WKNC 88.1 FM - North Carolina State University Student Radio1/12: Nice Try @ Kings
1/13: Jucifer @ Cat’s Cradle – Backroom
1/14: Kurtzweil @ Kings
1/15: A/S/L @ Kings
1/15: Happy Abandon @ Local 506
1/16: Brian Fallon & the Crowes @ Haw River Ballroom
1/16: Museum Mouth @ Kings
1/17: Bayonne @ Cat’s Cradle – Backroom
WKNC’s Top Five of 2015!
1. Sarah Bethe Nelson – Fast Moving Clouds – Burger Records
2. Hop Along – Painted Shut – Saddle Creek
3. Ryley Walker – Primrose Green – Dead Oceans
4. EULA – Wool Sucking – Famous Swords
5. Capeech Cappuccino – Galacticstar Hip Hop – Self-Released
Each of these albums had more than 300 spins over the last 52 weeks at WKNC 88.1 FM.
WKNC Interviews: Bombadil
Bombadil swung by WKNC for an interview with Curlz MT to talk about their Dec. 19 show at Cat’s Cradle. The Durham-based band shared their new EP, “Still Bombadil Issue #1: Score for Cell Phone, Rubber Band & Wine Glass,” talked about their music process, and discussed the culinary phenomenon of food on sticks.
DJ AJ and King Kronk welcomed West Virginia band Rozwell Kid to the WKNC studio on Nov. 17 before their show at Motoro. The band talked about their home state and its music scene, their Broken World Records label-mates and touring with Andrew Jackson Jihad.
Listen in, and don’t forget to subscribe to the WKNC Interviews Podcast.
P.S. Rozwell Kid will also be playing with the Get Up Kids on their 20th anniversary tour on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at Cat’s Cradle.
The Shakedown Presents Frank Sinatra
Nash Roberts, of the locally based band The Shakedown, came to WKNC to speak with DJ Soulwood about his upcoming Frank Sinatra tribute performance at the Pour House on Saturday, December 12. This promises to be an incredibly fun time on Sinatra’s actual 100th birthday! Nash tells us about the cover concept that The Shakedown has adopted and their previous cover shows including Van Morrison and Bob Marley. For more information about The Shakedown band and their upcoming Sinatra tribute gig/birthday celebration at The Pour House, check out the band’s website theshakedownband.com or follow them on Facebook.
One last point: anyone who dresses up (i.e. wears a Sinatra-esque suit or equivalent) to Saturday’s gig has a reduced door price!
WKNC Interviews Podcast: Lowland Hum
Greensboro-based folk band Lowland Hum stopped by the WKNC studio on Nov. 20 before their show at Motorco. DJ Cauliflower talked with the husband and wife duo about touring, making their self-titled sophomore album and whether they are a pie or cake couple. The interview also includes the songs “Older,Wiser” and “Night Driving.” Listen in, and don’t forget to subscribe to the WKNC Interviews Podcast.
Makattack – Afterhours
1. Parov Stelar – The Demon Diaries
2. ProleteR – Tribute to the Classics vol.1
3. Kognitif – Soul Food
4. Pogo – Kindred Shadow
5. GRiZ – Chasing the Golden Hour pt. 1
The Captain – Specialty (That Emo Show/Two Guys, A Lot of Tapping)
1. Turnover – Peripheral Vision
2. The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die – Harmlessness
3. Turnstile – Nonstop Feeling
4. Rozwell Kid – Good Graphics EP
5. Diamond Youth – Nothing Matters
Blue Jay – Underground
1. Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
2. Mac Demarco – Another One
3. Mac Miller – GO:OD AM
4. Future – DS2
5. What A Time To Be Alive – Drake and Future
Alex the Great – Indie Rock
1. Sleater-Kinney – No Cities To Love
2. Sound and Color – Alabama Shakes
3. Guy Garvey – Courting the Squall
4. Bjork – Vulnicara
5. Beach House – Depression Cherry
Outback Jakehouse – Afterhours
1. Oneohtrix Point Never – Garden of Delete
2. Jamie xx – In Colour
3. Jeff Rosenstock – We Cool?
4. Vince Staples – Summertime ‘06
5. Igloo Ghost – Chinese Nu Yr
Wizard Dr – Americana, Blues & Co.
