Station Updates
This Week on the Backyard Barbecue:
Mon, 1 Feb 2010 6:12 PM EST
Tune in from 8 to 9 PM on Sunday, March 7th to hear a live set and interview with Schooner, out of Carrboro, NC!
Schooner was started by Reid Johnson in 2003. The current lineup includes Reid Johnson, Billy Alphin (The Ashley Stove, The Rosebuds), Maria Albani (Organos, Pleasant, Un Deux Trois), and Chris Badger (Hotel Lights). They have a fresh, new EP out -- "Duck Kee Sessions" -- which will be released exclusively on Cytunes.org, a music downloading site that donates all proceeds to brain cancer research.
WXYCs Top 20 of 2009
Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:18 PM EST
- Jack Rose & The Black Twig Pickers - s/t (Klang Industries)
- V/A - The Sound of Wonder! (B MUSIC/FINDERS KEEPERS)
- Yoga - Megafauna (Holy Mountain).
- Major Lazer - Guns Don't Kill People… Lazers Do (Downtown/Mad Decent)
- Cave – Psychic Psummer (Important)
- Blues Control - Local Flavor (Siltbreeze)
- Sir Richard Bishop - The Freak Of Araby (Drag City)
- The XX- XX (YOUNG TURKS)
- Edward sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes- up from below (Community)
- Peaking Lights - Imaginary Falcons (Night People/NNF)
- Cupp Cave - Garbage Pail Beats (Thin Consolation)
- Dam-Funk - toeachizown (STONE'S THROW)
- Bill Orcutt - A New Way to Pay Old Debts (Palilalia)
- Richard Youngs - Beyond the Valley of Ultrahits (Sonic Oyster)
- Fuck Buttons- The Tarot Sport (ATP Recordings)
- Kurt Vile - Childish Prodigy (Matador)
- Animal Collective - Merriwether Post Pavilion (DOMINO)
- Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - S/T (HONEST JON'S)
- Emeralds - Emeralds (Wagon/Gneiss Things)
- Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II (Ice H20)
Without further ado:
90s Dance!
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 6:08 PM EST
WXYC 90s Dance is back!!!
Friday Jan 29 @ Nightlight
$5 cover
Wear your flyest 90s gear!
Now Hiring!
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 6:40 PM EST
Dear XYC Listener,
Wanna DJ? This might be your chance! The station is hiring for the spring semester. There will be an Open House @ 6pm on Tuesday, January 19th, when you'll get to check our facilities and record collection. Later that evening at we'll have an Interest Meeting @ 7pm in the Union Cabaret. Come out and bring your friends!
Note, you gotta be a student to apply.
Heart,
WXYC
RECORD FAIR THIS SUNDAY!!
Thu, 3 Dec 2009 2:55 PM EST
The first ever WXYC Record Fair will be held at the Nightlight on Rosemary St this Sunday (December 6th) from 11am-5pm. This event is free (though we will gladly take donations if you feel so inclined) - so come on out to show your support for WXYC and snatch up some great music. We've got vendors coming in from all over the state with some great records at reasonable prices. We'll also be selling supercool 'xyc gear that makes for great holiday-time gifts. Good music, good people, and the bar opens at Noon! What more could you want out of a Sunday afternoon?
Web Streams Redux
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 3:38 PM EST
For those of you listening on our web streams, we've fixed some technical issues and our signal's back to full strength.
80s Dance Tickets ON SALE NOW!
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 8:26 PM EST
WXYC is holding its Semi-Annual 80s dance again this December 4th.
As usual, it is happening at the Cat's Cradle.
We will be blasting 80s tunes from 9pm till around 2am.
So come then donning your best Miami Vice blazer, sequined prom dress, shoulder pads, or just your best gaudy and dazzling eighties spirit.
Tickets will be sold in the pit from November 30th to the day of for $5 in advance, and at the door for $8.
See you there!
THIS WEEK ON WXYC
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 7:52 PM EST
PARTY AT THE FEEDBACK FARM!
