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Weekly Charts

WKNC 88.1 FM CHARTS August 4, 2014

WKNC Radio 200

Rank–Artist–Recording–Label

1–HONEYBLOOD–Honeyblood–Fat Cat

2–A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW–Sea When Absent–Lefse

3–TOTAL CONTROL–Typical System–Iron Lung

4–ALVVAYS–Alvvays–Polyvinyl

5–FIELD MOUSE–Hold Still Life–Topshelf

6–GULP–Season Sun–Everloving

7–DAN MELCHIOR UND DAS MENACE–Hunger–Castle Face

8–COLD BEAT–Over Me–Crime On The Moon

9–EULA–Orderly [7-Inch]–Bloodmoss

10–PARQUET COURTS–Sunbathing Animal–What’s Your Rupture?

11–WUNDER WUNDER–Everything Infinite–Dovecote

12–LULUC–Passerby–SUB POP

13–KUTOSIS–Dream It Away–Jealous Lovers Club

14–PETER MATTHEW BAUER–Liberation!–Mexican Summer

15–BEAR IN HEAVEN–Time Is Over One Day Old–Dead Oceans-Hometapes

16–LANDLADY–Upright Behavior–Hometapes

17–CRAFT SPELLS–Nausea–Captured Tracks

18–EPHEMERALS–Nothin Is Easy–Jalapeno

19–PROPER ORNAMENTS–Wooden Head–Slumberland

20–HOW TO DRESS WELL–What Is This Heart?–Weird World

21–JOYCE MANOR–Never Hungover Again–Epitaph

22–HOORAY FOR EARTH–Racy–Smalltown Supersound

23–WHITE FENCE–For The Recently Found Innocent–Drag City

24–SLOW CLUB–Complete Surrender–Wichita

25–COLD SPECKS–Bodies At Bay [EP]–Mute

26–MATT KIVEL–Days Of Being Wild–Woodsist

27–DIRTY LUNGS–Dirty Lungs–Communicating Vessels

28–GOT A GIRL– Love You But I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now–Bulk

29–JENNY LEWIS–Voyager–warner

30–FREEMAN–Freeman–Partisan

Top Adds

Rank–Artist–Recording–Label

1–SPOON–They Want My Soul–Loma Vista

2–TWIN PEAKS–Wild Onion–Grand Jury

3–FLOATING ACTION–Body Questions–New West

4–ROSEBUDS–Sand + Silence–Western Vinyl

5–SPIDER BAGS–Frozen Letter–Merge

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Music News and Interviews

dJ/dx interviewed Raleigh’s own GHOSTT BLLONDE live in the WKNC studio Monday, August 4th, including a first listen of their brand new track Dissonance, to be released August 19th!

Other songs played include “Home” and “Suzanne” with Jacki Huntington of Sea Gulls.  Listen in for details on their upcoming release show, new EP, their Hopscotch performance, and favorite Gatorade flavors.

GHOSTT BLLONDE’s release show is this Saturday, August 9th at Nice Price Books & Records in Raleigh with FS (Greenville) and Black Santa (Goldsboro).  They are also playing Hopscotch 2014 on the CAM Stage at 9:30 on Friday, September 5th.

You can check out GHOSTT BLLONDE on Facebook and Bandcamp.

Listen to the interview.

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Ghostt Bllonde

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Concert Review

Every Local Band Local Beer in July brought something new and the July 31st show was no exception.

Cat Be Damned(first photo) started off the night. Typically a full band, only one member was performing tonight. While simple with only vocals and a guitar, the lyrics were fun and catchy.

Following up was another solo act, TOW3RS(middle two photos). TOW3RS put on a dramatic and well rehearsed performance. This guy has got some dance moves! I look forward to seeing his Hopscotch performance as he will be performing with a full band.

Wesley Wolf(bottom three photos) brought the rock to an otherwise tranquil night.

A special thanks to French Broad Brewery and Lazer Dan for all the delicious samples provided in July!

-Muta

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Local Music Music News and Interviews

Phian interviewed TOW3RS last Thursday before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub in Raleigh.

You can hear two TOW3RS songs during the interview: Eee! and Bounty.

TOW3RS was also joined by Lazer Dan and Blair from Tir Na Nog, and they had a special prize for anyone who could come by the studio dressed like a French broad.

You can find out more about TOW3RS on Bandcamp and Facebook.

Listen here.

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TOW3RS

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TOW3RS

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Concert Review

Merge 25 – My First Festival

Until a week ago, I’d never had an opportunity to go to a music festival, so you can bet that I was pretty stoked when I found out I was going to Merge 25. 

I figured that it was going to be awesome, but it wasn’t until I discovered the lineup that I truly flipped out. Among many other artists, two of my favorite bands of all time, The Mountain Goats and Telekinesis were playing at the three-day festival spread out across venues in Durham and Carrboro. I attended on Saturday at Cat’s Cradle, and I didn’t know then that I was going to see one of the best performances of my life.

I was a bit busy helping out the Merge staff in the morning, but I did get the opportunity to see The Love Language, the North Carolina natives who certainly rocked it on stage. They played a bunch of fan favorites including “Heart to Tell” and “Calm Down”, but “Lalita” was definitely my favorite. Something that I’ve always admired about The Love Language is the amount of soul that they put into their performances. This was my first time seeing them live, and they certainly did not disappoint. Frontman Stuart McLamb puts his heart into every verse he sings and every chord he plays; it’s the kind of passion that inspires people to achieve their own greatness. The Love Language is an icon of the North Carolina music scene, and their sound makes me proud to be from NC. 

Frontman Stuart McLamb performing Heart to Tell with The Love Language

More of the Love Language

Later in the day, I caught the very end of Caribou’s set, and managed to get a rather decent spot, dead center, but about eight rows back to see what we’d all been waiting for- Neutral Milk Hotel. I assumed that Neutral Milk Hotel live was going to be an amazing experience, since the filming and photography of their performances was prohibited. It must be pretty special, right?

Well, it was pretty special, to say the very least. I’d never seen them live, and I didn’t know what to expect. The crew feverishly raced to assemble Neutral Milk Hotel’s set in a reasonable amount of time after Caribou’s performance. The stage was littered with all sorts of horns, in an almost Beirut-esque ensemble. There was an accordion, and even saws. After the stage was readied in what I’m sure was record time (shout out to the Cat’s Cradle and Merge employees), Jeff Magnum walked out on stage alone, gripping his guitar. By the end of the first song, the whole band was on stage. They dived straight into “Holland, 1945”, a definite fan-favorite, judging by the volume that the crowd shouted the lyrics back at the band. 

The setlist slowed down a bit after that, with favorites such as “Two Headed Boy” and “In An Aeroplane Over The Sea.” People were singing, dancing, and even a few were crying during the unreleased “Little Birds.” I’ve never been to a show where I’ve seen people more connected with each other. The crowd felt like a single being, with everyone intertwined by the shared experience of witnessing such a performance. I couldn’t imagine a better way to end my first festival experience.

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Local Music Music News and Interviews

Phian interviewed Raleigh group Kurtzweil last Thursday before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub.

They played two of their songs live in WKNC’s studio during the interview: Waiting For You and Sunblinded.

Keep up to date with Kurtzweil on their website, Facebook and Bandcamp!

Listen here.

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Local Music Music News and Interviews

Phian interviewed local band Borrowed Arts before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub last Thursday.

You can also hear four of their songs during their interview: Helium, Open Eye, Symptoms, and Fuji Tenfold.

Check out Borrowed Arts on Facebook, Twitter and Bandcamp!

Listen here.