Category: Music News and Interviews

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Music News and Interviews

WKNC Giveaways of the Week: 11/7/16

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date November 7, 2016

November 7: Voltaires // Bears // Foxture @ Pinhook

November 8: The Voltaires // Bears // JC Graves @ Kings

November 9: Quintron and Miss Pussycat // D-Town Brass @ Pinhook

November 10: Ted Leo // Outer Spaces @ Pinhook

November 10: Dave Simonette (of Trampled by Turtles) // Carl Broemel (of My Morning Jacket) @ Cat’s Cradle Backroom

November 10: Azizi Gibson // Remy Low @ Kings

November 11: Sunflower Bean // The Lemon Twins // American Wrestlers @ Pinhook

November 11: Boulevards // T0W3RS // Hotline @ Lincoln Theater

November 11: Baby Baby // Roar the Engines @ Local 506

November 12: Busdriver // Deantoni Park @ Local 506

November 12: Moon Taxi // ELEL @ Lincoln Theater

November 12: Guided by Voices // Surfer Blood @ Cat’s Cradle

November 13: Davidians Record Release Party // Bodykit // Essex Muro @ Kings (18+)

Tags boulevards, concerts, giveaways, guided by voices, Raleigh, sunflower bean, ted leo, ticket giveaway, WKNC, WKNC 88.1

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Local Band Local Beer Silas Kane and the Citizens

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date November 3, 2016

Local Band Local Beer Silas Kane and the Citizens

Phian sat down with Silas Kane and the Citizens for an interview before their Local Band Local Beer show at the Pour House on October 13.

Tags college radio, interview podcast, lblb podcast, local band local beer, local music, podcast, Raleigh, rock n roll, silas kane and the citizens, wknc 88.1 fm, wknc fm

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Local Band Local Beer Temperance League

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date November 2, 2016

Local Band Local Beer Temperance League

Phian sat down with Temperance League for an on-air interview before their show at the Pour House for Local Band Local Beer on October 13.

Tags college radio, interview podcast, lblb podcast, local band local beer, local music, podcast, Raleigh, temperance league, wknc 88.1 fm, wknc fm

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Local Band Local Beer Austero

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date November 1, 2016

Local Band Local Beer Austero

Phian sat down with Austero for an interview before their Local Band Local Beer show at the Pour House on October 13.

Tags 881 wknc fm, austero, college radio, lblb podcast, local band local beer, local music, Raleigh, the pour house, wknc 88.1 fm, wknc fm

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Local Band Local Beer Vacant Company

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date November 1, 2016

Local Band Local Beer Vacant Company

The lovely Phian sat down with Vacant Company to talk about their sound, before their Local Band Local Beer show at the Pour House on October 27.

Tags college radio, interview podcast, lblb podcast, local band local beer, local music, Raleigh, the pour house, vacant company, WKNC 88.1, wknc fm

Music News and Interviews

Fem Rock 1: Manifest

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date October 27, 2016

Fem Rock 1: Manifest

Erika Libero and Sarah Shook came in to talk about the music festival they’re creating in downtown Chapel Hill. Manifest is a new kind of music festival, featuring female and gender nonbinary/nonconforming artists while celebrating the spirit of punk rock.

Fem Rock is a new podcast from WKNC 88.1 FM that celebrates female and nonbinary artists in music. For full episode listings, check out WKNC 88.1 FM in the iTunes store.

Tags college radio, fem rock, fem rock podcast, feminist music podcast, manifest music festival, music podcast, Raleigh, WKNC, wknc 88.1 fm, women who rock

Music News and Interviews

Giveaways of the Week: Oct. 3-9

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date October 4, 2016

Listen to 88.1 WKNC this week for a chance to win tickets to:

5/12/17: Live Nation presents Bastille’s Wild Wild World Tour @ Raleigh Amphitheater. WIN THEM BEFORE YOU CAN BUY THEM!

10/5: Elephant Revival @ Cat’s Cradle

10/6: Yuna // Nylo @ Local 506

10/8: Sales // Real Dad // Just Jess @ Local 506

10/9: The Dirty Heads // New Beat Fund // RDGLDGRN @ Lincoln Theatre

Call in 919-515-2400 or 919-515-0881 to win!

Tags bastille, giveaways, live nation, red hat amphitheater

Music News and Interviews

Local Band Local Beer Delta Son

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date September 27, 2016

Local Band Local Beer Delta Son

Listen to Phian interview local band Delta Son before their Local Band Local Beer performance at the Pour House on September 15th.

Tags 88.1 wknc, college radio, interview, lblb podcast, WKNC

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Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date September 26, 2016

DJ Iron Mic sat down with Raleigh rapper King Mez for an interview about local rap, gentrification, and inspiration.

Tags king mez, local rap lunch, podcast, Raleigh, raleigh hip hop, Rap, triangle hip hop, WKNC, wknc interviews podcast, wknc podcast

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Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date September 22, 2016

DJ Whatsherface and DJ Sparrow sat down with Wye Oak to discuss their Hopscotch experience after they kicked off the festival with a great show.

Tags 88.1 fm, 88.1 wknc, hopscotch, hopscotch 2016, hopscotch music festival, Raleigh, WKNC, wknc interviews podcast, wye oak