Wale & Ace Hood to play UNC's homecoming concert

UNC has hosted some big concerts to celebrate homecoming in recent years including J. Cole, The New Pornographers and Passion Pit, and this year won't be any different.

On Saturday, November 2 the school will host hip hop stars Wale and Ace Hood at Carmichael Auditorium. Ticket information is not available yet but general public tickets are usually made available after students have been given first crack at them. Once we have more information we'll let you know.

Check out the music video for Wale's latest single "Poor Decisions" featuring Rick Ross and Lupe Fiasco from the forthcoming compilation Self Made Vol. 3 below.

J. Cole set to play UNC homecoming

Fayetteville-bred hip hop artist J. Cole is slated to play UNC's homecoming celebration this year, a departure from indie pop shows featuring The New Pornographers and Passion Pit in recent years.

J. Cole will play UNC's Carmichael Auditorium on Sunday, November 4. Tickets are currently on sale via the Carolina Union Box office in person or by calling 919-942-1449. Tickets are $15 for students and $30 for the general public.

Check out Cole's latest video for "Sideline Story" below.

The New Pornographers announces October dates, coming to Chapel Hill

Indie pop super band The New Pornographers are hitting the road in October for a short tour that will bring them to the Triangle for UNC's homecoming celebration.

A.C. Newman, Neko Case, Dan Bejar and the rest of the gang will play the Carmichael Auditorium on Saturday, October 29. Tickets will go on sale for students on Monday, October 3 for $10. Tickets for the public will be available after students get first dibs, the information is not available yet. We'll let you know when it is.

[UPDATE: The Love Language will open the show.]

Passion Pit gets thousands dancing at UNC

All photos by Kevin Norris

Friday night brought in some very cold weather, but the thousands of students and spectators at Carmichael Auditorium at UNC were warmed by the infectious pop sounds of Passion Pit.

The band kicked things off with "I've Got Your Number" from their 2008 EP Chunk of Change. From there, the band rarely let up, hitting the crowd all but one song from their breakthrough album Manners.

In the short time the band has been around, they have become a force to be reckoned with. Frontman Michael Angelakos bounded around the stage, interacted with the front row and belted out his trademark falsetto like a seasoned rock veteran.