WKNC 88.1 FM - North Carolina State University Student RadioPhian interviewed Major and the Monbacks last Thursday before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub in Raleigh.
You can hear three of their songs during the interview: Don’t Say A Word, Come on Home, and The Way Things Go.
Check Major and the Monbacks out on their website, Facebook, and Bandcamp!
EOT153 NC State News and Code+Art 11/4/14
Eye on the Triangle is WKNC’s weekly public affairs programming, with news, interviews, opinion, weather, sports, arts, music, events, and issues that matter to NCSU, Raleigh, and the Triangle. This week on EOT:
There are a number of sources that we at Eye on the Triangle use to find stories to report on our show, and one of the best places we go to is the NC State news website. Contributors Michaela and Nick, in searching for stories to cover, thought that speaking with some of the people who write for NC State News would be interesting, and it proved to be just that. Here’s a bit about some news writers for NC State.
We also have a highlight of a very different kind of art contest here at NC State that’s looking to blend coding with creativity to make a lasting impression on passersby in the new Hunt Library.
We have a highlight of a basketball organization here in Raleigh making a real difference in some children’s lives.
NC State has its own food pantry, called “Feed the Pack.” Guest contributor DJ Trillian has a highlight of the organization.
Listen to all this, plus news beyond the headlines from Sydney and our Community Calendar.
Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
WKNC TOP 5 ADDS
1 DEERHOOF – La Isla Bonita – Polyvinyl
2 HOOKWORMS – The Hum – Weird World
3 AVID DANCER – I Want To See You Dance – Grand Jury
4 NOTS – We Are Nots – Goner
5 GRUFF RHYS – American Interior – Turnstile
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1 GENERATIONALS – Alix – Polyvinyl
2 CARIBOU – Our Love – Merge
3 EX HEX – Rips – Merge
4 FOXYGEN – And Star Power – Jagjaguwar
5 USELESS EATERS – Bleeding Moon – Castle Face
6 MERCHANDISE – After The End – 4AD
7 BOTS – Pink Palms – Fader
8 KING TUFF – Black Moon Spell – SUB POP
9 FLYING LOTUS – You’re Dead – Warp
10 SONDRE LERCHE – Please – Mona
11 PERFUME GENIUS – Too Bright – Matador
12 BRONCHO – Just Enough Hip To Be Woman – Dine Alone
13 ALEX G – DSU – Lucky Number
14 RENTALS – Lost In Alphaville – Polyvinyl
15 TOPS – Picture You Staring – Arbutus
16 TY SEGALL – Manipulator – Drag City
17 S – Cool Choices – Hardly Art
18 LAST YEAR’S MEN – Underwhelmed – Self-released
19 BAHAMAS – Bahamas Is Afie – Brushfire
20 ICEAGE – Plowing Into The Field Of Love – Matador
21 SHE KEEPS BEES – Eight Houses – Future Gods
22 VAN ALLEN BELT – Heaven On A Branch – Nonstop Everything
23 LVL UP – Hoodwink’d – Double Double Whammy
24 WAND – Ganglion Reef – God?
25 IN THE VALLEY BELOW – The Belt – Caroline
26 KEVIN MORBY – Still Life – Woodsist
27 BUDOS BAND – Burnt Offering – Daptone
28 AVI BUFFALO – At Best Cuckold – SUB POP
29 LYDIA AINSWORTH – Right From Real – Arbutus
30 WHITE VIOLET – Stay Lost – Normaltown
Phian interviewed The Family last Thursday before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub.
During the interview, you can hear four of their songs: Day Dreamin’, Losing Control, Hey Baby and Round N Round.
They also took a selfie in our studio!
You can keep up with The Family on ReverbNation and Facebook!
On October 9th, 2014 Pau Dones of Jarabe de Palo arrived in North Carolina to perform at the Pour House Music Hall in Downtown Raleigh. I was able to get in contact with the group that brought him to Raleigh, Raleigh Sonica in order to get Arroz Con Pollo and listeners of WKNC 88.1 FM an exclusive interview.
