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Thanks to Live Nation for approving us to give away tickets for Ray LaMontagne at Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on July 15th! Grammy award winning, Ray LaMontagne (Lā-Mon-Tain) will be touring with a full band (including members of My Morning Jacket) to support his new album Ouroboros. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 4th, but WKNC DJs will be giving them away every day this week! Make sure to keep it locked to 88.1 all week for a chance to win tickets to this sweet show!
Earthly Interview: Double Barrel Benefit
Sometimes music is better described using objects, colors, and feelings rather than sounds. When listening to Earthly, you picture yourself skiing down the sides of red, blue, and yellow ice cream cones, falling onto a rubbery drum set and slingshotting back to that one class field trip in elementary school when you caught a crawfish by hand.
DJ iCloud caught up with Edaan and Brint of Earthly, who played WKNC’s Double Barrel Benefit Night 2. They talk about some of Earthly’s beginnings, inspirations, and future plans for the project.
1/26: Elvis Depressedly @ The Pinhook
1/27: Keys N Krates @ Cat’s Cradle
1/27: Julien Baker @ Cat’s Cradle – Backroom
1/28: Yonder Mountain String Band @ Cat’s Cradle
1/28: DJ Paypal @ Kings
1/29: Dylan LeBlanc @ The Pinhook
1/29: Jon Stickley Trio @ Cat’s Cradle – Backroom
1/30: Eric Bachmann @ The Pinhook
1/30: Reverend Horton Heat @ Cat’s Cradle
1/21: Crystal Bright and the Silver Hands @ Kings
1/21: Yarn @ Motorco
1/22: The Pinkerton Raid @ The Pinhook
1/22: Professor Toon @ Motorco
1/22: Naked Naps @ Kings
1/22: Joe Pug @ Haw River Ballroom
1/23: Phil Cook @ Cat’s Cradle
1/23: Bully @ The Pinhook
1/12: Nice Try @ Kings
1/13: Jucifer @ Cat’s Cradle – Backroom
1/14: Kurtzweil @ Kings
1/15: A/S/L @ Kings
1/15: Happy Abandon @ Local 506
1/16: Brian Fallon & the Crowes @ Haw River Ballroom
1/16: Museum Mouth @ Kings
1/17: Bayonne @ Cat’s Cradle – Backroom
WKNC Interviews: Bombadil
Bombadil swung by WKNC for an interview with Curlz MT to talk about their Dec. 19 show at Cat’s Cradle. The Durham-based band shared their new EP, “Still Bombadil Issue #1: Score for Cell Phone, Rubber Band & Wine Glass,” talked about their music process, and discussed the culinary phenomenon of food on sticks.
DJ AJ and King Kronk welcomed West Virginia band Rozwell Kid to the WKNC studio on Nov. 17 before their show at Motoro. The band talked about their home state and its music scene, their Broken World Records label-mates and touring with Andrew Jackson Jihad.
Listen in, and don’t forget to subscribe to the WKNC Interviews Podcast.
P.S. Rozwell Kid will also be playing with the Get Up Kids on their 20th anniversary tour on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at Cat’s Cradle.
The Shakedown Presents Frank Sinatra
Nash Roberts, of the locally based band The Shakedown, came to WKNC to speak with DJ Soulwood about his upcoming Frank Sinatra tribute performance at the Pour House on Saturday, December 12. This promises to be an incredibly fun time on Sinatra’s actual 100th birthday! Nash tells us about the cover concept that The Shakedown has adopted and their previous cover shows including Van Morrison and Bob Marley. For more information about The Shakedown band and their upcoming Sinatra tribute gig/birthday celebration at The Pour House, check out the band’s website theshakedownband.com or follow them on Facebook.
One last point: anyone who dresses up (i.e. wears a Sinatra-esque suit or equivalent) to Saturday’s gig has a reduced door price!
WKNC Interviews Podcast: Lowland Hum
Greensboro-based folk band Lowland Hum stopped by the WKNC studio on Nov. 20 before their show at Motorco. DJ Cauliflower talked with the husband and wife duo about touring, making their self-titled sophomore album and whether they are a pie or cake couple. The interview also includes the songs “Older,Wiser” and “Night Driving.” Listen in, and don’t forget to subscribe to the WKNC Interviews Podcast.
11/30: All Them Witches @ Cat’s Cradle – Backroom
12/2: Run River North @ Cat’s Cradle – Backroom
12/3: Extra Pulp with Will Daube @ Kings
12/6: The Academy Is… 10th Anniversary @ Cat’s Cradle
