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The Local Beat: Happy Abandon
DJ Sparrow and DJ Whatsherface chat with local band Happy Abandon (and play through their amazing first album, Face Paint!)
Last weekend I experience Durham’s ultimate jam-packed Hip-Hop festival: Beats N Bars!!! In its 2nd installment, the Bull City was blessed with an even more expansive and super-crazy–fire line-up than last years (which was also super-crazy–fire).
My personal favorite acts I caught include (but are not limited to): G Yamazawa, Jooselord Magnus, the DeeepEnd, Shame, Free the Optimus, Cayenne the Lion King, OC from NC, Nitty Scott, and of course, the legendary Cyhi the Prynce.
In fact, the festival provided so many dope acts, that there was never a dull moment. And the plentiful supply of food and beer made for a hot Friday and Saturday in the sun to be quite the comfortable experience. And in my opinion, the best part was the option of an indoor venue or an outdoor venue, giving the attendee the choice of which environment that they want to experience dope Hip-Hop in.
Additionally, it would be foolish not to mention the incredible B-boy group, the Raleigh Rockers who graced the place with a display of Hip-Hop dances, as well as an interactive lesson where bystanders were able to step in and participate. Throwing in the fact that a number of DJ’s showed their chops on the 1’s and 2’s, the festival did a great job of staying true to their mission, and that was the celebration of Hip-Hop, as Crystal stated: “not as something you do, but as something you live.”
On behalf of the Underground Department at WKNC, we would like to congratulate Beats n Bars for throwing another fantastic festival for Durham, North Carolina!
DJ Rhythm
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Oak City Move 19 pt. 2: Technician
Sara and Jenaye sit down with Johnathan and Connor from Technician, NC State’s student newspaper. Topics range from the life of a student journalist in 2017, balancing digital and print media, and their favorite moments from working at the paper.
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Ugly God @ Cat’s Cradle 9/22/17
I had been waiting to see Ugly God with baited breath in the weeks preceding his show at Cat’s Cradle. Finally, Friday night rolled around. My friend pulled up outside my dorm with her windows down and her portable speaker ready to blast some Ugly God. We cruised towards Carrboro with his new album, The Booty Tapes, blasting full volume on her little speaker. We pulled up to the lot in front of Cat’s Cradle and had excellent luck with parking. I was grateful considering we were running a little late. We missed the opening act unfortunately, however, as soon as we walked in the one and only Ugly God was being introduced. My friend and I meandered our way through the crowd, trying to get as close to the front as possible. As soon as Ugly God came on stage the crowd went wild, jumping up and down with their fists in the air. He wasted no time with introductions and cut right to the music. It was about 100 degrees in Cat’s Cradle at this point of the night because of the sheer number of sweaty people in such a small space. Ugly God was sporting a Supreme brand ski mask and a backpack, neither of which were taken off during the show. He played some of his biggest hits during his set, such as “Booty From a Distance”, “FTBT”, and “Water.” He played some tracks off his new album The Booty Tapes as well. One of the highlights of the night was right before he played the song “Water”. He evenly distributed a large number of water bottles by throwing them to the people standing in the audience. We were instructed to open the bottles and let the water fly as soon as the beat dropped. Not only did the water feel great on my skin (the temperature had climbed even higher), it looked super pretty too. The set was relatively short as he only rapped for about 30-45 minutes. While I could have stood another hour (at least) of hearing him rap, I was pleased with his performance. We walked out of Cat’s Cradle that night sweaty and eager for another Ugly God show!
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Pack is Life 5: Wolfpack Sports 9/7/17-9/13/17
John and Benjamin review the week in Wolfpack sports.
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Pack is Life 4: Non-Revenue Sports Revisited
John and Benjamin discuss NCSU non-revenue sports with a focus on men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, and swimming.
WHO: Together Pangea // Daddy Issues // Lala Lala
WHERE: Cat’s Cradle – Back Room
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 27
WILL CALL TICKETS
WHO: Big Ups // Maple Stave
WHERE: The Pinhook
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 27
WILL CALL TICKETS
WHO: Driftwood
WHERE: Cat’s Cradle
WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 28
WILL CALL TICKETS
WHO: Futurebirds // Parker Gispert
WHERE: Kings
WHEN: Friday, Sept. 29
WILL CALL TICKETS
WHO: Sweet Spirit // Tinnarose // Eric Slick
WHERE: Cat’s Cradle – Back Room
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 30
WILL CALL TICKETS
WHO: Timeflies: Too Much to Dream Tour // Darwin // Loote
WHERE: Cat’s Cradle
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 30
WILL CALL TICKETS
WHO: The Head and the Heart
WHERE: Red Hat Ampitheatre
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 2
HARD TICKETS – PICK UP AT STATION
We also have four, one-day Shakori Hills passes to give away! Shakori Hills is located in Pittsboro and is taking place Wednesday through Sunday, Oct. 4-8. These are will call tickets!
That’s it for this week, stay tuned it 88.1 to win some free tickets to some rockin’ shows!
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Pack is Life 3: Football Season
John and Benjamin discuss their predictions and hopes for the coming football season.
1 MADELINE KENNEY – Night Night At The First Landing – Company
2 WIDOWSPEAK – Expect The Best – Captured Tracks
3 LOMELDA – Thx – Double Double Whammy
4 BABY IN VAIN – More Nothing – Partisan
5 FAITH HEALER – Try 😉 – Mint
6 JEN CLOHER – Jen Cloher – Milk!/Marathon Artists
7 BRIANA MARELA – Call It Love – Jagjaguwar
8 THE PREATURES – Girlhood – Harvest
9 SO MANY WIZARDS – Heavy Vision – Lolipop
10 SEXTILE – Albeit Living – Felte
11 L.A. WITCH – L.A. WITCH – Suicide Squeeze
12 FRANKIE ROSE – Cage Tropical – Slumberland
13 TRAILER TRASH TRACYS – Althaea – Double Six
14 SOAR – Dark/Gold – Father/Daughter
15 SHEER MAG – Need To Feel Your Love – Wilsuns RC
16 GIRL RAY – Earl Grey – Moshi Moshi
17 NAOMI PUNK – Yellow – Captured Tracks
18 WALTER ETC. – Gloom Cruise – Lame-O
19 ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER – Talk Tight Reissue (EP) – Sub Pop
20 THE DISTRICTS – Popular Manipulations – Fat Possum
21 LIARS – TFCF – Mute
22 SUMMER HEART – 101 – Perfect Texture
23 THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART – The Echo of Pleasure – Painbow
24 GOGOL BORDELLO – Seekers and Finders – Cooking Vinyl
25 AVEY TARE – Eucalyptus – Domino
26 EMA – Exile In The Outer Ring – City Slang
27 DEERHOOF – Mountain Moves – Joyful Noise
28 ALEX CAMERON – Forced Witness – Secretly Canadian
29 ZOLA JESUS – Okovi – Sacred Bones
30 CHURCH GIRLS – Hidalgo – Self-Released
TOP ADDS
1 LINA TULLGREN – Won – Captured Tracks
2 METZ – Strange Peace – Sub Pop
3 PHOEBE BRIDGERS – Stranger In The Alps – Dead Oceans
4 ARIEL PINK – Dedicated To Bobby Jameson – Mexican Summer
5 MINI DRESSES – Mini Dresses – Joy Void
6 COMMON HOLLY – Playing House (Advanced Tracks) – Solitaire