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Earth Day Concert This Friday (Students Only!)

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date April 22, 2009

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.

Tags Annuals, cougar magnum, daytime, earth day, energy fair, hybrid, lonnie walker, shirts

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4/16 Local Beer Local Band Night – The Magic Babies and The Huguenots

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date April 13, 2009

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!

Tags local, local band local beer, promotions, The Huguenots, The Magic Babies, tir na nog

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4/9 LOCAL BEER LOCAL BAND – The Magpies and On Photon

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date April 6, 2009

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!

Tags local, local band local beer, On Photon, promotions, The Magpies, tir na nog

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4/2 Local Beer Local Band – North Elementary and I Was Totally Destroying It

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date March 27, 2009

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!

Tags Hell Yea!!, i was totally destroying it, local, local band local beer, north elementary, promotions, tir na nog

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3/19 Local Beer Local Band – Luego with Jeff Crawford

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date March 17, 2009

Local indie rock band Luego and folk rock singer-songwriter Jeff Crawford will be playing at Local Beer Local Band this Thursday, March 19. For those who don’t know, Local Beer Local Band is WKNC’s and Tir Na Nog’s weekly fun night. Each Thursday night, at 10pm, we showcase great local bands and drink the best local brews. Mmm.. my mouth is salivating just thinking about some Foothills Rainbow Trout right now!! Tir Na Nog is located at 218 South Blount St., and it’s FREEEEEE to get in!

Definitely one of the bests things to do in Raleigh on a Thursday night, especially since it’s free.

Check out the ReverbNation player below for some Luego tracks!

Tags Jeff Crawford, local, local band local beer, Luego, The best thing to do on a thursday night!, tir na nog

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Munni Begum in Concert

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date February 8, 2009

A concert of renowned ghazal vocalist Munni Begum will be held on Friday February 13th 2009 at 8:00 PM at the FedEx Global Education Center at UNC Chapel Hill. For more information, contact Manzoor Cheema at (919)-412-7008. This concert is co-sponsored by Geet Bazaar and WKNC-Raleigh.

Tags FedEx Global Education Center, Geet Bazaar, Munni Begum

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Broadcasting DBB Night 2

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date February 7, 2009

Last night WKNC took over Friday Night Request Rock & Chainsaw to bring you live coverage of night 1 of the Double Barrel Benefit #6 from the Pour House in downtown Raleigh. The show was a success, a massive sellout with a tremendous crowd and kickass music. As the show will more than likely sellout tonight as well, we will once again be broadcasting the entire show live (trumping Saturday Night Soul and R&B and D-Cutta’s 2.0 Show).

Broadcast starts after the Soulful Renaissance and will air until the completion of the concert. If you can’t get to the Pour House, feel free to rock on with us tonight over your radio or internet connection.

Doors open at 8pm and get there early as there is a limited number of tickets available at the door. The show starts at 9pm.

Tonight’s lineup includes: I Was Totally Destroying It, Violet Vector & the Lovely Lovelies, Birds of Avalon, & Polvo.

Tags 2.0 Show, Adam Kincaid, birds of avalon, Double Barrel Benefit, Friday Night Request Rock, i was totally destroying it, local, Polvo, promotions, Saturday Night Soul and R&B, Soulful Renaissance, the pour house, Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies

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Cotton Jones Debut “Paranoid Cocoon”

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date January 17, 2009

In the spring of last year, one of my friends peer pressured me into heading out to the Local 506 with her to see a couple of bands I had never heard of before. My expectations for the evening were not especially high. That night, to my pleasant surprise, Cotton Jones absolutely stole my heart. Originally formed as a side project to the now defunct Page France, Cotton Jones makes some of the most gorgeous and timeless music I’ve heard in a long while.

“Michael Nau and Whitney McGraw have hearts – huge, questioning hearts- full of music that mixes elements of soul, rock and gospel into a gauzy cocoon of small-town sound.” –suicidesqueeze.net

Since that fateful night, Cotton Jones has released an EP and teased me via their MySpace blog with promises of a full lengh. After more than six months of waiting, their debut full length Paranoid Cocoon will be officially released January 27th on Suicide Squeeze Records. An advance copy arrived at WKNC earlier in the week, and I was beyond excited to find it in the mail. For the past three days, I have hardly listened to anything else. It is a very relaxed and completely beautiful record from start to finish, the transitions from each track to the next are perfectly seamless.

“There’s no intentional theme behind these songs. Cocoon didn’t span a lengthy duration of time, so headspace and moods tend to remain threadlike throughout. I believe there’s a familiar mood from start to finish…they lyrics work like visuals of such moods.” -Michael Nau

Paranoid Cocoon is not a rock-your-face-off record. It’s not too loud, but it’s not too quiet. It’s not too fast, but it’s not too slow. Combining elements of bluesy folk and gospel with acoustic alt-country and pop, this album is just right.

You can catch Cotton Jones at the Local 506 in Chapel Hill on March 22nd!

Tags Cotton Jones, daytime, local 506, Page France, reviews, Suicide Squeeze

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The Beast with Natalie Stewart of Floetry January 23, 2009

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date December 27, 2008

The Beast will be at The Brewery with Yo Majesty, Natalie Stewart Of Floetry on January 23, 2009

Armed with keys, bass, drums, and an emcee, The Beast makes revolutionary music – revolutionary in its genre-defying compositions, imaginative lyrics and political content. Tapping into the rich wellsprings of a conscious musical tradition, one could think they were listening to Bob Marley, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Gill Scott Heron or Public Enemy, at any point during a Beast performance. Infusing the best in jazz composition and improvisation with Hip-Hop poetry and soulful grooves, The Beast is North Carolina’s own independent revolution. Beautifully rebellious and refreshingly conscious, The Beast creates music to engage/enrage one’s mentality, and impassion all bodies to get up and move.

Hailing from the city of Durham, The Beast started as a chance encounter between Pierce Freelon (of local hip hop duo Language Arts and the Blackademics blog) and his old high school friend, drummer Stephen Coffman. In deciding to hold a casual jam session with local bass phenom Pete Kimosh and award-winning jazz composer Eric Hirsh, they had no clue what journey was in store for them. The musical connection and spontaneous creation that day were so powerful that one year later, entire pieces of music and lyrics remain unchanged from their original, improvised form.