Jarabe de Palo is a latin rock band that originated in Spain. I grew up listening to their hit songs La Flaca and Agua. It did not even occur to me that I would get to interview Pau Dones himself one day! He walked in with a smile on his face and a t-shirt with a cartoon tiger on it. Admittedly, that was a surprise but it just shows his personality. As we got ready for the interview we spoke a bit and I confessed that I was nervous. He told me “I’ve been doing this for 20 years, don’t worry take your time.”
Pau Dones, a singer songwriter, has been in this business for 20 years and from the way he speaks he is nowhere close to being done. The album La Flaca was released in 1996 and 18 years later, their new album Somos was released. In the interview we spoke of his inspirations and his motivations for music. We also spoke about their favorite moments. The most revealing moment was when I asked Pau Dones what his hobbies were. He answered that he likes to write music. He also pointed out the irony of a singer songwriter that as a career makes, writes, and performs music that spends his free time making even more music. To me that just shows the passion and dedication that he has to Jarabe de Palo and music as a whole.
For the full interview follow THIS link to the youtube video or download the audio below. Warning, it is in Spanish!
Phian sat down with Nuclear Honey last Thursday before they played at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub’s Local Band Local Beer night.
During the interview, you can also hear three songs: Long Time Comin’, You Want It All and 3 Weeks In Paradise.
Check out Nuclear Honey on Facebook, Bandcamp, and Reverb Nation!
WKNC is proud to partner up with Scene Sucker to give away tickets to the upcoming festival, Suckfest. Stay tuned to 88.1 for you chance to win! See the press release below for more information regarding the festival that features many great national and local acts.
Greensboro, NC – August, 10th 2014 – Scene Sucker is excited to announce its first ever Suckfest, sponsored by WUAG 103.1 and Natty Greene’s Brewery. The two day music festival will take place Friday November 7th and Saturday November 8th at the Blind Tiger and will focus on punk-inspired music ranging from garage and indie rock to hardcore and metal. “The goal is to bring together a diverse group of like-minded people,” says organizer and Scene Sucker head Danni Brower. “It’s a celebration of the punk energy that actively engages the crowd and serves as a positive, cathartic experience for them.”
Night one features Baltimore’s Dope Body and Roomrunner, Charlotte’s Junior Astronomers, Boston’s Designer, Atlanta’s Wymyns Prysyn, Richmond’s Teen Death, Raleigh’s Whatever Brains, Chapel Hill’s Flesh Wounds, and locals Dumpster, Black Santa and Fever Dream; night two features Philadelphia’s Cop Problem, Atlanta’s Hawks, Charlotte’s Distrust, Nashville’s Yautja, Raleigh’s Empire, Winston Salem’s Rulebreaker, locals Irata, Holder’s Scar, Born Hollow and Totally Slow and more tba.
The mix of local, regional, and national acts is intentional says Brower. “It serves to connect Greensboro with a larger community,” she says, and “promotes the flow of energy and ideas” into and out of the city.
Scene Sucker is also working entirely with local sponsors. “It is vital that we all, as community members and local citizens, invest both in Greensboro’s creative scene and independent businesses. By working with local businesses, Suckfest is creating an opportunity for them to show their support for the local music scene as well as connecting them with a demographic that both appreciates that support and strives to ‘choose local.’” Brower is confident that these music fans will in turn support these businesses, and through this cycle, Suckfest will make a very real, positive impact on local commerce.
The name of the festival itself, Suckfest, while at a passing glance playful and cheeky, ties into Scene Sucker’s mission to encourage people to “suck up” as much of their local culture and be as engaged in the community as possible. Says Brower, “Suckfest is ultimately about sharing a good time with good people.”
Suckfest takes place Friday November 7th and Saturday November 8th at the Blind Tiger, 1819 Spring Garden St, Greensboro NC. Single day tickets are $8 advance, $10 at the door. Tickets are available at theblindtiger.com. More information can be found online at facebook.com/suckfestnc.
