Vannevar
dJ/dx and Me interviewed Sarah from Vannevar last Thursday before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub in Raleigh. You can hear two songs during the interview: Soul Mates and Texas Ranger.
Aug 13, 2014•21 min•Ep. 323
WKNC Interviews
WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2 is student-run non-commercial radio from NC State University, playing indie rock, electronic, hip-hop and metal. This podcast features interviews from 2010-2018.
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Ancient Cities
dJ/dx and Me interviewed Ancient Cities last Thursday before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub in Raleigh. You can hear three of their songs during the interview: Edie Sedgewick, Werewolf and Juice. Listen for details about their new music video and the answer to “what movie would Ancient Cities write the soundtrack for?”
Aug 12, 2014•28 min•Ep. 17
Coke Weed
Be sure to check out the interview I did with them shown above. It was recorded ahead of their show at The Cave last year on November 1st. We discussed the album, their experience on the road and at CMJ, as well as their influences, their writing and recording process, how they do it all on their own, and much more. They also performed stripped down versions of a few tracks, so be sure to check it out. I have never been to Bar Harbor or anywhere in Maine for that reason, but I like to imagine th...
Aug 12, 2014•44 min•Ep. 74
Ghostt Bllonde
dJ/dx interviewed Raleigh’s own GHOSTT BLLONDE live in the WKNC studio Monday, August 4th, including a first listen of their brand new track Dissonance, to be released August 19th! Other songs played include “Home” and “Suzanne” with Jacki Huntington of Sea Gulls. Listen in for details on their upcoming release show, new EP, their Hopscotch performance, and favorite Gatorade flavors. GHOSTT BLLONDE’s release show is this Saturday, August 9th at Nice Price Books & Records in Raleigh with FS (...
Aug 05, 2014•43 min•Ep. 115
TOW3RS
Phian interviewed TOW3RS last Thursday before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub in Raleigh. You can hear two TOW3RS songs during the interview: Eee! and Bounty. TOW3RS was also joined by Lazer Dan and Blair from Tir Na Nog, and they had a special prize for anyone who could come by the studio dressed like a French broad.
Aug 04, 2014•47 min•Ep. 330
Kurtzweil
Phian interviewed Raleigh group Kurtzweil last Thursday before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub. They played two of their songs live in WKNC’s studio during the interview: Waiting For You and Sunblinded.
Jul 31, 2014•21 min•Ep. 136
Borrowed Arts
Phian interviewed local band Borrowed Arts before they played Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub last Thursday. You can also hear four of their songs during their interview: Helium, Open Eye, Symptoms, and Fuji Tenfold.
Jul 30, 2014•27 min•Ep. 2
The Pinkerton Raid
Phian interviewed Durham group The Pinkerton Raid before they played Local Band Local Beer at TIr Na Nog Irish Pub last Thursday. You can also hear four of their songs during the interview: A Beautiful World, Just A Boy, Sins of the Fathers, and April Flower. The Pinkerton Raid will be playing locally again at Motorco Music Hall in Durham on Friday, August 8th.
Jul 29, 2014•42 min•Ep. 335
Weller
Nathan Toben has long been a fixture of the North Carolina music scene. Years ago he could be spotted in rhythm sections for acts like Wild Wild Geese or Americans in France, but he’s best known for being the mysterious front man for The Toddlers. The Toddlers received constant praise from musicians and concertgoers alike for their dark, dreamy pop songs that propelled them to opening spots for acts like Lost in the Trees and The Love Language. But once the band released their full-length debut ...
Jul 22, 2014•41 min•Ep. 320
The Hell No
You saw all the pretty pictures from this week’s Local Band Local Beer at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub, but did you catch the interview Phian did with the Hell No before that? In case you missed it live on air, you can listen to it here! You can also hear three of the Hell No’s songs during the interview: Wash Jones, Do You and Evil I Will Speak.
Jul 21, 2014•24 min•Ep. 341
The Bourbons
Phian interviewed the Bourbons before their show at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub’s Local Band Local Beer night. They also played three songs: Speakeasy, Louisville, Kentucky, and a special unnamed track. The Bourbons will be playing in Raleigh again on August 28th at the Pour House.
Jul 08, 2014•20 min•Ep. 349
Dragmatic
Phian interviewed Dragmatic before their show at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub’s Local Band Local Beer night. They also played three songs: You’re All Mine, Home Tonight and Hot Mess. Dragmatic will be playing again in Raleigh on August 21st at Oak City Seven.
Jul 07, 2014•28 min•Ep. 57
Laney Jones
Phian interviewed Laney Jones before they played their show at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub’s Local Band Local Beer night. They also played four songs: Devil Down, Broken Hearts, Black Coffee and Rock-a-Bye Sea. Laney Jones will be in North Carolina again on July 26th, playing a show in Charlotte at the Belk Lounge at PNC Music Pavilion.
Jul 03, 2014•25 min•Ep. 219
Birds With Fleas
Phian interviewed Birds With Fleas before they played their show at Tir Na Nog Irish Pub’s Local Band Local Beer night. They also played four songs: Molly, Take Me Back, The Fire’s Burning, and The Monster.
Jul 03, 2014•25 min•Ep. 9
The Low Counts
Grant Golden interviewed High Point band The Low Counts last month on Carolina Grown. You can also hear three of their songs during the interview: You’re Crazy, Cut Me Out and Lush. The Low Counts will be coming to Raleigh on July 18th, but you can check out their show schedule to find a show closest to you.
Jun 23, 2014•42 min•Ep. 338
Beauty World
Grant Golden interviewed Durham/Chapel Hill band Beauty World this month on Carolina Grown. You can hear four of their songs during this interview: Meteor & Me, Rambutan, Alpine and Jheri Horton.
