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DJ Whatsherface sat down with Tinkerer for an interview before their show at Local Band Local Beer on July 28th (Happy Leo season)
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Grammy Award winner Erykah Badu will headline Red Hat Amphitheater as a part of this year’s Hopscotch Music Festival. Badu is an R&B/soul artist, and all of her albums distinctly represent pop culture and human relationships from the time periods in which they were created. Her sound has morphed over time, but Badu has maintained her mellow storytelling style throughout her career. Her first album, Baduizm, has been her most popular. Baduizm is a relaxing listen, but it’s just as expressive as her subsequent releases. The album reflects on independence and love, with excellent vocals and instrumentation. Demonstrating her versatility, Badu has collaborated with André 3000, The Roots, Janelle Monáe, Lil Wayne, and Tyler, the Creator. Badu’s two New Amerykah albums possess the most variety in tempo and style, with some fully R&B songs and others more focused on electronic musicality and vocal experimentation. After rewriting Drake’s “Hotline Bling” in a track titled “Cel U Lar Device,” Badu recorded and released a full-length mixtape in late 2015. The album, But You Caint Use My Phone, fluidly blends Badu’s own vocal stylings and humor into a concise history of cell phone-themed songs.
Alongside her twenty years of musical releases, Badu is also an activist for people of color and women. She runs the charity Beautiful Love Incorporated Non Profit Development, which promotes the arts in inner-city areas. Most recently, Badu has committed to donating proceeds from her performances to test rape kits which were discovered in storage of the Detroit Police Department.
But You Caint Use My Phone is available on Spotify and iTunes. Erykah Badu performs at 8 pm on Friday, September 9 at Red Hat. The full Hopscotch schedule is available here.
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Hopscotch 2016 Artist Map
It’s that time of year again. I would say WKNC is getting stoked for Hopscotch Music Festival’s seventh year, but honestly, we’ve been excited about Hopscotch 7 since the last acts of Hopscotch 6 left the stage. But now that the event is less than a month away, the anticipation is almost tangible.
Each year, Hopscotch brings a wide variety of artists to Raleigh from all over the state, country, and world. As has become a bit of a tradition for me, I’ve created a map of where the artists are from. Check out which artists are representing our incredible local scene, as well as where each of the national touring acts call home. And don’t forget to zoom out and scope for the artists from across the ocean!
– dJ/dx
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WKNC New Program Schedule
Surprise, surprise! We have hinted at a big change over the past few days on our Twitter and the reveal is finally here.
Starting tomorrow, Monday, August 15th, platforms on WKNC (Daytime indie rock, Afterhours electronic, Underground hip-hop and rap, and Chainsaw rock) will run from 6 PM to 6 AM. This is a pretty significant jump from their current air times of 8 PM to 5 AM. Afterhours electronic will gain an extra day of air time on Thursday evenings, which means our beloved Chainsaw rock will only run on Fridays.
We decided to modify the program schedule after reading over the results of our WKNC Listener Survey that was conducted last year. The results showed an unwavering love for our Daytime indie rock, but also showed an increase of popularity for Underground and Afterhours. We have also noticed this rise in popularity elsewhere – more and more DJs want to DJ these platforms, but there was never enough room for them. The solution? Listen to our listeners! This change is for you.
Some sad news came with reading the Listener Survey results as well. Although Chainsaw has an extremely faithful fan base and has been a huge part of WKNC history, its popularity has decreased over the years. That is why we decided to cut back Chainsaw air time to only Friday evenings – the platform’s most popular night (shout out to Uncle Paul). We love our Chainsaw platform and value it as much as the others, but this made the most sense for our listeners.
Local Band Local Beer interviews will still happen every Thursday – Afterhours will just start right after. Specialty shows (Americana, Blues, & Co., Both Kinds Radio, Geet Bazaar, etc.) will continue running normally on the weekends, unaffected by the schedule change. We are also working towards incorporating specialty shows into week day programming!
Bottom line: WKNC is a station that cares about more than just indie rock – but we need to prove it. The new program schedule is a great step towards giving the air time and attention that the other platforms deserve. In the end, it’s what our listeners want – and y’all are really the ones in charge.
We are very excited for this change and we are looking forward to your feedback and comments! Happy listening.
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Gal Pal spoke with Hunter Thomsen, guitarist of We The Kings, on the evolution of the music industry, Warped Tour, and port-a-showers. We The Kings will headline Packapalooza next Friday, Aug. 20.
1 LOGIC “Flexicution” [Single]
2 MEYHEM LAUREN “Badmon Ting” [Single]
3 DANNY BROWN “When It Rain” [Single]- Warp
4 JOEY BADA$$ “Devastated” [Single]- Red
5 YOUR OLD DROOG Kinison [EP]
6 SCHOOLBOY Q “THat Part” [Single]
7 C. SHREVE THE PROFESSOR Twenty Sixteens
8 LIL WAYNE No Ceilings 2
9 FLATBUSH ZOMBIES 3001: A Laced Odyssey- Glorious Dead
10 PROFESSOR TOON Take Notes- Cardigan
Top Adds
1 ISAIAH RASHAD “Free Lunch” [Single]
2 A-F-R-O AND MARCO POLO A-F-R-O Polo
3 MAC MILLER “Dang!” [Single]
1 DARK SERMON The Oracle- eOne
2 ABORTED Retrogore- Century Media
3 BLIND GUARDIAN At The Edge Of Time- Nuclear Blast
4 OLD MAN’S CHILD In Defiance Of Existence- Century Media
5 AMON AMARTH Jomsviking- Metal Blade
6 BEHEMOTH The Satanist- Metal Blade
7 MEGADETH Dystopia- UME
8 FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE King- Nuclear Blast
9 BLUT AUS NORD Axis
10 THE SWORD High Country- Razor And Tie
Top 5 Adds
1 REVOCATION Great Is Our Sin Metal Blade
2 CARNIFEX Slow Death
3 RINGWORM “Snake Church” [Single]
4 TARJA The Shadow Self
5 EXCUSE Goddess Injustice
If finding a decent place to park in downtown Raleigh scares you, the stress increases exponentially during large events such as Hopscotch. This guide is meant to help you find parking before setting out to explore the music festival.
