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Pando met with Pamela Valfer of Kitty Craft to discuss her triumphant return to the Flower Patch, how she’s been preparing for her East Coast tour, and what fans can expect for future Kitty Craft projects.
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BIRDLAND BIG BAND | Storybook: The Music Of Mark Miller | Birdland |
| 2 | BUTCHER BROWN | Letters From The Atlantic | Concord Jazz |
| 3 | DAVID LARSEN | Mancini 100 | Self-Released |
| 4 | NATURAL INFORMATION SOCIETY AND BITCHIN BAJAS | Totality | Drag City |
| 5 | NICK FINZER | The Jazz Orchestra Volume 1 | Outside In |
| 6 | PLANET D NONET | Doctor Professor Leonard King In Tribute To Joe Williams | Eastlawn |
| 7 | RODNEY JORDAN | Memphis Blue | Baxter |
| 8 | SEAN NELSON NEW LONDON BIG BAND | Don’t Stop Now | All In |
| 9 | STEVEN FEIFKE | The Role Of The Rhythm Section, Volume II | La Reserve/Bandstand Presents |
| 10 | RICK ROE | Tribute: The Music Of Gregg Hill | Cold Plunge |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ANIMAL COLLECTIVE | “Love On The Big Screen” [Single] | Domino |
| 2 | DOUBLE WISH | Double Wish | Hit The North |
| 3 | GOOD FLYING BIRDS | “Eric’s Eyes” [Single] | Carpark |
| 4 | CLEOPATRICK | Fake Moon | Nowhere Special/Thirty Tigers |
| 5 | FLORRY | Sounds Like | Dear Life |
| 6 | GRAHAM HUNT | Timeless World Forever | Run For Cover |
| 7 | NATIVE SUN | Concrete Language | TODO |
| 8 | SEA LEMON | Diving For A Prize | Luminelle |
| 9 | STEREOLAB | Instant Holograms On Metal Film | Warp/Duophonic |
| 10 | APRIL MARCH | “Surfing Castafiore” [Single] | Bong Load |
| 11 | ATLAS | Zone Complex “Ideus” [EP] | Self-Released |
| 12 | CAMERON STENGER | Lighter | Hearing Aid |
| 13 | CLUSTERFUNK | forestry | fakenumberland |
| 14 | COSINEVI | Tales From The Rainbowlands | Tree Critters |
| 15 | DANIBREAKS | NXIETY [EP] | Self-Released |
| 16 | DREAMLESS VEIL | Every Limb Of The Flood | Relapse |
| 17 | FEEBLE LITTLE HORSE | “This Is Real” [Single] | Saddle Creek |
| 18 | FOXWARREN | 2 (Two) | Anti- |
| 19 | HIRAETHTRASH | [Untitled] [EP] | Self-Released |
| 20 | HYPERBOREA32X | Lowkey [EP] | Self-Released |
| 21 | INTRA | I’ll Survive For You | Doki Doki Beats |
| 22 | JADE THE MOON | “Dirty John Type” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 23 | JUNKMAIL! | Learn Chinese – Goodbye | Junkmailian |
| 24 | KEVIN ABSTRACT | Blush | Juno/X8 |
| 25 | LEAVING FOR ARIZONA | PB Special | SpiceHouse |
| 26 | MAMALARKY | Hex Key | Epitaph |
| 27 | MOMMA | Welcome To My Blue Sky | Polyvinyl |
| 28 | MUDDYOUSH | 23 | Self-Released |
| 29 | PETROV | Petrov | Self-Released |
| 30 | QWILT | QWILT [EP] | Self-Released |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ROCKET | R Is For Rocket | Transgressive |
| 2 | POT-POT | Warsaw 480km | felte |
| 3 | WEDNESDAY | Bleeds | Dead Oceans |
| 4 | COACH PARTY | Caramel | Chess Club |
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DJ CJ: Alright guys, this is DJ CJ here with WKNC 88.1 and I’m here with…
Geordie Greep: Geordie Greep.
DJ CJ: Geordie Greep!
DJ CJ: And I just have one question for you, it’s quite simple or you know, as complex as you want to make it, but it’s what does music mean to you?
Geordie Greep: Ah, it’s the best thing in the world you know,
DJ CJ: Yeah!
