Bombadil releases its first music video

Local band Bombadil has created its first music video for the song "So Many Ways to Die," off the July album release Tarpits and Canyonlands. The video is comprised of public domain footage related to risk-taking and ways to die.

Check out the video here!

Dropkick Murphys giveaway!

With humble beginnings performing in a basement of a barbershop in 1996, Dropkick Murphys soon catapulted into the punk world. Known for their vehement Irish and Boston pride, the band has become internationally known and quite accustomed to playing sold out shows.

Luckily for you, WKNC has your chance to see Dropkick Murphys at the Fillmore Charlotte on March 8 before they head home for their legendary St. Patrick’s Day weekend shows in Boston. When the deejay asks for it, be the correct caller to score a pair of tickets to the show. Tickets are also available for purchase at Livenation. Click the banner above for more details.

Listen only on 88.1FM or streaming online.

Post Turkey, 11/28, on Mystery Roach: Exploring a Record Collection

This Saturday, 11/28/2009, on Mystery Roach, Andrew, a Raleigh local, will be visiting to share the story about (and the music in) his windfall of a record collection.

In a nutshell, a friend from work prematurely lost her husband about two years ago.  (He suddenly died when they were traveling abroad.)  She was recently cleaning out her garage and wanted to know if he knew anyone who would be interested in her husband's old stereo equipment.

Andrew said he would be. But he came away with more than just equipment.

"When I went to get it," he says, "I asked about the piles of records, and she offered them to me.  A collection of  soul, funk, Motown, jazz, etc. A lot of stuff I hadn't gotten to know in depth before."

Andrew's been poring over his new collection, and on Saturday we'll hear about what he's learned--some stuff he wasn't familiar with before, and some "known unknowns" from favorite popular artists.

This weekend Andrew will share highlights from the collection.

Listen for:  Curtis Mayfield, the Impressions, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Miles Davis, Jimmy Smith, Nina Simone, James Brown, Ray Charles, John Coltrane, The Chambers Brothers, Bill Withers, Etta James...

A great soundtrack to turn that turkey carcass into stock.

Talk to you then.

-La Barba Rossa

Concert Report: Amanda Palmer

Normally, as Sweet Annie Rich, I'm known for handpicking sweet Americana tunes to play on Saturday mornings. The thing is, I have other musical interests too, and jump at the chance to see live acts that I know will be amazing.

Take, for instance, Amanda Palmer. I've been a fan of Ms. Palmer since I was a freshman here at NC State via The Dresden Dolls. The Dolls' first two albums were powerful to me and great ways to help my transition from high school to college. When Amanda recorded a solo album, I was all over it. It's just an added bonus that this album was produced by well-loved local Ben Folds.

I saw Amanda Palmer solo last March at the Arts Center in Carrboro. As an intense fan it was huge for me, even though she was completely alone and having to carry the weight of the show without the backing group she'd started the tour with. I could barely speak to her after the show, I was in such awe. This time around the atmosphere was electric and lively.

Nervous Cabaret was both the opening and backing band, and they injected the craziest energy you could imagine into the show. All I have to say is, if you weren't at this concert last Friday night, you missed out.



Oh yeah, and I managed to snag a spot on the stage. Not in front of the stage. I was sitting on the edge of the stage. I've never been more excited in my young life.



Nervous Cabaret's sound is so hard to describe, which might be what I loved about them. It's rock, it's blues, it's eldritch and dancehall all at once. Frontman Elyas Khan has a voice that will send chills up your spine.



The night was also full of snark and jokes. I love it when musicians interact so much with one another and with their audience at the same time. This show had moments that can never be truly re-created even in fevered retelling.



One thing I love about Amanda's live shows is that she throws all of her energy into what she's doing. She goes from lady behind a piano to a wild force of nature.





At one point, she read from her book collaboration with Neil Gaiman, Who Killed Amanda Palmer? Even in this reading she kept the audience engaged and I don't think there was a reaction that was off beat.



I thoroughly enjoyed myself that night. It was completely worth losing my voice as I screamed out the words to every song. It was worth getting next to no sleep just to stay after and get an autograph, a picture, and a little time to just talk to this artist whom I've never grown tired of.



Punk cabaret forever.

88.1 WKNC Pick of the Week 11/24

Debut ‘Album’ not redefinition of rock
Album - Girls
True Panther Sounds
4.5/5 stars
By DJ Goof

San Francisco’s Girls combines the dreamy, surf-rock of the Pet Sounds-era Beach Boys with modern day lo-fi indie pop. The band’s debut album, titled “Album,” consists of relatively simply arranged songs that are quick to grow on you. The album paints a portrait of the young, free-spirited allure of San Francisco with lyrics touching on love, longing and drug addictions. Band member JR White’s production on the album creates an expanding departed atmosphere that is pulled back to earth by lead singer Christopher Owens’ direct lyrics. Owens’ lyrics roughly touch on his sad, incredible childhood.

Owens was born a follower of the Children of God cult. He spent most of his adolescent years alongside his mother and the cult drifting around foreign countries where he was exposed to prostitution while shielded from the outside world. Among an assortment of other rules, the children were only allowed to listen to music that was accepted by the cult’s elders. He was given his first guitar by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Jeremy Spencer, also a member of the cult, and performed songs on the streets to raise money. At the age of 16, Owens saved up enough to flee his situation and move to Austin, Texas where he fell in with its post-punk music scene. Eventually, he found himself in San Francisco where he met White and Girls was born.

The album opens with “Lust for Life.” Here, bee-bop background vocals lay the foundation for Owens’ playful delivery of “I wish I had a father / Maybe then I would have turned out right.” This leads into “Laura,” an upbeat pop song that eventually opens up into a spacey jam of lead guitar and ambient vocal effects.

“Hellhole Ratrace” is a slow, genuine tune about pushing forward. Owens sings, “I don’t want to cry my whole life through / I want to do some dancing too / So come on and dance with me.” As the song progresses, distorted guitars and high pitch synthesizers rumble in as a backdrop but Owens’ tone remains cool and casual. The slight tension between the two keeps the song in focus for its near seven-minute length.

“Summertime” is another one of the gems that make up “Album.” Here, JR’s production offers layering effects that continually transform the song’s otherwise simple arrangement.

“Album” is not a redefinition of rock by any means. Instead, it is a perfectly packaged collection of familiar sounds and sincere themes that is sure to squeeze its way into a few top 10 lists before the year’s end.

88.1 WKNC Pick of the Week is published in every Thursday print edition of the Technician, as well as online at technicianonline.com and wknc.org.

88.1 WKNC Pick of the Week 11/5

Mariah’s ‘Memoirs’ nearly perfect
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel - Mariah Carey
Island Records
4/5 stars
By Mir.I.am

For almost two decades, Mariah Carey has been a consistent force in R&B/Pop music, with worldwide sales of more than 200 million copies and more number ones than any other solo artist.

The success and record-breaking achievements have made some wonder if Carey is still motivated and capable of making good music.

With Carey’s latest effort, “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel,” she once again proves she is able to adapt and remain relevant in an ever-changing industry, while staying true to herself.

Just 18 months ago, Carey released the underwhelming and underperforming “E=MC2,” but she has picked herself up again, delivering one her best albums.

“Memoirs,” written and produced exclusively by Carey, Tricky Stewart and The-Dream, takes us on a musical journey through the ups and downs of love.

Together, the three manage to produce a cohesive blend of the urban pop mid-tempos and ballads we have come to expect from Carey.

The album starts out with the confrontational “Betcha Gon’ Know.” It’s an indication of the witty lyrical content and creative mid-tempo production heard on the album throughout.

Next is one of the two singles the album could have done without, the horn and bass riddled “Obsessed.”

Carey claims the childish song is not about rapper Eminem, and while it does deliver its fair share of funny lines — example: “See right through you like you’re bathing in Windex” — the small-mindedness of it takes away its punch.

Surprisingly the other song chosen as a single, “I Want To Know What Love Is,” falls flat, as Carey adds nothing of value to Foreigner’s ‘80s classic.

Moving on, “Candy Bling,” contains finger snaps and soft keys that will remind you of The-Dream’s “I Love Your Girl.”

Carey sings of a time when love was young and pure. The lyrics are simple and gimmicky, but wasn’t everything that way back then?

As “Memoirs” continues on, Carey shines with some of her best ballads since “Butterfly,” including “H.A.T.E.U” (Having A Typical Emotional Upset), “Angel’s Cry” and the stellar “Languishing.” It’s clear that Carey’s powerhouse vocals and range are still perfectly intact.

“The Impossible” sounds like a ‘90s throwback, courtesy Blackstreet or Jodeci. Somehow Carey is able to tackle the sensual slow groove as her whispery vocals ride smoothly over the seductive beat.

The album does begin to wane with the cluttered and uninspiring “More Than Just Friends” and over-produced “Ribbon,” while the standouts on “Memoirs” are the tales of love gone awry and the anger and bitterness that ensue. The modern doo-wop Motown inspired “It’s A Wrap,” sing-along “Standing O” and the bold “Up Out My Face” all contain clever punch lines which could have been delivered by your favorite rapper.

Although not as versatile as some of her previous work, “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel” is very personal and full of songs that will walk you through each phase of love.

Carey has once again proven that she is able to continuously evolve and transform, while never losing her core, which makes her imperfections perfect.

88.1 WKNC Pick of the Week is published in every Thursday print edition of the Technician, as well as online at technicianonline.com and wknc.org.

88.1 WKNC Pick of the Week 10/22

Bull City band an ‘academic super group’
Silence Fiction - The Beast
Chakra Con Music/Robust Records
4/5 stars
By Mike Alston

I always say that if you’re going to be a nerd, you shouldn’t apologize. Be proud!

Herein lies my justification for being unapologetically nerdy about some things. I suppose the same applies for being a band: if you’re going to be socially conscious, be unabashedly so.

Judging by their first full-length release, “Silence Fiction,” Durham-based band The Beast must agree. Almost every track is infused with laments, celebrations, and everything in between concerning matters of religion, race, politics, Bojangles, and other matters of pertinence.

And there’s no vacillating on some of these issues. The Beast is in your face about words like freedom and about race issues. It’s no wonder, then, that emcee Pierce Freelon is a visiting professor in the political science department at the UNC-Chapel Hill and the founder of the blog blackademics.org.

Additionally, The Beast’s recorded lyrics are less the product of writing than freestyling, so Freelon’s messages are genuine, if a little overbearing at times. But if issues don’t get you excited about music, then that’s okay too. The Beast is anything but a one-trick pony. I’ll get to that shortly, but their formative process is a prerequisite to understanding their sound.

The Beast could be called an academic super group. Freelon — whose mother is Grammy-nominated jazz singer Nnenna Freelon — needed a backing band for his thesis work in Pan African Studies at Syracuse University. He went asking at his alma mater, UNC-CH, and came back with three musicians all studying jazz.

While Freelon, Eric Hirsh, Pete Kimosh and Stephen Coffman were scoring the music for a film relating to the thesis work, they decided to stick together longer than originally intended. The result has been two EPs and an imminent LP that are refreshingly unique.

This distinctive sound is what, in my mind, makes The Beast noteworthy.

The band members are all students of jazz and manage to mix a vast array of musical influences. Their MySpace page will tell you they fit into the “Hip Hop/Jazz/Soul“ genre, but that is a bit disingenuous. The song “Translation” illustrates this point perfectly. It begins with an intense beat with Freelon rapping, but around the one-minute mark the band turns the song into what sounds like a salsa number, with some of the accompanying lyricism in Spanish. Such a tightly executed change of pace indicates quality musicianship and great production — courtesy of Sound Pure Studios.

The entire album is full of surprises similar to this one, as well as several points during which Freelon’s contagious energy culminates with a chant of “Whoo!”

Messages, influences, and production aside, this album is carried by its songs, each a unique story — some of them approaching didactic. Each song adds something new to the list of the things that The Beast does well, which in turn gives the album great replay value. “Silence Fiction” is long awaited but worth that very wait.

88.1 WKNC Pick of the Week is published in every Thursday print edition of the Technician, as well as online at technicianonline.com and wknc.org.

88.1 WKNC Pick of the Week 10/7

Alice In Chains brings back old sound
Jonathan Newman

“Hope, a new beginning. Time, time to start living, like just before we died.” The opening riff, and line of the first new Alice In Chains album in 14 years does just that. It gives us hope that this 90s grunge band can move on after the death of vocalist Layne Stayley. This album is very nostalgic, bringing me back to the days when grunge ruled the music scene. Yet this is not just a simple grunge album — it is so much more. It shows us that a band can evolve and still keep the sound that made them famous. It shows us that we can fall in love with a band all over again. The first song of Black Gives Way to Blue, is quite possibly one of the most moving songs on the album, explaining essentially that this album is not the band you knew back then, but is a whole new beast. This song shows us we can have trust in them, to know that even though they can’t go back to where they started from, the same feelings that helped make their earlier music is still there. Hearing Jerry Cantrell’s voice and guitar work, mixed along with new vocalist William Duvall, who seems to channel Stayley’s voice, is a very haunting experience. Yet we never really get to hear much of the new vocalist, since he is mixed down a lot in most of the songs on the album. Yet when we do get to hear him sing, like on the song “Last of My Kind,” we see that he is truly a powerful vocalist, whose emotion seeps into every word that he sings.