Free Parking!!!!!!!!
Free parking is extremely hard to come by now that the City of Raleigh has eliminated free parking after 7pm and on weekends. However, these are a few spots that seem to still offer that deal.
Green Square Parking Deck, 120 W Edenton St, Raleigh, NC 27603, (919) 807-2408
Rates are $2 per hour, but after 5pm rates aren’t charged. The gates to this deck raise from the hours of 6:30pm-5am and are free to park in, no charge.
On-Street Metered Parking
If you’re lucky enough to get a parking spot right on the street, after 5pm it’s completely free. These spots are a little harder to get a hold of, however if you’re willing to walk a few blocks, try parking along Salisbury Street near the Raleigh Police Station. Even during events that area seems to have quite a few on street parking spots available. If you want to get a spot closer to all the action, consider coming in around 4:30pm and paying a mere $0.50 to park a little earlier. With your extra free time go grab a bite to eat!
Cheap Parking
Maybe you don’t get to the free parking in time, maybe you don’t mind spending a few $$$ just to avoid the stress of trying to find the nearly mythical free parking in downtown Raleigh. Here are some of the cheapest options we could find.
Salisbury Lot, 400 S Salisbury St
$3 per space; evening rate
City Market Parking Lot, 228 E Martin St, Raleigh , NC 27601
$5 Nightly and weekend rate, beginning at 5pm on weekdays and 24 hours on weekends.
Wild Cards
These are locations that I’ve personally used in the past without being charged. Keep in mind I used these after 7pm, and I’m unsure if they still offer free parking after 7pm or on weekends. Rates may also vary since this is a large event; the owners of the garages might decide to capitalize on the parking demand during Hopscotch. However, if they’re on your way into downtown, might as well check them out.
Red Hat Parking Garage
I’m not sure the name of this garage, but it’s attached to the Red Hat Tower. The entrance is right off of South Blount Street, just a little bit past East Davie Street. Historically I’ve parked here and never had to pay, but keep in mind the parking company that oversees it might charge a special event rate.
Moore Square Parking Deck
Conveniently located by Beasley’s, Chuck’s, Slim’s, and the bus station, this parking deck isn’t too far of a walk from the City Plaza stage either. I haven’t visited this deck since Raleigh got rid of free parking after hours. Last year I parked here the Thursday night of Hopscotch and didn’t get charged.
If you can’t find these deals, most places charge $7 event parking. If you’re being asked to pay more than $7, head somewhere else! There’s plenty of places that don’t charge $10-$15. Good Luck and Happy Hopscotching!
-DJ Duchess
1 DEATH VALLEY GIRLS Glow In The Dark- Burger
2 DEERHOOF The Magic!- Polyvinyl
3 JULIE RUIN Hit Reset- Hardly Art
4 MITSKI Puberty 2- Dead Oceans
5 WHITNEY Light Upon The Lake- Secretly Canadian
6 JAPANESE BREAKFAST Psychopomp- Dead Oceans-yellow k
7 BIG THIEF Masterpiece- Saddle Creek
8 BLOOD ORANGE Freetown Sound- Domino
9 MOURN Ha, Ha, He.- Captured Tracks
10 AMAZING Ambulance- Partisan
11 AVALANCHES Wildflower- Astralwerks
12 MUTUAL BENEFIT Skip A Sinking Stone- Mom And Pop
13 DIARRHEA PLANET Turn To Gold- Infinity Cat
14 KILLS Ash And Ice- Domino
15 GLOBELAMP The Orange Glow- Wichita
16 MUSEUM MOUTH Popcorn Fish Guinea Pig- Equal Vision-Rory
17 CAR SEAT HEADREST Teens Of Denial
18 CERISE Smoke Screen Dreams- Psychic Cats
19 ANTHONY D’AMATO Cold Snap- New West
20 ELVIS DEPRESSEDLY Holo Pleasures/California Dreamin’- Run For Cover
21 WEAVES Weaves- Kanine
22 AVERS Omega/Whatever- EggHunt
23 MOCK ORANGE Put The Kid On The Sleepy Horse- Topshelf
24 WHYTE HORSES Pop Or Not- CRC
25 LISA PRANK Adult Teen- Father/Daughter
26 ALL THE REAL GIRLS Elk City- Self-Released
27 BADBADNOTGOOD IV Innovative- Leisure
28 HOT HOT HEAT Hot Hot Heat- Kaw-Liga
29 FEA Fea- Blackheart
30 HOTELIER Goodness- Tiny Engines
Top 5 Adds
1 HALEY BONAR Impossible Dream- Thirty Tigers
2 FIELD MOUSE Episodic- Topshelf
3 WILD BEASTS Boy King- Domino
4 THEE OH SEES A Weird Exits- Castle Face
5 AJJ The Bible 2- SideOneDummy