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Festival Coverage

Hopscotch Schedule Announced!

While the line-up has been published for some time now, the official schedule has just been posted.  Now its time to get out that pen and paper and start banging your head into the wall to decide if you want to see Kurt Vile and the Violators or Matthew Dear more.  With this year’s stellar line-up there is sure to be much debate over who to see as well as a lot of running around to maximize the number of sets you see.  Hopscotch has been posting a number of useful Hopscotch Handbooks that break down different bands to help make your decision process a bit easier.  As always, stay tuned to WKNC as we continue to bring you some artists to look forward to at this year’s festival.  So pin your Hopscotch handbooks and schedules on the wall, it’s time to pull out the red string and tacks and start mapping your Hopscotch 2013 adventure!

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Weekly Charts

Top 10 Afterhours Albums for 6/24

1 LETHERETTE    ”Letherette”    (Ninja Tune)


2 A TRIBE CALLED RED    ”Nation II Nation”    (Tribal Spirits-Pirates Blend)


3 THOMAS BLONDET AND SECOND SKY    ”The Remixes”

4 GOLD PANDA    "Half Of Where You Live"    (Ghostly)


5 MAJOR LAZER    ”Free The Universe”    (Secretly Canadian)

6 GAUDI    "In Between Times"    (Six Degrees)

7 MISTER LIES    "Mowgli"    (Lefse)

8 EL TEN ELEVEN “Transitions Remixed”    (Fake)

9 DJ KOZE    ”Amygdala”    (Pampa)

10 BONOBO    ”The North Borders”     (Ninja Tune)

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Concert Review

Show Review: Twin Shadow w/ Elliphant

On a muggy evening in June, there really is no escape like being swept into the swampy and synthy sounds of a band like Twin Shadow. A laid-back crowd filed in out of the heat, but numbers were still small for what I consider to be a well-known band.

Opener Elliphant (featuring an M.I.A-esque singer and her dj) worked hard to get the crowd out of their sun-addled stupor, and by all consideration succeeded in impressing them. However, it was obvious that this group of spectators had one agenda, and after a nice long break between sets, lead singer George Lewis Jr., drummer, bassist, and synth emerge to a enthusiastic round of whoops and applause.

Immersed in a black and white kaleidoscope light-show, the band set straight to work. Starting with a couple lesser-known tracks, the group quickly got to their hit “5 Seconds,” after which it was apparent that the crowd was less than energetic, which in my opinion can kill the mood of any show. I will say, however, that I’ve never seen a band work so hard, each person was obviously giving it their all and that made all the difference. They took a cold room and worked it, which is the key. Slowly the bodies started moving and those die-hard fans panned their good vibes throughout the room, and a mass of bobbing heads and waving arms formed. We were in a good place, now. I left the concert quite satisfied with what I had heard and seen, and ready to wake up the next day and revisit the moment with a review of the album, as I’m sure many others did, as well.

All in all it was a great start to my personal summer concert series. Can’t ask for more than that.

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Weekly Charts

Top 10 Afterhours Albums for 6/17

1 BONOBO    "The North Borders"     (Ninja Tune)


2 MAJOR LAZER    "Free The Universe"    (Secretly Canadian)

3 A TRIBE CALLED RED    "Nation II Nation"    (Tribal Spirits-Pirates Blend)


4 LETHERETTE    "Letherette"    (Ninja Tune)

5 EL TEN ELEVEN “Transitions Remixed”    (Fake)

6 DJ KOZE    "Amygdala"    (Pampa)

7 THOMAS BLONDET AND SECOND SKY    "The Remixes"


8 TARANTULA X    "Tarantula X"    (Pretty Pretty)

9 AMP LIVE    "Kaleidoscope Theory [EP]“    (Plug Research)

10 JON HOPKINS    "Immunity”    (Domino)

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Music News and Interviews

Giveaways for the week of 6/17 – 6/23

Keep it tuned to WKNC all week long for your chance to win tickets to any of these great shows below! Just be the correct caller when the DJ asks for it, and you and a friend could be hitting up some of the coolest local acts around.

Tuesday, June 18 – Reptar with Casual Curious, and The Brand New Life @ Kings

Thursday, June 20 – Two Gallants with Broncho @ Motorco

Friday, June 21 – Grandchildren with Wool and The Fleeting Ends @ Kings

Saturday, June 22 – Mike Cooley @ Local 506

Sunday, June 23 – Shana Falana with Prisms, and Drag Sounds @ Pinhook

Sunday, June 23 – Kendrick Lamar with Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock@ Red Hat Amphitheater

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Non-Music News

EOT119 Cameron Village 6/11/13

Packapalooza is a giant family NC State tradition that is on the rise. Here is my interview with the former student body president about this year’s Packapalooza.

Cameron Village has a bit of hidden side to it. Do you know about the old Cameron Village?

Campus is abuzz right now with the sounds of heavy machinery and loud drilling. I sat down with transportation to figure the whats and whys of summer construction.

Listen to episode 119.

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Weekly Charts

WKNC Daytime Indie Rock Charts – June 10

Every week, WKNC compiles a list of charts and adds. Here are the Daytime Indie Rock charts for this week. You can tune into our Daytime programming weekdays from 5am to 7pm.

TOP ADDS:

1 SONNY AND THE SUNSETS Antenna To The Afterworld Polyvinyl

2 BRAIDS In Kind/Amends [EP] Arbutus

3 PRIMAL SCREAM More Light IGNITION

4 GOLD PANDA Half Of Where You Live Ghostly

5 ALEX BLEEKER AND THE FREAKS How Far Away Woodsist

TOP 200:

1 ALPINE A Is For Alpine Votive

2 WAMPIRE Curiosity Polyvinyl

3 GRANDCHILDREN  Golden Age Earnest Jenning

4 DEERHUNTER Monomania 4AD

5 BIBIO Silver Wilkinson Warp

6 NATIONAL Trouble Will Find Me 4AD

7 VAMPIRE WEEKEND Modern Vampires Of The City XL

8 WILD NOTHING Empty Estate Captured Tracks

9 SHANNON AND THE CLAMS Dreams In The Rat House Hardly Art

10 ADULT. The Way Things Fall Ghostly

11 MAJICAL CLOUDZ Impersonator Matador

12 PURE X Crawling Up The Stairs Acephale

13 SMALL BLACK  Limits Of Desire Jagjaguwar

14 BEACON The Ways We Separate Ghostly

15 MIKAL CRONIN MCII Merge

16 PASTELS Slow Summits Domino

17 BNLX BNLX Susstones

18 IRON AND WINE Ghost On Ghost Nonesuch

19 CLUB 8 Above The City Labrador

20 FRONT BOTTOMS Talon Of The Hawk Bar/None

21 AM AND SHAWN LEE La Musique Numerique Park The Van

22 LAURA MARLING Once I Was An Eagle Domino-Ribbon

23 W-H-I-T-E III Aagoo

24 VIOLETA VIL Lapidas Y Cocoteros Young Cubs

25 PHOENIX Bankrupt! Glassnote

26 COCOROSIE Tales Of A Grasswidow Self-Released

27 WIRE Change Becomes Us Pink Flag

28 THERMALS Desperate Ground Saddle Creek

29 MOON KING Obsession II One Big Silence

30 DAUGHTER If You Leave Glassnote

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Weekly Charts

Top 10 Afterhours Albums for 6/10

1 BONOBO    "The North Borders"    (Ninja Tune)


2 MAJOR LAZER     “Free The Universe”    (Secretly Canadian)

3 TARANTULA X    "Tarantula X"    (Pretty Pretty)

4 RUXPIN    "This Time We All Go Together"    (n5MD)

5 DJ KOZE    "Amygdala"    (Pampa)

6 AMP LIVE    "Kaleidoscope Theory"    (Plug Research)

7 A TRIBE CALLED RED    "Nation II Nation"    (Tribal Spirits-Pirates Blend)


8 THOMAS BLONDET AND SECOND SKY    "The Remixes"

9 LETHERETTE    "Letherette"    (Ninja Tune)


10 EL TEN ELEVEN    "Transitions Remixed"    (Fake)

 

