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The KNC crew got together to gracefully plot out their Hopscotch 2013 plans with some lovely crayon. Click each image twice to zoom in and check out the individual paths of each DJ through the festival. Still on the fence about the tough decisions, like whether to see Marnie Stern or Merzbow? Let these schedules drawn with love and care guide you to where you truly want to be.
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Monday, September 2, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
Superchunk to Play Free Show at The Pinhook
DJ DiGiorno and C'est La Bri
Superchunk and Merge Records are both huge institutions for music in North Carolina. We at WKNC consider them to be the foundation of budding local music, and they have helped set the bar for great acts to come from our state.
The following is taken from a blog post written by Merge Records August 19th at 10:32 A.M. regarding Superchunk's free show at the Pinhook tomorrow night. Their latest album, I Hate Music, hits stores tomorrow, and if you're in the area, you can pick up both the the album and a free ticket, from one of the Superchunk band members at participating record stores in the triangle.
"Superchunk will kick off their US tour dates in support of I Hate Music in Atlanta on August 22, but Triangle fans will get a release-day treat: the band will play a surprise early show at The Pinhook in Durham on Tuesday, August 20, as part of an “I Hate Happy Hour” event from 6–8 p.m. Admission is free, but you will need a ticket to get in.
To get tickets to “I Hate Happy Hour,” visit one of the local record stores listed below on Tuesday, and follow @mergerecords on Twitter for more opportunities to win. Also, a limited number of tickets will be at the door at 6 p.m. And starting at noon on Tuesday, Mac, Laura, Jon, and Jim will each be taking the helm at a local record store, selling I Hate Music and giving away “I Hate Happy Hour” tickets. See below for a full list of stores that will be giving away tickets to “I Hate Happy Hour,” including information about the stores where Superchunk will be hard at work.
Come celebrate I Hate Music with us at The Pinhook! Have a drink, listen to some upcoming Merge releases, and stay for a live performance by Superchunk! Laura will be manning the bar making a special “signature” cocktail, and we’ll welcome Jason Narducy as the live Superchunk bassist as the band prepares to kick off its tour.
Pre-order Superchunk’s I Hate Music on CD and LP in the Merge store. The album is also available for pre-order at iTunes, where Superchunk’s full catalog is on sale now at a special price.
Get tickets to “I Hate Happy Hour” beginning tomorrow at:
All Day Records^
CD Alley^
Offbeat Music^
Bull City Records^
Nice Price Books
Schoolkids Records
^ = Superchunk band member selling records beginning at noon"
Superchunk and Merge Records are both huge institutions for music in North Carolina. We at WKNC consider them to be the foundation of budding local music, and they have helped set the bar for great acts to come from our state.
The following is taken from a blog post written by Merge Records August 19th at 10:32 A.M. regarding Superchunk's free show at the Pinhook tomorrow night. Their latest album, I Hate Music, hits stores tomorrow, and if you're in the area, you can pick up both the the album and a free ticket, from one of the Superchunk band members at participating record stores in the triangle.
"Superchunk will kick off their US tour dates in support of I Hate Music in Atlanta on August 22, but Triangle fans will get a release-day treat: the band will play a surprise early show at The Pinhook in Durham on Tuesday, August 20, as part of an “I Hate Happy Hour” event from 6–8 p.m. Admission is free, but you will need a ticket to get in.
To get tickets to “I Hate Happy Hour,” visit one of the local record stores listed below on Tuesday, and follow @mergerecords on Twitter for more opportunities to win. Also, a limited number of tickets will be at the door at 6 p.m. And starting at noon on Tuesday, Mac, Laura, Jon, and Jim will each be taking the helm at a local record store, selling I Hate Music and giving away “I Hate Happy Hour” tickets. See below for a full list of stores that will be giving away tickets to “I Hate Happy Hour,” including information about the stores where Superchunk will be hard at work.
