This week we talk about Record Store Day sales, Xiu Xiu’s latest experiment, and Colin McCoy’s book deal. This week we reviewed The New Pornographer’s Together.
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EOT30 Technician Troubles 5/3/10
This week’s Eye on the Triangle goes in depth with the issues that have surrounded the student newspaper, Technician, over the past couple of months.
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The New Pornographers- Together
Friday night I had the pleasure, nay the privilege, of seeing My Morning Jacket in concert at Cary’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre. I had never been to the amphitheater before and had heard mixed reviews about the acoustics and general atmosphere of the place, but upon arrival I found the woodsy setting to be quite appropriate for the show. It was hot, and it didn’t get any cooler when the sun went down since the lawn was completely amass with people. Fortunately, I had a spot saved for me by some people who had gotten there earlier and was able to grab a seat at the very front of the lawn seating, stage left.
The hush and then the screams when the band took the stage were reminiscent of so many major concerts I had been to, and unfortunately, so was the performance. Everything seemed sort of quiet and lacking energy. I kept waiting for the emotionally electrifying display of musicianship I had seen on a DVD of My Morning Jacket performances, but it didn’t arrive – at least not until about three or four songs from the end of their set. Finally, things seemed to blow up but I was so tired and hot by that point that it was difficult to enjoy. Don’t get me wrong. I had a great time and the music was good. Maybe next time I’ll try to catch the boys from Kentucky in a smaller venue.
Are you tired of doing laundry on-campus? Are you too busy with finals to do laundry? Are you just too lazy to do laundry? Well, WKNC’s here to help you out! All week during finals we’ll be giving away band and movie t-shirts to help keep you clothed during these stressful times. Here’s what’s up for grabs:
Annuals, red, women’s XL (7)
Annuals, black, men’s XL (1)
Annuals, black, women’s L (2)
Skullbuckle, black, men’s L (1)
Skullbuckle, black, men’s S (1)
Skullbuckle, black, youth S (1)
Blister, olive, men’s L (1)
Blister, dark olive, men’s XL (1)
Cobalt and the Hired Guns, tan, men’s L (1)
Legion movie, white, men’s L (1)
Legion movie, white, men’s XL (5)
Angels & Demons movie, white, men’s S (1)
Tune in and when the DJ asks for it, be the correct caller to win one of these fabulous fashions for your wardrobe!
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Mandolin Orange
Earlier this afternoon on WKNC Patrick Phelan from Durham based Luego dropped by to debut the band’s newest album, Ocho, which is scheduled to be released June 1st. Patrick and I played several tracks off of the album and chatted about a variety of things related to the band and the album. Ocho is being released a mere eight months after the debut LP of Taped-Together Stories but the two seem hardly related. Ocho relies much more heavily on background harmonies and a thicker and deeper sound that is stacked with layer upon layer of grooviness and cool. The bluesy ruggedness and heartfelt emotion of Phelan’s voice is still present but the album seems to be much more of a family affair and holds a certain friendly attire about it. Jeff Crawford produced the album at his own Arbor Ridge Studios. Take a listen to this first sample of the songs anywhere:
Local Beat Exclusive with Luego 5/3/10
The album has an album release party May 29th at the Nightlight in Chapel Hill. The Tomahawks, who share several band members with Luego, will be playing first and afterwards a “soulful themed” dance party will commence. Needless to say, this album will continue to be played on WKNC as often as possible from here on out.
Eight months ago a relatively unheard of band in the area released one of the best albums from the Triangle in quite a long time. I was so impressed I even listed it as my #3 album of 2009. As is typical with most groups, a turnaround and rebound from such a great record is generally slow and and . However, this is no typical band.
With just eight months passing since Taped-Together Stories was released, Durham band Luego is already setting to drop another full length album, Ocho. With quite a bit of hype and publicity garnering attention to this local music supergroup (read: Patrick Phelan, Jeff Crawford, Peter Holsapple, Nick Jaeger, Rob DiMauro, Cameron Lee, and Charles Cleaver among others) one would expect Ocho to be another milestone record for the area.
With that said the first time you will be able to head the record will be tomorrow at 1pm on WKNC. I will be sitting down with band leader Patrick Phelan to discuss the quickness of the release, the recording process of the album, touring plans, and of course listen to the album itself.
Ocho is set to hit the streets June 1st following an album release party on May 29 at the Nightlight with The Tomahawks and a dance party afterward. So be sure to listen in tomorrow at 1 p.m. for a listen on whats to come.
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Free Electric State