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On Tuesday, April 9th, Chris McGill, an energy supply expert and vice-president of Policy Analysis for the American Gas Association, announced the results of a two year study of the nation's supply of natural gas.  This report shows that supplies of natural gas are at an all-time high. I spoke with McGill on Thursday, and talked about some of the things which were revealed in the report. I also asked him about 'frakking', and whether there is any way to be sure that this practice of getting to natural gas is not harming the environment. Tune it to hear our conversation.

Having wrapped up a full year of touring on the road (in a Chevy van paid for by Kickstarter fans), Asheville's Nikki Talley and her husband Jason Sharp return home, stopping by Studio B for another fun session featuring her sweet Appalachian voice and roots.  Their most recent release is Live At The Altamont Theatre recorded in Asheville.  They'll be on 8 area stages in the next 11 days: Asheville, Brevard, Saluda, Greenville, & Morganton.

This 5-piece band is made up of veterans of James Brown's Band, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Neville Brothers Band, The Radiators, & Outformation.  They wowed us when they last came to WNCW (and showed up on Crowd Around the Mic Vol. 16).  Join us in welcoming The New Orleans Suspects back before they head to their show in Black Mountain!

This month marks the 30th anniversary of R.E.M.'s first full-length release, Murmur.

Raised on the Brooklyn streets, a cook for a hospital for the mentally ill and numerous other locales...Charles Bradley's compelling story is the subject of a recent documentary film (Soul of America).  His second release on Daptone Records is our featured album this Thursday night.  Bradley takes the sounds of Stax, Muscle Shoals, and James Brown in particular, and moves it forward with a level of passion and genuineness not surpassed by anyone. 

Here are some albums that have really risen to the top here at WNCW. We hope you're enjoying them as much as we are.

Tune in this week for details on how you can win tickets to see Band of Horses at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on May 1st.

SPINDALE (April 2, 2013) – Isothermal Community College will be featured this week on UNC-TV as part of a look at the North Carolina Community College System.

The feature will air on Thursday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. on UNC-TV during the broadcast of the daily news program, North Carolina Now.

All 58 of North Carolina’s community colleges will be featured in the series designed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the NCCCS.

Repairs will be made to WNCW's main antenna this afternoon, which may cause some brief outages.  Click here to stream online for uninterrupted listening.