While most of the songs on the album are heavy and very reminiscent of the old grunge scene, one of the best songs on the album is the acoustic track, “Your Decision.” It is a very mellow and very beautiful piece of song writing. Its lyrics can only be a tribute to Layne, as we hear Jerry mournfully sing lines such as “to feel the pain that spurs you on.” While this song may be one of the best, the track that is getting the most airplay, “Check My Brain,” is one of the weakest songs on the album, as it seems to be made just for radio play. It just seems out of place, having a semi-upbeat song on a dark album like this.

Despite all my praise for this album, it does have some faults. Not all the songs are stellar, and not all the fans of its earlier work will like the new Alice in Chains. I really wanted to hear more of the new vocalist, but he was mixed down in a lot of the songs, so we primarily hear Cantrell’s voice. Overall, I still loved this album and can’t wait for the next one, where I’m sure they will grow even more.

88.1 WKNC Pick of the Week is published in every Thursday print edition of the Technician, as well as online at technicianonline.com and wknc.org.

88.1 WKNC Pick of the Week 9/29

Yim Yames, Tribute To
4.5/5 stars
May F. Chung



While most new indie artists come up with new and innovative collections of songs and lyrics, others pay tribute to classic singer/songwriters who still influence bands today. Phosphorescent’s tribute to Willie Nelson with To Willie, Beck’s nod to The Velvet Underground & Nico with his Record Club project, and finally Jim James of the My Morning Jacket fame with his project to the late, great George Harrison with Tribute To.

By far the most emotive and sincere tribute out of the aforementioned records, Yim Yames (as he monikers himself on this EP) creates an atmospheric twang sound all his own as he transforms Beatles and Harrison solo songs into almost different songs entirely. Recorded within days after George Harrison’s death in November 2001, Jim James played into a borrowed eight-track reel-to-reel tape recorder and shared his introspective tribute. James’ interpretation of Harrison standards like “My Sweet Lord” and “All Things Must Past” are as unique as they are sobering and melancholy. A lone acoustic guitar, an occasional banjo and ghost-like backup vocals are all Jim James uses to cope with the lost of the former Beatle.

The record begins with probably the most solemn Beatles song Harrison ever wrote, “Long, Long, Long.” A quiet and slow song in its own right, Jim James' cover captures the essence of the song with a few chord strums and string-picks going into a staccato in the chorus as his voice strains as he sings, “So many tears I was searching / So many tears I was wasting / Oh, oh.”

The record goes on with a lesser-known Harrison hit “Behind that Locked Door," although James’ cover is taken in a much different context than the original. His version is less romantic, but seems more consoling. His ethereal voice and slow tempo make this track hauntingly beautiful yet comforting. The same sentiments can be said for another underappreciated Harrison song, “Sir Frankie Crisp (Let it Roll)," which both appear on Harrison’s All Things Must Pass disk.

In an approach all his own, Jim James’ rendition of a Beatles-Harrison classic “Love You To” replaces the psychedelic sitar with a much more heartfelt banjo. The strongest songs on the EP remain Harrison’s own most-listened-to solo material. Jim James’ “My Sweet Lord” still resonates with “Hallelujah, hallelujah / Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna,” except instead of a more joyful disposition they are eerie and despairing, but gorgeous nonetheless. “All Things Must Past” completes this EP – just as our own personal troubles and turbulences affect our lives, Jim James’ cover reminds the listener of better times and overcoming sorrow, just as he does with the passing of perhaps one of his favorite artists. James does everything right by the late George Harrison; upon listening to this CD, any fan of the Beatles or George Harrison or music in general will believe so too. His heart, his confused feelings and his doleful voice immediately shine and open the listener’s ears to a very special tribute that is unlike any other.

A portion of the proceeds from this record will be donated to the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary.

88.1 WKNC Pick of the Week is published in every Thursday print edition of the Technician, as well as online at technicianonline.com and wknc.org.

88.1 WKNC Pick of the Week 9/15

The Black Crowes get lost only to find something better with 'Before the Frost'
4.5/5 stars
DJ Zuul

A swagger. A straw hat. A red blues guitar. Disco dance moves. A sly grin.

You’ll find all of it on Before the frost ... Until the Freeze. The album boasts some of the best cuts the Black Crowes have to offer but better.

The new addition of Luther Dickinson (of North Mississippi Allstars) is present from the first guitar twang to the wanton lyrics of the last tracks. This is not the Black Crowes of the 1990’s; this is somewhere
better.

The album’s first track, “Good Morning Captain,” is a sure sign that the 20 track album is more than just good ole’ southern music.

It’s definitely blues but the piano chops are pop, the lyrics country, and the guitar a very distinct brand of rock, as only the Robinson brothers can do.

But don’t let the order fool you. The album is ripe with everything from country to disco, as evident on “I Ain’t Hiding.”

The reverberated vocals of Chris Robinson is perfectly paired to a syncopated beat and only matched by electric guitar riffs mid-song. This is Black Crowes hip hop, and it wouldn’t be surprising if the club scene picked up the track which champions late night escapades, “keep on rocking ‘cause it’s not even four.”

If the disco beats weren’t shocking enough to fans, “Garden Gate” will either upset a mash of headbangers or delightfully surprise those with country tendencies. The song could not be more country, but shies away from a pop feel instead opting for a folksy one.

The album in whole was recorded live in Levon Helm’s barn-studio, and perhaps that’s where this song belongs: to breezy barnyard doors occupied by wandering fiddlers.

The singer is awaiting a secret love, truly one that fans with understand. Perhaps, like the Black Crowes, they will shed their hardcore southern rock shells for a more tender country one, and thus proceed to the beautiful simplicity that is track 15, “Greenhorn.”

The most eclectic of the mix is the instrumental “Aimless Peacock.” The song is a psychedelic mix of sitar, harmonica and violin. It’s a magic mix of a culture infusion: not Irish, not Indian, not country and not quite just a jig. If you follow this track with “Roll Old Jeremiah” or even “Appaloosa,” listeners will find themselves back in the early 70’s, where the rock roots of the Black Crowes bleed through the new electric funnel sound that pervade all tracks.