Come celebrate I Hate Music with us at The Pinhook! Have a drink, listen to some upcoming Merge releases, and stay for a live performance by Superchunk! Laura will be manning the bar making a special “signature” cocktail, and we’ll welcome Jason Narducy as the live Superchunk bassist as the band prepares to kick off its tour.
Pre-order Superchunk’s I Hate Music on CD and LP in the Merge store. The album is also available for pre-order at iTunes, where Superchunk’s full catalog is on sale now at a special price.
Get tickets to “I Hate Happy Hour” beginning tomorrow at:
All Day Records^
CD Alley^
Offbeat Music^
Bull City Records^
Nice Price Books
Schoolkids Records
^ = Superchunk band member selling records beginning at noon"
Show Review: GHOSTT BLLONDE, Virgins Family Band, and Free Clinic
by John Mitchell
GHOSTT BLLONDE, VIRGINS FAMILY BAND, FREE CLINIC SUNDAY AUGUST 18, 2013 SLIM'S DOWNTOWN: RALEIGH
I was working at Morning Times in Downtown Raleigh when Mark Kuzio walked up and started smoking a cigarette outside. I took a break from the website I was designing to go talk to him. It turned out that he was playing a show downtown. We planned on meeting up at the venue, and turns out the door dude is a super awesome guy, and he let me in (with large X's and the if-you-drink-I-will-murder-you speech, of course). I entered just in time to see Wilmington garage pop trio Free Clinic sound-checking their equipment. This new band loves lots of reverb on everything. There's a casual start to the set, with the band slowly turning their chorus-soaked lead lines and big, jangley chords on their head through a great ear for delay-tastic breakdowns. A competent, yet reserved drummer reigned everything into a nice glow. Though they mentioned they're looking for a bass player, the atmosphere isn't in any particular need to be pulled down. They've made due and developed an impressive sonic platform that will grow as their songwriting skills do.
Virgins Family Band take the stage next, and I'm impressed again. The toneless guitar and incredible keys make way for two drummers and some very fun bass lines. And while their compositions are much more complicated than those of Free Clinic, the psych-outs a little more reserved. Both bands worked extremely well together on a line-up for reasons that can't be explained with your ear; it's all because of the curatorial skills of that fellow I ran into at the coffee shop several hours before. Granted, it's a little funny to say that, because I usually associate curation with quiet guys that have huge beards, not bombastic and wiry kids. But it's this guy's sunny presence, very similar to Iggy Cosky of the Lollipops, that makes all the bands he's assembled for the show and all the friends he's amassed in the crowd sync into place.
Ghostt Bllonde is a band that popped up on my radar several months ago through a taped-together cd-r sleeve in the local rack at KNC. There are blown-out tracks withered with melodramatic hooks and way-too-heavy percussion. There was real potential there though; potential to turn these ideas into hooky songs everyone wanted to sing along to. With the recent release of TrashPop//DoomWop, they've gotten much closer to that goal. It doesn't lose the super-saturation or the booming drums that made the band unique to begin with, but it amplifies everything with comparatively razor-sharp articulation. Live, the energy was brought back up to the level of those first recordings, without all the necessary straining to understand what's going on. That's a great thing, because this isn't heady music at all. It had the crowd, which consisted of 30-something guys with dreads, girls who'd look less out of place at the Architect, and a fair amount of plainclothes college kids bopping their heads, pulling out lighters during the slow points, and best of all, smiling. It's going to be hard not going to Slim's Downtown for another three months. In a few hours, the general divey-ness, tiny corner stage and half-a-foot of room I had to stand in started to feel like home.
