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Weekly Charts

WKNC Daytime Indie Rock Charts and Adds – Feb. 26

Every week, WKNC compiles a list of charts and adds. Here are the Daytime Indie Rock charts for this week. You can tune into our Daytime programming weekdays from 5am to 7pm.

 

Top 5 Adds: 

1 EAT SKULL-  III- Woodsist

2 MOUNT MORIAH- Miracle Temple- Merge

3 POPSTRANGERS- Antipodes- Carpark

4 DARWIN DEEZ- Songs For Imaginative People- Lucky Number

5 CY DUNE- No Recognize [EP]- Family Tree

 

 

Top 30 Radio 200:

1 USELESS EATERS- Hypertension- Jeffrey Drag

2 DUCKTAILS- The Flower Lane- Domino

3 PARQUET COURTS- Light Up Gold- What’s Your Rupture

4 VERONICA FALLS- Waiting For Something To Happen- Slumberland

5 DOLDRUMS- Lesser Evil- Arbutus

6 FOXYGEN- We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace And Magic- Jagjaguwar

7 BEACH FOSSILS- Clash The Truth- Captured Tracks

8 NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS- Push The Sky Away- Bad Seed

9 FEAR OF MEN- Early Fragments- Kanine

10 THAO AND THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN- We The Common- Ribbon

11 TY SEGALL AND MIKAL CRONIN- Reverse Shark Attack- In The Red

12 JACCO GARDNER- Cabinet Of Curiosities- Trouble In Mind

13 ICEAGE- You’re Nothing- Matador

14 AIRSTRIP- Willing- Holiday For Quince

15 MISTER LIES- Mowgli- Lefse

16 TORO Y MOI- Anything In Return- Carpark

17 TEGAN AND SARA- Heartthrob- Warner Brothers

18 FIDLAR- FIDLAR- Mom And Pop

19 PSYCHIC ILLS- One Track Mind- Sacred Bones

20 RA RA RIOT- Beta Love- Barsuk

21 CHRISTOPHER OWENS- Lysandre- Fat Possum

22 RUBY SUNS- Christopher- Sub Pop

23 GROWLERS- Hung At Heart- Everloving

24 DARKSTAR- News From Nowhere- Warp

25 JENNY O- Automechanic Thirty Tigers-Holy Trinity

26 ADAM GREEN AND BINKI SHAPIRO- Adam Green And Binki Shapiro Concord-Rounder

27 GUARDS- In Guards We Trust- Black Bell

28 WIDOWSPEAK- Almanac- Captured Tracks

29 EX-COPS- True Hallucinations- Other Music

30 MICE PARADE- Candela- FatCat

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Concert Preview

Damaged City Fest

For those of you who have no idea about modern punk bands, there’s an insane fest coming up that definitely destroys most punk shows I’ve seen popping up recently. Damaged City Fest is a huge fest taking place in DC (get it?) on April 12th and 13th at St. Stephen’s Church. And coolest of all, Double Negative (Raleigh hardcore) is playing.

At the top of the poster is legendary hardcore punk band Negative Approach, whose song ‘Ready To Fight’ has been covered by literally half of the good bands I’ve seen in my life, if that says anything. Dropdead sits at the top as well – their plain-looking logo says nothing about how brutal the band is. Last time I saw Dropdead was in DC with Magrudergrind – they definitely play harder than most younger dudes.

Double Negative (Raleigh’s own hardcore outfit) earns a top spot as well on the poster. Their psyched-out style of hardcore has earned them a much-deserved, worldwide reputation.

Prisoner Abuse, a band that has been receiving a lot of hype recently, is playing as well, featuring the vocalist from Think I Care. Other bands I’m definitely looking forward to are Sick Fix, Tenement, and Ilsa.

This fest is being put on by cool dudes for cool dudes, so if you’re a cool dude, it would only make sense if you went and supported the Raleigh and DC scenes.

-Possessed

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Non-Music News

Raleigh Rock Camp for Girls to be held at Saint Mary’s School!

Girls Rock North Carolina is a nonprofit organization focused on empowering girls and women to become confident and engaged members of their community through creative expression. The program uses music as a way to build community and self-esteem by centering around creativity, confidence, and collaboration. The organization’s biggest program is Rock Camp for Girls. The camp is a one week summer event in which campers between the ages 9-16 are instructed in an instrument of their choice, form bands, and write original music with their peers. This year the event is the week of July 22nd at Saint Mary’s School. Activities between band practices include attending workshops on songwriting, self defense, DIY, zine making, deejaying, body confidence, and more. During their time at camp, the girls are mentored by musicians, educators, and activists. The week concludes with a showcase at King’s in downtown Raleigh on Friday, July 26th at 6:00 pm.

 

 

 

 

No musical background or instrument are necessary to participate! If you sign up your girls before March 1st, then the $10 registration fee is waived!

To register follow this link!

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Weekly Charts

WKNC Afterhours’ RPM Charts and Adds – Feb. 26

Each week, WKNC compiles a list of charts and adds.  Here are the Afterhours charts for this week.  You can tune into Afterhours programming Tuesday and Wednesday nights starting at 8pm.

