1. CARIBOU – Our Love – Merge
2. BEN WASH – Snob Rock – King’s Head
3. SBTRKT – Wonder Where We Land – Young Turks
4. 2 BEARS – The Night Is Young – Southern Fried
5. AMBULAUNZ – Darkroom Sessions – Self-Released
6. MACHINEDRUM – Vapor City Archives – Ninja Tune
7. LES SINS – Michael – Company
8. ALISON WONDERLAND – Run – Astralwerks
9. DIPLO – F10RIDA – Big Dada
10. CLARK – Flame Rave Warp
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DJ Iron Mic at SXSW
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Day 1 of the SXSW Music Festival brought ASCAP’s first ever Hip Hop and R&B Showcase. Andra Day, BJ Da Chicago Kid, OG Maco, and Dej Loaf killed a full house at The Blackheart to start things off right!
We’ll have more photos from Iron Mic’s trip to South by Southwest in the coming days!
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WKNC 88.1 FM CHARTS: March 31, 2015
1. RADICAL DADS – Universal Coolers – Old Flame
2. DAN DEACON – Gliss Riffer – Domino
3. EULA – Wool Sucking – Self-Released
4. JEFF ROSENSTOCK – We Cool? – SideOneDummy
5. SONNY AND THE SUNSETS – Talent Night At The Ashram – Polyvinyl
6. JOSE GONZALEZ – Vestiges And Claws – Mute
7. FATHER JOHN MISTY – I Love You, Honeybear – Sub Pop
8. MATTHEW E. WHITE – Fresh Blood – Domino
9. RYLEY WALKER – Primrose Green – Dead Oceans
10. SARAH BETHE NELSON – Fast Moving Clouds – Burger
11. MOUNT EERIE – Sauna – P.W. Elverum And Sun
12. COLLEEN GREEN – I Want To Grow Up – Hardly Art
13. TOBIAS JESSO JR. – Goon – True Panther
14. SCREAMING FEMALES – Rose Mountain – Don Giovanni
15. PURITY RING – Another Eternity – 4AD
16. BOMBADIL – Hold On – Ramseur
17. COURTNEY BARNETT – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit – Mom And Pop
18. GENGAHR – She’s A Witch [EP] – Transgressive
19. CHASTITY BELT – Time To Go Home – Hardly Art
20. TITLE FIGHT- Hyperview – Anti
21. JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD – Wasted On The Dream – Infinity Cat
22. SHANA FALANA – Set Your Lightning Fire Free – Team Love
23. REPTAR – Lurid Glow – Joyful Noise
24. LOST BOY ? – Canned – Papercup
25. YOUNG GUV – Ripe 4 Luv – Slumberland
26. WAND – Golem – In The Red
27. JAKE XERXES FUSSELL – Jake Xerxes Fussell – Paradise of Bachelors
28. ADVENTURES – Supersonic Home – Run For Cover
29. WILL BUTLER – Policy – Merge
30. CHELAN – Equal Under Pressure – Self-Released
WKNC TOP 5 ADDS
1. SUFJAN STEVENS – Carrie And Lowell – Asthmatic Kitty
2. PILE – You’re Better Than This – Exploding In Sound
3. LOWER DENS – Escape From Evil – Domino
4. MONOPHONICS – Sound Of Sinning – Transistor
5. DOLDRUMS – The Air Conditioned Nightmare – Sub Pop
In just a few weeks, the stages will be set in the countryside of Chatham County for 2015′s Spring Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival. This spring’s festival runs from April 16 to April 19 and features an eclectic mix of artists from the region, country, and world that is consistent from what we’ve come to know and love from past Shakori festivals. Some of the big names this spring include AJ Ghent, The Wood Brothers, Lanzallamas, Dillon Fence, Billy Joe Shaver, Willie Watson, Bombadil, and more!
WKNC has 5 pairs of one day passes to give away during these few weeks leading up to the festival! Just be the correct caller when the DJ asks for it and you could win a pair of tickets! Tickets and more info for this spring’s Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival are available at shakorihillsgrassroots.org.