GHOSTT BLLONDE, VIRGINS FAMILY BAND, FREE CLINIC SUNDAY AUGUST 18, 2013 SLIM'S DOWNTOWN: RALEIGH
I was working at Morning Times in Downtown Raleigh when Mark Kuzio walked up and started smoking a cigarette outside. I took a break from the website I was designing to go talk to him. It turned out that he was playing a show downtown. We planned on meeting up at the venue, and turns out the door dude is a super awesome guy, and he let me in (with large X's and the if-you-drink-I-will-murder-you speech, of course). I entered just in time to see Wilmington garage pop trio Free Clinic sound-checking their equipment. This new band loves lots of reverb on everything. There's a casual start to the set, with the band slowly turning their chorus-soaked lead lines and big, jangley chords on their head through a great ear for delay-tastic breakdowns. A competent, yet reserved drummer reigned everything into a nice glow. Though they mentioned they're looking for a bass player, the atmosphere isn't in any particular need to be pulled down. They've made due and developed an impressive sonic platform that will grow as their songwriting skills do.
Virgins Family Band take the stage next, and I'm impressed again. The toneless guitar and incredible keys make way for two drummers and some very fun bass lines. And while their compositions are much more complicated than those of Free Clinic, the psych-outs a little more reserved. Both bands worked extremely well together on a line-up for reasons that can't be explained with your ear; it's all because of the curatorial skills of that fellow I ran into at the coffee shop several hours before. Granted, it's a little funny to say that, because I usually associate curation with quiet guys that have huge beards, not bombastic and wiry kids. But it's this guy's sunny presence, very similar to Iggy Cosky of the Lollipops, that makes all the bands he's assembled for the show and all the friends he's amassed in the crowd sync into place.
Ghostt Bllonde is a band that popped up on my radar several months ago through a taped-together cd-r sleeve in the local rack at KNC. There are blown-out tracks withered with melodramatic hooks and way-too-heavy percussion. There was real potential there though; potential to turn these ideas into hooky songs everyone wanted to sing along to. With the recent release of TrashPop//DoomWop, they've gotten much closer to that goal. It doesn't lose the super-saturation or the booming drums that made the band unique to begin with, but it amplifies everything with comparatively razor-sharp articulation. Live, the energy was brought back up to the level of those first recordings, without all the necessary straining to understand what's going on. That's a great thing, because this isn't heady music at all. It had the crowd, which consisted of 30-something guys with dreads, girls who'd look less out of place at the Architect, and a fair amount of plainclothes college kids bopping their heads, pulling out lighters during the slow points, and best of all, smiling. It's going to be hard not going to Slim's Downtown for another three months. In a few hours, the general divey-ness, tiny corner stage and half-a-foot of room I had to stand in started to feel like home.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Concert on the Lawn Monday, 8/19 feat Museum Mouth and Heyrocco
WKNC presents a Concert on the Lawn, our part of our free outdoor concert series Fridays on the Lawn. We're spicing it up for this new year of freshman by hosting in on Monday, August 19th from 5-7 PM to welcome them on their first day on-campus. This event is free and open to the public, so we hope to see you there!
This time around, we have two great indie rock acts, Museum Mouth from Southport and Heyrocco from Charleston. Museum Mouth have been featured numerous times on mtvU, which also featured WKNC last year for college radio, and are known for their lively performances and their indie rock meets pop-punk sound. From loud and bouncy to beat up and lonely, Museum Mouth carry through their sets with a sense of earnest and memorable, catchy guitar riffs. Their vocals are reminiscent of Beat Happening- if you can imagine it put to high powered pop-punk.
Watch "Sexy But Not Happy" by Museum Mouth.
Heyrocco have probably played in North Carolina more than they've played in their homestate, so we've claimed them as our own. They are the first non-local band to join us in the Concert/Fridays on the Lawn series, and we're glad to have them! The group has a knack for writing catchy, indie pop songs and adding personality layered behind them. They're dynamic, and they bring with them a great live performance: from listening to them, you'd think they'd been doing this for years, but they're just a few years out of high school! Heyrocco composes smiling music- the kind you have to dance to.
Listen to "Elsewhere" by Heyrocco.
