Category: Blog

WKNC 88.1 FM Charts: December 1st, 2015

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date December 2, 2015

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

Tags beach slang, cmj, cmj charts, college music journal, hell ep, music charts, painbow, polyvinyl, Raleigh, the pains of being pure at heart, the things we do to find people who feel like us, WKNC, wknc charts

Music News and Interviews

Giveaways of the Week: November 30th – December 6th!

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date November 30, 2015

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

Tags all them witches, cat's cradle backroom, cats cradle, extra pulp, Kings, run river north, the academy is, will daube

Concert Preview

Speedy Ortiz GRCF Benefit Show at The Pinhook!

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date November 24, 2015

Speedy Ortiz recently announced a new all-ages tour with 100% of the net proceeds benefitting the Girls Rock Camp Foundation (http://www.girlsrockcampfoundation.org/). The band brings the tour to Durham, NC on December 15th to play at The Pinhook. Speedy Ortiz will be joined by DIY foursome Aye Nako and Raleigh punk group No Love, with a special DJ set by Merge Records DJs.

To further incentivize donations, GRCF and artist Michael DeForge have teamed up w/ Speedy Ortiz to offer exclusive prizes for various donation levels (baseline ticket prices may vary slightly in certain venues):

$10 = ticket only, no donation
$15 = ticket +$5 GRCF donation (free custom Speedy Ortiz poster by Michael DeForge for that night’s show!)
$20 = ticket +$10 GRCF donation (free custom Speedy Ortiz nail art stickers!)
$40 = ticket +$30 GRCF donation (free GRC print (ex: http://www.girlsrockcampfoundation.org/fully-funded) + all other prizes included!)

WKNC loves Speedy Ortiz and Girls Rock! What a cool show!

Tags durham, girls rock camp foundation, girls rock nc, grcf, Raleigh, speedy ortiz, the pinhook, WKNC

Music News and Interviews

Giveaways of the Week: November 23rd – 29th!

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date November 23, 2015

11/23: Jared & The Mill @ Cat’s Cradle – Backroom

11/27: Boulevards @ Kings

11/28: Surfer Blood @ Kings

11/28: Colossus @ Cat’s Cradle – Backroom

Tags boulevards, cat's cradle backroom, Colossus, giveaways, jared & the mill, Kings, Raleigh, surfer blood, ticket giveaway, WKNC

Local Music Music News and Interviews

Local Band Local Beer: Young Cardinals

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date November 18, 2015

Local Band Local Beer: Young Cardinals

Young Cardinals stopped by the studio for an interview with Phian before their performance at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub for the Local Band Local Beer series on Thursday, November 5th! The band shared some of their wit through a word association game, discussed their new album, Flamingos, and a possible upcoming small film project. The following songs were played during the interview:

1 – King of Jeans

2 – The Moon

3 – Flamingos

4 – Hooker

Hear the full interview.

Tags flamingos, lblb, local band local beer, phian, podcast, wknc interviews podcast, young cardinals

Local Music Music News and Interviews

Local Band Local Beer: The Color Exchange

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date November 18, 2015

Local Band Local Beer: The Color Exchange

The Color Exchange stopped by for an interview with Phian before their performance at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer on November 5th! The band discussed their album, Cubed, and their favorite memories of Tir Na Nog Irish Pub. The following songs were played during the interview:

1 – Sparks

2 – Beacons

3 – Timelines

Hear the full interview.

Tags cubed, lblb, local band local beer, phian, podcast, the color exchange, wknc interviews podcast