1. Quarterbacks- Quarterbacks
2. Elvis Depressedly- New Alhambra
3. The Honeycutters- Me Oh My
4. Ryley Walker- Primrose Green
5. Meg Baird- Don’t Weigh Down The Light
DJ Soulwood – Jazz
1. Snarky Puppy – Sylva
2. Chris Potter Underground – Imaginary Cities
3. Shaun Martin – 7 Summers
4. Diana Krall – Wallflower
5.Terri Lyne Carrington – Love and Soul
DJ LEAN – Afterhours
1. Glass Animals – ZABA
2. Emily King – The Switch
3. Flying Lotus – You’re Dead!
4. Shlohmo – Dark Red
5. Gavin Turek – You’re Invited (Produced by Tokimonsta)
William the Conqueror – Indy-Rock
1. Joanna Newsom – Divers
2. Julia Holter – Have You in My Wilderness
3. Oneohtrix Point Never – Garden of Delete
4. Mount Eerie – Sauna
5. Sufjan Stevens – Carrie and Lowell
galpal – Indi Rok
1. Lilys- Eccsame The Photon Band (reissue)
2. Beach House- Thank Your Lucky Stars
3. Wolf Alice- My Love Is Cool
4. Elementals- I’m Not Here, I’m Not Real
5. Girls Names- Arms Around A Vision
DJ Vu – indie
1. The Smiths- The Smiths
2. Modest Mouse- Build Nothing Out of Something
3.Flake Music- When You Land Here it’s Time to Return
4. Belle and Sebastian – Tiger Milk
5. Andrew Jackson Jihad- People Who Can Eat People Are the Luckiest People in the World
kub scout – indie
1. sufjan stevens – carrie & lowell
2. father john misty – i love you, honeybear
3. kamasi washington – the epic
4. julia holter – have you in my wilderness
5. sheer mag – II
Dad – Indie Rock
1. Heems – Eat. Pray. Thug
2. Hop Along – Painted Shut
3. Ducktails – St. Catherine
4. Daddy Issues – Fuck Marry Kill
5. Screaming Females – Rose Mountain
6. Tame Impala – Currents
DJ Coucou – World Music
1. Leon Bridges – Coming Home
2. Liniker – Cru
3. Christian Scott – Stretch Music (Introducing Elena Pinderhughes)
4. Lion Babe – Where Do We Go
5. Sages Comme Des Savages – Largue La Peau
en-decay – afterhours
1. Empress Of – Me
2. Mura Masa – Someday Somewhere
3. Shlohmo – Dark Red
4. Sam Gellaitry – Short Stories
5. DJ Paypal – Sold Out
Granma Kara – Indie & Local
1. Lord Huron – Strange Trails
2. Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color
3. Tame Impala – Currents
4. The Internet – Ego Death
5. Triptides – Azur
Honorable Mention: Namika – Nador
Nick W.
1. N.Lannon- Falling Inside
2. Wavves- V
3. Ratatat- Magnifique
4. Caravan Palace- <|°_°|>
5. Sheer Mag- 11 7"
Muta – Afterhours
1. Purity Ring – another eternity
2. August Burns Red – Found In Far Away Places
3. Jamie XX – In Colour
4. Time Impala – Currents
5. Ackryte & J-Von – Raw Sheew
DJ Iron Mic – Underground
No particular order:
1. A$AP Rocky – At Long Last A$AP
1. Vince Staples – Summer 06
1. Joey Bada$$ – B4.da.$$
1. Ghostface Killa & BADBADNITGOOD – Sour Soul
1. Gangrene – You Disgust Me
Three Bears
1. Lightning Bolt – Fantasy Empire
2. Makthaverskan – Witness
3. James Place – Living on Superstition
4. THE CALM LANDS – S/T
5. Whatever Brains – ____ ((hasn’t been officially released yet because of “equal blame to poseurs and the department of homeland security.” was meant to come out 11/20))
Juneau – Afterhours
1. Jme – Integrity>
2. Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
3. A$AP Rocky – AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP
4. Wiley – Snakes and Ladders
5. Travi$ Scott – Rodeo
Just Damien – Indie Rock
1. Panda Bear- Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper
2. Superhumanoid- Do You Feel Ok
3. Deer Hunter- Fading Frontier
4. Tame Impala- Currents
5. US Girls- Half Free
DJ Whatsherface – Post rock and Daytime
1. Joanna Newsom- Divers
2. Alex G – Trick
3. Caspian- Dust and Disquiet
4. Ought- sun coming down
5. Hop Along – painted shut
Voyager 3 – Daytime
1. Empress Of – Me
2. BØRNS – Dopamine
3. Tame Impala – Currents
4. Natalie Prass – Natalie Prass