On the whole, the album is testament to the creative genius that is the Black Crowes. Before the Frost ... Until the Freeze is a sonic backdrop of soul-infused rock.

It’s part Crow, part Rolling Stones, and part Grateful Dead. Hardcore followers claim favorites off the big three, the former albums The Southern Harmony, Three Snakes and One Charm, and Amorica.

They will need to make room for one more.

88.1 WKNC Pick of the Week is published in every Thursday print edition of the Technician, as well as online at technicianonline.com and wknc.org.

WKNC Partners with NCSU Paintball Club For The Kids

WKNC has once again partnered with the NCSU Paintball Club (NCSUPBC) for their annual Toys For Tots Donation Drive.

During the first week of December for the last two years, the NCSUPBC has hit the NC State Brickyard to accept toy donations and raise funds for Toys For Tots.

This year the group has added to its partnership the Alpha Chi Sigma Professional Chemistry Fraternity and Ragazzi's of Cary. Returning to the partnership is Tir Na Nog Irish Pub & Restaurant and Local Beer, Local Band.

With added partners, the NCSUPBC is looking to bring holiday joy to more children by raising more than $1,500 in toy and monetary donations.

88.1 WKNC Pick of the Week 11/12

Robert Earl Keen - The Rose Hotel
4 out of 5 stars
by Sweet Annie Rich







Robert Earl Keen has been a driving presence in Americana for the past 15 years, at the very least, and his latest offering "The Rose Hotel" only further cements his place in the alt-country pantheon.  While none of these songs are the next "The Road Goes On Forever," it's an album of solid Keen material that's bound to become part of the drunken singalongs that are his live shows.

It's certainly not a new outing for Keen, but at this point in his career straying too much from the beaten path would detract from his essence as an artist.  The title track is exactly what an opener should be - it's catchy, mid-tempo, with an infinitely singable chorus.  But as always with a good Keen song there's an undercurrent of sadness that keeps the twang authentic.

It's this turn of phrase that keeps Keen fans coming back for more and makes even the most die-hard anti-country advocates stop and listen.  "Throwing Rocks" starts out like any other lazy good-time song but immediately turns on itself halfway through, going from rollicking love song to rolling story of revenge.  As such it's a standout on a disc full of solid songs.

Keen pays tribute to his forebears appropriately, covering Townes Van Zandt's "Flying Shoes" with a chunky bass line.  "The Man Behind the Drums" is a pure meta-country ode to Levon Helm.  It's a refreshing sense of humility that Keen possesses in regard to these legends, as if he realizes that some put him on their level but knows in his heart of hearts that he can only look up to them.

Some songs don't quite hit the emotional apex.  "Goodbye Cleveland" ought to be every bit the weeper, but something about the way Keen stretches out the words of the chorus just makes it another candidate for rowdy singing along, which is exactly what this song shouldn't be.  Some songs are played for the laughs, which is always fun, but "10,000 Chinese Walk Into A Bar" still doesn't seem to reach the funny bone quite like previous gut-busters ("The Great Hank" comes to mind).

As a whole, "The Rose Hotel" is fun, relaxed, and at turns surprising.  Keen's attitude is best summed up in the song "Something I Do," which with a chorus of "I kinda like just doing nothing, it's something that I do," encapsulates the easy and familiar feeling that fans have come to know and love.

88.1 WKNC Pick of the Week 11/19

Other Truths dares you not to hum along
4.5/5 stars
by DJ Matticus Rex

Do. Make. Say. Think. A list of instructions; suggestions, perhaps. Sound strange to you? Well, welcome to



post-rock, where the music is almost as strange as the band names. For a genre this obscure, an introduction is in order; most people have never heard of it, and many who have still have no clue what it is, so don't feel bad if it takes a bit of explanation.

Post-rock is, according to Wikipedia (the source of all knowledge) “the use of 'rock instrumentation' for non-rock purposes.” There are rarely any words. Post-rock is what you listen to when you want music, but you also need to be able to think about other things, or when you don't want to think at all. It lacks the aggressive demand for attention of most popular music, and that can be a welcome change for many.

Toronto natives Do Make Say Think, whose sixth album “Other Truths” came out October 6th, are considered forefathers of the genre, alongside bands such as Mogwai and Explosions in the Sky. I'll be honest; I'd listened to them quite a bit, but I had never quite “clicked” with their music until this release. They've often been criticized for being minimalistic, boring, and repetitive, and until now I would have agreed wholeheartedly. This album, however, is something different. I can no longer step away from my iPod. My personal relationships have suffered because of this album, and strangely, I don't mind. It's just that good, and I hope I can explain these four tracks that stretch about 43 minutes well enough that you'll understand why.

Perfumes are described as having sets of “notes," which unfold slowly and work together to make a (hopefully) pleasing blend. Many of DMST's songs could be described using the same metaphor (though, incidentally, more literally). Track one, aptly named “Do," begins with a lone, undistorted electric guitar picking out an achingly beautiful melody. One by one, more instruments are added as both volume and anticipation build to a climax, as is common in post-rock. Several of these climaxes come in quick succession, and then the track begins to devolve in an orderly fashion to a serene, ambient electronic melody, eventually fading to a close.

“Make” begins (gradually, as usual) with a pseudo-European tribal feeling that is realized several minutes into the piece with a low chanting. The track continues its journey with a growing “rock” vibe and builds to the album's climax (which, as in life, comes in the center), but just when you think you've caught on, the track changes direction and slows down, ending in a slow dirge of horns and quiet guitars.

Twin pieces “Say” and “Think” depict a much more pensive and haunting scene, and while they more often slip into repetition, they never truly become a bore (even to my wife, whose idea of being driven to insanity involves being forced to listen to old Do Make Say Think on repeat). These tracks are mellow, but still lend themselves to further inspection for their complexities if one has the time. “Think” draws to a close at a haunting whisper, providing a perfect end to an album that accomplishes the goal of all cerebral music: to portray life as it is, in all of its raw comedy and tragedy.

Give this album a try. Who knows, you might be able to add a new genre to that “Music” block on your Facebook.

88.1 WKNC DJ Pick of the Week is published in every Tuesday print edition of the Technician, as well as online at technicianonline.com and wknc.org.

Ticket giveaways at WKNC!

