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WXYC New DJ Hiring
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

WXYC is hiring new DJs for Summer 2012! No prior experience is necessary. All UNC students are welcome to apply.

WXYC is comprised of around 100 active student DJs a semester and boast over 70,000 pieces of music within the station library.The station broadcasts live from the UNC Frank Porter Graham Student Union 24-hours a day, 7 days a week. WXYC is credited with the first internet radio broadcast in the world. 

We are looking for students with an interest in a variety of musical genres who are willing to explore new music and expand their tastes. 

We're hosting a station open house in the radio station from 5-6pm on Tuesday, May 22; we're located in RM 3420 in the Union. Afterwards there is an interest meeting in Union Room 3205 at 6pm. At the interest meeting we will discuss basic info about the station, our mission and what we expect from new DJs. You will also get an application and sign up for a short, 10 minute interview time.

If you can't make the meeting but are still interested in applying, or if you have any other questions, please contact us at: info@wxyc.org

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Fusion Youth Radio!
Monday, April 2, 2012

This week's topic is: Immigration and the DREAM Act.  

Tune in this Sunday at 5pm.

The bi-weekly show is produced in collaboration with Sacrificial Poets and WXYC. FYR LIVE features youth spoken word artists, music, audio documentaries, and discussion around questions of social justice and concepts of community. The program creates bridges across traditional gaps between the university and the town by bringing high school students to the UNC campus and serves as a forum for discussing upcoming events and emerging issues. FYR is produced for youth by youth.

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The Inside Track
Monday, April 2, 2012

4/2 K.S. Chithra - K.S. Chithra - Wild and wonderful sounds from a 1980s Kollywood songstress.

4/6 Sidi Touré - Koïma - The latest full-length from this Malian songwriter and guitarist draws on the traditional music of his city Gao, as well as desert blues and ornate western acoustic forms.

Tune in Monday and Friday at 9pm.

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The Inside Track
Monday, March 26, 2012

3/26 - Matthew Shipp Trio - Elastic Aspects 
The latest album from Matthew Shipp (performing this Thursday!), loose be-bop and solo improvisations. 
3/30 - Robbie Basho - Twilight Peaks 
Relegated to an obscure cassette in the 1980s, this guitar soli master's final record has now been restored and reissued for the first time.

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WXYC & CUAB present: Matthew Shipp
Sunday, March 18, 2012

WXYC is proud to announce that jazz pianist Matthew Shipp will be performing on-campus on March 29th in Hill Hall, with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. 

Shipp has long been a member of saxophonist David S. Ware's quartet. He has performed with many musicians, including William Parker, DJ Spooky, Roscoe Mitchell, Mat Maneri, High Priest, and El-P. 

His latest studio recording, Elastic Aspects, was released on Thirsty Ear Records this past February. 

"I have encountered many musicians in my life and many are inspired and worthwhile but rarely are they so forcefully driven and honestly inspired as Matthew Shipp. Again, it’s coming from the guts, it’s the real thing." - Henry Rollins 

Free for UNC Students | $12 General Admission 
Tickets will be available starting March 15 at the Union Box Office located in the Carolina Union. 

For more information, please e-mail info@wxyc.org 

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The Inside Track
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Tune in Monday and Friday at 9pm for The Inside Track, where you can hear a new release played in its entirety.  

3/16 - Mount Carmel - Real Women

3/19 - Excavacations - Object Permanence

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