Weekly Charts

WKNC 88.1 FM Charts: November 17th, 2015

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date November 17, 2015

1. CAR SEAT HEADREST – Teens Of Style – Matador
2. BEACH SLANG – The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us – Polyvinyl
3. ALEX G – Beach Music – Domino
4. SPORTS – All Of Something – Father/Daughter
5. DEERHUNTER – Fading Frontier – 4AD
6. PALEHOUND – Dry Food – Exploding In Sound
7. SPENCER RADCLIFFE – Looking In – Run For Cover
8. PWR BTTM – Ugly Cherries – Miscreant-Father/Daughter
9. BEACH HOUSE – Thank Your Lucky Stars – Sub Pop
10. THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND I AM NO LONGER AFRAID TO DIE – Harmlessness – Epitaph
11. PROTOMARTYR – The Agent Intellect – Hardly Art
12. BABES – Untitled (Five Tears) – Barsuk
13. JOANNA NEWSOM – Divers – Drag City
14. FOXING – Dealer – Triple Crown
15. PETAL – Shame – Run For Cover
16. MARTIN COURTNEY – Many Moons – Domino
17. BEAT HAPPENING – Look Around – Domino
18. MANTLES – All Odds End – Slumberland
19. FLORIST – Holdly – Double Double Whammy
20. U.S. GIRLS – Half Free – 4AD
21. LUSHES – Service Industry – Felte
22. A SUNNY DAY IN GLASGOW – Planning Weed Like It’s Acid/Life Is Loss – Self-Released
23. HELVETIA – Dromomania – Joyful Noise
24. BOOGARINS – Manual – Other Music
25. BORN RUFFIANS – Ruff – Yep Roc
26. GUN OUTFIT – Dream All Over – Paradise of Bachelors
27. JULIA HOLTER – Have You In My Wilderness – Domino
28. COKE WEED – Mary Weaver – Beyond Beyond Is Beyond
29. BOYTOY – Grackle – Papercup
30. SLAUGHTER BEACH – Love/Venice EP – Brilliance

WKNC TOP 5 ADDS

1. FRANKIE COSMOS – Fit Me In [EP]
2. PHILOSOPHICAL ZOMBIE – Loneliness Is Blue And Not Blue – Killer Wail
3. BREAKFAST – Amulet – Self-Released
4. KELLEY STOLTZ – In Triangle Time – Castle Face
5. WARM BRAINS – Big Wow – Milk Milk Lemonade

WKNC RPM CHARTS

1. NEON INDIAN – Vega Intl Night School – Mom And Pop
2. BOB MOSES – Days Gone By – Domino
3. MADE OF OAK – Penumbra [EP] – Partisan
4. A TRIBE CALLED RED – “All Day” [Single] – Radicalized
5. SPORTING LIFE – 55 – 5s
6. CLAPTONE – Charmer – Pias-Different
7. CHAD VALLEY – Entirely New – Blue Cascine
8. DJ SPINN – Off That Loud EP – Hyperdub
9. CARAVAN PALACE – Robot – Le Plan
10. FKA TWIGS – M3LL155X [EP] – Young Turks

Tags car seat head rest, cmj, cmj charts, frankie cosmos, matador, mom and pop, music charts, neon indian, Raleigh, teens of style, WKNC, wknc charts

Local Music Music News and Interviews

Local Band Local Beer: I Was Totally Destroying It

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date November 17, 2015

Local Band Local Beer: I Was Totally Destroying It

I Was Totally Destroying It stopped by the studio for an interview with Phian before their performance at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub for the Local Band Local Beer series on Thursday, November 5th. The band discussed their long and loving history with Tir Na Nog as well as much more. During the interview, the following songs were played:

1 – Yours Truly

2 – Move So Slowly

3 – Cup of Tea

4 – Beneath You All The Way

Hear the full interview.

Tags i was totally destroying it, lblb, local band local beer, phian, podcast, Raleigh, WKNC, wknc interviews podcast

Local Music Music News and Interviews

Local Band Local Beer: ET Anderson

Post author By WKNC Admin
Post date November 17, 2015

Local Band Local Beer: ET Anderson

Last Thursday, Phian spoke with ET Anderson about falling in love with each other, their upcoming tour, and emo music. They went on to play at Tir Na Nog Irish pub for Local Band Local Beer, along with Wild Fur and Zack Mexico. If you like what you hear, you can check out more at ET Anderson’s facebook page.

The following tracks were played during the interview:

1 – Going Deaf

2 – It’s Not The Same

3 – Love Is Not

4 – Take Met To The Other Side

Hear the full interview.