Category: Blog

DJ Dragonfly’s March Favorites

Post author By dj dragonfly
Post date April 5, 2026

Daffodil flowers, licensed CC0 1.0 Universal

In many calendars, March 1 is considered the first day of Spring. While our calendar states that the Spring Equinox took place on March 20, my allergies would concur with the former. With the world around us turning yellow with pollen and green with new growth, so too must I present something new. So without further ado, I present to you, my readers, this month’s edition of DJ Dragonfly’s Favorites. Some of these songs have explicit content, so fair warning to everyone.

Tags playlists, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Concert Review

Madison Cunningham Aces Cat’s Cradle

Post author By Lylan Bui
Post date April 4, 2026

Photo by Lylan Bui

Madison Cunningham brought a full crowd to Cat’s Cradle for an intimate performance on Monday night, March 30. She recently released her fourth studio album, “Ace,” exploring heartbreak after her divorce and the journey towards rediscovering herself. The deeply emotional setlist brought the audience into her world.

Tags annika bennett, cats cradle, concert, concert review, madison cunningham

Weekly Charts

Chainsaw Charts 3/31/26

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date April 3, 2026

Chainsaw Charts

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	FIRE MAGIC	Memories Of Fire	Stygian Black Hand
2	EMMA GOLDMAN	All You Are Is We	Zegema Beach
3	ESOCTRILIHUM	Ghostigmatah – Spiritual Rites of the Psychopomp Abxulöm	I, Voidhanger
4	EXHUMED	Red Asphalt	Relapse
5	TRHÄ	tahaccet ga qëcha com ibajn	Self-Released
6	SINSOFTHEFLESH.	Infused With Alienation [EP]	Self-Released
7	AMENRA	De Toorn & With Fang And Claw [EP]	Relapse
8	PRIMITIVE MAN	Observance	Relapse
9	ROTTEN SOUND	Mass Extinction	Season of Mist
10	SIEGE COLUMN	Sulphur Omega	Self-Released

Chainsaw Adds

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	FIRE MAGIC	Memories Of Fire	Stygian Black Hand
2	BRONZE EAGLE	Mossless [EP]	Self-Released

Tags charts, college radio, Metal, NACC Weekly Charts, NC State, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Weekly Charts

Afterhours Charts 3/31/26

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date April 3, 2026

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	OUR SHAME	Hidden Album	Self-Released
2	SETTING, THE	The Setting	Loyal
3	SPORTS	Sports	ONErpm
4	PEI-YU HUNG	Still Moving	Self-Released
5	ROCHELLE JORDAN	Through The Wall	Empire
6	STUCKINWAVEFORMS	mind shower [EP]	Tabula Rasa
7	SAM QUEALY	Jawbreaker	Music. & Craft
8	MANDY INDIANA	URGH	Sacred Bones
9	GORPOPAP	Reach 4 The Stars	Self-Released
10	JANE REMOVER	<3 [EP]	deadAir

Tags charts, college radio, Electronic, NACC Weekly Charts, NC State, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Weekly Charts

Underground Charts 3/31/26

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date April 2, 2026

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	DANNY BROWN	Stardust	Warp
2	ALFA MIST	Roulette	Sekito
3	CAUTIOUS CLAY	The Hours: Night	Fantasy/Concord
4	FLAMINGOSIS	Mood Provider 2	Self-Released
5	LORD JAH-MONTE OGBON	As Of Now	Lex
6	MCKINLEY DIXON	Magic, Alive!	City Slang
7	GHAIS GUEVARA	Full Goyard [EP]	Fat Possum
8	PLANET GIZA	The Sky Is Recording Me: 100 Years Later (Vol. 3)	Quiet Note
9	PRESERVATION AND GABE ‘NANDEZ	Sortilège	Backwoodz Studioz
10	JOHAN LENOX	Full Speed Nowhere	Self-Released

Tags charts, college radio, NACC Weekly Charts, NC State, Rap, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Concert Review Local Music

More Photos from Double Barrel Benefit 22

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date April 2, 2026

All photos by slim chino

Tags ajena, cj monet, college radio, DBB, Double Barrel Benefit, double barrel benefit 22, local, petrov, Raleigh, sunshower, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Weekly Charts

Jazz Charts 3/31/26

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date April 2, 2026

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	CORTO.ALTO	“32.Dip (108)” [Single]	Marathon Artists
2	RIN SEO COLLECTIVE	City Suite	Cellar
3	COCHEMEA	Vol. III: Ancestros Futuros	Daptone
4	KENNY BARRON	Songbook	Artwork
5	MIKE THOMPSON	6th Avenue	Self-Released
6	PAUL CORNISH	You’re Exaggerating!	Blue Note
7	ZACCAI CURTIS	Cupob Lives!	TRR Collective
8	YOKO YATES	Eternal Moments	Banka
9	CHRIS ROTTMAYER	Playing Favorites	Pilars
10	DANA AND ALDEN	Speedo	Concord Jazz/Concord

