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WKNC’s DJ DiGiorno interviewed Estrangers, who were our featured Local Artist in March. You can also hear two of their songs, Cape Fear and Dayzd, during the interview.
Read more about Estrangers on our blog and on Estranger’s website.
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Want tickets to see Of Montreal tonight at Cat’s Cradle? Enter our giveaway!
Simply follow us on tumblr if you haven’t already, and reblog this post with contact info and a haiku about your favorite of Montreal song. Winners will be chosen at 5pm today.
As a reminder, haikus are 3 lines: 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. Rhyming is not necessary. Good luck!
For more info on the show, click here.
Grandma Sparrow stopped by the studio for an interview and a video session to help give us an inside look into the land of Piddletractor, which is the land in which Grandma Sparrow and all of the characters in his debut album reside. The album is due out next week on Spacebomb Records.
Joe Westerlund, who is Grandma Sparrow, is most well known for his work with Megafaun, DeYarmond Edison, Mount Moriah, Califone, Gayngs, and more. This new project he has undertaken he says has been something that he has been working on his entire life whether he realized it or not. The land of Piddletractor contains tales and characters that are drawn from across his life while the album shows his pure genius as a wordsmith and musician. With many different descriptions being thrown around, Joe described it the most concisely as a “psychedelic children’s song-cycle for adults.”
Check out the full interview as we discuss the inspiration for this project, the land of Piddletractor, and the process behind the album. Be sure to also check out his performance of “Grandma’s Song for You” in The Lounge to get a taste of what’s to come in his upcoming shows this weekend leading up to the album’s release.
-May 16: Coalition Theater, Richmond, VA with improv comedy by Pigeon
-May 17: The Pinhook, Durham, NC with Alexandra Sauser-Monnig (of Mountain Man) and Matthew E. White (DJ Set)
-May 18: The Pinhook, Durham, NC (Sunday Brunch) with Alexandra Sauser-Monnig (of Mountain Man)
By now you’ve heard that multi-instrumentalist and Grammy award winning performer Beck is making a stop in the Triangle this summer. He’ll play Raleigh’s Red Hat Ampihteater on July 23.
Tickets for Live Nation presents Beck go on sale Friday May 9 at 10 a.m. at LiveNation.com, via the Live Nation app, all Ticketmaster outlets, at Duke Energy Center box office and Belk box office at Walnut Creek Amphitheater.
If you think you deserve a chance to see Beck for free you will have to prove it by answering one of our super hard trivia Beck questions. Bookmark the Beck Wikipedia page now!
We’re excited to announce we have tickets to give away for both the Old Crow Medicine Show and the Kings of Leon concerts presented by Live Nation happening late this summer in Raleigh. Old Crow Medicine Show will be joined by Shovels & Rope at the Red Hat Amphitheater on Wednesday, August 20. Kings of Leon will be joined by Young the Giant and Kongos at the Walnut Creek Amphitheatre on Wednesday, September 17. Thanks to Live Nation, WKNC has 5 pairs of tickets for both concerts to give away all this week!
Tickets for both concerts will be given away from Monday, April 21 until Saturday, April 26. Just be the correct caller when the DJ asks for calls on air to win a pair of tickets! Tickets for both Old Crow Medicine Show and Kings of Leon go on sale Friday, April 25 at 10 am on Ticketmaster.com, at Ticketmaster outlets, and at 800-745-3000.
Widespread Panic will be coming through Raleigh this summer, with special guest Galactic. Thanks to Live Nation, WKNC has 5 pairs of tickets to give away!
Tickets will be given away from Monday, April 14 until Friday, April 18. Just be the correct caller when the DJ asks for calls on air to win a pair of tickets! Tickets for this concert go on sale Friday, April 18at 10 am on Ticketmaster.com, at Ticketmaster outlets, and at 800-745-3000.
Keep it tuned to WKNC all week long for your chance to win tickets to any of these great shows below! Just be the correct caller when the DJ asks for it, and you and a friend could be hitting up some of the coolest local acts around!
Tue April 15 – Trust with Mozart’s Sister @ Pinhook
Wed April 16 – Yandrew with Odonis Odonis @ Pinhook
Wed, April 16 – Bobby Bare Jr. with Cory Branan @ Cat’s Cradle Back Room
Thu April 17 – Lonnie Walker with Paperhaus @ Kings
Thu, April 17 – Cloud Nothings with Ryley Walker @ Cat’s Cradle
Slightly Stoopid will be coming through Raleigh this summer, with special guests Stephen Marley and G. Love & Special Sauce. Thanks to Live Nation, WKNC has 5 pairs of tickets to give away!
Tickets will be given away from Tuesday, April 8 until Friday, April 11. Just be the correct caller when the DJ asks for calls on air to win a pair of tickets! Tickets for this concert go on sale Friday, April 11 at 10 am on Ticketmaster.com, at Ticketmaster outlets, and at 800-745-3000.
Keep it tuned to WKNC all week long for your chance to win tickets to any of these great shows below! Just be the correct caller when the DJ asks for it, and you and a friend could be hitting up some of the coolest local acts around!
Thu April 10 – Roadkill Ghost Choir with Desert Noises @ Kings
Fri April 11 – T0W3RS with Oulipo and Hectorina @ Kings
Fri, April 11 – North Elementary and LUD Dual Album Release party @ Cat’s Back Room
Fri April 11 – Professor Toon & The Real Laww with Must Be The Holy Ghost, Cracker and the Doctor @ Pinhook
Sat April 12 – Pissed Jeans with Thee Tsunamis and Apache Dropout @ Pinhook
Sun, April 13 – Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra @ Cat’s
Sun April 13 – Natural Child @ Kings
WKNC has 5 pairs of tickets for O.A.R. and Phillip Phillips on July 13 at the Red Hat Amphitheater thanks to Live Nation.
One pair of tickets will be given away each day from Monday, April 7 until Friday, April 11. Just be the correct caller when the DJ asks for calls on air to win a pair of tickets! Tickets go on sale Saturday, April 12 at 10 am on Ticketmaster.com, at Ticketmaster outlets, and at 800-745-3000.