“[I]t’s what happened to your fore parents and other people. And that’s what makes the blues.”John Lee Hooker
Last year I went to Pond's concert in Asheville, the day after in a town over we...
New semester, new show, new DJ name! What better way to kick off being officially halfway done with college than to do a classic WKNC rebrand?
The Tangerine Hour with DJ Butter was by far my most...
If you're like me, you despised "Let's Rock," The Black Keys' most recent album behind "Delta Kream." It lacked all the gritty, garage blues of their previous releases, and seemed to indicate that the...
ALBUM: "Freedom Flight" by Shuggie Otis
RELEASE YEAR: 1971
LABEL: BMG Music Entertainment
RATING: 10/10
BEST TRACKS: "Sweet Thang," "Strawberry Letter 23" and "Purple"
FCC: Clean
Even...
It's that time again! I have tons of new music to share with you guys this week. Most of it is going to be on my setlists, but I thought I'd feature some choice picks from my recent discoveries. If you're...
ALBUM: "Electric Mud" by Muddy Waters
RELEASE YEAR: 1968
LABEL: Chess Records
RATING: 9/10
BEST TRACKS: "I Just Want to Make Love to You," "Mannish Boy" and "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie...
Ever wonder what a WKNC DJ listens to when they’re not in the station? A lot of my music isn’t quite 88.1 worthy due to it being too well known, too old, or having way too many curse words to...
In continuing my Black Contributions to Music series, which explores the many ways Black individuals globally have contributed to different genres of music, I wanted to cover one of the most iconic Black-created...
Throughout most of 2013 we’ve taken time each month to highlight some of our favorite local artists in the area. Our Artist of the Month feature is meant to shine a light upon the folks in the North...