Jun 20, 2014•35 min•Ep. 11
See Gulls
Grant Golden interviewed local act See Gulls before they played at the WKNC / WXYC / WXDU / WUAG benefit concert, Play It Safe, at the Pinhook on May 30th. You can also hear two of their songs, You Can’t See Me and Don’t Write Me Love Songs during the interview.
Jun 19, 2014•32 min•Ep. 303
Estrangers
WKNC’s DJ DiGiorno interviewed Estrangers, who were our featured Local Artist in March. You can also hear two of their songs, Cape Fear and Dayzd, during the interview.
Jun 18, 2014•33 min•Ep. 128
Grandma Sparrow
Check out the full interview as we discuss the inspiration for this project, the land of Piddletractor, and the process behind the album. Be sure to also check out his performance of “Grandma’s Song for You” in The Lounge to get a taste of what’s to come in his upcoming shows this weekend leading up to the album’s release. -May 16: Coalition Theater, Richmond, VA with improv comedy by Pigeon -May 17: The Pinhook, Durham, NC with Alexandra Sauser-Monnig (of Mountain Man) and Matthew E. White (DJ ...
May 15, 2014•36 min•Ep. 113
Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba
Few artists are as capable of crafting music as emotive and engaging as Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba. Though Cissokho is primarily singing in a wide array of languages that the average layman won’t be able to comprehend, the passion still oozes from this incredibly charismatic performer. The music of Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba is unlike any I’ve heard before, be that from North Carolina or West Africa. Cissokho has been working on mastering the kora since he was 5 years old, and after a few ...
Mar 29, 2014•59 min•Ep. 60
thefacesblur
Adam Graetz is better known as thefacesblur, up until recently that was the moniker adopted primarily for Greatz’s visual projections. These visuals have been spotted all over the Triangle throughout the past few years, a handful of Hopscotch sets have been graced with them, sets from Zack Mexico and T0W3RS as well. But towards the end of 2013 Graetz fully made the leap from visual to audio, crafting dizzying dance tunes under the same name. Whether you’re soaking in his bass-heavy, melodic bang...
Mar 28, 2014•33 min•Ep. 79
Crowdsource
Phil Torres is a man you can expect to hear a lot more of in the North Carolina music scene. For the past few years he’s been blazing musical trails as Baobab alongside his partner Whitney Trettiien, but recently he broke out of the “folktronic” territory and has begun to craft heady dance tracks under the moniker Crowdsource. On this electronically themed show, I spoke at length with Phil about the origin of his electronic obsession, how he crafts these infectious beats and some of his sampling...
Mar 28, 2014•56 min•Ep. 80
Greg Abate
WKNC interviewed multi-saxophonist Greg Abate to discuss his career and most recent project with saxophonist Phil Woods, The Greg Abate Quintet featuring Phil Woods. Greg shared valuable information about his upbringing in music in the northeastern United States, his experiences performing internationally with feature bands including the Ray Charles Orchestra, and his time teaching students in Rhode Island. The main feature of the interview was Greg’s insight into his collaboration with Phil Woo...
Mar 05, 2014•20 min•Ep. 111
Perfect Pussy
On January 9th, Perfect Pussy came to Raleigh to blow the roof off of King’s with Whatever Brains and Davidians. Before that, they dropped by the studio and sat down with DJ Phian to discuss sabotaging soda factories, the new Beyoncé album, and navigating around the rules of the FCC when the name of your band is Perfect Pussy.
Jan 17, 2014•35 min•Ep. 279
Six String Drag
I had most of the original members in-studio to talk a bit about how this reunion came together and exactly where they’ll go from here. As it turns out Roby has been storing up some songs that feel quite similar to Six String Drag, and while he hasn’t specifically stated that it’s going to turn into another Six String Drag album…the band is certainly all here. Throughout the hour we cover the looming question on everyone’s mind (more music?!), run down what the band has been doing since their br...
Jan 08, 2014•32 min•Ep. 92
Dead Tongues
Gustafson staked his claim as one of the area’s premiere songwriters back in 2009 with his debut LP Donkey , but in the four years between his first and second full-length he had his hands in many a pot. Gustafson played with the likes of Max Indian, The Love Language, Mandolin Orange and The Human Eyes all whilst working on instrumental work as well. But when Gustafson announced his return to songwriting with The Dead Tongues it felt like the region let out a collective cheer. Desert was one of...
Jan 08, 2014•33 min•Ep. 93
Hiss Golden Messenger
Taylor and Hirsch have released 4 albums as Hiss Golden Messenger including last year’s Haw . Named for the river that strikes right through the heart of North Carolina, the album is their most adventurous to date as the duo expanded and enlisted the help of some old friends. The band consisted of Megafaun’s Phil Cook, The Black Twig Picker’s Nathan Bowles, and William Tyler. Each of these men is a great musician in their own right and came together to round out Taylor’s incredible vision perfec...
Jan 03, 2014•40 min•Ep. 106
Matthew E White
Matthew E. White stopped by to chat with WKNC’s DJ DiGiorno before his Dec. 14 show with Howard Ivans at King’s Barcade.
Dec 20, 2013•58 min•Ep. 234
The Love Language
After the interview, they stepped out of the studio and into the lounge, where they performed “ Faithbreaker ” and “ Golden Age ” as part of WKNC’s “The Lounge” video series. And did we mention The Love Language is headlining the first night of WKNC’s Double Barrel Benefit 11 on Friday, Feb. 7 at Cat’s Cradle?...
Dec 20, 2013•38 min•Ep. 339
Sylvan Esso
Local-ish indie rockers Sylvan Esso spoke with DJ C'est La Bri in advance of their Dec. 6 and 7 performances at King’s Barcade with The Love Language.
Dec 18, 2013•15 min•Ep. 285
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