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Music News and Interviews

Giveaways for the Week of 6/10-6/16

Keep it tuned to WKNC all week long for your chance to win tickets to any of these great shows below! Just be the correct caller when the DJ asks for it, and you and a friend could be hitting up some of the coolest local acts around.

Tuesday, June 11 – Gold Bears with Small Reactions, and Gray Young @ The Pinhook

Tuesday, June 11 – Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers @ Motorco Music Hall

Wednesday, June 12 – Dawes with Shovels and Rope @ Cat’s Cradle

Thursday, June 13 – Baobab with Cat Martino, and Nettles @ The Pinhook

 

Thursday, June 13 – Bad Cop with Echo Quarts, and Ameriglow @ Kings Barcade

Friday, June 14 – Say Anything with Eisley, HRVRD, and Northern Faces @ Cat’s Cradle

Friday, June 14 – Spider Bags Compilation Release Show, with Fleshwounds @ The Pinhook

Friday, June 14 – Mac DeMarco with Lonnie Walker, and Gross Ghost @ Kings Barcade

Saturday, June 15 – Glen Hansard @ NC Museum of Art

Saturday, June 15 – Lilac Shadows with Evangelicals, Companion, and Jenny Besetzt @ Kings Barcade

Saturday, June 15 – Dillon Francis @ Lincoln Theater

Sunday, June 16 – Ex Cops @ Local 506

Sunday, June 16 – Twin Shadow with Elliphant @ Cats

 

Keep it tuned to 88.1!
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New Album Review

Summer Release Picks

2013 has proved to be an amazing year in music already, and with recent releases from the likes of Daft Punk, Club 8, Mount Kimbie, and Ryan Hemsworth (among others), it is safe to say that this summer in music will undoubtedly be a blessing to our iTunes. Here are a few of Triple Lindy’s top release picks for this summer.

Gold Panda – Half Of Where You Live

Release Date: June 11

Nearly three years after the release of his critically acclaimed debut album Lucky Shiner, Gold Panda returns with his second album Half Of Where You Live. Described as a “city album” by its creator, each track possesses a different aesthetic and reflects a different environment. The album reflects Gold Panda’s nomadic existence – you can see the influence of his travels in track titles like ‘Brazil’ and “Enoshima,” and in the oriental textures of “My Father In Hong Kong 1961” and “We Work Nights.” Gold Panda opts for a more considered approach, the music taking on harsher edges than his previous work, and an almost hauntological feel at times. Crucially, though, this new approach hasn’t compromised the producer’s creative freedom, and the album still flows with his trademark organic vibrancy. – via Ghostly 

Stream the full album here

Diamond Version –

Release Date:

Diamond Version is a Mute Records-based collaboration between veteran experimental artists Carsten Nicolai (Alva Noto) and Olaf Bender (Byetone), perhaps best known as two of the minds behind Germany’s Raster-Noton imprint. The duo draw their inspiration from “digital short message information culture"—that is, those incessant corporate slogans and sound bites that are never far from a modern consumer’s eyes and ears. This is the latest installment in Diamond Version’s series of EPs leading up to an album in summer 2013. Diamond Version is a project born out of a live situation – precision-tooled and impeccably sculpted club tracks, powered by the duo’s characteristic rhythms and flecked with absurdist humor.

Egadz – Satellites 

Release Date: July 30

Braids – Flourish//Parish

Release Date: August 20

Angel Haze – Dirty Gold

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