There are maybe six music labels who have utterly transformed alternative rock -- Sub Pop, Dischord and Merge are three of them. Merge Records is celebrating 20 years of rocking in the free world this year, and they're throwing a big party in the heart of North Carolina to celebrate. The festival plans emerge on the heels of news that Merge is releasing a celebratory box set destined to blow the minds, ears and speakers of music lovers everywhere.
Back to XX Merge, the July 22-26 festival:
Merge Records started 20 years ago in Chapel Hill, NC with some 4-track
recordings, a couple cassette tapes, and some hand-stuffed 7" vinyl.
Many singles, albums, and late nights later we're happy to be here and
happy that you're still here for us! All year we'll be celebrating the
past, present, and future of Merge but this summer we're throwing a
party to mark this anniversary: XX Merge, five days of music by Merge artists past and present in the summer heat of sunny North Carolina - July 22-26, 2009.
Details are promised soon, but you can go ahead and mark your calendar now.
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