Be sure to tune into 88.1 WKNC for your chance to win tickets to these awesome shows happening the week of November 22:

Tuesday, November 24:

Capelton w/ Anthony B, Cocoa T, and Steve Martinez & The Give Thanks Band @ Lincoln Theatre



Thursday, November 26:

NAPS w/ Felix the Drum Machine @ Slim's



Saturday, November 28:

Pico vs. Island Trees w/ Michael Alvarado @ Lincoln Theatre



Thad Cockrell w/ Civil Wars @ The Pour House



For a complete list of local shows in your area, check out The Rock Report!

Technician/Daily Tarheel football game

The staff of N.C. State's Technician and UNC-Chapel Hill's Daily Tarheel are playing flag football on Miller Fields, starting at 4:30 p.m. today. For more info on the game or for each publication's editor's remarks, check out the last episode of Eye on the Triangle at wknc.org/eot.

For live updates on the game, be sure to follow WKNC's Twitter @WKNC881.

The game is open to the public.

Rogue Wave 2010 tour announced

This week has certainly been a strange one.  I decided earlier in the week that I'd haul all my Christmas stuff out of the garage and start putting it up.  In order to get in the real spirit, I broke out the eggnog, and one of my holiday comedy favorites, "Just Friends."  Judge my movie tastes as you will, but Rogue Wave plays on the soundtrack and it jogged my memory.  I hadn't heard them in awhile and forgot how much I liked them.  So, it struck me as particularly odd that this week should be the week Rogue Wave announces their tentative tour dates for 2010.  Serendipitous, indeed.  Even more interesting is that they're currently slated to swing by the Triangle on March 6 at Cat's Cradle.  Something to look forward to in the new year...

DJ Ones' Five Facts from the past week

1. Interpol has announced its follow-up to the 2007 album, "Our Love's to Admire," will be released sometime next year. When asked about how the album will sound, drummer Sam Fogarino said, "The new record falls back towards the first." Although no exact dates, track listing, or title have been released, it is described as being closer in the overall sound to their debut album. (via Paste)

2. Future Islands has signed to the label Thrill Jockey. Next year they will release their sophomore album "In Evening Air" on the label. Currently, the band is touring down the east coast and will play at Local 506 in Chapel Hill on Saturday, November 21. (via Pitchfork)

3. Rogue Wave has announced its fourth album titled "Permalight" will be released next year. This is the first album since 2007's "Asleep at Heaven's Gate," and they will follow-up the Spring release of their next album with a tour, including a stop at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro. (via Pitchfork)

4. Iggy Pop and the Stooges are set to play its iconic 1973 album "Raw Power" at New York's music festival, ATP. This is apart of the "Don't Look Back" series, where bands play a classic album of theirs in its entirety. This news comes early, due to the fact that ATP won't begin until Labor Day weekend, next year. (via Pitchfork)

5. The Cribs are set to have their first North American tour with guitarist Johnny Marr. The band will be touring their new album "Ignore the Ignorant" at 14 venues starting in January. (via NME)

Nathan Oliver video for Playground Lies

Check out the colorful, vintage style of this new video from Nathan Oliver. "Playground Lies" is featured on the album Cloud Animals which was released in March 2009.

Final FRIDAYS ON THE LAWN this Friday!

It's hard to believe that two months ago we were setting up for the first ever Fridays on the Lawn concert with I Was Totally Destroying It and Luego. From conception, Fridays of the Lawn was designed to expose students to the thriving, yet largely unnoticed music scene of the Triangle. Carl Licata, a senior in computer science, said, "the past show was a great way to experience good, local music first-hand, and it didn't cost a thing."

Now with two concerts down, WKNC turns to promote its final installment featuring a hip-hop based show with The Beast and Kooley High.

WKNC staff will be posted out at the Free Expression Tunnel at NC State tomorrow and Friday to hand out fliers for the show from 11am-1pm. WKNC merch and Hear Here Compilation CDs will be available for purchase.

Due to weather conditions, Friday's show will take place at the Wolves Den in the basement of Talley Student Center. This show is also free and open to the public. Free food and free t-shirts will be available, however they are limited, so don't forget to come early! Let's make the last Fridays on the Lawn the best one yet!

Local Beer Local Band @ Tir Na Nog

This Thursday, November 19, is Tir Na Nog and WKNC Local Beer Local Band Night. This week's show features music from bands Hank Sinatra and Hearts & Daggers. The show starts at 10 p.m.  No charge at the door, so come in and enjoy a  local beer along with some Rock n Roll!

Hank Sinatra will be in the studio with me at 7 p.m. Thursday here at WKNC.  Stay tuned all you Hank Sinatra fans, its going to be a good one.

Hope to see you there!

EOT13 Talley Renovations 11/16/09

This week's Eye on the Triangle episode was a little different than usual. Because the N.C. State Board of Trustees is meeting Thursday and Friday (be sure to check the blog Thursday and Friday, and WKNC 88.1 at 7 p.m. Thursday for updates!) to vote on student fee increases, the EOT brought you a special episode on one fee that is facing contentious debate: the student centers renovation fee. However, we also had our (extended) Hear This segment, which featured Shit Horse from Odessa Records.

There are a lot of events coming up this week, so be sure to check them out. The Technician staff will be playing the Daily Tarheel staff in flag football at 4:30 p.m. Friday (we'll be live blogging from the game!), and of course Fridays on the Lawn at 6:30 p.m. with Kooley High and The Beast in the Wolve's Den in Talley Student Center.

NEWS
This week in News, Evan Garris gave us a rundown on several topics, ranging from Obama's trip to China to Iran's nuclear program. Here are links to some of the articles referenced in the newscast:
National
Obama wades into Internet censorship in China address
Fears grow over Iran nuclear sites
Local
Police find body of missing 5-year-old
University plans for Kay Yow Memorial and Cary basketball court dedicated to late NCSU coach Yow
North Carolina tornado outbreak


SPORTS
This week in Wolfpack sports, we started off with statements from both the Technician editor and the Daily Tarheel editor to each other's staffs about Friday's football game on Miller Fields at 4:30 p.m.

Derek Medlin and Tyler Everett then talked about football, basketball, predictions and stats. You can also check out Derek's personal blog, Cardiac Pack.

VIP/SOUNDBYTES
To go along with our VIP segment this week, Matt Moore went around campus and asked students about their thoughts of the fee for the student centers and the Board of Trustees vote, which we had our VIP guests, Peter Barnes, former Student Centers president, and Christian Stackhouse, student senator, listen to and address in our discussion about the new fee. Barnes was one of the main advocates in the Rally 4 Talley campaign, while Stackhouse voted against the fee increase in the interest of the student body. We also played interview clips from Marycobb Randall, current Student Centers President, who also advocated the increase, and Jordan Hammond, a current student senator who was in support of the renovations personally but voted against the increase because of the student body votes against it. The fee, if approved by the Board of Trustees (Thursday and Friday) and Board of Governors (early next year), will increase the student centers fee by $83 for the next academic year, $165 the following year, and not to exceed $290 for the next 25 to 30 years.