5. Neon Indian – Vega Intl. Night School
DJ will.im.not – Underground
1. Kendrick Lamar – to pimp a butterfly
2. Jamie xx – in colour
3. Vince staples – summertime 06
4. Beach house – depression cherry
5. FKA Twigs – M3LL155X
JB – Indie
1. Tame Impala – Currents
2. Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear
3. Jamie xx – In Colour
4. Neon Indian – VEGA INTL. Night School
5. Knxwledge – Hud Dreems
DJ Cancel & MCMC – Canto De Lobos
1. Victor Manuelle – Que Suenen Los Tambores
2. Diamante Eléctrico – B
3. Carla Morison – Amor Supremo
4. Brasil – Sudamerica
5. Los Masters Plus – Adelante
Mattador – Indy Rock
1. Diet Cig – Over Easy
2. Colleen Green – I Want To Grow Up
3. Lonnie Walker – Earth Canals
4. Sheer Mag – II
5. Alex G – Trick
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Our Recurring Favorites
Tame Impala – Currents
Jamie xx – In Color
Beach House – Depression Cherry & Thank Your Lucky Stars
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
Sheer Mag – ll
The time for our 13th annual Double Barrel Benefit lineup announcement is ALMOST here! On December 16th (two weeks from today) we will be announcing the DBB13 lineup, dates, and locations during Local Lunch! If you want to be one of the first to hear the Big Secret revealed, tune into 88.1FM or wknc.org/listen!
Double Barrel Benefit is our annual two-night concert that is essential to our success here at WKNC. It’s a perfect opportunity to showcase NC bands while getting the funds that help us stay the best college radio station ever!
Past lineups have included:
Only two weeks until the reveal! STAY TUNED!
1. BEACH SLANG -The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us – Polyvinyl
2. CAR SEAT HEADREST – Teens Of Style – Matador
3. SPORTS – All Of Something – Father/Daughter
4. DEERHUNTER – Fading Frontier – 4AD
5. ALEX G – Beach Music – Domino
6. PALEHOUND – Dry Food – Exploding In Sound
7. SPENCER RADCLIFFE – Looking In – Run For Cover
8. BEACH HOUSE – Thank Your Lucky Stars – Sub Pop
9. PWR BTTM – Ugly Cherries – Miscreant-Father/Daughter
10. PROTOMARTYR – The Agent Intellect – Hardly Art
11. FOXING – Dealer – Triple Crown
12. THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND I AM NO LONGER AFRAID TO DIE – Harmlessness – Epitaph
13. JOANNA NEWSOM – Divers – Drag City
14. BEAT HAPPENING – Look Around – Domino
15. FLORIST – Holdly – Double Double Whammy
16. A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW – Planning Weed Like It’s Acid/Life Is Loss – Self-Released
17. SLAUGHTER BEACH – Love/Venice EP – Brilliance
18. FRANKIE COSMOS – Fit Me In [EP] – Bayonet
19. WARM BRAINS – Big Wow – Milk Milk Lemonade
20. BABES – Untitled (Five Tears) – Barsuk
21. MARTIN COURTNEY – Many Moons – Domino
22. GUN OUTFIT – Dream All Over – Paradise of Bachelors
23. CHEATAHS – Mythologies – Wichita
24. MODERN BASEBALL – MoBo Presents: The Perfect Cast EP Featuring Modern Baseball – Lame-O
25. KELLEY STOLTZ – In Triangle Time – Castle Face
26. JULIA HOLTER – Have You In My Wilderness – Domino
27. COKE WEED – Mary Weaver – Beyond Beyond Is Beyond
28. MANTLES – All Odds End – Slumberland
29. BOOGARINS – Manual – Other Music
30. HELVETIA – Dromomania – Joyful Noise
WKNC TOP 5 ADDS
1. PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART – Hell [EP] – Painbow
2. OKKERVIL RIVER – Black Sheep Boy (Deluxe) – Jagjaguwar
3. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE – “FloriDada” [Single] – Domino
4. EMILY YACINA – Soft Stuff – Self-Released
5. WILD NOTHING – “To Know You” B/w “TV Queen” [Single] – Captured Tracks
11/30: All Them Witches @ Cat’s Cradle – Backroom
12/2: Run River North @ Cat’s Cradle – Backroom
12/3: Extra Pulp with Will Daube @ Kings
12/6: The Academy Is… 10th Anniversary @ Cat’s Cradle
