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Off the Record: Chris Rivers

DJ Iron Mic met up with Chris Rivers at the Monster Outbreak House at SXSW, and discussed his role as a new artist in New York hip hop, and how the legacy of his father impacts that role. They also touched on where his artistic sound stands in comparison to the sound of current commercial hip hop, his outside the box musical influences, and future projects and tour dates.

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WKNC 88.1 FM Radio 200/Indie Rock Charts 3/21/17

1 NOVELLA Change of State – Sinderlyn
2 DEHD Fire Of Love – Infinity Cat
3 VAGABON Infinite Worlds – Father/Daughter
4 HALASAN BAZAR Burns – Requiem pour un Twister
5 AQUARIAN BLOOD Last Night In Paradise – Goner
6 TIM DARCY Saturday Night – Jagjaguwar
7 CLOUD NOTHINGS Life Without Sound – Carpark
8 DOMINIC Goodnight, Doggies – Lame-O
9 MOLLY BURCH Please Be Mine – Captured Tracks
10 PRIESTS Nothing Feels Natural – Sister Polygon
11 MEATBODIES Alice – In The Red
12 DRAB MAJESTY The Demonstration – Dais
13 DUDE YORK Sincerely – Hardly Art
14 HALF WAIF Form/A [EP] – Cascine
15 TENNIS Yours Conditionally – Mutually Detrimental
16 DEL PAXTON All Day, Every Day, All Night – Topshelf
17 JENS LEKMAN Life Will See You Now – Dead Oceans
18 ALLISON CRUTCHFIELD Tourist In This Town – Merge
19 SLOW HOLLOWS Romantic – Danger Collective
20 HAND HABITS Wildly Idle – Woodsist
21 BLAU BLAU Kiss Kiss – Self-released
22 ACTIVE BIRD COMMUNITY Stick Around – Self-Released
23 FUFANU Sports – One Little Indian
24 DANNY AND THE DARLEANS Bug Out – In The Red
25 JENN GRANT Paradise – Outside
26 CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH The Tourist – Wichita
27 HOMESHAKE Fresh Air – Sinderlyn
28 FRED THOMAS Changer – Polyvinyl
29 BONNY DOON Bonny Doon – Self-Released
30 JESCA HOOP Memories Are Now -Sub Pop

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1 HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF The Navigator – ATO
2 SPOON Hot Thoughts – Matador
3 FRANKIE GOES ON A WALK Songs About Kyle – Bangkok Blend
4 THE OBSESSIVES The Obsessives – Lame-o
5 ORCHIN Orchin – Self-released
6 JFDR Brazil – White Sun
7 DREAM EATERS We Are A Curse – Song Dynasty
8 THE MAGNETIC FIELDS 50 Song Memoir – Nonesuch

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WKNC 88.1 FM Loud Rock/Chainsaw Charts 3/21/17

1 NARGAROTH Era of Threnody 
2 HAVOK conformicide 
3 THY DARKENED SHADE Thy Darkened Shade Split W/ Abigor, Nightbringer 
4 INFERI The Path of Apotheosis
5 NOCTEM Haeresis
6 DESPISED ICON Day Of Mourning – Century Media
7 ANAAL NATHRAKH The Whole Of The Law – Metal Blade
8 VOID OMNIA Dying Light
9 HOUR OF PENANCE Cast The First Stone
10 DARKEST HOUR “Timeless Numbers” [Single]

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1 DARKEST HOUR Those Who Survived
2 PALLBEARER Heartless 
3 NARGAROTH Era of Threnody 
4 FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY The Great Collapse
5 ERUPTION Cloaks of Oblivion

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WKNC 88.1 FM Hip Hop/Underground 3/21/17

1 CHILDISH GAMBINO “Redbone” [Single] 
2 RUN THE JEWELS Run The Jewels 3 – Run The Jewels
3 YOUR OLD DROOG Kinison [EP]
4 LIL WAYNE No Ceilings 2
5 KAZI “Demons” [Single] – Below System
6 HEAD ICE Ave Champ
7 J. COLE Neighbors
8 PYRAMID VRITRA Yellowing LP1
9 REAL THOUGHT MLK Blvd 
10 AKONIXX Work (Riri) 

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Local Music Music News and Interviews

The Local Beat: To Be Heard Booking

The Local Beat is a weekly radio show on WKNC 88.1 FM exploring the local music scene in NC hosted by DJ Sparr0w and DJ Whatsherface. 

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Local Music Podcasts

Lemon Sparks

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Local Band Local Beer Lemon Sparks

Local Band Local Beer Lemon Sparks 

Phian sat down to speak with Lemon Sparks before their show at the Pour House Music Hall on March 16th for Local Band Local Beer.

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Local Music Music News and Interviews

Antique Hearts joined DJ Whatsherface and DJ Sparr0w at WKNC to bring you a new episode of the Local Beat. 

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Week of 3/13/17 giveaways

March 13th: The Social Animals @ The Pour House

March 14th: Consider the Source // Felix Martin // Anamorph @ Pour House

March 16th: Zoocrü presents: N’Kognito // Ecology // Durty Dub @ Pinhook

March 19th: Mykki Blanco // Cakes da Killa @ Kings

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Weekly Charts

WKNC 88.1 FM Radio 200/Indie Rock Charts 3/7/17

1 STEF CHURA Messes – Urinal Cake
2 VAGABON Infinite Worlds – Father/Daughter
3 NOVELLA Change of State – Sinderlyn
4 HALASAN BAZAR Burns – Requiem pour un Twister
5 DUDE YORK Sincerely – Hardly Art
6 NEAUX  Fell Off The Deep End – Iron Pier
7 JENS LEKMAN Life Will See You Now – Dead Oceans
8 TIM DARCY Saturday Night – Jagjaguwar
9 DRAB MAJESTY The Demonstration – Dais
10 PISSED JEANS Why Love Now – Sub Pop
11 HANNI EL KHATIB Savage Times – Innovative Leisure
12 HIDEOUT So Many Hoops, So Little Time – Small Plates
13 JESCA HOOP Memories Are Now – Sub Pop
14 IDLE BLOOM Little Deaths – Fraternity as Vanity
15 LOS CAMPESINOS Sick Scenes – Wichita
16 LOUIE LOUIE Friend of a Stranger – Born Losers
17 HOMESHAKE Fresh Air – Sinderlyn
18 THE LUYAS Human Voicing  – Paper Bag
19 MOLLY BURCH Please Be Mine – Captured Tracks
20 ACTIVE BIRD COMMUNITY Stick Around – Self-Released
21 SNOWBALL II Flashes of Quincy – Doughnut
22 MAGGIE ROGERS Now That The Light Is Fading – Capitol
23 SURFER BLOOD Snowdonia Joyful Noise
24 KING WOMAN Created in the Image of Suffering – Relapse
25 LOUISE BURNS Young Mopes – Light Organ
26 DOMINIC Goodnight, Doggies – Lame-O
27 HALF WAIF Form/A – Cascine
28 THE FEELIES In Between – Bar/None
29 HAND HABITS Wildly Idle – Woodsist
30 LOWLY Heba – Bella Union

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1  BONNY DOON Bonny Doon – Salinas
2 DEL PAXTON All Day, Every Day, All Night – Topshelf
3 JAY SOM Everybody Works – Polyvinyl
4 JENN GRANT Paradise – Bada Bing
5 SARAH BETHE NELSON  Oh, Evolution – Burger