Thursday is the New Friday - Future Islands Night 1

"Thursday is the new Friday," proclaimed front man Sam Herring as he watched the sea of hands surge upward. The first night of Future Islands' Raleigh performances had begun. The hype was building earlier as the shirtless front man and drummer of Ed Schrader's Music Beat screamed into the microphone as he rapped his drum. A ghoulish low angle light illuminated his body, yet the tactic seemed appropriate and fitting. Islands' entrance was quick, but their deliverance was timely.



Dressed in more formal attire (which Herring seemed to slowly rid himself of as the night progressed), they delivered crowd favorites like  "Tin Man" and "Long Flight" which were played back to back. Both tracks are off of Future Islands' sophomore release "In Evening Air." The Baltimore band also showcased some new tracks which I suspect are part of a rapidly approaching album release.  Herring's usual stage facial expressions seemed surprising less theatrical Thursday night. I did, however, have a sneaking suspicion that the band was holding back for their second night. Fellow WKNC DJ The Mensch commented on the evening's performance:  "Having never heard Future Islands in concert I wasn't entirely sure of what to except.  Through, hearsay I knew they were amazing live from the chitchat around the studio... It's safe to say that this was one of the best, if not the best concert I have ever seen in the Triangle."

Krispy Kreme Challenge DJ Playlists

This Saturday, Feb. 5 marks another glazed filled, four mile run for the charity event benefiting the NC Children's Hospital. The Krispy Kreme Challenge will host 7,500 runners this year, some of which will feature our very own WKNC deejays. In order to get pumped for the event, we've posted below a few of our playlists for the run.

Kari:

1. The Black Keys -- 10 a.m. Automatic
2. Generationals -- Faces in the Dark
3. I Was Totally Destroying It -- Done Waiting
4. Kate Nash -- Kiss That Grrrl
5. M. Ward -- Never Had Nobody Like You
6. Rilo Kiley -- Portions for Foxes
7. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings -- I Learned the Hard Way
8. Weezer -- Ruling Me
9. Shout Out Louds -- Fall Hard

Special K:

1. Smith Westerns -- Weekend
2. If These Trees Could Talk -- What's In the Ground Belongs to You
3. Kanye West -- Get Em High (Ratatat Remix)
4. The Luyas -- Too Beautiful To Work
5. The Light Pines -- Bird Tribe
6. Washed Out -- You and I
7. Kisses – Midnight Lover
8. Y La Bamba -- November
9. King Mez & Commissioner Gordon – The Light
10. Future Islands – Walking Through That Door

Agent "Glazed and Confused" Orange:

1. Japandroids -- Wet Hair
2. Digitalism -- I Want I Want
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs -- Y Control
4. Bloc Party -- Flux
5. Queens of the Stone Age -- Go With The Flow

DJ Mensch:

1. Broken Social Scene - 7/4/ (Shoreline)
2. Minus the Bear - My Time
3. The Love Language - Heart to Tell
4. The Seatbelts - Tank!
5. Blink 182 - Feeling This
6. Mute Math - Chaos
7. Rancid - Red Hot Moon
8. Rise Against - Savior
9. The Temper Trap - Science of Fear
10. +44 - No It Isn't

Hot Tamale:
1. Donnis - Gone
2. Joy Formidable - The Greatest Light Is The Greatest Shade
3. The Hood Internet - Two Weeks of Hip Hop (Dead Prez vs Grizzly Bear)
4. Sleigh Bells - Run The Heart
5. Drake - Best I Ever Had
6. The Who - Baba O'Riley
7. Girl Talk - Triple Double
8. The Killers - Mr. Brightside
9. Matt & Kim - Block After Block
10. Bloc Party - Ion Square

Riff Raff/Kate-tose-intolerant:

1.Outkast- Rosa Parks
2.Best Coast - Bratty B
3.Best Coast - Crazy For You
4.Best Coast - Summer Mood
5.The Beatles - Golden Slumbers
6.The Beatles - Carry That Weight
7.The Beatles - The End
homestretch:
8. Bassnectar- BBC Mixtape 2010
9. Paper Tiger- The Bully Plank
10. Blue Sky Black Death - Days Are Years