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Local Band Local Beer: The Color Exchange
Phain interviewed The Color Exchange last Thursday before they played at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. The Interview includes the songs “Sparks,” “Oxygen,” “Beacon,” and “ Answer”. If you like what you hear, check out The Color Exchange at their Bandcamp.
Local Band Local Beer: The New Schematics
Phian interviewed The New Schematics on June 11th before they played at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. The interview starts with The New Schematics song “Born without Borders” and includes live performances of “Midnight” and “87 Buick.” If you like what you hear check out The New Schematics at their website.
Local Band Local Beer: Kurtzweil
Phian interviewed Kurtzweil on June 11th before they played at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. The interview includes the Kurtzweil songs “Not a Game,” “Lay Down,” and “No One is Watching.” If you like what you hear check out Kurtzweil at their Bandcamp.
6/22: Local H / Aeges @ Cat’s Cradle
6/24: Caves / Worriers @ The Pinhook
6/25: Ceremony / Tony Molina / Wildhoney @ Kings
6/26: End of Love (featuring Jody Stephens of Big Star) / Gasoline Stove @ Local 506
6/26: The Delta Saints / Season & Snare / Magpie Feast @ Kings
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6/16: PHOX / Mechanical River @ Cat’s Cradle
6/16: Hurray for the Riff Raff / Clear Plastic Masks @ Cat’s Cradle
6/17: The Henry Millers @ Local 506
6/17: White Laces / Some Army / Midnight Plus One @ The Pinhook
6/18: Plankton Feast / Arrows Out / Seabreeze Diner @ Local 506
6/18: Christopher Owens / Echo Courts @ Cat’s Cradle
6/19: Broncho / Hectorina / Drag Sounds @ Local 506
6/19: The Deslondes @ Cat’s Cradle
6/20: Stranger in the Valley of the Kings / Wailin’ Storms / Melissa Swingle (duo set) @ Local 506
6/21: Kid in the Attic / Kellie Ann Grubbs @ The Pinhook
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Phian interviewed Dead Girls last Thursday before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub in Raleigh.
During the interview Emily, By Your Side, If you Only Knew, and Crashing Out of Sight, were played.
6/10: Minor Stars / Megafauna / Fake Swedish @ Cat’s Cradle
6/10: Somebody’s Darling @ Kings Barcade
6/11: Striking Matches / The Secret Sisters @ Local 506
6/11: Chastity Belt / Family Bike @ The Pinhook
6/12: Family Bike @ Kings Barcade
6/12: Birds and Arrows / John Howie Jr. and Sarah Shook @ Local 506
6/13: Heartless Bastards / Craig Finn @ Cat’s Cradle
6/13: Strand of Oaks / Avers / The Tender Fruit @ Cat’s Cradle
6/13: Professor Toon / Slowriter / B Stacks @ The Pinhook
6/14: Annabelle’s Curse / Time Sawyer / Lord Nelson @ Local 506
6/14: Iceage / Low Life @ Kings Barcade
6/14: The Helio Sequence / Lost Lander @ Cat’s Cradle
6/14: Boo Thang 1.0 @ The Pinhook
6/14: Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Jackson Scott @ Cat’s Cradle
Tune into WKNC 88.1 FM this week and when the DJ asks for it, call the request lines at
919-515-0881 or 919-515-2400 for your chance to win tickets to these shows! Good luck!
Local Band Local Beer: Echo Courts
Phian interviewed Greensboro band Echo Courts on June 4 before their show that night at Tir Na nOg Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. The conversation also includes their songs “Fast Ellie,” “Mary,” “Pistol,” and “I’ve Been Down.” If you like what you hear, head over to their Bandcamp.
Carolina Grown: Body Games
For many years now the Triangle has boasted a brimming indie-rock scene, each city developing their own particular niches and evolving in various directions. However, it wasn’t until recently that the area found a penchant for electronic music, but now that the trend has begun it seems as if there’s limitless possibilities. Even our flourishing electronic scene now has begun to stem off, ranging from bro-step leaning weeklies to slow-brooding atmospheric beats. However, Carrboro’s Body Games finds themselves in a league of their own.
The pop-leaning electronic trio has raised the bar for local production expectations, incorporating live instrumentation and video projection in a way that the area has seldom seen before. Dax, Kate and Adam joined us in the studio last week for Carolina Grown in advance of the release of Local Love Vol. 1, their new covers EP, to provide a peek behind the curtain of their electronic wizardry.
Throughout the hour the band discussed the motivation behind their local covers EP, the songwriting process, all of the work that goes into their visual projections, and shared a ridiculously hilarious freestyle song. Tune in to the full segment to hear covers of Museum Mouth, Weller and Rogue Band of Youth along with some revelatory discussion on their live performances.
Phian interviewed Field Spirit last Thursday before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub in Raleigh.
During the interview Clay Shapes, Too Close for Comfort, and American Dram were played.
Check out Field Spirit at their band camp.