Last Thursday, Phian interviewed Powder Room before they played at Tir Na nOg Irish Pub for Local Band Local Beer. During the interview, Phian played the Powder Room tracks “Disappointment”, “Earthworm”, “Dead Pet”, and “Frayed”. If you like what you hear, you can check out more from Powder Room at their Bandcamp.
1. TAME IMPALA – Currents – Interscope 2. WHITE REAPER – White Reaper Does It Again – Polyvinyl 3. TEARJERKER – Stay Wild – Self-Released 4. WESTKUST – Last Forever – Run For Cover 5. SORORITY NOISE – Joy, Departed – Topshelf 6. DAMAGED BUG – Cold Hot Plumbs – Castle Face 7. STRANGE WILDS – Subjective Concepts – Sub Pop 8. WORRIERS – Imaginary Life – Don Giovanni 9. LA LUZ – Weirdo Shrine – Hardly Art 10. TITUS ANDRONICUS – The Most Lamentable Tragedy – Merge 11. DUCKTAILS – St. Catherine – Domino 12. GIRLPOOL – Before The World Was – Big Wichita 13. J. FERNANDEZ – Many Levels Of Laughter – Joyful Noise 14. MAC DEMARCO – Another One – Captured Tracks 15. UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA – Multi-Love – Jagjaguwar 16. VINYL WILLIAMS – Into – Company 17. MATILDE DAVOLI – I’m Calling You From My Dreams – Loyal To Your Dreams 18. RATATAT – Magnifique – XL 19. FAILURE – The Heart Is A Monster – InGrooves 20. DESAPARECIDOS – Payola – Epitaph 21. MEWITHOUTYOU – Pale Horses – Run For Cover 22. KID WAVE – Wonderlust – Heavenly 23. CREEPING PINK – Mirror Woods – Castle Face 24. JACK AND ELIZA – Gentle Warnings – Yebo 25. SEAPONY – A Vision – Self-Released 26. GRAVE BABIES – Holographic Violence – Hardly Art 27. GWENNO – Y Dydd Olaf – Heavenly 28. JAMIE XX – In Colour – Young Turks 29. MANATREE – Manatree – EggHunt 30. SOAK – Before We Forgot How To Dream – Rough Trade
WKNC TOP 5 ADDS
1. ULTIMATE PAINTING – Green Lanes – Trouble In Mind 2. ROYAL HEADACHE – High – What’s Your Rupture 3. DEAF WISH – Pain – Sub Pop 4. STOLEN JARS – Kept – Self-Released 5. LITTLE RACER – Foreign Tongues – Papercup
Tune into WKNC 88.1 FM this week and when the DJ asks for it, call the request lines at 919-515-0881 or 919-515-2400 for your chance to win tickets to these shows! Good luck!
WKNC 88.1 FM, the student-run radio station at North Carolina State University, offers volunteer on- and off-air positions to full-time N.C. State students with a 2.0 minimum grade point average. To qualify for an on-air position, you must first complete a five week DJ training program and pass a written operator’s exam and demonstrative audio board test. WKNC trains approximately 75 students each year during its spring, summer and fall training classes.
Anyone interested in becoming a WKNC DJ must first attend one of two interest meetings. The interest meetings will be Wednesday, Aug. 19 and Thursday, Aug. 20 from 6-7 p.m. in 356 Witherspoon. During the interest meeting, the WKNC staff provides an overview of the radio station and its role on campus and in the community. Applications will be distributed, which must be completed and returned to the WKNC studios at 343 Witherspoon Student Center by 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21. Individuals interested in electronic, hip-hop, heavy metal and public affairs are particularly encouraged to attend an interest meeting and apply for a spot in the WKNC DJ training program.
After reviewing all applications, the general manager will contact applicants via email regarding their acceptance. Decisions will be made by the general manager and program director, in consultation with the student board of directors.
The DJ training class will be held Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m. on Aug. 26, Sept. 2, Sept. 9, Sept. 16 and Sept. 23.
Belltower Stage HEADLINERS – The Wolfpack Hip Hop Time Machine with Rapsody and 9th Wonder, Petey Pablo, Nappy Roots, Terminator X and DJ DVS – (Closing show, approximately 8pm) Stone Age Romeos – cover Mo’Jazz – R&B/jazz Carson Hill – country The Sand Band – beach/cover
DH Hill Stage Dr. Copter – progressive/rock The Beast – alternative/fusion Aaron Gallagher – country/folks Drake Murphy – alternative Dark Water Rising – americana/soul The Island Time Band – beach/cover
Show Stage JUZT KP – rap Team Collective – rap
Packapalooza 2015 is just around the corner and the organizers of NC State’s annual Hillsborough Street community festival are looking for more than 300 volunteers to make sure the event goes off without a hitch.
If you’re interested in helping this year, the day-long celebration of all things Wolfpack is slated for August 22 from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. all along Hillsborough Street. You can sign up for a volunteer shift as a group or as an individual with this online registration form.
On August 22nd, The Pour House Music Hall & Younger Brother Productions will present Groove in the Garden at Stephenson Amphitheater and Rose Garden. Groove in the Garden is an all-day music marathon that brings together some of the state’s finest artists for an eclectic mixture of sun-soaked indie pop, rustic Southern rock, soulful R&B, and rousing bluegrass. The event will take place from 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm with vendors, food trucks, and a wide array of local musicians for a day full of good vibes and good times in one of Raleigh’s most scenic locales. Admission is $10 and tickets can be purchased here.
1. TAME IMPALA – Currents – Interscope 2. BULLY – Feels Like – Startime 3. WHITE REAPER – White Reaper Does It Again – Polyvinyl 4. WESTKUST – Last Forever – Run For Cover 5. SORORITY NOISE – Joy, Departed – Topshelf 6. DAMAGED BUG – Cold Hot Plumbs – Castle Face 7. WORRIERS – Imaginary Life – Don Giovanni 8. TEARJERKER – Stay Wild – Self-Released 9. GIRLPOOL – Before The World Was Big – Wichita 10. UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA – Multi-Love – Jagjaguwar 11. MEWITHOUTYOU – Pale Horses – Run For Cover 12. DESAPARECIDOS – Payola – Epitaph 13. JAMIE XX – In Colour – Young Turks 14. J. FERNANDEZ – Many Levels Of Laughter – Joyful Noise 15. TITUS ANDRONICUS – The Most Lamentable Tragedy – Merge 16. VINYL WILLIAMS – Into – Company 17. RATATAT – Magnifique – XL 18. STRANGE WILDS – Subjective Concepts – Sub Pop 19. DUCKTAILS – St. Catherine – Domino 20. MATILDE DAVOLI – I’m Calling You From My Dreams – Loyal To Your Dreams 21. KID WAVE – Wonderlust – Heavenly 22. SCOTDRAKULA – ScotDrakula – Self-Released 23. CREEPING PINK – Mirror Woods – Castle Face 24. SOAK – Before We Forgot How To Dream – Rough Trade 25. BIRD AND THE BEE – Recreational Love – Rostrum 26. JACK AND ELIZA – Gentle Warnings – Yebo 27. TRIPTIDES – Azur – Self-Released 28. ESKIMEAUX – O.K. – Double Double Whammy 29. MANATREE – Manatree – EggHunt 30. ROZWELL KID – Too Shabby – Broken World
WKNC TOP 5 ADDS
1. MAC DEMARCO – Another One – Captured Tracks 2. LA LUZ – Weirdo Shrine – Hardly Art 3. MYNABIRDS – Lovers Know – Saddle Creek 4. HEALTH – Death Magic – Loma Vista 5. SEAPONY – A Vision – Self-Released