Sharon Van Etten Signs to Jagjaguwar

The folk songstress Sharon Van Etten, who released her amazing album Epic in 2010, has just been confirmed to sign with Jagjaguwar and leave her previous label Ba Da Bing. Although not much is known about her upcoming album, she will release her third record sometime in early 2012 with her new label. She will be joining an impressive list of artists including Bon Iver who just released their self-titled sophomore album. The new labelmates have worked with each other in the past during Sounds of the South.

Brett Harris and The Tender Fruit LBLB July 14

Beat the July heat by cooling down with a nice cold North Carolina brew this Thursday, July 14 at Tir Na nOg. You'll want to double check their selection when you get there, but feel free to scope out their beer menu in advance.

For the local band part of the equation, this week features Brett Harris and The Tender Fruit. Durham-based Harris has been on the scene since 2007 and hooked up with WKNC in September 2010 to play during Habitat for Humanity's annual Shack-a-thon on the NCSU Brickyard. He also stopped by our studios earlier that year to talk with Adam Kincaid during "The Local Beat." Our friends down the hall at Wolf TV graciously recorded that performance, available for your review below.

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WKNC fans will also recognize The Tender Fruit from their February 2010 performance at Double Barrel Benefit 7 and November 2010 Fridays on the Lawn show with The Tomahawks.

Local Band Local Beer is a weekly collaboration between WKNC and Tir Na nOg. It starts every Thursday after 10 p.m. and is free and 21+. Coming up:

• July 21 - Birds and Arrows, Free Electric State and Gray Young


• July 28 - Nests and Lilac Shadows


• August 8 - Big Picture and Kid Future

LBLB Photo Recap 7.7

The Milagro Saints


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EOT62 Freedom Riders 7/5/11

This week features an interview with NCSU student Doaa Dorgham, who participated in the Freedom Riders Tour. In sports, Technician sports editor Cory Smith talks about the tragic death of Lorenzo Charles, the Wolfpack basketball star who made the game-winning dunk in the 1983 NCAA Championship Game. Other topics include summer ice cream sales and a review of The Rosebuds's new album Loud Planes Fly Low.

http://interviews.wknc.org/eot/EOT62_070511.mp3

WKNC’s Top 30 indie rock albums – 7/5

The Declaration of Independence turned 235 this week, as The Vaccines and Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside climb to the top of WKNC's indie rock charts. The debut album "New Heaven" by Pittsburgh duo 1, 2, 3 also makes its appearance as number three.

 

 

 

 

 

	Artist	Album	Label
#1	Vaccines	What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?	Columbia
#2	Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside	Dirty Radio	Partisan
#3	1, 2, 3	New Heaven	Frenchkiss
#4	Gardens and Villa	Gardens and Villas	Secretly Canadian
#5	Seapony	Go With Me	Hardly Art
#6	Balkans	Balkans	Double Phantom
#7	Motopony	Motopony	tinyOGRE
#8	Tiger Darrow	Tiger Darrow	You Know Who You Are
#9	Cults	In The Name Of	Columbia
#10	Bella Ruse	Kuhzoo	Self-Released
#11	Unknown Mortal Orchestra	Unknown Mortal Orchestra	Fat Possum
#12	Amor De Dias	Street Of The Love Of Days	Merge
#13	Donkeys	Born With Stripes	Dead Oceans
#14	Kids on a Crime Spree	We Love You So Bad	Slumberland
#15	Rosebuds	Loud Planes Fly Low	Merge
#16	Dan Sartain	Legacy of Hospitality	One Little Indian
#17	Bon Iver	Bon Iver	Jagjaguwar
#18	Foster the People	Torches	Columbia
#19	Sbtrkt	Sbtrkt	XL-Young Turks
#20	Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.	It's A Corporate World	Quite Scientific
#21	Vetiver	The Errant Charm	SubPop
#22	Man Man	Life Fantastic	Anti
#23	My Morning Jacket	Circuital	ATO
#24	Bodies of Water	Twist Again	Thousand Tongues
#25	Battles	Gloss Drop	Warp
#26	Woods	Sun and Shade	Woodsist
#27	Nodzzz	Innings	Woodsist
#28	David Bazan	Strange Negotiations	Barsuk
#29	I'm From Barcelona	Forever Today	Mute
#30	Arctic Monkeys	Suck It And See	Domino

DJ Elly May Interviews Liz Janes

On Saturday afternoon, June 25, I had the opportunity to interview singer-songwriter Liz Janes.  We discussed motherhood, music-making, and no-bake pies, and she so graciously filled us in on her plans for the future.  To hear the whole interview and all its exciting details, check out the link below!

Liz Janes Interview

EOT61 Obama on Energy 6/21/11

This week features coverage of President Barack Obama’s June 13 speech in Durham on the role of renewable energy, technology and biopharmaceuticals in the nation's economy. Nick Savage talks with David Dean from NCSU’s Office of Sustainability about how to be a green citizen. In sports, there are changes to N.C. State’s athletic ticketing policy.

http://interviews.wknc.org/eot/EOT61_062111.mp3