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The Love Language Join Merge

by Andrew Hibbard on October 1, 2009

Add another Chapel Hill band to the tally. That’s right, the Love Language are joining Merge Record’s roster. After touring with the Rosebuds and blowing up on the heels of the release of their debut LP, the band seems a nice fit for the king of local labels.
In the press release, Stuart McLamb said,
“As of [...]

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XX Merge Details Emerge

by Andrew Hibbard on April 3, 2009

 
Sorry to be a little late on this (Full Frame all day). Merge has released some details on its 20th anniversary festival, XX Merge. The event is a centerpiece of the local label’s year-long anniversay celebration.
Four nights of the July 22-26 festival will be held at the Cradle, with a fifth at UNC’s Memorial Hall. [...]

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NC Rocks for Change

by Andrew Hibbard on November 2, 2008

After Superchunk and Arcade Fire rocked Carrboro for the North Carolina primaries, it is only fitting that the Obama campaign provide Triangle residents with another show for the election. Designed to promote voter turnout on the last day of the swing state’s early voting, Saturday’s NC Rocks for Change featured an epic lineup of local [...]

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