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Let's send off the year with an Almanac giveaway, shall we?As 2009 fades into the sunset, so does the year-long celebration that marked the Merge Records' 20th Anniversary. The beloved North Carolina-based label, which has helped soundtrack nearly the entire second half of my life, commemorated in a variety of ways: with some special releases, a 5-day live music blowout in July, and the massive,

XX Merge is long gone...but the memories came flooding back today when Pitchfork posted Lambchop performing "Give It" which bridged into a cover of "Once In a Life Time." Even though I had been told to listen to Lambchop many times in the past seeing him play at XX Merge was my first experience, and I can say I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. Now you get a little taste of this magic too: Lambchop's performance from [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Wye Oak have just released a brand new album, The Knot , and celebrated the new release with an amazing show before 1500 people at Memorial Hall in Chapel Hill, NC , kicking off the XX Merge finale last month.They are also embarking on a fall tour, starting in September, with Blitzen Trapper ! To celebrate, Baltimore, MD hip-hop artist Mickey Free did a remix of " That I Do ", listen and download it from Splice Today [...]

at Night 3 of XX Merge (07/24/09) Photo : Old King / Brian Vetter Here's what night 4 of XX Merge looked like: Lambchop at Night 3 XX Merge (07/24/09) Photo : pjsykes XX Merge Night 4: July 25, 2009 Telekinesis (w/ Matthew Caws on guitar and a Rosebud on bass) Erectus Monotone Ladybug Transistor (w/ Annie Hayden) M. Ward (w/ Zooey D. on [...]

Greetings from below the Mason-Dixon line, y'all. In case you haven't been following me on Twitter, I'm down in the Chapel Hill, North Carolina area for XX Merge - the 5-day 20th anniversary blowout celebrating the magic made by Merge Records. They're one of my favorite labels, perhaps the fave, and when this was thing announced earlier this year I was compelled to make the journey down south

Laura Ballance of Superchunk at Night 2 of XX Merge (07/23/09) Photo : Old King / Brian Vetter Here's what night 3 of XX Merge looked like: XX Merge Night 3: July 24, 2009 Essex Green Spent Lambchop Polvo Pipe Spoon - via MergeRecords ( More #XXMerge Tweets )

XX Merge Here's what night 1 of XX Merge looked like: XX Merge Night 1: July 22, 2009 Pure Lou Barlow Oakley Hall Clientele Magnetic Fields Rosebuds Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band - via Bradley's Almanac ( More #XXMerge Tweets ) In case you weren't aware of the little shindig that was taking place Chapel Hill, NC for Merge Record's 20th Anniversary (aka XXMerge ), here's a [...]

MUSIC NEWS - On Tuesday, June 30th, Spoon will debut its first newly recorded material since 2007's universally acclaimed Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga ! Merge Records will release the three-song "Got Nuffin" single on CD and digital download beginning June 30, with the 12″ vinyl version following in July (exact date TBD). " Got Nuffin " was recorded by Nicolas Vernhes at Rare Book Room . B-sides " Tweakers" and "Stroke Their Brains " were recorded by Spoon. [...]

Sled Island isn't the only music festival making noise today. Let's round up all the important info in today's edition of CoS' Festivals in Brief: Summer Camp Music Festival: With the festivities for this year's Summer Camp Music Festival set to kick off in three weeks, organizers have put the finishing touches on the '09 bill with one last round of lineup additions - Great American Taxi, The Brew, The Heavy Pets, Morglbl, The Hue, Seeker, and Scotty Don't are now set to descend on Chillicothe, [...]

In case you haven't heard by now, Merge Records is turning 20! Primarily forming as a place for Superchunk to release music, the North Carolina based taste makers have done good for themselves over the last two decades, shelling out works from a few folks you may have heard of: Arcade Fire, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Magnetic Fields, Spoon, Dinosaur Jr., Camera Obscura, and Conor Oberst are some that come to mind. Anyhow, to celebrate the occasion, Merge Records is basically going all out. We already told you about XX Merge , but do you [...]

North Carolina based indie-label Merge Records has a big 2009 planned to celebrate their 20th anniversary. The label, which is home to acts like Neutral Milk Hotel, She & Him, Arcade Fire and Spoon, is rolling out a box set of material that includes 14 curated compilation CDs, a remix album and a covers comp that features non-Merge artists covering songs from the Merge catalog. In addition to all this they will also celebrate with a five-day festival dubbed XX Merge that will take place from July 22 - 25 with four nights of [...]

Merge Records, why do you spoil us so? Most people want to receive presents on their 20th birthday, but in Merge's case, we're not only getting a sweet box set , but also a five-day musical extravaganza in celebration of the label's two decades in business. XX Merge will span the fun-filled dates of July 22-26, with four nights taking place at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC and the final night finishing up at Memorial Hall on the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill campus. These shows are just the bare bones, as Merge assures us [...]

In celebration of Merge Records 20th anniversary, several of the label's bands (past and present) will join for 5 days of live music, July 22-26th. The label are calling these 5 days, XX Merge. Here are the details for the event: XX Merge : Wednesday, July 22nd - Sunday, July 26th 4 nights at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC 1 night at Memorial Hall in Chapel Hill, NC on UNC Campus [...]

• She & Him - Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?
• The Broken West - Perfect Games

I have always been a big fan of Merge Records and most people know this about me. They also probably know I once spent a summer interning there - fun times for sure! This year is their 20th Anniversary and so far they haven't skimped out on anything. There's been the SCORE! Box Set of curated comps by awesome people, a covers album and now the motherload is coming to us in the form of nothing other than a festival! XX Merge [...]

MUSIC NEWS - In celebration of the 20th anniversary of MERGE RECORDS, Merge bands of the past and present will converge for five days of live music, July 22 thru 26th in the heat of the sunny North Carolina summer. They're calling these five days of live music and mayhem, XX Merge , and tickets go on sale April 8, 2009 (@ 10am) ! The events will feature over 25 of your favorite Merge artists including... Superchunk, Spoon, Conor Oberst, Spent, M. Ward, The Rosebuds, Destroyer, Guv'ner, Polvo, Pipe & The Broken West . Many more bands both expected and unexpected still [...]

We all love Merge Records , right? Of course. After all, they're responsible for putting out some of the best indie rock in the past twenty years (e.g. Neutral Milk Hotel, hello?), not to mention more recent acts Arcade Fire, Caribou, and M. Ward. To celebrate these feats, the label is throwing their own festival shin dig, complete with a cake, some pizza, and a slew of extraordinary acts. Okay, we're lying about the cake and pizza (most likely), but there's still plenty of indie rock to go around. It's called [...]

Today marks the final deadline to sign up for the SCORE! Merge Records : The First 20 Years subscription. The collection includes 14 CDs curated by celebrities from David Byrne to Miranda July to Amy Poehler , a Merge remix CD, a Merge covers album, a 350+ page book of Merge cover art, a comedic CD by Scharpling & Wurster, a custom designed storage box and surprise goodies throughout 2009 all for just $199.00. This subscription offer is not available in stores or through other digital retailers: you must subscribe through [...]