 

TOP TEN:

1 IAN POOLEY- What I Do- Plant Music

2 GRAHAM KNOX FRAZIER- The Big Chill II- Simply Deep

3 GOLD PANDA- Trust Ghostly- International

4 MISTER LIES- Mowgli- Lefse

5 KRIS MENACE- Features- Compuphonic

6 TENSNAKE- In The House- Defected

7 DJ SUN- One Hundred- Soular

8 LUSINE- The Waiting Room- Ghostly

9 DOBIE- We Will Not Harm You- Big Dada

10 ROBERT DELONG- Just Movement- Glassnote

 

RPM Adds

1 DAVID STARFIRE- Ascend- Six Degrees

2 SHLOHMO- Laid Out- Friends Of Friends

3 DISCLOSURE- “White Noise” [Single]- Co-Op-PMR

4 VISION- Life [EP]- Big Dada

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Music News and Interviews

Ticket Giveaways for the week of 2/25 – 3/3

Tune in to WKNC all this week for your chance to win tickets to awesome local shows! Just be the correct caller (919-515-2400) when the DJ asks for it to when a pair of tickets to the following local shows:

Tuesday, May 14 – Alkaline Trio with Bayside @ Cat’s Cradle (Tickets went on sale Friday!)

Monday, February 25 – Ra Ra Riot with Pacific Air @ Cat’s Cradle

 

Tuesday, February 26 – Some Army with Small Houses and Onward, Soldiers @ The Pinhook

 

Wednesday, February 27 – Lotus with Moon Hooch @ Cat’s Cradle

 

Wednesday, February 27 – Bruce Cockburn @ Fletcher Opera Theater

 

Thursday, February 28 – The Lollipops with White Laces, The Dave Fell Band, and Djingis @ Kings Barcade

Saturday, March 2 – Bombadil with Christy Smith (of The Tender Fruit) and Magician Michael Casey

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Weekly Charts

WKNC Afterhours’ RPM Charts and Adds – Feb. 19

Each week, WKNC compiles a list of charts and adds.  Here are the Afterhours charts for this week.  You can tune into Afterhours programming Tuesday and Wednesday nights starting at 8pm.

 

TOP TEN:

1 OFFSHORE Bake Haus Big Dada

2 TENSNAKE In The House Defected

3 LUSINE The Waiting Room Ghostly

4 GRAHAM KNOX FRAZIER The Big Chill II Simply Deep

5 ROBERT DELONG Just Movement Glassnote

6 GOLD PANDA Trust Ghostly International

7 FALTYDL Hardcourage Ninja Tune

8 DJ SUN One Hundred Soular

9 KRIS MENACE Features Compuphonic

10 DOBIE We Will Not Harm You Big Dada

 

ADDS

1 IAN POOLEY What I Do Plant Music

2 MISTER LIES Mowgli Lefse

3 AMBULAUNZ In Waves Self-Released

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Music News and Interviews

Band of Horses Coming to Raleigh May 8th

Live Nation will be presenting Band of Horses at The Ritz here in Raleigh on Wednesday, May 8th! All this week, WKNC will be giving away tickets, so tune in for your chance to win. Tickets for the show will go on sale this Saturday, February 23rd here! WKNC would like to thank Live Nation for their continued support.

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Music News and Interviews

Ticket Giveaways for 2/18 – 2/24!

Tune in to WKNC all this week for your chance to win tickets to awesome local shows! Just be the correct caller (919-515-2400) when the DJ asks for it to when a pair of tickets to the following local shows:

Monday, Feb 18 – Black Francis with Reid Paley @ Cat’s Cradle

Tuesday, Feb 19 – Speck Mountain with Humble Tripe @ Kings Barcade

Wednesday, Feb 20 – Menomena with Guards @ Motorco Music Hall

Thursday, Feb 21 – Netherfriends with Canine heart Sounds @ Pinhook

Friday, Feb 22 – The Toddlers with Black Zinfandel and Savage Knights @ Kings Barcade

Sunday, Feb 24 – Foxygen with Naked Gods @ Local 506

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Non-Music News

EOT115 Gun Control 2/12/13

Interview with Lauren Collier, president of UAB about the controversial Dirty Bingo event.

Interview with Paul Valone, president of Grassroots North Carolina, a pro second amendment organization.

Interview with Jeovannah Hunter, Nubian Message columnist advocating for tighter gun control.

Listen to episode 115.

 

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DJ Highlights

Interview With Bastinado @ 10pm Tuesday 2/12

I had the great opportunity of being able to interview the duo, Bastinado. They released their album “The Hard Six” at the end of September. It’s done quite well here during WKNC Afterhours, placing in the top 10 most played for weeks.

What makes this act very special and unique is their combination of the extremely old and cutting edge. Joseph B. Carringer has been playing the didgeridoo for over 15 years and Josh Harris is helping lead the way into a new era of insturments by performing with a Reactable Table. This odd combination results in intriguing house and dance music that you will not hear anywhere else.

Their album is free for download from their Facebook. They have also produced a very interesting short documentary about their group and the insturments they use, it is a great watch for anyone wanting to learn about the Reactable Table. It can be watched here on YouTube.

They were very nice guys and I’m glad to have gotten the chance to speak with them.

 

-Muta