Friday, August 12 on “The Local Beat” is the beginning of our next Local Beat Flashback Series which we do one month a year. Throughout the rest of August we will be looking back at past episodes...

This Thursday in particular, WKNC and Tir Na nOg are teaming up with Raleigh Denim to showcase Annuals and The Light Pines. As usual, this show is FREE, 21 and up, and starts at 10 p.m.  Honestly, I suggest...

Friday evening on the Local Beat will be one you surely do not want to miss.The first hour of the program Chapel Hill band the Light Pines are coming on to talk with us about a plethora of topics as we...

Remember the last time The Light Pines played Tir na nOg (or anywhere)? Holy smokes that was awesome.  Well, they along with two of their Drughorse brethren will be rocking the pub’s thatched roof yet...

I’m a fan of Here We Go Magic; I am a fan of Beach Fossils. Their respective live performances were both reflective of their energetic,  loopy recordings that exist, in my mind at least,  as  sharpened,...

For those who pride themselves on being familiar with local indie music within the Triangle, it would be a cardinal sin to overlook The Love Language’s rise within our tight knit music community...

The Love Language’s much anticipated Merge release Libraries dropped recently into the hands of a salivating clientele, and tonight we have the privilege of celebrating the occasion.  I could waste...

This week at WKNC, it’s a veritable giveaway-a-palooza:Barenaked Ladies w/Ben Kweller @ Raleigh Amphitheater on 7/31Phoenix @ The Koka Booth Amphitheater on 6/11Passion Pit @ The Fillmore in Charlotte...

Photographs taken by WKNC photographer Katie HillKid FutureCreated with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.The Light PinesCreated with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

Here on NC State’s campus, the atmosphere is pretty dreary right now, with exams looming overhead like ash from Eyjafjallajokull. (Too soon?)  This being the week before dead week, we’re all...

The semester is winding down here at NC State, and what better of a time to celebrate then this Thursday at Tir Na Nog and WKNCs Local Beer Local Band night? This week’s lineup is first-rate, with performances...

You may or may not have heard of the local music collective that calls itself Drughorse. If you haven’t, this may be due to the fact it is not one group, but rather a collaborative of several different...