1 SNEAKS Gymnastics- Merge 2 HAPPY DIVING Electric Soul Unity- Topshelf 3 FIELD MOUSE Episodic- Topshelf 4 DEATH VALLEY GIRLS Glow In The Dark- Burger 5 LUNCH DUCHESS My Mom Says I Have A Rich Inner Life 6...

Waxahatchee takes the top spot for the second week in a row as Speedy Ortiz moves up to number two. WKNC RADIO 200  1. WAXAHATCHEE - Ivy Tripp - Merge 2. SPEEDY ORTIZ - Foil Deer - Carpark 3. TORRES...

WKNC RADIO 200  1. WAXAHATCHEE - Ivy Tripp - Merge  2. CHASTITY BELT - Time To Go Home - Hardly Art 3. SPEEDY ORTIZ - Foil Deer - Carpark 4. SUFJAN STEVENS - Carrie And Lowell - Asthmatic Kitty 5....

WKNC RPM 1. CARIBOU - Our Love - Merge 2. BEN WASH - Snob Rock - King’s Head 3. SBTRKT - Wonder Where We Land - Young Turks 4. 2 BEARS - The Night Is Young - Southern Fried 5. AMBULAUNZ - Darkroom Sessions...

Lonnie Walker Formed in 2002ish by solo performer Brian Corum with a few art class friends in Greenville, NC, Lonnie Walker is now a mainstay in the ever-changing NC music scene. Since the release of...

Mac McCaughan There aren’t many with the level of cred that Mac McCaughan carries. The Superchunk and Portastatic frontman’s legacy has affected the Triangle with both his music and Merge,...

No Love You may or may not know it, but North Carolina has always had a very vibrant punk scene. With the inception of No Love in 2013, Raleigh had another exciting band to add to the growing roster...

Seeing Neutral Milk Hotel has always been on my bucket list. I thought I was never going to get that chance since they disbanded in 1999. But last year I was happy to learn that the band was back together,...

Merge Records invites you to North Carolina to help celebrate their 25th Anniversary at Merge 25, a music festival featuring Wye Oak, The Clientele, Destroyer, Caribou, Lambchop (performing Nixon),...

  This past Saturday, March 22, Merge Records (in association with Bull City Running Co.) celebrated its 25th anniversary with a 25 kilometer race from Merge’s hometown of Chapel Hill to the label’s...

Hospitality performing at the Merge Records showcase at The Parish The Orwells at the Spin Magazine day party Temples at the Spin Magazine day party Warpaint held it down through their technical...

Double Barrel Benefit 11 is quickly approaching. If you haven’t had time to check out the bands yet, here’s a Spotify playlist that includes a couple of songs from each of the bands (except for...