"The Lawn" is at West Campus Amphitheater behind the Bragaw building on Dan Allen Drive. For your GPS needs, its street address is 2520 Sullivan Drive, 27650. Parking is available in Dan Allen Deck and all spots marked "C".
Come out to Concert on the Lawn at West Campus Amphitheater for a FREE evening of local music, free food, prizes, and giveaways!
Add our Facebook event for updates!
This time around, we have two great indie rock acts, Museum Mouth from Southport and Heyrocco from Charleston. Museum Mouth have been featured numerous times on mtvU, which also featured WKNC last year for college radio, and are known for their lively performances and their indie rock meets pop-punk sound. From loud and bouncy to beat up and lonely, Museum Mouth carry through their sets with a sense of earnest and memorable, catchy guitar riffs. Their vocals are reminiscent of Beat Happening- if you can imagine it put to high powered pop-punk.
Watch "Sexy But Not Happy" by Museum Mouth.
Heyrocco have probably played in North Carolina more than they've played in their homestate, so we've claimed them as our own. They are the first non-local band to join us in the Concert/Fridays on the Lawn series, and we're glad to have them! The group has a knack for writing catchy, indie pop songs and adding personality layered behind them. They're dynamic, and they bring with them a great live performance: from listening to them, you'd think they'd been doing this for years, but they're just a few years out of high school! Heyrocco composes smiling music- the kind you have to dance to.
Listen to "Elsewhere" by Heyrocco.
"The Lawn" is at West Campus Amphitheater behind the Bragaw building on Dan Allen Drive. For your GPS needs, its street address is 2520 Sullivan Drive, 27650. Parking is available in Dan Allen Deck and all spots marked "C".
Come out to Concert on the Lawn at West Campus Amphitheater for a FREE evening of local music, free food, prizes, and giveaways!
Add our Facebook event for updates!
Monday, August 5, 2013
Hopscotch Must-Sees: Marnie Stern
This is a personal artist spotlight on Marnie Stern by C'est La Bri for Hopscotch.
I became googly eyed over Marnie Stern in the tenth grade, when my cooler-than-I-was boyfriend made me a mixed tape with “Prime” off of This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That. It became the track I played on repeat until I could get all of the words and rhythms down from its off-kilter chaos.
While past releases have excelled in dizzying their listeners, her most recent album, The Chronicles of Marnia, has less cluttered tracks aimed to put her masterful finger tapping to the task of conveying a whimsical indie-pop Stern. This new album creates a distinction of sounds in tapping versus the past of layering and confusion. But this isn’t taking away from the musicianship of Stern’s guitar writing- it’s highlighting her new philosophy on songwriting and composition.And make no doubt about it, Marnie Stern is a show you can’t miss at Hopscotch this year. She brings with her an energy that makes a festival worth seeing. This year’s festival is a study on dynamic- you’ve got an artist like Stern on a lineup with Angel Olsen. High Highs are playing the same gig as Sleep. So if you’re going to Hopscotch for some diversity, Marnie Stern is definite must-see.
Favorite Track: “Prime” on This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That
Playing: Lincoln Theatre Thursday, September 5th 11:30PM- 12:30AM
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Want to work at WKNC 88.1?
- Do you want to be apart of Indy Week's Best College Radio Station in the Triangle? - Have the chance to DJ the Raleigh/Durham (and beyond) airwaves at 25k watts? - Volunteer at Hopscotch Music Festival? - Help organize popular local events like Fridays on the Lawn & Local Beer Local Band? - Get hooked up with free tickets to local shows? -
You are in luck! WKNC will be holding training classes this summer for students interested in getting involved at North Carolina State University's award winning radio station.
Attend our interest meeting on Tuesday, July 9 from 6-7 pm
All interest inquiries will be due Friday, July 12 at 5 pm
Training classes: July 16-August 13 : Tuesdays from 6-7 pm
(interest meeting attendance is required in order to apply for training classes. all meetings and classes will be held in Witherspoon 324.)
