Eric Hodge
WUNC
Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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Ibibio Sound Machine showcases latest album 'Electricity' at Motorco on Wednesday night
The album has been described as Afrobeat, future funk, post-punk, electro, new-wave disco. → Read More
Hillsborough's Yep Roc Records celebrates 25 years
The record label is throwing a bash on Saturday, Oct. 22, in Carrboro to mark the milestone. → Read More
Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn are building community one dance party at a time
The duo is throwing a Psychic Hotline Block Party on Saturday, Oct. 15 in Carrboro, N.C. → Read More
With a fresh name and vision, Watchhouse is back. Catch them at DPAC this weekend.
The duo, formally known as Mandolin Orange, has been on the road supporting a new self-titled record. They roll into the Durham Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday night for homecoming shows. → Read More
Come Hear NC On Songs We Love: Red Clay Ramblers
We've teamed up with Come Hear NC on a podcast series that explores North Carolina music one song at a time. This time, former Cat's Cradle owner and Crook → Read More
Mipso Returns From a Trip to Oregon With The New Album 'Edges Run'
The North Carolina band Mipso decamped to Oregon last winter to record the recently released Edges Run. → Read More
Criminal: Shadowing Sheila
When Sheila Wysocki decided that she would solve the murder of her college roommate, she had no idea that it would lead to a life of private investigation. → Read More
Jphono1 And The Chevrons Infuse 'Magic Meadow Hour' With A Trancelike Quality
Carrboro-based JPhono1 used to be a solo act. But now, Jphono1 and The Chevrons is officially a band. The 2016 release Time In The Chevron was head-honcho → Read More
Sarah Shook Combines Outlaw Country And Punk Attitude In 'Years'
Sarah Shook and the Disarmers are back with their second release. Years is the follow-up to Sidelong which came out on Bloodshot Records in 2017. → Read More
A Peek Into H.C. McEntire's Eno River Home And 'Lionheart'
The new year marks a new chapter for Heather McEntire. The Durham-based singer of Mount Moriah has released her debut solo album. H.C. McEntire's new → Read More
Winson-Salem's Caleb Caudle Brings Home 'Crushed Coins'
Winston-Salem native Caleb Caudle recorded his new collection Crushed Coins in Los Angeles. The record reflects a tightly knit group of musicians and a → Read More
Criminal: Unexpected Guests
The Criminal podcast often examines the back story of infamous crimes. But one popular story remained a mystery, and made some of your skin crawl. This → Read More
The Blind Boys of Alabama "Stay On The Gospel Side"
The Blind Boys of Alabama have been singing gospel music for seven decades – through a world war, the civil rights movement, moon landings and the → Read More
Hiss Golden Messenger Sees 'A Different Kind of Light'
Hallelujah Anyhow is the new record from Hiss Golden Messenger. Its 10 songs help shine a light on what M.C. Taylor calls the dark clouds he's designed to → Read More
Criminal: Last Meal
Botanists know all about plants, whether they're working in a forest or on a farm, but they can also identify plant matter after it's begun digesting. It → Read More
The Veldt: Token - WUNC's Songs We Love Podcast
Songs We Love is a series and a podcast that looks at the stories behind some of the songs we're playing on our new music discovery stream, WUNC Music . On → Read More
Q&A With Military Reporter Jay Price On Hurricane Recovery In Puerto Rico
Last week marked one month since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, and conditions remain primitive on much of the island. About one million people remain → Read More
Criminal: The Big Lick
This week's Criminal podcast provides a look into the dark side of horse shows. The story comes from contributor Mary Helen Montgomery, who she → Read More
Criminal: Orchestrating Catastrophe
Destructive flooding is sometimes seen as an "act of God," but one Illinois man is serving time in prison for causing the Mississippi River to inundate a → Read More
Musician Michael Rank Introduces 'Another Love'
Michael Rank is a singer-songwriter based in Chatham County. His last few records sounded very rootsy, with fiddle and other acoustic instrumentation. Drum → Read More