In anticipation of one of live music’s most exciting weekends, Julian Swart aka DJ Blue Dog highlights emerging acts to watch ahead of the upcoming Governors Ball Festival, taking place June 5–7.

WXYC’s Artist Lookout for Governors Ball 2026

No experience is necessary, just a love of music!

WXYC is Hiring New DJs for This Summer!

No experience necessary, just a love for music!

WXYC is Hiring New DJs for Summer 2026!

WXYC is Hiring New DJs this Summer!

The Big Pop Show is coming back to North Carolina! 

The Big Pop Show is Coming to the Triangle

8-piece rock ensemble Caroline performs at Whelan's in Dublin, Ireland. 

Caroline Performs at Whelan's in Dublin

Tune in to hear your favorite DJs this spring!

WXYC Programming Schedule Spring 2026

On February 3rd 2026, Ninajirachi took the stage at “Durham's ‘Best Kept Secret”, The Fruit, transforming the venue into an electrifying, EDM and hyperpop -influenced ‘online’ party

Ninajirachi and 2charm at The Fruit 

NC Hardcore band Magnitude performs a high energy show at the 12th annual FYA Festival in Orlando, Florida.

Charlotte NC's Magnitude at FYA Festival 12 

We're hiring! No experience is necessary!

WXYC is Hiring New DJs Spring 2026!

On December 12th, 2025, Jake Xerxes Fussell took the stage at Haw River Ballroom to perform southern folk songs and ballads.

Jake Xerxes Fussell at Haw River Ballroom

WXYC's DJs live mixing from 10PM-2AM on the eve of Halloween. Tickets available now

WXYC Goes Psycho: A Halloween Dance Party at Cat's Cradle

Quadeca at Motorco Music Hall

Before her new album release show at King’s in Raleigh on October 24, 2025, Eliza McLamb sat down with DJ Palomita/Sofia Tovar to answer a couple questions about the new album and her creative process.

Eliza McLamb with DJ Palomita at King's in Raleigh

Meet at the Beat Lab at 6pm on Tuesday, October 14th

WXYC Hosts DJ Workshop with Ouvert Collective and the UNC Beat Lab

Tune in to hear your favorite DJs this fall!

WXYC Programming Schedule Fall 2025

Glare closes out their Fall 2025 tour in Carrboro, NC with help from Cloakroom, JIVEBOMB, and Destiny Bond.

Glare, Cloakroom, JIVEBOMB and Destiny Bond at Cat’s Cradle 

smokedope2016, Nokia Angel, and Lil Fitted Cap and Bartesian Water at Cat's Cradle Backroom

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory at Cat's Cradle

This September, WXYC sat down to chat with Geordie Greep about his upcoming projects. 

Geordie Greep talks musical processes and future projects at Hopscotch Music Festival 

WXYC had the chance to speak with Swampdogg at Hopscotch Music Festival about his music, documentary, and future projects.

Swampdogg with WXYC at Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh

WXYC is Hiring New DJs Fall 2025

Moral Law, xDestroy Babylonx, Divine Right, and Archangel at King's in Raleigh

WXYC's DJ Juicy Juice spoke with Anastasia Coope, New York based freak folk musician, before her show at DC's house turned DIY music venue, Rhizome.

Anastasia Coope with DJ Juicy Juice at DC's DIY Art Hub

God is real, and he ought to thank Cameron Winter for proof of his existence.

Cameron Winter with Waxahatchee at DPAC

Rubblebucket with CAPYAC at Cat’s Cradle

An Evening with Wilco (The Chicago Guitar Gods)

Wilco with DJ Blue Dog

Overcome Fest III: A North Carolina Hardcore Music Festival

WXYC is hiring new DJs for Summer 2025. You can apply to be a DJ too.

WXYC is Hiring for Summer 2025!

Bright Eyes, throughout the night, connected us and shared their passion for music. To share the emotions of loss and grief but also of happiness and love.

Bright Eyes with DJ Blue Dog

Filling a room on a Wednesday night for a mixed bill of bands ranging from emo to goth to electronic to hardcore (with some encompassing every combination of those genres imaginable) is no easy feat, but North Carolina showed up for the hometown scene and for our state - and in Halloween costumes, no less!

Rock for Recovery: Western North Carolina Benefit Show with Babe Haven, Girl Brutal, Sesame, and True Lilith

On Friday night, I fell in love with bluegrass all over again. 