HEAR THIS

Music industry veteran and Kingsbury Manx band member Paul Finn raised some eyebrows  when he pulled a rather ambitious move in June of this year -- he launched a brand new record label with three albums.  Mike Alston was WKNC's local music director at the time and had inquired about the Kingsbury Manx album, but he was surprised when it came packaged with debut albums from two bands he had never heard of -- Americans in France and Impossible Arms.  Well, all three albums were spectacular (Independent Weekly agreed) and Odessa has put out a few more releases since.  Kelly Reid spoke with Finn about the launch of the record label, the inspiration behind such a bold move and the future for Odessa Records.


And as a reminder, we will not be having an Eye on the Triangle episode next Monday, Nov. 23, due to a live broadcast of the women's basketball game, but be sure to check out the blog for more or our podcasts on wknc.org/eot. Shoot us an e-mail with your thoughts on anything to publicaffairs@wknc.org. And come out to Friday's football game and concert!

http://interviews.wknc.org/eot/EOT13_111609.mp3

Ticket giveaways at WKNC!

Listen in to 88.1 FM for your chance to win tickets to these local shows happening this week:

Wednesday Nov 18:

Robert Earl Keen w/ Sons of Bill @ Lincoln Theatre



Thursday Nov 19:

Bright Young Things @ Slim's



Doco w/ The Balance and Greenshack @ The Pour House

The Design w/ I Was Totally Destroying It, Skywire and Silver @ Lincoln Theatre



Friday Nov 20:

Amanda Palmer w/ Nervous Cabaret @ Arts Center (presented by Cat's Cradle)



Monologue Bombs w/ The Small Ponds and I Was Totally Destroying It @ The Pour House



The Pietasters w/ Lionize @ Cat's Cradle 



Sunday Nov 22:

Underoath w/ August Burns Red and Emery @ Lincoln Theatre



For a complete list of local shows in your area, check out The Rock Report.

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RISE AGAINST giveaways!

The punk rock group, Rise Against, will be performing on December 5 at The Fillmore Charlotte. Formed more than a decade ago in the windy city, the band have now become Van's Warped Tour alumni and have gained international success, having their tracks featured on the U.S. Billboard 200.

While known for their ability to produce more popular raw tracks like "Give It All," Rise Against has been able to show a more softer side with songs like "Swing Life Away."  The group is also an adamant supporter of straight-edge culture and the P.E.T.A. organization.

Starting Wednesday, November 17, WKNC will giveaway five pairs of tickets. When the deejay asks for it, be the correct caller and you'll score some tickets to this great show. Tickets are also available for purchase at Livenation. For more information, click the link above.

Listen only on 88.1 or streaming online!

EOT13 Talley Renovations

This week we discuss the flag football game between The Daily Tarheel and The Technician. In sports Wolfpacks basketball and football teams are debated. VIP and Soundbytes focus on Talley renovations, and In Hear This Paul Finn talks about Odessa Records.

Cannibalosophy

If you were one of the fortunate people that happened to tune in during my last show, you got to listen to myself and three others discussing some of the deeper points surrounding music. While we were limiting our debate to metal, I believe that the points made by myself and guests Bartek, M.L. Dark Spawn, and WD40 can be applied to any genre. For those people that were not able to listen to the show, here I present to you the discussion we had.

Before I present the discussion itself, it's important that you understand each guest's music background. This can help shed light as to why they have different opinions. For instance, Bartek does not necessarily listen to Chainsaw Rock but does enjoy "anything that sounds good." Talking to him beforehand, I got the impression that he listens to quite an eclectic range of music, from artists such as All That Remains to 3OH!3. M.L. Dark Spawn enjoys music that have raw voices, in addition to Mudvayne and a couple power metal artists such as Dream Evil and Kamelot. WD40's base is epic power metal, like Nightwish from the Tarja era, and pagan metal like Amon Amarth.

The first question that I posed was to Bartek: are music or lyrics more important to a song? He responded that the music was the foundation to any song. And since we were discussing metal specifically, he continued by stating that many songs involving unintelligible lyrics are to be appreciated through their music anyway.

M.L. Dark Spawn responded that a person needs to have listened to metal for a while in order to fully understand the lyrics. Furthermore, he says that lyrics are important for the message of the song itself. Bartek countered that one shouldn't have to sit and decipher the message and instead just enjoy the music. "Just listen to the song more than once," M.L. Dark Spawn finished.

My next question was prompted by having Rammstein's new album next in the set. Since most all their songs are in German, I asked WD40 whether he felt that song lyrics needed to be in English in order to be appreciated. He disclosed that he had quite a large foreign song collection and that while songs in English help convey the message, they were not necessary to enjoy the song itself.

Playing "B********" from Rammstein after this discussion added another layer of musical philosophy. According to Richard Z. Kruspe, the lead singer and backing vocals for Rammstein, the title is not a censored English profanity but instead stands for "Bückstabü", a made-up German word. The reason for this is to allow the listener to imagine the title to mean whatever they want it to, even nothing.

So, this song listeners of both the "melody" camp and "lyrics" camp enjoy the song. Those with beliefs similar to Bartek can imagine the words mean nothing, and listen to the song as if the vocals were another instrument. On the other hand, those in company with M.L. Dark Spawn can imagine "Bückstabü" to present a message they want to hear.

Later in the night, we had new Megadeth playing. I asked WD40 if he thought bands famous for their "classic" material can produce new albums that live up to the "classic" expectations. He acknowledged that it is a question really up to personal opinion, and answered with a firm no. "I think their new albums can be fresh and they can still be good," he said, "but if you're going to compare it to the old albums then the bands change, the music changes, thus I don't think they hold up to the old standards."

Bartek disagreed. "You can't put a date on good music," he started, "I've heard the new Megadeth album and some of the songs that we are going to be playing and it's great. It's fantastic! It even compares to the stuff they used to make." M.L. Dark Spawn agreed, but noted that it really comes down to which band is making a style change, and each person's opinion.

This concluded our quasi-philosophical discussion about music for the night. Whether you are a firm lover of older metal, melodies, newer metal, lyrics, or a mix of the above, this discussion can provide a foundation for a journey of self-discovery about our attitudes about music.