Tags charts, college radio, jazz, NACC Weekly Charts, NC State, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Weekly Charts

Top Charts 3/31/26

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date April 2, 2026

Top Charts

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	DISCUS	To Relate To	Sun-Rom
2	SHARP PINS	Balloon Balloon Balloon	K/Perennial
3	TREMBLER	Total Sorry [EP]	Rite Field
4	ACOPIA	Blush Response	Scenic Route
5	APRIL MARCH	“Surfing Castafiore” [Single]	Bong Load
6	CARDINALS	Masquerade	So Young
7	DAFFO	Where The Earth Bends	Concord
8	DOUBLE WISH	Double Wish	Hit The North
9	GANSER	Animal Hospital	felte
10	GODDAMN WOLVES	Sugar Twin	GDR-013
11	HALLOWEEN	Shadow House	Funeral Party
12	LIGHTHEADED	Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming!	Slumberland
13	MAMALARKY	Hex Key	Epitaph
14	MEI SEMONES	Kurayami/Get Used To It + Itsumo [EP]	Bayonet
15	NO JOY	Bugland	Hand Drawn Dracula
16	ROCKET	R Is For Rocket	Transgressive
17	SOFTCULT	When A Flower Doesn’t Grow	Easy Life
18	SURFBORT	Reality Star	TODO
19	TRUE BLUE	Star Witness	True Nature
20	YOU ARE AN ANGEL	it’s fine to dream	Self-Released
21	ABIGAIL DOWD	Saints & Warriors	Self-Released
22	AMENRA	De Toorn & With Fang And Claw [EP]	Relapse
23	ANIMAL COLLECTIVE	“Love On The Big Screen” [Single]	Domino
24	ANTHONY PEARS	“Let’s Dance” [Single]	AenT
25	APPLEFIELD	where are you going? [EP]	Self-Released
26	AUTUMN HOUSE	“Rat’s in the Kitchen” [Single]	Self-Released
27	BITTERSUITE	Waking Up In Traffic	Self-Released
28	VISIONS FROM THE GREY	“Singles From The Tomb” [Single]	Creator-Destructor
29	CHARLOTTE DAY WILSON	Patchwork	Stone Woman/XL
30	CLYDESDALE	“Dizzy Dancin'” [Single]	Self-Released

Top Adds

#	Artist	Record	Label

1	GLADIE	No Need To Be Lonely	Get Better
2	RED PK	Horse Like Me	Storm Chasers
3	OTRACAMI	Runoff	Figure & Ground
4	JON HOOD	Pieces Of Reality	Oh, Sister!

Tags charts, college radio, NACC Weekly Charts, NC State, rock, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

Miscellaneous

A How-To Guide on Surviving Four Years of College with Dopamine Pothole in Your Brain

Post author By Killian Le
Post date March 30, 2026

Created by Killian Le.

Have you ever wondered why you let spaghetti expire in your fridge for three months, skipped an entire week of classes, and forgot to wish your best friend of ten years ‘Happy Birthday’?

Consider the possibility that there is a dopamine pothole in your brain, and it ate your spaghetti, classes, and best friend.

That dopamine pothole, aka ADHD, is characterized as a deficiency of dopamine and norepinephrine in your frontal lobe which detrimentally affects impulsivity, attention, and memory.

Coming from a diagnosed neurodivergent and professional procrastinator, I intimately understand how symptoms of ADHD can quickly spell catastrophe for college students.

For this reason, I’ve written a ADHD college survival guide. Below, you will find tips and tricks interspliced with unhinged wisdom on how to balance your academics, social life, and dopamine pothole without going insane.

Tags ADHD, College essentials, college radio, College tips, local, NC State, WKNC

Weekly Charts

Chainsaw Charts 3/24/26

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date March 27, 2026

Chainsaw Charts

#	Artist	Record	Label
1	EMMA GOLDMAN	All You Are Is We	Zegema Beach
2	CATHARSIS	Hope Against Hope	Crimethinc.
3	CONVERGE	Love Is Not Enough	Epitaph
4	VOIDCEREMONY	Abditum	20 Buck Spin
5	GREYHAVEN	Keep It Quiet	Solid State
6	LETTERSTOYOU	…Maybe Someday Became Today [EP]	Self-Released
7	BLAZE	Out Through The Door	No Remorse
8	LYCHGATE	Precipice	Debemur Morti
9	KILLING ME SOFTLY	To Forever Fall Through God’s Safety Net [EP]	Northern Unrest
10	HELL	Submersus	Self-Released

Top Jazz/Hip-Hop/Electronic/Metal Songs

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Tags charts, college radio, Metal, NACC Weekly Charts, NC State, WKNC, WKNC 88.1