Thursday, May 2, 2013
WKNC Show Picks for the Week
If you're not being slaughtered by exams, I recommend you check out some of these shows this week. I AM in the slaughter, and I will still be there. Cinco de Mayo has never looked so good y'all.
Thursday 05/02: WKNC presents LBLB with DOCO at Tir Na Nog
Friday 05/03: Mandolin Orange/Ryan Gustafson at Kings Barcade
Saturday 05/04: Youth Lagoon at Cat's Cradle
Saturday 05/04: Oberhofer/Wool at Kings Barcade
Sunday 05/05: Lost in Trees/Loamlands/Love Language at Cat's Cradle parking lot (DAY show from 4-9 PM)
Sunday 05/05: Telekinesis/Deep Sea Diver at Local 506
Wednesday 05/08: Band of Horses at The Ritz
-Cest La Bri
Thursday 05/02: WKNC presents LBLB with DOCO at Tir Na Nog
Friday 05/03: Mandolin Orange/Ryan Gustafson at Kings Barcade
Saturday 05/04: Youth Lagoon at Cat's Cradle
Saturday 05/04: Oberhofer/Wool at Kings Barcade
Sunday 05/05: Lost in Trees/Loamlands/Love Language at Cat's Cradle parking lot (DAY show from 4-9 PM)
Sunday 05/05: Telekinesis/Deep Sea Diver at Local 506
Wednesday 05/08: Band of Horses at The Ritz
-Cest La Bri
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
WKNC Show Picks for the Week
I'm DJ C'est La Bri, and here are my show picks for this week in the triangle. These are opinions and only reflect the preference of one DJ: Bri. Hope to see you all at the shows, support your local musicians, and thank goodness for the resurgence of warm weather! Only a short while until Hopscotch!
Thursday 4/25: WKNC presents LBLB with Virgins Family Band and Diali Cissohko at Tir Na Nog
Friday 4/26: Airstrip/Birds & Arrows at the Pinhook
Saturday 4/27: Fleshwounds/Wax Idols at the Pinhook
Saturday 4/27: The Snails/Lollipops at Kings Barcade
Sunday 4/28: Akron/family/Loamlands at Motorco
Sunday 4/28: HEYROCCO/Clockwork Kids at Local 506
Tuesday 4/30: Shabbazz Palaces at Kings Barcade
Thursday 4/25: WKNC presents LBLB with Virgins Family Band and Diali Cissohko at Tir Na Nog
Friday 4/26: Airstrip/Birds & Arrows at the Pinhook
Saturday 4/27: Fleshwounds/Wax Idols at the Pinhook
Saturday 4/27: The Snails/Lollipops at Kings Barcade
Sunday 4/28: Akron/family/Loamlands at Motorco
Sunday 4/28: HEYROCCO/Clockwork Kids at Local 506
Tuesday 4/30: Shabbazz Palaces at Kings Barcade
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
WKNC Show Picks for the Week
Apart from this week being my birthday (C'est La Bri turns 21 on Saturday y'all!), it's also another great week for spring shows in the Triangle.
4/17 (Wed): Bleached/Hunters/Gross Ghost at Pinhook
4/18 (Thurs): Bob Mould/Barren Girls at Cat's Cradle
4/18 (Thurs): WKNC presents Local Band Local Beer with North Elementary/Antique Firearms/Natural Science at Tir Na Nog
4/19 (Fri): T0W3RS/Estrangers/Cassis Orange at Kings Barcade
4/19 (Fri): WXDU presents Letha and Dan Melchior Benefit feat Greg Cartwright/The Dirty Little Heaters at Pinhook
4/20 (Sat): Schoolkids Records presents METZ etc as a DAY SHOW for Record Store Day
4/20 (Sat): Pet-Tich-Eye NC music collaborative project at Motorco
Check back next Wednesday for another weekly update on some of the Triangle's biggest shows!
