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This week’s edition of Local Band Local Beer will be a pre-Valentine’s Day snow party filled with the sounds from Nuclear Honey and Star Studies. Be sure to come out to Tir Na Nog Irish Pub in Downtown Raleigh at 9:30 pm for this FREE show 18+.
Local brews on tap include French Broad ESP Cask Tapping at 8 pm and Sexual Chocolate ‘13 and ’14 dual release at 9 pm. Lonerider beer will be served all night.
The Post Rock Block & Slim’s Downtown are excited to present the first edition of our bi-weekly concert series featuring: One Small Step For Man and Pan.
The Post Rock Block hosted by DJ Cabbage, Sarahnade, and Riff Raff airs every Sunday from 6-8pm. The show features an array of post rock, shoegaze, metal, math-rock, and anything else that’s long, weird, mostly instrumental, and takes you on a musical journey.
One Small Step For Man, is quickly becoming the post rock darling of the Raleigh area. The boys are taking the stage at 9:15 and will be playing music from their previous EP’s: Looking For Alaska and Moonlight Sessions and upcoming EP, set to record in March. Keeping up with the experimental nature of the band, Cole Kratzer, OSSFM’s lead guitarist, promises a vocal track, something the band has yet to do at a live show.
Pan writes music that fulfills the post rock genre, and beyond. The South Carolina youngsters write music that is fresh and thunderous. Pan’s uplifting music features: vocals, guitars, bass, drum, and violin. They will be playing music off the September 2013 release: Meta Major.
Slim’s Downtown is located at 227 S Wilmington St, Raleigh, NC 27601. Show starts at 9:15, tickets are $5 at the door.
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Stay tuned for a recap of the show later this week and information on our next Post Rock Block installment!
The FULL lineup is now announced for WKNC’s Double Barrel Benefit 11. Join us this Friday, Feb. 7 at Cat’s Cradle for The Love Language with Hammer No More The Fingers, Tow3rs and GHOSTT BLLONDE. Then stop by Lincoln Theatre on Friday, Feb.14 for Mount Moriah, Bombadil, Lomalands and Daniel Bachman! Tickets at wknc.org/dbb11.
Tonight’s edition of Local Band Local Beer at Tir na Nog Irish Pub in downtown Raleigh is a very special one featuring Inflowential, HaLo, Napoleon Wright II, and WKNC alum DJ Gonzo. This will be Inflowential’s first show in over a year, so it’s sure to bring a good time.
This free show starts at 9:30 pm.
Be sure to tune into WKNC at 5:00pm with DJ Kataclysm as she interviews the bands prior to their performance tonight.
Tune into WKNC this evening at 7:00 to hear Riff Raff & Sweet D interview The Manimals!
The boys are playing this Thursday at King’s Barcade with The Hell No and Virgin Lung. Doors at 8:30, show starts at 9:00. The event is all ages, so bring your little sister for some serious rock & roll.
More info about the event can be found here.
WKNC 88.1 FM will hold its eleventh annual Double Barrel Benefit concert Friday, Feb. 7 at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro and Friday, Feb. 14 at Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh. Cat’s Cradle will host The Love Language to kick off the festival with Hammer No More the Fingers, T0W3RS, and GHOSTT BLLONDE supporting. Lincoln Theatre will feature Mount Moriah for the final night along with special guests to be announced, Loamlands, and Daniel Bachman.
“The goal is to bring the established bands we’ve always loved to work with and promote the best new bands that we really believe in,” Bri Aab, general manager, said. “As a station, we want to help cultivate a community in which musicians can thrive. The Triangle has a deep local music history, and we hope to strengthen that relationship of music and the area.”
Because of the interconnected nature of the Triangle, WKNC is holding the first night of the festival at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, a Double Barrel first, and keeping the second night at Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh. The station’s signal is also 25,000 watts, which puts the entire Triangle in its coverage pattern.
“WKNC has grown a lot over the past 10 years of Double Barrel, and this year we are changing it up to illustrate that,” Michael D’Argenio, program director, said. “I’m excited to be bringing this event to larger venues across the Triangle to expose more people to the great local music we have to offer.”
The idea for Double Barrel Benefit, a two-night event to raise money for station operations, came from former general manager Jamie Proctor in 2003. It has become a staple in the music community of North Carolina, and has dually served to promote great local musicians while also benefiting WKNC.
“It’s crazy to have both The Love Language and Mount Moriah this year,” Walt Lilly, station production manager and co-creator of “The Lounge” video series, said. “These are two incredible acts that have a national presence while staying rooted in the Triangle, and we are glad to have their homecoming at Double Barrel.”
“Not only is DBB a great platform to see already established artists in a unique way, it also pairs these acts with our favorite up and coming performers in the area.” John Kovalchik, operations manager, said. “We are very excited about the possibilities that this year’s event has in store.”
Tickets are on sale now at http://wknc.org/dbb11. Prices are $12 in advance and $14 at the door for each night and all proceeds benefit WKNC. Two-night passes are available for $22. The event is 18+. Doors for each show open at 8 p.m. with music at 9 p.m.
This Thursday, January 23rd, Local Band Local Beer will be featuring Henbrain, Vannevar, and Vanguard Party. As always, LBLB takes place at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub in downtown Raleigh at 9:30pm every Thursday. This is a free event, so come and jam out to some local tunes!
Be sure to tune in Thursday evening at 5pm with DJ Kataclysm to hear her interview the bands before their performance!
2014 marks the eleventh year for WKNC’s annual fundraiser, Double Barrel Benefit. We are breaking tradition this year by venturing outside of Raleigh to include more of the Triangle! Our first night will be hosted at Carrboro’s Cat’s Cradle on February 7th and the second night will take place at WKNC’s home in Raleigh at Lincoln Theatre on February 14th. This will make for a special Valentine’s Day celebration for you to bring your loved ones to sway to some local jams. Stay tuned to win tickets we’ll be raffling away, which will feature four tickets for both nights of DBB11.
A few weeks back, we announced our two headliners: The Love Language and Mount Moriah. Be sure to tune into the Local Lunch this Friday, January 24th with DJ C’est la Bri from 12:00-1:00pm to hear the full lineup for DBB11.
In the past, we’ve had Polvo, Lonnie Walker, Bowerbirds, Lost in the Trees, Schooner, The Mountain Goats, Megafaun, Spider Bags, Midtown Dickens, and Future Islands. This year, we’ve got some great artists that will make you proud of what North Carolina has to offer! We’ll see you in February!
This Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, King’s Barcade will be presenting The Great Cover Up.
This three day event will feature 20+ secret bands. Proceeds will benefit InterAct, KidZNotes, and SPCA of Wake County.
Doors will open at 8pm on Thursday and Saturday due to the number of participants this year! The show will start at 8:45 on both of these nights.
Friday’s doors will be at 9pm, promptly following the conclusion of The Dangling Loafer comedy show. The show starts at 9:30 on this night!
Come out to Tir na Nog Irish Pub tonight, January 16, 2014, for Local Band Local Beer presented by WKNC! This week we are featuring Lowland Hum, Birds and Arrows, and Small Town Gossip.
As always, this is a FREE event and it starts at 9:30pm.
Be sure to tune in at 5pm tonight to hear DJ Kataclysm interview the bands prior to their performance!