglion Reef – God?
25 IN THE VALLEY BELOW – The Belt – Caroline
26 KEVIN MORBY – Still Life – Woodsist
27 BUDOS BAND – Burnt Offering – Daptone
28 AVI BUFFALO – At Best Cuckold – SUB POP
29 LYDIA AINSWORTH – Right From Real – Arbutus
30 WHITE VIOLET – Stay Lost – Normaltown

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The Family

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Phian interviewed The Family last Thursday before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub.

During the interview, you can hear four of their songs: Day Dreamin’, Losing Control, Hey Baby and Round N Round.

They also took a selfie in our studio!

You can keep up with The Family on ReverbNation and Facebook!

Listen here.

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Nuclear Honey

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DJ Cancel of Arroz Con Pollo interview with Pau Dones of Jarabe De Palo

On October 9th, 2014 Pau Dones of Jarabe de Palo arrived in North Carolina to perform at the Pour House Music Hall in Downtown Raleigh. I was able to get in contact with the group that brought him to Raleigh, Raleigh Sonica in order to get Arroz Con Pollo and listeners of WKNC 88.1 FM an exclusive interview. 

Jarabe de Palo is a latin rock band that originated in Spain. I grew up listening to their hit songs La Flaca and Agua. It did not even occur to me that I would get to interview Pau Dones himself one day! He walked in with a smile on his face and a t-shirt with a cartoon tiger on it. Admittedly, that was a surprise but it just shows his personality. As we got ready for the interview we spoke a bit and I confessed that I was nervous. He told me “I’ve been doing this for 20 years, don’t worry take your time.”

Pau Dones, a singer songwriter, has been in this business for 20 years and from the way he speaks he is nowhere close to being done. The album La Flaca was released in 1996 and 18 years later, their new album Somos was released. In the interview we spoke of his inspirations and his motivations for music. We also spoke about their favorite moments. The most revealing moment was when I asked Pau Dones what his hobbies were. He answered that he likes to write music. He also pointed out the irony of a singer songwriter that as a career makes, writes, and performs music that spends his free time making even more music. To me that just shows the passion and dedication that he has to Jarabe de Palo and music as a whole. 

For the full interview follow THIS link to the youtube video or download the audio below. Warning, it is in Spanish!

Listen to the interview.

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Pau Dones of Jarabe De Palo


Jarabe de Palo is a latin rock band that originated in Spain. I grew up listening to their hit songs La Flaca and Agua. It did not even occur to me that I would get to interview Pau Dones himself one day! He walked in with a smile on his face and a t-shirt with a cartoon tiger on it. Admittedly, that was a surprise but it just shows his personality. As we got ready for the interview we spoke a bit and I confessed that I was nervous. He told me “I’ve been doing this for 20 years, don’t worry take your time.”

Pau Dones, a singer songwriter, has been in this business for 20 years and from the way he speaks he is nowhere close to being done. The album La Flaca was released in 1996 and 18 years later, their new album Somos was released. In the interview we spoke of his inspirations and his motivations for music. We also spoke about their favorite moments. The most revealing moment was when I asked Pau Dones what his hobbies were. He answered that he likes to write music. He also pointed out the irony of a singer songwriter that as a career makes, writes, and performs music that spends his free time making even more music. To me that just shows the passion and dedication that he has to Jarabe de Palo and music as a whole. 

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Local Music Music News and Interviews

Phian sat down with Nuclear Honey last Thursday before they played at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub’s Local Band Local Beer night. 

During the interview, you can also hear three songs: Long Time Comin’, You Want It All and 3 Weeks In Paradise.

Check out Nuclear Honey on Facebook, Bandcamp, and Reverb Nation!

Listen here.

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Suckfest Coming to Greensboro November 7th and 8th

WKNC is proud to partner up with Scene Sucker to give away tickets to the upcoming festival, Suckfest. Stay tuned to 88.1 for you chance to win! See the press release below for more information regarding the festival that features many great national and local acts.

Greensboro, NC – August, 10th 2014 – Scene Sucker is excited to announce its first ever Suckfest, sponsored by WUAG 103.1 and Natty Greene’s Brewery. The two day music festival will take place Friday November 7th and Saturday November 8th at the Blind Tiger and will focus on punk-inspired music ranging from garage and indie rock to hardcore and metal. “The goal is to bring together a diverse group of like-minded people,” says organizer and Scene Sucker head Danni Brower. “It’s a celebration of the punk energy that actively engages the crowd and serves as a positive, cathartic experience for them.”

Night one features Baltimore’s Dope Body and Roomrunner, Charlotte’s Junior Astronomers, Boston’s Designer, Atlanta’s Wymyns Prysyn, Richmond’s Teen Death, Raleigh’s Whatever Brains, Chapel Hill’s Flesh Wounds, and locals Dumpster, Black Santa and Fever Dream; night two features Philadelphia’s Cop Problem, Atlanta’s Hawks, Charlotte’s Distrust, Nashville’s Yautja, Raleigh’s Empire, Winston Salem’s Rulebreaker, locals Irata, Holder’s Scar, Born Hollow and Totally Slow and more tba.

The mix of local, regional, and national acts is intentional says Brower. “It serves to connect Greensboro with a larger community,” she says, and “promotes the flow of energy and ideas” into and out of the city.

Scene Sucker is also working entirely with local sponsors. “It is vital that we all, as community members and local citizens, invest both in Greensboro’s creative scene and independent businesses. By working with local businesses, Suckfest is creating an opportunity for them to show their support for the local music scene as well as connecting them with a demographic that both appreciates that support and strives to ‘choose local.’” Brower is confident that these music fans will in turn support these businesses, and through this cycle, Suckfest will make a very real, positive impact on local commerce.

The name of the festival itself, Suckfest, while at a passing glance playful and cheeky, ties into Scene Sucker’s mission to encourage people to “suck up” as much of their local culture and be as engaged in the community as possible. Says Brower, “Suckfest is ultimately about sharing a good time with good people.”

Suckfest takes place Friday November 7th and Saturday November 8th at the Blind Tiger, 1819 Spring Garden St, Greensboro NC. Single day tickets are $8 advance, $10 at the door. Tickets are available at theblindtiger.com. More information can be found online at facebook.com/suckfestnc.