Blue Cactus & Town Mountain at Cat's Cradle

There are few things I love more than a mixed bill show! This gig was made up of four different but incredibly complimentary acts: Connecticut’s Montclair, a delightful mix of emo and metalcore and hardcore, Pittsburgh screamo duo Morning Dew, Greensboro North Carolina’s very own emo/screamo act Flora in Silence, and of course local 919 Hardcore heroes Fading Signal. It’s not an easy task for any band to fill a room on a Tuesday night, but the local scenesters came out to support. My bandmate and I braved an hour drive through rush hour traffic to get to Raleigh from Chapel Hill, and every second in the car was worth it.

Fading Signal with Montclair, Morning Dew, and Flora in Silence

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Jersey Club is everywhere—and for good reason. Originating in New Jersey and influenced by neighboring Baltimore Club sounds, this fast-paced, innovative style of music is undoubtedly addictive. I sat down with 1-800-RAZ, a Jersey-born, North Carolina-based producer/DJ/jack-of-all-trades–and one of my personal favorite talents in the genre. We discussed his journey into Jersey Club from a young age, the music that inspires him, his opinions on whip cracks and gun clicks, and where he sees his music going in the future.

A Deep Dive into Jersey Club with Producer and DJ 1-800-RAZ 

DJ and local organizer Anna-Marie Bartova (AMB) shared some insight into Prague's electric Lunchmeat Festival, the community-driven club scene, and the struggle to break into Western media.

Inside the Intimate Beauty of Prague's Club Scene with DJ & Promoter Anna-Marie Bartova

WXYC raffled off archival Ron Liberti PIPE screenprints to raise money for the Emergency Relief Fund for Western NC.

WXYC x Ron Liberti (Pipe) Poster Raffle for Western NC

The universe seemed to smile upon Raleigh as Khruangbin harnessed the power of simplicity and mellow jams for their set on June 11 at Red Hat Amphitheater. Promoting their fifth studio album “A LA SALA,” the tour marked their 10th anniversary as a band.

A night with Khruangbin

WXYC spoke to local cryptid celebrity, Saxsquatch, about touring, new music and keeping Chapel Hill weird.

'Sometimes you have to believe in yourself if people don't believe in you': a conversation with Saxsquatch

WXYC spoke with Pennsylvania-based indie rock band feeble little horse after their performance at Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh. The band – formed in 2021 – consists of Lydia Slocum, Sebastian Kinsler, Ryan Walchonski and Jake Kelley.

feeble little horse talks Pittsburgh, college life and local music at Hopscotch Music Festival

A few WXYC DJs pitched in to tell us their favorite albums of the year (so far). Check out our monthly rotation on Instagram to follow along for the rest of 2024.

WXYC's Favorite Albums of 2024: A Mid-Year Review

KHX05, pronounced “chaos”, is a Durham-based rapper and dancer signed to Never Normal Records.

Q&A with KHX05

DJ IMANAMAMA covers a performance by Erika de Casier at Amsterdam's Melkweg.

Erika de Casier at Melkweg

Chanel Beads is the project of New York musician and Jagjaguwar signee Shane Lavers, who meshes synthetic and real instruments to create his experimental, ambient sound. Ghita Basurto spoke with Shane on October 23rd before his show at Duke Coffeehouse.

A Conversation with Chanel Beads

‘The future is bright’: Katherine Rye Jewell discusses the past, present and future of college radio

‘What’s a jam without the risks of experimentation?’ Cosmic Charlie at Cat’s Cradle

This interview aired live on WXYC 89.3 fm on Nov. 2, 2023

Numero Group: In Conversation with Co-founder Ken Shipley

Chapel Hill indie outfit Hiding Places releases single “Crown of Tin”

On Sept. 28, Kate Bollinger played a sold-out show in the back room of Cat’s Cradle, a concert venue in Carrboro. The Virginia native and Ghostly International signee writes soft, catchy indie pop music with folk and French influences.  

College bands, French influences and parking decks: an interview with Kate Bollinger

Slingshot Festival at The Fruit, October 6th-7th

Join DJ Panda and DJ MOONSTRUCK as they talk Ibiza, John Carroll Kirby, and SZA’s “Kill Bill” with low-key R&B legend Eddie Chacon.

An Exclusive Interview with Eddie Chacon: A Revitalized Career in R&B

Of Montreal at Cats Cradle

“Act Like You Paid to Be Here”- An Honest Review of Chicago’s Pitchfork Fest

The Drums at Cat’s Cradle 7/27/2023

In anticipation of one of live music’s most exciting weekends, we asked our very own WXYC DJs who their favorite artists were from this upcoming weekend’s lineup.

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