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WKNC is proud to once again be a media sponsor of Artsplosure, the Raleigh arts festival. Check out their great music lineup!Friday, May 15 Main Stage | City Plaza on Fayetteville Street 5 p.m. Dana...

Slim’s Downtown is hosting 5 amazing nights of music April 15 - April 19. Why? Because we’ve been here for fifteen years and if we didn’t celebrate it would be highly out of character...

DRUMSTRONG ANNOUNCES PERFORMER LINEUP FOR 3-DAY RHYTHM & ARTS FESTIVAL DRUMSTRONG Rhythm & Arts festival, an annual 3-day event in the rolling pastures of Misty Meadows Farm in Weddington,...

Tonight on the Local Beat we are back to another jam packed program with several local bands releasing new albums. On Tuesday Durham band I Was Totally Destroying It released their sixth album, Vexations....

This Saturday, Dec. 3, Raleigh’s own American Aquarium will be recording a live album with Shovels & Rope and Kenny Roby at The Pour House Music Hall on Blount Street!That’s homegrown,...

Giveaways are a win-win-win situation for everyone involved. You get to listen to the great tunes at WKNC, the DJs get to talk to you (we LOVE calls)  and you can win tickets to some awesome shows! Win,...

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday. I’ll tell you one thing I’m thankful for—living in the Triangle! There are so many great things to see, hear, do, and overall, enjoy.We here...

In case the Cheerwine flavored Krispey Kreme donut didn’t quite do it for you, the next best product launch this week has to be iPhone app Sound Around, which hit the market today.  Sound Around...

Friday night I had the privilege of seeing three great acts at the Pour House. The night started off with a solo show by BJ Barham of American Aquarium. He played some of his own material as well as stripped...

This morning on Americana Blues & Co BJ Barham from Raleigh band American Aquarium came in for about 20 minutes to chat about the band’s fifth album release in four years.  The album is titled...

December means many things: cold weather, final exams, continuous holiday music pretty much everywhere, and new ticket giveaways!Here’s what we have this week:Ex-Monkeys @ The Pour House Wednesday,...