9PM / THE RADIO STATION / WEDNESDAY
EXPECT: noise keg, enticingly plattered array of samples, engaging conversation, audio body shots, game of find-the-headphones & MORE
The same week a tribute album drops for New Zealand underground music veteran, and recent stroke sufferer, Chris Knox, WXYC will air a Thursday Night Feature retrospective on the enduring noise-pop scene he helped spawn. Moving back and forth between the ultra-pop and the ultra-noise and everything in between, and with everything from the long-going acts to the defunct and the upstart, the show will look at how the scene expanded to allow all of these groups to support each other in their often divergent, often similar goals for DIY music. Hosted by Jonathan W. 9pm
Tune in to this Friday's Inside Track, where new albums get played in their entirety, and hear the latest and greatest from Arrington de Dionyso (frontsperson for music group Old Time Relijun), which turns out to be a disc entitled "Malaikat dan Singa" (K records). I hear it's heavy on the throat singing and bass clarinet improvisation! 9pm
Start your Thanksgiving week off right by tuning in to hear local noise/performance-art legend Clang Quartet (Scotty Irving) play a live set on the Backyard Barbecue! There's even going to be a video later! Sunday at 8pm
Transmitting Now At 1200 Watts!
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 1:34 PM EST
At around 10am today, WXYC switched over its signal to a new transmitter. Our power has increased from 400 to 1200 watts, and we are directional towards Raleigh, Durham and Apex (and Chapel Hill, of course). The first song played from the new antenna was Queen's "Radio Ga Ga." This comes after years of work and the station would like to thank everyone involved. We are all very excited and happy today.
THIS WEEK ON WXYC
Thu, 5 Nov 2009 2:04 PM EST
On this week's Thursday Night Feature, "Hot! Dope! Fresh!" returns for a third installment. This month's H!D!F! will be more smooth and laid back. There will be exclusive new tracks from several soul and r&b artists with a sprinkling of hip hop.
Scheduled Interviews:
Krave: ATL, GA natives. I interviewed this r&b trio when they were first starting out in July 2008. Since that time they have been on a consistent global grind. Their hard work is finally beginning to pay off. Krave are the newest signees to Akon's Konvict Music record label.
(http://www.myspace.com/kraveworldwide)
Neff: Myrtle Beach, SC native artist and promoter of one of the largest industry networking events in SC. Last month Neff called into the show to do an exclusive debut of his brand new track '4 Tha Hood'. This month Neff returns for a full interview to discuss his upcoming projects and why he's one of the most well known artists coming out of the Grand Strand.
(http://neffworking.com)
In addition to the interviews Randy Roper Music Editor of Ozone Magazine will be calling in to discuss what's new in the hip hop culture. Ozone Magazine is the #1 Hip Hop magazine in the South and West Coast, and is widely known as 'Your Favorite Rappers' Favorite Rap Magazine'
(www.ozonemag.com & www.writersblockmedia.net)
Also as with previous months there will be exclusive world wide premieres of tracks from the following artists:
Warren Jae: The artist formerly known as Young Burna. Even though his name has changed Warren Jae's music has not; the Columbia, SC native and now ATL resident continues to hip hop that appeals to both men and women. Currently signed to the multifaceted label and lifestyle brand ATL-based Million Dollar Dreamz, Warren Jae is prepping to release his newest album What Dreams May Come on Thanksgiving Day, which is a rarity for any hip hop artist. Warren Jae will give the listeners an exclusive premiere of the first single off his new album.
(http://myspace.com/younGBurna)
Mary Liz: In 2009 it's become common for r&b "singers" to alter their voices on tracks. Let's keep it real; alot of popular singers out right now simply cannot sing--it's all studio magic and tricky. Coming out of Columbia, SC Mary Liz is one singer who uses no vocoders or autotune on her records. She recently released her newest project The Princess Is Here. If you haven't heard it it's definitely a must listen. Mary Liz is also co-signed by DJ Frosty of Stupid Dope Moves, SC's most well known DJ and co-owner of one of it's strongest record label and lifestyle brand.
(http://www.myspace.com/itsmaryliz)
On Friday's Inside Track, we listen to the new album from Asheville's Ahleuchatistas. Out on Tzadik (!), it's called "Of the Body Prone".
Lake Inferior! On the Backyard Barbecue again! Ya'll know 'em, ya'll love 'em. Listen in at 8 PM sharp for a live set and an interview. http://www.myspace.com/lakeinferiormusic
