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Chicago-based hip hop, funk, jazz group Sidewalk Chalk called in to WKNC to talk with DJ Soulwood after their performance at the Durham, North Carolina Art of Cool jazz festival. Their creative blend of hip hop, rap, jazz and funk brought the house down at the Durham Armory Saturday evening. If you were unable to make it out to the festival, please listen to their interview here.
Above: Sidewalk Chalk Press Photo
Thanks to our friends at Live Nation, we have 5 pairs of tickets to
see Brandon Flowers of the Killers! He’ll be playing at the
Ritz on August 14. Just be the correct caller when the
DJ asks for it and you could win yourself a pair of tickets! Tickets for
Brandon Flowers go on sale on Friday, April 24 at 10am at RitzRaleigh.com, TicketMaster.com, The Ritz Raleigh box office, and all Ticketmaster outlets!
Thanks to our friends at Outback Concerts, we have 5 pairs of tickets to see Old Crow Medicine Show and Sturgill Simpson! They’ll be playing the Koka Booth Amphitheatre on May 2. Just be the correct caller when the DJ asks for it and you could win yourself a pair of tickets! Tickets for Old Crow Medicine Show and Sturgill Simpson are available at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre, through etix.com, or via phone at (800) 514-3849.
If you know anything about folk music in North Carolina, chances are you’ve heard of MerleFest, the annual, “traditional plus,” music festival in Wilkes County that the late great Doc Watson started in memory to his son Merle Watson. Thanks to our friends at MerleFest, WKNC is happy to announce we have 3 pairs of single days tickets, good for any day of the festival. Merlefest is held this year from April 23-26 on the campus of Wilkes Community College. A few of the big artists include The Avett Brothers, Dwight Yoakam, Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, The Marshall Tucker Band, Robert Earl Keen, and many, many more! Tickets and more information are available at www.merlefest.org. Tune in to Both Kinds Radio this Sunday from 4pm to 6pm after the NC State baseball game coverage to win a pair of tickets to a day of MerleFest!
Thanks to the folks at Live Nation, WKNC has 5 pairs of lawn tickets to give away to see Mumford & Sons with special guest, The Maccabees! They’ll be playing Walnut Creek Amphitheatre on Thursday, June 11. Just be the correct caller when the DJ asks for calls and you could win a pair of tickets! Tickets for Mumford & Sons go on sale April 17 at 10am on Livenation.com, via the Live Nation app, all Ticketmaster outlets, or via phone at 800-745-3000.
4/14: Inter Arma / Yautja / Akkad @ The Pinhook
4/14: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Bloodshot Bill @ Cat’s Cradle
4/15: Sir Richard Bishop (Drag City) / Robert Mills @ The Pinhook
4/16: Fleshwounds / Wing Dam! / The Moms @ The Pinhook
4/16: Mipso @ Kings Barcade
4/16: Dan Deacon / Prince Rama / Ben O’Brien @ Cat’s Cradle
4/17: Dirty Bourbon River Show / Ellis Dyson & the Shambles @ Local 506
4/17: Lowland Hum / Brett Harris @ The Pinhook
4/17: Kooley High / Clear Soul Forces / Drique London @ Kings Barcade
4/17: Hiss Golden Messenger / Natalie Prass @ Haw River Ballroom
4/19: Old Hours / Shiloh Hill / Rob Nance @ Local 506
This week, tune into WKNC 88.1 FM and when the DJ asks for it, call the request lines to win tickets to these shows! Good luck and happy listening!
Be sure to tune in to WKNC, because we have tickets to give away to see Death Cab for Cutie with special guest Twin Shadow! They’ll be playing September 15 at the Red Hat Amphitheater in downtown Raleigh! Tickets go on sale Friday, April 10 at 10 a.m. at Livenation.com, via the Live Nation app, all Ticketmaster outlets, or via phone at 800-745-3000. Listen to WKNC 88.1 FM for your chance to win tickets!
In just a few weeks, the stages will be set in the countryside of Chatham County for 2015′s Spring Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival. This spring’s festival runs from April 16 to April 19 and features an eclectic mix of artists from the region, country, and world that is consistent from what we’ve come to know and love from past Shakori festivals. Some of the big names this spring include AJ Ghent, The Wood Brothers, Lanzallamas, Dillon Fence, Billy Joe Shaver, Willie Watson, Bombadil, and more!
WKNC has 5 pairs of one day passes to give away during these few weeks leading up to the festival! Just be the correct caller when the DJ asks for it and you could win a pair of tickets! Tickets and more info for this spring’s Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival are available at shakorihillsgrassroots.org.
3/31: The Menzingers / Junior Astronomers @ Local 506
4/1: The Delta Saints / The Ends / Thick Modine @ Local 506
4/1: Single Mothers / Dirty Nil / Mantle @ The Pinhook
4/2: Erik Petersen of Mischief Brew / Cottontail @ Local 506
4/4: Sales / Laney Jones / Beloved Binge @ Local 506
4/4: Mates of State / Good Graeff @ The Pinhook
This week, tune into WKNC 88.1 FM and when the DJ asks for it, call the request lines to win tickets to these shows! Good luck and happy listening!
Sometimes living in the Triangle can be a bit overwhelming. Soaking in so many new, hip acts, it’s hard to remember that there’s an entire state’s worth of incredible music to be paying attention to. It leads to some mesmerizing artists flying quietly under the radar in the Triangle’s music scene. However, when you release music as rich and ornate as River Whyless it’s hard not to make people pay attention.
River Whyless has taken the genre of folk music, one that many may feel has been driven into the ground by over-played and super-hyped acts like Mumford & Sons and The Lumineers, and have crafted songs that are as fresh and unique as they are rustic and traditional. Live shows may find the act shouting into violins for melodic textures, using bicycle wheels as percussive instruments, and frequent trade-offs of vocal duties. All of these facets come together to build one surprisingly cohesive but immensely diverse sound.
Throughout the hour, River Whyless performed three new tracks from their recent self-titled EP and discussed how a new approach to recording altered the sound of this release. Listen below for our full conversation and some gorgeous live takes on “Life Crisis,” “Maple Sap” and “Miles of Skyline.”