Merge 25
Merge reissuing 'The Clean Anthology' as 4-LP vinyl set; David Kilgour and The Clean touring, including NYC (dates)
Legendary New Zealand band The Clean are one of the most influential bands of the last 35 years, having touched most bands who consider themselves at all “indie rock,” either directly or by proxy…
2nd 'This American Life' BAM show added (Stephin Merritt included) ++ Merge25 Fest updates (Duke University shows)
The five-day RadioLoveFest is coming to the Brooklyn Academy of Music in June, featuring various live radio shows with a variety of performers including Andrew Bird, Hamilton Leithauser of the Walkmen, They Might Be Giants, and Jonathan Coulton…
Lambchop performing 'Nixon' in full at the Old Town School of Folk Music & Merge 25
In late-January, Lambchop‘s 2000 album Nixon got the reissue treatment via Merge Records in celebration of their 25th year as a label. The LP has been pressed on 180-gram vinyl and is also available in 2xCD, MP3, and FLAC…
Merge 25 fest full lineup: Teenage Fanclub, David Kilgour, Mikal Cronin, Mount Moriah, Imperial Teen & more added
Teenage Fanclub @ Williamsburg Waterfront, 2010 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
As mentioned a couple times, Merge Records is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, culminating in the Merge 25 festival in Carrboro, NC from July 23 – 26…
Rock*A*Teens reissuing final LP, reform for tour around Merge 25, playing 2 NYC shows (1 w/ Will Sheff) (dates, streams)
You know that scene in The Blues Brothers where John Belushi is in the church and God’s light shines down on him? An epiphany like that. I watched the Rock*A*Teens play as I had numerous times before, but watching them onstage that night was an “I have seen the light…
Merge 25 Fest initial lineup ++ Ex Hex SXSW pics & new video
As mentioned, Merge Records is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year, including the four-day Merge 25 festival which happens July 23 – 26 in Carrboro, NC…