WKNC TOP 5 ADDS
1 MEATBODIES – Meatbodies – In The Red
2 EMMA DONOVAN AND THE PUTBACKS – Dawn Hope – Street
3 BLIND SHAKE – Breakfast Of Failures – Goner
4 FLY GOLDEN EAGLE – Quartz – ATO
5 DEPTFORD GOTH – Songs 37 – Adventures
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1 EX HEX – Rips – Merge
2 KING TUFF – Black Moon Spell – SUB POP
3 BRONCHO – Just Enough Hip To Be Woman – Dine Alone
4 TOPS – Picture You Staring – Arbutus
5 LAST YEAR’S MEN – Underwhelmed – Self-Released
6 PERFUME GENIUS – Too Bright – Matador
7 GENERATIONALS – Alix – Polyvinyl
8 TY SEGALL – Manipulator – Drag City
9 CARIBOU – Our Love – Merge
10 RENTALS – Lost In Alphaville – Polyvinyl
11 MERCHANDISE – After The End – 4AD
12 FOXYGEN – And Star Power – Jagjaguwar
13 AVI BUFFALO – At Best Cuckold – SUB POP
14 WAND – Ganglion Reef – God?
15 BAHAMAS – Bahamas Is Afie – Brushfire
16 SONDRE LERCHE – Please – Mona
17 BOTS – Pink Palms – Fader
18 SHE KEEPS BEES – Eight Houses – Future Gods
19 ALEX G – DSU – Lucky Number
20 S – Cool Choices – Hardly Art
21 USELESS EATERS – Bleeding Moon – Castle Face
22 VAN ALLEN BELT – Heaven On A Branch – Nonstop Everything
23 WHIRR – Sway – Graveface
24 LVL UP – Hoodwink’d – Double Double Whammy
25 IN THE VALLEY BELOW – The Belt – Caroline
26 LIA ICES – Ices – Jagjaguwar
27 BUDOS BAND – Burnt Offering – Daptone
28 LYDIA AINSWORTH – Right From Real – Arbutus
29 WHITE VIOLET – Stay Lost – Normaltown
30 FLYING LOTUS – You’re Dead – Warp
EOT152 Diversity Education Week 10/21/14
Eye on the Triangle is WKNC’s weekly public affairs programming, with news, interviews, opinion, weather, sports, arts, music, events, and issues that matter to NCSU, Raleigh, and the Triangle. This week on EOT:
This week we bring you a very special edition of Eye on the Triangle. It is Diversity Education Week here at NC State, and we are participating by bringing you several diversity education topics.
Each Diversity Education Week event has a password that goes with it, and when people attend the event they get the password. If you go to the DEW website and enter the passwords for two events, you are entered into a drawing for some prizes. We here at Eye on the Triangle are happy to be a part of Diversity Education Week, and your listening to this program is not only very much appreciated by everyone who contributes to making this show possible, but it does count for having attended a Diversity Education Week event. That means that we do in fact have a code for our listeners who wish to get credit and maybe win some prizes. That code is shared with listeners during the course of this week’s show, so if you’re looking to get credit for an event, give the show a listen! Once you have the code, you can redeem the credit at the Diversity Education Week website.
MSA is the acronym for the Department of Multicultural Student Affairs here at NC State. They offer a lot of services on campus, and our contributor Michaela had the chance to speak with some of the directors.
As part of Diversity Education Week, NC State is hosting its very own Islam Fair here on campus, and contributor Sara got to speak with one of the organizers. It’s something to look forward to, and should be good.
NC State’s GLBT Center is a very unique resource here on campus, and its leadership has recently changed. The new director took time out of her busy schedule to speak with us for this week’s Eye on the Triangle.
Listen to all this, plus news beyond the headlines from Sydney and our Community Calendar.
Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.
EOT151 Cancer-Fighting Nano-Cocoons 10/14/14
Eye on the Triangle is WKNC’s weekly public affairs programming, with news, interviews, opinion, weather, sports, arts, music, events, and issues that matter to NCSU, Raleigh, and the Triangle. This week on EOT:
It’s not a stretch of the imagination to say that there’s some pretty incredible research happening at NC State. Last week, we brought you a feature about an industrial engineering professor helping local food banks. This week, we’ve got another incredible story of a biomedical engineering professor’s work to fight cancer more effectively.
This weekend is a very special skating event taking place here in Raleigh, and contributor Saba brought us coverage on it.
The City of Raleigh has a huge parks referendum coming up, and if you’re not sure what it involves, Michaela has a news brief for you.
Listen to all this, plus news beyond the headlines from Sydney and our Community Calendar.
Nick Savage and the EOT crew bring you another edition of “Eye on the Triangle,” live each Tuesday at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and wknc.org/listen and available as a downloadable podcast.