Geordie Greep: it’s like pure expression you know
DJ CJ: Mhm.
Geordie Greep: its something that you try to imitate nature and imitate the universe, but also it’s like why does certain music sound good and sound bad, it’s like a mystery you know.
Hopscotch 2025 was action-packed with an intensity that did not settle until the final note was played. From day parties to the main stages, there was no lack of entertainment downtown Raleigh this year. Let’s break it down day by day with some personal experiences of mine sewn in!
Day one of Hopscotch kicked off with the WKNC Day Party at D.H. Hill Library. Paperbrains opened the festival with a bang! After their set, it was off to the main stages for the day. I spent the majority of the day at Moore Square, seeing artists like MIDS, Frog, and Unwound. The stars of the stage for the day, in my opinion, were MIDS. They were the stage opener, and they set the bar high. The energy was unmatched.
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | ESOCTRILIHUM | Ghostigmatah – Spiritual Rites of the Psychopomp Abxulöm | I, Voidhanger |
| 2 | DEFEATED SANITY | Chronicles of Lunacy | Season of Mist |
| 3 | MITOCHONDRION | Vitriseptome | Profound Lore |
| 4 | CATHARSIS | Hope Against Hope | Crimethinc. |
| 5 | BLOOD ABSCISSION | I I | Debemur Motri |
| 6 | DEADGUY | Near-Death Travel Services | Relapse |
| 7 | HEDONIST | Scapulimancy | Southern Lord |
| 8 | HELMS DEEP | Chasing The Dragon | Nameless Grave |
| 9 | SIEGE COLUMN | Sulphur Omega | Self-Released |
| 10 | SCIMITAR | Scimitarium I | Crypt of the Wizard |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SIEGE COLUMN | Sulphur Omega | Self-Released |
| 2 | FLOATING | Hesitating Lights | Transcending Obscurity |
| 3 | HEDONIST | Scapulimancy | Southern Lord |
Tune in for the first official episode of “That’s What They Said”, where hosts Julia and Kieran tackle the unfiltered realities of “Wolfpack Welcome Week” at NC State, discussing all the things that aren’t in the college brochure. The duo gives honest, practical advice on managing class schedules—including the surprisingly difficult campus walks and the freedom of using the drop-add deadline—before transitioning to a relatable talk on college social life. Listen as they recount a sweltering, sticky-floored experience from their first-ever frat party and advocate for listeners to normalize the choice of staying in.
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DISCTR4K | inner body movement | Self-Released |
| 2 | CALLASOILED | Machine Flex | Self-Released |
| 3 | FROST CHILDREN | SISTER | True Panther/Dirty Hit |
| 4 | PEARLY DROPS | The Voices Are Coming Back | Music.Website |
| 5 | ISAAC SHERMAN | A Pasture, Its Limits | Self-Released |
| 6 | GNB CHILI | RND | Self-Released |
| 7 | NINAJIRACHI | I Love My Computer | NLV |
| 8 | MACHINE GIRL | “Come On Baby, Scrape My Data” [Single] | Future Classic |
| 9 | LUA TRILOGY! | おやすみシューゲイザー (Goodnight Shoegazer!) | Self-Released |
| 10 | TURQUOISEDEATH | Guardian | Plantasia |
How can NCSU balance the poor performance of their football team with the star-studded expectations? How can Men’s Soccer and Volleyball continue the momentum they’ve built? All of that and more will be answered here.
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | KENNY MASON | Angel Eyes | RCA |
| 2 | RITCHIE | Triple Digits | AWAL |
| 3 | BRASSIOUSMONK | blackeyedP [EP] | BrassExpansion |
| 4 | AESOP ROCK | Black Hole Superette | Rhymesayers |
| 5 | STACY EPPS | Flowheart | RE:Source Collab |
| 6 | HARD MAYBE | More Of The Usual Stuff | Self-Released |
| 7 | EVIDENCE | Unlearning Vol. 2 | Rhymesayers |
| 8 | KELLY MOONSTONE | New Moon | Self-Released |
| 9 | MBLOADED | Kayotic Love [EP] | The Loaded Family |
| 10 | VENNA | MALIK | Cashmere Thoughts |