WKNC 88.1 FM - North Carolina State University Student Radio1/21: Crystal Bright and the Silver Hands @ Kings
1/21: Yarn @ Motorco
1/22: The Pinkerton Raid @ The Pinhook
1/22: Professor Toon @ Motorco
1/22: Naked Naps @ Kings
1/22: Joe Pug @ Haw River Ballroom
1/23: Phil Cook @ Cat’s Cradle
1/23: Bully @ The Pinhook
Kings Barcade – Saturday, January 16 at 9 pm
An incredible lineup is coming to Kings tonight!
Local faves Museum Mouth are headlining and are sure to bring the noise. One of my favorite aspects of the band is the instrumentation; Karl Kuehn plays drums and sings Museum Mouth’s emotive lyrics at a punk rock pace. Museum Mouth are getting ready for Double Barrel Benefit 13, then tour with Say Anything through April and May. They released a few new tracks late last year. I’m pumped to catch them for some of their last local shows this weekend and at DBB before they hit it big time. Speaking of Double Barrel (specifically, DBB alums), Dax Beaton from Body Games will be performing a solo set. This will be a unique set for anyone who’s seen Body Games before, since they usually perform with three members. We’ll have to see what Dax has in store, but if previous shows are any indication, it will be an awesome, danceable, and immersive audiovisual experience.
Linking these two seemingly disjoint acts will be Kississippi and Superbody. Described as popviolence, Philadelphia two-piece Kississippi plays impressively catchy rock grooves without overfilling their musical space. Paper Magazine named them in their list of Top Musicians Who Will Dominate 2016. This will be the second-to-last show of Kississippi’s winter tour, so they’re sure to impress. Superbody mixes nonsensical ideas (best exhibited in their video for “Call Me That”) with classic pop beats to create truly different but still addicting music. If you’re a fan of at least one of these artists, odds are you’ll be led to like the others through Kississippi’s and Superbody’s performances. I’m looking forward to learning more about electronic influences on music this weekend at the show. The lineup is great in that there is no obvious common thread through all four acts, but each artist fits into several genres and can be easily related to one other.
1. DEERHUNTER – Fading Frontier – 4AD
2. TY SEGALL – Ty Rex – Goner
3. KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD – Paper Mache Dream Balloon – ATO
4. BEAT HAPPENING – Look Around – Domino
5. JOANNA NEWSOM – Divers – Drag City
6. PROTOMARTYR – The Agent Intellect – Hardly Art
7. CHEATAHS – Mythologies – Wichita
8. CAR SEAT HEADREST – Teens Of Style – Matador
9. FOXING – Dealer – Triple Crown
10. FLORIST – Holdly – Double Double Whammy
11. A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW – Planning Weed Like It’s Acid/Life Is Loss – Self-Released
12. WARM BRAINS – Big Wow – Milk Milk Lemonade
13. FRANKIE COSMOS – Fit Me In [EP] – Bayonet
14. KELLEY STOLTZ – In Triangle Time – Castle Face
15. SMALL BLACK – Best Blues – Jagjaguwar
16. SPORTS – All Of Something – Father/Daughter
17. PAINTED ZEROS – Floriography – Don Giovanni
18. MILD HIGH CLUB – Timeline – Circle Star
19. MODERN BASEBALL – MoBo Presents: The Perfect Cast EP Featuring Modern Baseball – Lame-O
20. SHEER AGONY – Masterpiece – Couple Skate
21. SURF ROCK IS DEAD – SRID – Self-Released
22. U.S. GIRLS – Half Free – 4AD
23. PETAL – Shame – Run For Cover
24. BEACH HOUSE – Thank Your Lucky Stars – Sub Pop
25. FUZZ – II – In The Red
26. MARTIN COURTNEY – Many Moons – Domino
27. PUJOL – Kisses [EP] – Bartertown Co-Op
28. BEACH SLANG – The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us – Polyvinyl
29. ALEX G – Beach Music – Domino
30. OTHER HOUSES – Bad Reputation – Aagoo
WKNC TOP 5 ADDS
1. SPOOK SCHOOL – Try To Be Hopeful – FORTUNA POP!
2. JULIEN BAKER – Sprained Ankle – 6131
3. BARONESS – Purple Abraxan – Hymns
4. COLDAIR – The Provider – Twelves
5. DUMBO GETS MAD – Thank You Neil – Ghost-Bad Panda
1/12: 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