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The Saw and Jeffrey discuss how he self-taught himself to play the drums and the guitar, how he became a vocalist, and his fight against cancer as well as how Infirma’s new release will be about the emotions Jeffrey went through during those years of his life.
Back for more! The illustrious Ryan Wentz of Tennis Elbow is in the studio AGAIN – this time with some produced and polished tunes to share with lucky WKNC listeners. Listen up to hear a couple NPR impressions and some thoughts on the group’s newest release: Do You Belong Here?
The Local Beat: Trailer Witches
The Trailer Witches are in studio for a complete live performance! The Garage Rock group plays a ton of tracks and even lets DJ Beowvlf in on their song writing secrets. Stay tuned to learn more about the trio and hear some sweet tunes.
Dogwood Lung is in the studio with DJ Beowvlf! Tune in to hear a live set in addition to some of the band’s other tracks and get an idea of their production process.
The Saw interviews Courtney Breen, a new type of guest in the station – a photographer! Listen to learn what it’s like to be a photographer at a metal show and how she got her start.
DJ Beowvlf chats with a WKNC regular – Earther. A portion of the band stops by to talk about an upcoming show, strong Canadian energy, and plays some unreleased tracks!
Join us for the premiere edition of WKNC’s newest podcast: The Saw’s Electric Chair! It’s a casual interview/discussion about music with Raine Rumple from Nuclear Desolation. Raine is in multiple heavy metal bands throughout N.C. and The Saw will be talking all things metal. We will also be talking about other genres of music because he enjoys (and sees) all types of music live.
Brand new General Manager Laura goes into the field to snag some Dreamville content and comes back with an interview with North Carolina’s own Rapsody! Stay tuned to hear the two chat about how to break into the music industry, empowering women with music, and a touching tribute to the amazing Nipsey Hussle.
North Carolina legend J. Cole brings it back to wolfpack territory and the 88.1 team takes full advantage. Jack interviews Mez about how it feels to perform in front of a Raleigh crowd, settling into LA, and more.
Only 20 days after seeing them preform live in Brooklyn, both members of the indie-rock group based out of Liverpool, Her’s, were tragically killed in a car crash. Stephen Fitzpatrick on vocals and guitar and Audun Laading on bass guitar and backing vocals, brought such amazing presences to the stage that night. They made it obvious how much they appreciated their fans, tossing fruit out into the crowd! The entire crowd yelled “hello!” to Stephen’s girlfriend, who could not make it that night.
Rest in peace Stephen and Audun. Thank you for leaving such an amazing mark on the world. You will forever be missed.
Her’s song suggestions:
“Mannie’s Smile” – Invitation to Her’s
“Love on the line (call now)” – Invitation to Her’s
“Blue Lips” – Invitation to Her’s
“Dorothy” – Songs of Her’s