Recently Anastassia brought to my attention that Target has released a free mixtape that includes a wide range of artists including a collaboration between Best Coast and Wavves, Coconut Records, Bishop Allen, Darker My Love, and more. The bands featured on the mixtape have recorded individual tracks, unique to the collection that Target has put on its website. The tracks are avaliable to download right here. To get an idea of the cheerful winter season vibes throughout, check out the Best Coast/Wavves track below.
Category: Music News and Interviews
Music news, interviews, features and giveaways
That’s right, Troubel. I interviewed Adam a couple of weeks back, and if you missed out, here’s a little background information to fill you in. Adam has been creating music for the better part of his life, though is probably most well known for his participation in the group “Carolina Roadkill,” an eclectic assortment of instruments and amazing people that make folk fun. This summer Adam had the chance to develop his own tastes further through his new one man group, named Troubel, out in Boone. Using the mountains as his inspiration, an album was born, which is due to come out December 7. Full of banjo and guitar, happy yet powerful lyrics “The Mountains. The Broken.” is a side that I hadn’t seen in Adam before. Though we discussed the challenges of working alone, it appears that it has allowed him to branch out and create something different and refreshing, something we can all appreciate. To take a listen of the new album, check out Troubel’s website.
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Happy Thanks-Giveaway.
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday. I’ll tell you one thing I’m thankful for—living in the Triangle! There are so many great things to see, hear, do, and overall, enjoy.
We here at WKNC like to provide you with as many opportunities to enjoy your community. So, here are the giveaways for this week.
12/3: Small Ponds @ King’s
12/3: Steep Canyon Rangers w/ Mandolin Orange @ Cat’s Cradle
12/4: American Aquarium @ The Pour House
12/4: Gray Young @ King’s
12/4: Holy Ghost Tent Revival @ Lincoln Theatre
12/9: Dance Revolution @ Lincoln Theatre
Remember, you have to listen to win!
We’ve got some giveaways going down for you all this week, November 8-12.
11/10: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti at Cat’s Cradle
11/11: Javelin at King’s
The Hotwires at the Pour House
11/12: Scott Biram at Casbah
We also have a few Bob Dylan CDs to give away as well!
This list is not an entire list of shows in the Triangle this week—check out our rock report for a more complete list!
And remember, you have to listen to win!
Robert Earl Keen gave Sweet Annie Rich a call and, in spite of Sweet Annie Rich’s technology issues, gave a spectacular interview. He talked about his time at a big Ag university (Texas A&M) similar to NCSU, his favorite song lyrically, and how touring with Reckless Kelly and the Randy Rogers Band is just a mix of “all the right ingredients.”
This coming Friday on the Local Beat I am dedicating two hours of the show to Troika Music Festival. Of course by the time the interview airs the festival will be well underway since it is beginning tonight. Melissa Thomas and Stuart Horne came in to pre-record the interview with me earlier in the week and I felt that it was important to share our conversation before Friday evening and before Troika begins. Among many things we chatted about the history of the event, compared it to Hopscotch, and discussed what is going on differently in this years festival. Give it a listen below:
Troika on the Local Beat 11/5/10
Troika on Twitter
It finally feels like fall in the Triangle, and we’re keeping you warm with some HOT giveaways (okay, so, they won’t actually keep you warm…)
11/2: Zane Lamprey (comedian) at Cat’s Cradle
11/4: Ra Ra Riot at Cat’s Cradle
11/5: Soft Company at King’s
11/6: Wolf Parade at Lincoln Theatre
11/7: Punch Brothers at Cat’s Cradle
11/7: Robert Earl Keen at Lincoln Theatre
Remember you have to listen to win! Also, check out the rock report for the latest updates on local shows—remember Troika is this weekend!
For 3 days, from November 4-6, Durham comes alive with music and art. Troika Music Festival began in 2002 and is still going strong. Bands featured this year include Birds & Arrows, Veelee, Old Bricks, I Was Totally Destroying It, Red Collar, The Small Ponds, Americans in France, Phil Cook and His Feat, Chatham County Line, Mount Moriah, Gray Young, Spider Bags, and even more! They’ll be performing at venues around Durham and WKNC has 3-day festival passes to give away!
Just be the correct caller when the DJ asks for it now through November 3, and you could win a pair of 3-day festival passes!
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–> GIVEAWAYS!
This week we’ve got some golden giveaways on WKNC!
Be the right caller when the DJ asks for it and you could win tickets to:
10/27: MiMOSA at Lincoln Theatre
10/29: Jason Isbell at Casbah
10/30: Blonde Redhead at Cat’s Cradle
10/30: Mantras at the Pour House
10/31: Caribou at Cat’s Cradle
10/31: Marxtravaganza (featuring Bright Young Things, Tomahawks, Brett Harris, and more!) at Slim’s
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11/3: MGMT at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Remember, you have to listen to win!
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Glorious Giveaways!
Good afternoon!
We have some great giveaways that are going like HOT CAKES!
October 21: The Love Language at Kings
October 22: Goner at Kings
October 23: Airiel Down at Lincoln Theatre
October 23: Gray Young at The Pour House
October 23: The Moaners w/ Embarrassing Fruits at Kings
October 24: Small Black at Kings
October 26: Muse w/ Metric at the RBC Center
Remember, you have to listen to win!