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Keep up with WXDU DJs this weekend at Hopscotch!

We'll be on social media, so look for us with the hashtags #WXDU and #Hopscotch14.

Our DJs will post about their show recommendations and the bands they're most excited to see right here on our website. Also, look for daily fest recaps!

And you don't want to miss the Day Party we're hosting with Three Lobed Reordings Friday from 11:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at King's. Can't make it to the show? We'll be streaming it live on air, so make sure you tune in!

Then next Sunday (9/14) night, tune in for show reviews and interviews in our Hopscotch wrap-up coverage!

Hopscotch is finally here. Be sure to check out the top five bands WXDU DJs are most excited to see at Hopscotch this year! Let us know who you are most excited to see and keep us up to speed on all the cool things happening this weekend by using the hashtags #WXDU #hopscotch14. See you at the fest!

1. Circuit des Yeux- Friday, 10:00 PM Tir Na Nog

2. Tim Hecker- Thursday, 12:30 AM King's Barcade

3. Tony Conrad- Friday, 11:00 PM Vintage 21

4. Obnox- Friday, 9:30 PM Slim's

5. Sun Kil Moon- Friday, 12:30 AM Lincoln Theatre

if you've ever considered working at wxdu, now is your chance

we are hosting a new deejay information session tomorrow evening

join us at the duke coffeehouse at 7 p.m. -- no prior radio experience is required

pizza from Lilly's will be served

as our audience is comprised of both duke students and durham community members, so is our staff. the information session open to both :)

join the facebook event for more information and updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/290446381149451/

this information session is for both those who are interested in musical programming (deejaying) and those who are interested in non-musical programming (radio journalism, sports, etc). if you're not sure which of those you're interested in, you can take part in both :)

• 11:45am - 12:15pm - Daniel Bachman / Nathan Bowles duo (Debut performance! Only show of the festival!)
• 12:30 - 1:00 - Jenks Miller & Rose Cross NC (Only show of the festival!)
• 1:20 - 2:20 - Little Black Egg big band (Debut performance! Only show of the festival! Band consists of Steve Gunn, Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew, Letha Rodman Melchoir, and William Tyler.)
• 2:45 - 3:15 - Sunburned Hand of the Man (Only show of the festival!)
• 3:30 - 4:00 - MV & EE (Different set from their Thursday night festival set!)
• 4:20 - 5:00 - Mary Lattimore / Thurston Moore duo (Debut performance! Only show of the festival!)

At 6:00 tonight, we'll join Bending Borders for "24 Hours: A Day in the Working Life." This documentary explores the lives of workers who typically go unnoticed, including a diner waitress, a stripper, a church janitor, and a bus driver, as many of us take a break from work this Labor Day weekend.

Next at 7:00, ahead of the start of the Hopscotch Music Festival next week, Ben Cox talks to two artists on the bill. He sits down with Haley Fohr from Circuit des Yeux, and Jamie Hepler, of Asheville's Nest Egg. Circuit des Yeux will play Friday night at 10:00 at Tir Na Nog, and Nest Egg is scheduled for Saturday at 11:30 at Slim's. Hopscotch runs from Thursday, September 4, through Saturday, September 6 in Raleigh. Find more info and the entire lineup at hopscotchmusicfest.com/

WXDU will have more coverage of Hopscotch leading up to the festival and during the shows, and look for more when we air a Hopscotch wrap-up report after it ends. Keep an eye on our website, Facebook, and Twitter.

And remember WXDU is hosting a Hopscotch Day Party with Three Lobed Recordings on Friday. Get more details here: www.facebook.com/events/512439632222273/ WXDU is a proud media partner of the Hopscotch Music Festival.

At 6:00, we'll be talking to Greg Lowenhagan, founder and director of the Hopscotch Music Festival, and Nathan Price, co-director and former day party coordinator. We'll discuss festival details, like the Hopscotch Design Festival, Posterscotch, and the SiteWork art exhibitions, and be playing music from Hopscotch artists. WXDU is a proud Hopscotch media partner, and we're excited to bring you this preview ahead of the festival and our post-show coverage. Learn more at hopscotchmusicfest.com/

And at 7:00, John Davis will be in studio talking about his latest project. John is a solo artist and former member and co-founder of the Folk Implosion. He's moved to the Triangle and is working on a new album produced by Scott Solter. The new album goes in a different direction from his 2013 release Spare Parts, and is, as John describes it, "an album of political songs that satirize the presence of empire in our daily diet here in the U.S." John will be talking about his music history, what he's been up to since leaving the Folk Implosion in 2000, the new album, and the Kickstarter campaign he's set up to support it. You can learn more about John and his work at his blog: johnhdavis.com/.

First at 6:00: Earlier this week, Paul McCartney played the last big show at Candlestick Park before it closes for good. The venue was the site of the Beatles’ final live concert. This hour, we’ll relive some of the band’s first shows in America, with the second half of Paul Ingles’s documentary, “The Beatles in America.” We brought you the first part of the documentary in February to mark the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ arrival in the states.

WXDU news is next at 7:00. We’ll discuss:

The Bumper Jacksons will be stopping by WXDU on Sunday August 17 at 2pm to talk about their new CD Sweet Mama, Sweet Daddy, Come In. They'll be fresh off a live performance at Triangle Swing Dance Society on Saturday the 16th. 

We have a full schedule on tonight’s WXDU News from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. 

First at 6:00, we’ll have the latest edition of Jukebox Graduates, a show produced by the Githens Middle School Bruce Springsteen Club. In this episode, the kids explore music influenced by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

Next at 7:00 is WXDU News, including: