Mac McCaughan

Hanukkah Night 7, which fell on Christmas Eve, also included tributes to Low's Mimi Parker and The Clean‘s Hamish Kilgour.

Listen to 2022 holiday songs from Phoebe Bridgers, Olivia Rodrigo, Mac DeMarco, The Wedding Present, Bootsy Collins, Lizzo, Kurt Vile, The Linda Lindas, Old 97's, Alanis Morissette, Amanda Shires, and lots more.

Listen to new songs by Guided by Voices, !!! (Tracy Chapman & REM covers), The Body & BIG | BRAVE, Thrice, Glassing, Richard Ashcroft, John Carpenter, Mac McCaughan, Explosions in the Sky, more.

Listen to new songs by Lotic, Militarie Gun, Mac McCaughan, Church Girls, Deviates, Pip Blom, Nite Jewel, Matthew E. White, Xeno & Oaklander, and more...

Mac‘s second solo album also features appearances by Mary Lattimore, Sabrina Ellis (A Giant Dog), TORRES' Mackenzie Scott, Telekinesis' Michael Benjamin Lerner, and more.

Superchunk are reissuing their out-of-print 2001 album ‘Here's to Shutting Up‘ for its 20th anniversary. It'll be out October 22 via Merge on CD, vinyl and limited edition orange swirl Peak Vinyl. All three formats come with “Bestial Warning,” a bonus CD of 13 previously unreleased demos

The Mountain Goats' new album, 'Dark in Here', is out June 25 via Merge.

Carroll Gardens Italian restaurant Frankies 457 will host four shows in their garden this summer

The annual comedy and music benefit is going virtual this year with Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Bill Callahan, Vanessa Bayer, Fred Armisen, Sleaford Mods, John Darnielle, David Pajo, AC Newman, Mary Timony, Steve Albini, and more scheduled to appear.

One of the best independent labels of the last three decades, Merge Records has released so many amazing records over the years -- here are 20 of our favorites.