3/31: The Menzingers / Junior Astronomers @ Local 506
4/1: The Delta Saints / The Ends / Thick Modine @ Local 506
4/1: Single Mothers / Dirty Nil / Mantle @ The Pinhook
4/2: Erik Petersen of Mischief Brew / Cottontail @ Local 506
4/4: Sales / Laney Jones / Beloved Binge @ Local 506
4/4: Mates of State / Good Graeff @ The Pinhook
This week, tune into WKNC 88.1 FM and when the DJ asks for it, call the request lines to win tickets to these shows! Good luck and happy listening!
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Sometimes living in the Triangle can be a bit overwhelming. Soaking in so many new, hip acts, it’s hard to remember that there’s an entire state’s worth of incredible music to be paying attention to. It leads to some mesmerizing artists flying quietly under the radar in the Triangle’s music scene. However, when you release music as rich and ornate as River Whyless it’s hard not to make people pay attention.
River Whyless has taken the genre of folk music, one that many may feel has been driven into the ground by over-played and super-hyped acts like Mumford & Sons and The Lumineers, and have crafted songs that are as fresh and unique as they are rustic and traditional. Live shows may find the act shouting into violins for melodic textures, using bicycle wheels as percussive instruments, and frequent trade-offs of vocal duties. All of these facets come together to build one surprisingly cohesive but immensely diverse sound.
Throughout the hour, River Whyless performed three new tracks from their recent self-titled EP and discussed how a new approach to recording altered the sound of this release. Listen below for our full conversation and some gorgeous live takes on “Life Crisis,” “Maple Sap” and “Miles of Skyline.”
Jackson Scott
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Wilmington’s Deep Ecology plays Local Band Local Beer this week with Absent Lovers and Young Cardinals. Local Band Local Beer is every Thursday at 9:30 p.m. at Tir Na nOg Irish Pub in Raleigh, presented by WKNC 88.1 FM and Younger Brother Productions.
Listen/purchase: Deep Ecology by Deep Ecology
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WKNC 88.1 FM CHARTS: March 24, 2015
WKNC RADIO 200
1. FATHER JOHN MISTY – I Love You, Honeybear – Sub Pop
2. DAN DEACON – Gliss Riffer – Domino
3. SONNY AND THE SUNSETS – Talent Night At The Ashram – Polyvinyl
4. EULA – Wool Sucking – Self-Released
5. MATTHEW E. WHITE – Fresh Blood – Domino
6. COLLEEN GREEN – I Want To Grow Up – Hardly Art
7. MOUNT EERIE – Sauna – P.W. Elverum And Sun
8. JOSE GONZALEZ – Vestiges And Claws – Mute
9. RADICAL DADS – Universal Coolers – Old Flame
10. RYLEY WALKER – Primrose Green – Dead Oceans
11. JEFF ROSENSTOCK – We Cool? – SideOneDummy
12. SCREAMING FEMALES – Rose Mountain – Don Giovanni
13. JAKE XERXES FUSSELL – Jake Xerxes Fussell – Paradise of Bachelors
14. PURITY RING – Another Eternity – 4AD
15. EX-CULT – Cigarette Machine – Castle Face
16. KRILL – A Distant Fist Unclenching – Exploding In Sound-Double Double Whammy
17. SARAH BETHE NELSON – Fast Moving Clouds – Burger
18. TITLE FIGHT- Hyperview – Anti
19. MOON DUO – Shadow Of The Sun – Sacred Bones
20. SHANA FALANA – Set Your Lightning Fire Free – Team Love
21. KEATH MEAD – Sunday Dinner – Company
22. TOBIAS JESSO JR. – Goon – True Panther
23. SUNFLOWER BEAN – Show Me Your Seven Secrets [EP] – Self-Released
24. HOT SUGAR – God’s Hand – Break World
25. ANDY SHAUF – The Bearer Of Bad News – Tender Loving Empire-Party Damage
26. WAND – Golem – In The Red
27. NATALIE PRASS – Natalie Prass – Startime-Spacebomb
28. LOST BOY ? – Canned – Papercup
29. CHELAN – Equal Under Pressure – Self-Released
30. BOMBADIL – Hold On – Ramseur
WKNC TOP 5 ADDS
1. COURTNEY BARNETT – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit – Mom And Pop
2. REPTAR – Lurid Glow – Joyful Noise
3. CHASTITY BELT – Time To Go Home – Hardly Art
4. JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD – Wasted On The Dream – Infinity Cat
5. MALE GAZE – Gale Maze- Castle Face