DJ Ones' Five Music Facts from the past week

1. Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig has revealed that the inspiration for Vampire Weekend's next album, Contra, comes from both the popular 1987 Konami game and the Nicaraguan rebel groups. He added, "I did have a moment where I stopped and thought, 'wow, everybody my age, when you say "Contra," thinks of the video game, and everybody my parents' age thinks of the counter-revolutionaries in Nicaragua." via (NME)

2. Singer Jarvis Cocker received a honorary degree from his hometown's university, Sheffield Hallam. In regards to receiving the he said, I'm called a doctor now," and, "Don't worry, I won't open a surgery. But I guess if you are a songwriter maybe I could have some kind of musical surgery. via (NME)

3. Animal Collective has revealed plans for their follow up to this year's album "Merriwether Post Pavilion". The five-track EP, which is titled Fall Be Kind, is set to be released for digital download on November 23, with a CD and vinyl version set to be released in December. via (NME)

4. !!! drummer Jerry Fauchs has passed away after an elevator accident in Williamburg, New York. The 34-year-old died after attempting to leap to safety from the elevator to the fifth floor of the building. via (NME)

5. Peter Gabriel (formely of Genesis) is set to have orchestral covers of bands including Bon Iver, Radiohead, and Arcade Fire. Althogh no dates have been officially announced the album is set to release some time next year. via (Pitchfork)

EOT12 Emergency Preparedness 11/9/09

With the most recent shooting at Fort Hood, Texas and the shooting in Orlando, Florida, this week's Eye on the Triangle focused on emergency preparedness, with an online exclusive from one woman who was at Virginia Tech during the 2007 shootings. In Hear This, we reviewed some of the Troika Music Festival, and in Community Canvas, we brought you coverage from First Friday.  And we brought you our weekly Wolfpacker of the Week and Soundbytes segments.

NEWS:
As always, our news team duo brought you news from around the Triangle and the nation in our weekly news segment.

Information for the newscast was taken from the following articles:
Wake County temporarily closes H1N1 vaccine clinics
No rest for the weary as rest areas close
All Campus Card to receive update, consolidation
Dow hits 2009 high
Supreme Court won't stop Muhammad execution
Iran accuses U.S. hikers of espionage
Berlin remembers fall of the wall
N.C. native credited with stopping Fort Hood shooter
Obama presses Senate to pass its health bill

SPORTS:
Our weekly Wolfpack football update from our sports aficionados Derek Medline and Tyler Everett.

VIP:
When the shootings at Viriginia Tech occurred, everyone was glued to their TV and computer screens, listening  for and reading updates on the statuses of the victims, on the shooter and his motives and on the university's response. It was a shooting that took place only on that campus, but it hit close to home for many because it could happen to anybody. A similar phenomenon occurred with the most recent shootings at Fort Hood, Texas and Orland, Florida. Though they were not on the same scale, the situation in each incident was similar -- something triggered one man to go off on a shooting spree, unexpectedly, injuring and killing numerous people. And though these tragic incidents cannot be predicted, at least on college campuses, set emergency plans and alert systems can save many lives. Eye on the Triangle's VIP this week focused on emergency preparedness. Promotions Director Kieran Moreira sat down with Association Vice Chancellor for Environmental Health and Public Safety David Rainer to talk about N.C. State's emergency alert systems, and we're bringing you an online exclusive interview with Eileen Coombes who was at Viriginia Tech during the 2007 shootings.

HEAR THIS:

In Hear This, Mike Alston gave you a look at the band, Lud, that played at the Troika Music Festival in Durham.

COMMUNITY CANVAS:

Mike also went to First Friday in downtown Raleigh and interviewed people at the art exhibits to see how they felt about the various art venues and more.  DJ Ones tells us this is our "most hilarious" Community Canvas segment yet.

WOLFPACKER OF THE WEEK:

Jacob Downey sat down with our Wolfpacker of the Week this week, Mindy Sopher. Sopher, an academic adviser and lecturer in communication, who is a favorite among the student body.

SOUNDBYTES:
Our Soundbytes question of the week was about the new law to take effect Dec. 1, banning texting while driving. Matt Moore went around campus and asked students if they do it and what they think of the law.

E-mail us with thoughts, suggestions and complaints to publicaffairs@wknc.org!

http://interviews.wknc.org/eot/EOT12_110909.mp3

When the shootings at Viriginia Tech occurred, everyone was glued to their TV and computer screens, listening  for and reading updates on the statuses of the victims, on the shooter and his motives and on the university's response. It was a shooting that took place only on that campus, but it hit close to home for many because it could happen to anybody. A similar phenomenon occurred with the most recent shootings at Fort Hood, Texas and Orland, Florida. Though they were not on the same scale, the situation in each incident was similar -- something triggered one man to go off on a shooting spree, unexpectedly, injuring and killing numerous people. And though these tragic incidents cannot be predicted, at least on college campuses, set emergency plans and alert systems can save many lives. Eye on the Triangle's VIP this week focused on emergency preparedness. Promotions Director Kieran Moreira sat down with Association Vice Chancellor for Environmental Health and Public Safety David Rainer to talk about N.C. State's emergency alert systems, and we're bringing you an online exclusive interview with Eileen Coombes who was at Viriginia Tech during the 2007 shootings.

Mystery Roach Celebrates Two Years

On Saturday, November 14,  Mystery Roach will celebrate its second birthday.

I will be using the playlist from the first show.  (With a couple of exceptions.)  Check it out.  Call in, email , or reply to this post with your comments.

See below for  the playlist from November 17, 2007, the maiden voyage of Mystery Roach, WKNC's 2-hour study of Prog, Fusion, Psychedelic, Garage and noise on Saturday mornings.

Talk to you Saturday morning.

-La Barba Rossa

Frank Zappa	Mystery Roach
Frank Zappa	Apostrophe
The Kinks	Victoria
Moby Grape	Motorcycle Irene
Tom Waits	Step Right Up
The Fugs	Frenzy
Elvis Costello	Miracle Man
Joe Jackson	Sunday Papers
HP Lovecraft	Wayfaring Stranger
The Doors	Peace Frog
The Beach Boys	Don't Talk
Country Joe & The Fish	Superbird
Velvet Underground	Run Run Run
The Clash	Julies In The Drug Squad
The Beatles	Birthday
The Soft Boys	I Wanna Destroy You
The Troggs	A Girl Like You
Gong	Master Builder
? And The Mysterians	10 O'clock
Barry And The Remains	I'm Talking About You
Chicago	A Hit By Varese
Curtis Mayfield	Junkie Chase
Jethro Tull	Fat Man
Iron Butterfly	Are You Happy?
David Bowie	1984
Bob Dylan	I Shall Be Free
CSNY	Wooden Ships
Os Mutantes	A Minha Menina

Windhover's Open Mic Night just around the corner!