-Cest La Bri
4/17 (Wed): Bleached/Hunters/Gross Ghost at Pinhook
4/18 (Thurs): Bob Mould/Barren Girls at Cat's Cradle
4/18 (Thurs): WKNC presents Local Band Local Beer with North Elementary/Antique Firearms/Natural Science at Tir Na Nog
4/19 (Fri): T0W3RS/Estrangers/Cassis Orange at Kings Barcade
4/19 (Fri): WXDU presents Letha and Dan Melchior Benefit feat Greg Cartwright/The Dirty Little Heaters at Pinhook
4/20 (Sat): Schoolkids Records presents METZ etc as a DAY SHOW for Record Store Day
4/20 (Sat): Pet-Tich-Eye NC music collaborative project at Motorco
Check back next Wednesday for another weekly update on some of the Triangle's biggest shows!
-Cest La Bri
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Fridays on the Lawn is Back!
Come join us next Friday, April 12th, at 6pm for WKNC's final installment for the semester of Fridays on the Lawn. It's going to be a grand ol' time with two incredible indie rock acts: Lonnie Walker and Oulipo. Fridays on the Lawn is WKNC's free outside concert series. It will be located on Harris Field in front of the Witherspoon building.
Lonnie Walker, who played for WKNC's 45th birthday party last year, is returning from some recent time off and we couldn't be happier. Lonnie Walker started out in Greenville, North Carolina and songwriter Brian Corum later relocated to Raleigh with his band. They have since played a countless number of shows including at Hopscotch Music Festival and have really made a name for themselves in North Carolina's local music scene.
Oulipo, a young band from Raleigh, has also played for Hopscotch Music Festival as well as WKNC's Double Barrel Benefit X. The band is signed to local label DiggUp Tapes and describes themselves as being in the art pop/ rock genre. Oulipo has been compared to Panda Bear with their synthetic vocals and very abstract pop sound.
Bring a blanket and some friends while you enjoy some free food and listen to these great bands. Join the Facebook event for more information as the event approaches!
Lonnie Walker, who played for WKNC's 45th birthday party last year, is returning from some recent time off and we couldn't be happier. Lonnie Walker started out in Greenville, North Carolina and songwriter Brian Corum later relocated to Raleigh with his band. They have since played a countless number of shows including at Hopscotch Music Festival and have really made a name for themselves in North Carolina's local music scene.
Lonnie Walker frontman Brian Corum at WKNC's Double Barrel Benefit 6, Feb. 5, 2009. Photo by Michele Chandler.
Oulipo, a young band from Raleigh, has also played for Hopscotch Music Festival as well as WKNC's Double Barrel Benefit X. The band is signed to local label DiggUp Tapes and describes themselves as being in the art pop/ rock genre. Oulipo has been compared to Panda Bear with their synthetic vocals and very abstract pop sound.
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Oulipo
Bring a blanket and some friends while you enjoy some free food and listen to these great bands. Join the Facebook event for more information as the event approaches!
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Live Cybercast from CBI
Listen to DJ DiGiorno and C'est La Bri live from the College Broadcasters, Inc. National Student Electronic Media Convention at the Sheraton in Atlanta - Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Spring Fridays on the Lawn, Part 1!
It's time for our first spring Fridays on the Lawn this year! It will take place Friday, March 30, on Harris Field from 6-8 p.m. Besides FREE food, raffles, and prizes, two awesome local bands will be performing.Mipso Trio is a folk rock band made up of three UNC students. The band recently sold out Cat's Cradle and is making a name for themselves in our community.
Clay Pigeons is a four-piece out of Raleigh. You may have heard them play outside Raleigh Times this past First Friday, playing good country music and a few covers.
Also, HeadCount will have a table set up where you can register to vote!
Bring a blanket and a friend, see you there!
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