Superchunk, The Mountain Goats, Iron & Wine, The dB's, Hiss Golden Messenger, Don Dixon & Marti Jones, Erich Bachmann (Archers of Loaf), and more North Carolina artists have contributed cover songs to a new benefit comp that aims to help much-loved, long-running Carrboro, NC rock club Cat's Cradle through COVID-19.
This week's episode of BrooklynVegan Blog Radio features songs from The Rapture, The Coathangers, Wand, Bikini Kill, Interpol, Andrew Bird, Lee Fields, Khalid, Fontaines DC, Health, Foxygen, and lots more.
Plus: Brian Wilson, Lee Fields, Weedeater, Foals tour openers (Preoccupations, Omni), the Devastation On The Nation tour lineup, and more tour-related news.
Merge Records turns 30 this year and they're celebrating three decades as an independent label with the 4-day MRG30 festival this summer in North Carolina, featuring Superchunk, Fucked Up, the Mountain Goats, Wye Oak, Destroyer, and more...
The lineup also includes Prince's backing band The Revolution, Thundercat, dvsn, Liz Phair, Waxahatchee, Gang Gang Dance, Body/Head, Grouper, U.S. Girls, Haliu Mergia, and more.
Lost in the Trees, whose last NYC show was at Bowery Ballroom in February, have announced some more dates including a more intimate Brooklyn show on 7/24 at Baby's All Right which is on sale now...