Windhover, the literary arts magazine of NCSU, will be hosting its third annual Open Mic Night Sunday, November, 22, at 7 p.m. in Caldwell Lounge.

The staff is looking for students and faculty to read or perform their work at this event. Come read your poetry, short stories, or play some music!

This is an OPEN CALL, so any level of literary or musical talent is welcome.

Please email editor@windhover.ncsu.edu if you are interested in reading or performing at this event.

Even if you don't perform, feel free to stop by for an evening of music and relaxation (and some free delicious treats!). See you there!

WKNC's top 30 albums from the past week

Check out the top 30 albums played during the past week, compiled by Daytime Music Director Jenna St. Pierre:







1. James Husband - A Parallax I
2. Brazos - Phosphorescent Blues
3. Bear in Heaven - Beast Rest Forth Mouth
4. Headlights - Wildlife
5. Temper Trap - Conditions
6. LAKE - Let's Build A Roof
7. Middle East - The Recordings Of The Middle East
8. Happy Hollows - Spells
9. Via Tania -  Moon Sweet Moon
10. Noah and the Whale - The First Days Of Spring
11. No Age - Losing Feeling [EP]
12. Royal Bangs - Let It Beep
13. Vivian Girls - Everything Goes Wrong
14. Depreciation Guild - In Her Gentle Jaws
15. Boat -  Setting The Paces
16. Le Loup - Family
17. Big Pink - A Brief History Of Love
18. Flaming Lips - Embryonic
19. The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You
20. Stricken City - Songs About People I Know
21. Kitty, Daisy & Lewis - Kitty Daisy And Lewis
22. Da Vincis -  See You Tonight
23. Gospel Gossip - Dreamland
24. Maps - Turning The Mind
25. Kurt Vile - Childish Prodigy
26. King Khan and BBQ Show - Invisible Girl
27. The XX - The Xx
28. Heavy - The House That Dirt Built
29. Lou Barlow - Goodnight Unknown
30. Letting Up Despite Great Faults - Letting Up Despite Great Faults

Sessions@KNC: Pistil

Oh my girl punk.

Pistil, the three-piece indie pop-punk group based in Durham, NC, has graced Sessions@KNC and listeners with some brand spankin' new tunes.  This music is definitely loud, in-your-face, and catchy so take a listen to "Greedy" just below!



Pistil played at Troika this past weekend and have two more shows coming up!  They will be playing at the Broad Street Cafe on Friday, December 4 as well as at The Pinhook on Thursday, January 7, so keep an eye out for these shows.

Lastly, of course, you are free to download the music from this session.  Look out for a couple funny lines in "Zombie" like "I got my socks on backwards" and "I wanna eat your brain!"  See individual zipped songs below!

Greedy.mp3

Mouse & Monster.mp3

Zombie.mp3

Romance Me.mp3

Good Man.mp3

Disclaimer: Despite my above statements, Pistil technically is not entirely a girl punk band because Ian, their drummer, is a man.

EOT12 Emergency Preparedness

This week we discuss world news, we talk with David Rainer, Tyler and Derek talk Wolfpack sports, Mike Alston covers band LUD, and in Soundbytes Matt Moore the ban on texting while driving.

UAB All Night Bash wrap-up!

As you might have attended or at least heard about, the UAB's All Night Bash was Thursday, November 5 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.  There was carnival foods galore: sweet corn, turkey legs, corn dogs, french fries, lemonade, candied apples, and funnel cakes.  All the food was delicious.  There were at few inflatable things to do including basketball and an obstacle course.  And there was a mechanical bull that was in non-stop motion all night.

Us KNCers had cornhole as our game for the bash.  Our table was constantly busy as people wanted to challenge either Cioffi or one of their friends to a friendly game of cornhole in exchange for either cds, WKNC koozies, WKNC stickers, or some tickets that could be traded in at the All Night Bash prize table.

Perhaps our most famous game players were Dr. Stafford and Mr. Wuf.  Both were winners at our booth (just like everybody else who visited).  Overall the night was a huge success.  It is always fun to have a bunch of KNC kids together to play silly games.  Big big thank you to all who volunteered to help and more thank yous to all of you who came to visit us!  We hope to do stuff like this more often!

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Ticket Giveaways at WKNC!

Here are the shows happening this week that WKNC 88.1 is giving tickets away to:

Monday, Nov. 9:

Blind Pilot w/The Low Anthem @ Cat's Cradle



Tuesday, Nov. 10:

Matisyahu w/Moon Taxi @ Lincoln Theatre



The Get Up Kids w/Kevin Devine and Mansions @ Cat's Cradle



Thursday, Nov. 12:

RAKIM w/Rhymefest, DJ BRORABB and The Urban Sophisticates @ Lincoln Theatre



Friday, Nov. 13:

Minus the Bear w/Twin Tigers and Maple Stave @ Cat's Cradle



Satuday, Nov 14:

Dan Auerbach w/Justin Townes Earl and Jessica Lea Mayfield @ Cat's Cradle



Be sure to listen in to 88.1 WKNC for your chance to win tickets!

DJ Ones' Five Music Facts from the past week

1. Sufjan Stevens has come out saying that his plan to write an album for each state was a result of him becoming a "cliche" and in looking back on the project idea he has claimed that it is now a "joke". This is after he released "Illinoise" in 2005 and "Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lake State" in 2003. He would go on to say the project seemed a bit silly. via (Paste Magazine)

2. According to the Matador Records' Web site they have acquired True Panther Sounds. This comes after Matador helped promote True Panther Sounds' band Girls' new album. via (Matador Records)

3. In what seems to be a growing trend among band front men, Bloc Party's Kele Okereke has announce plans to release a solo album while the band is still on hiatus. Complete detalis on the record are yet to be released.via (NME)

4. Friendly Fires has announced the follow up to its self-titled debut album. The album, which has yet to be named, is planning on being released next May. Accoring to member Ed MacFarlane the band already has four tracks they have already completed for the album. Ed MacFarlane also said, "We're going to hopefully have all the songs finished by the end of the year, record in January and have the album ready for May time, and do some festivals around then." via (NME)

5. The side project of Art Brut's Eddie Argos and The Bloody Arm's Dyan Valdes called Everybody Was in the French Resistance...Now are set to release its debut album, "Fixin' the Charts," in January. The album was produced by David Newton, and the full track listing is available. via (NME)