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Left Outlet and The Names will be rockin’ Tir Na Nog tonight (Thursday 5/28) for Local Beer Local Band Night! Left Outlet is experimental prog rock and The Names are old school rock ‘n roll with a bluesy feel. Don’t forget it’s FREEEE to get in, and Tir Na Nog has some delicious local beers on tap. Come out and support your community!
Left Outlet will also be on the air at 5pm with me today to talk about their band and the show.
Here’s a video of Left Outlet playing “Prudence” live:
I’m super excited about this week’s Trekky edition of Local Beer Local Band Night (5/21), as we have the Double Barrel Benefit alumnus The Never and Lost in the Trees! Local Beer Local Band Night is held every Thursday night (9:30) at Tir Na Nog in downtown Raleigh. It’s FREEEEEE to get in and Tir Na Nog has some great local brews. So come out and support your comunity!!!!
Here’s a video of Lost in the Trees performing live at the Showroom in SC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHxPbIHvRdk
And here’s a video of the Never live at the Cradle!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKzV0RP8djQ&feature=related
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Old school local rockers Sorry About Dresden will be headlining our weekly event Local Beer Local Band Night at Tir Na Nog, thursday at 10! Playing alongside are the Dirty Litte Heaters and Le Weekend. It’s FREEEEE to get in and Tir Na Nog has some mouthwatering local brews on tap. Come out and support your community!
Check out this video of Sorry About Dresden playing live for the DotMatrix Project in Greensboro!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XH3uPsGn6o
And here’s a video of the Dirty Little Heaters playing live back in ‘06. This girl know how to rock!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-rfiThHw8o
Artsplosure, the Raleigh arts festival, celebrates thirty years this Saturday and Sunday with a little help from 88.1. WKNC is the media sponsor of the North Carolina Stage, which will feature music by Annuals’ alter-ego Sunfold and Mel Minton & the Wicked Mojos, winner of Artsplosure’s Be That Band contest. Mel and his band will be opening for Saturday’s festival headliner Buckwheat Zydeco. Big Bad Vodoo Daddy will close things out on Sunday. WKNC favorites Lonnie Walker will also grace the main stage for a Saturday 6 p.m. performance.
The complete schedule, along with everything else Artsplosure has to offer, is at Artsplosure.org.
Embarrassing Fruits and Prabir and The Substitutes will be rocking out at WKNC’s and Tir Na Nog’s Local Beer Local Band Night this Thursday night (5/7). It is FREEEEEE to get in, and Tir Na Nog has local brew specials. Mmm I can’t wait for some Aviator in my belly! Tir Na Nog is located at 218 S. Blount Street in Downtown Raleigh!
Come out and support your community!
The Proclivities and Becca Stevens will be playing at our weekly event, Local Beer Local Band Night, at Tir Na Nog this Thursday 4/23. It’s free to get in and Tir Na Nog has local brew specials. Come out and support your community! See ya there!
Also, the Proclivities will be in the WKNC studio on Thursday for the 5 o’clock shadow! DJ Spaceman Spiff and DJ May Day will be talking to the band and showcasing some of their tunes! Tune in at 5pm.
As finals rapidly approach, and “Dead Week” proves to be much more lively with work, students are in need of some R&R before hitting the books. Luckily, Earth Day seems to offer some salvation. Starting at 6pm on this Friday (April 24th), Annuals, Lonnie Walker, and Cougar Magnum will be rocking Lee Field (located behind Sullivan and Lee residence halls) to raise awareness for Earth Day.
Doors open at 5 p.m. and the show is scheduled to last until 11 p.m. This event is only open to N.C. State students and their guests (one guest per student and guests must have a valid student ID). While you wait for the show to start, be sure to check out the WKNC table which will be showcasing awesome merch such as Double Barrel Benefit 6 shirts, WKNC logoed shirts, koozies, and buttons.
For more information about Earth Day, check out the Web site. Also be sure to stop by the Energy Fair which will take place on NC State’s Brickyard- Wednesday April 22nd. More than 60 vendors will be taking part in NC State’s 2009 Earth Day which will feature the EcoCAR Challenge and the FREEDM Center’s hybrid car.
The Magic Babies and The Huguenots will be playing at WKNC’s and Tir Na Nog’s Local Beer Local Band Night this Thursday night at Tir Na Nog. It’s free! See you there!
On Photon and The Magpies will be playing at Local Beer Local Band Night at Tir Na Nog this Thursday, April 9. For those that don’t know, Local Beer Local Band Night is WKNC’s and Tir Na Nog’s weekly event showcasing the best local bands with local beer specials! So come out and support your community!! You can write off the money you spend on beer on your taxes! Oh yeah, it’s FREE to get in!
Tune in on Wednesday at 1pm as DJ Chuck will be interviewing On Photon!
I Was Totally Destroying It and North Elementary will be rocking out at Local Beer Local Band Night this Thursday, April 2nd! HELL YEA!
In case you don’t know, Local Beer Local Band is WKNC weekly event, every Thursday night 10pm, at Tir Na Nog, 218 South Blount Street in Raleigh.
Oh yeah, and did I mention that it’s FREE? Delicious local brew and the best local bands. What could be better to do on a Thursday night!?
See you out there!