Another Great Fest: Merge's 15 Year Anniversary!
Man, what a good week for festivals.  First, Coachella rocks everybody's world, and now we're getting announcements about other fantastic upcoming shows.  Yesterday, we brought you news of the HHBTM Records-sponsored Athens Popfest this August, today we can bring you details of yet ANOTHER record label festival.  Merge Records will be celebrating their 15 year anniversary with four days of gigs to be held from July 29-August 1 in Carrboro and Durham, NC. 4 day passes are only $55 and available through the Merge website. It's yet another stellar line-up.  Expand this article by clicking READ MORE to see the full announced line-up!
 
Thursday - July 29th - CAT'S CRADLE (Carrboro, NC)
 
 SUPERCHUNK
 M. WARD
 THE ESSEX GREEN
 RICHARD BUCKNER
 THE ROSEBUDS
 Friday - July 30th - CAT'S CRADLE (Carrboro, NC)
 
 CROOKED FINGERS
 CAMERA OBSCURA
 VERSUS
 RADAR BROTHERS
 PORTASTATIC
 DOUBLE DYNAMITE
 Saturday - July 31st - CAT'S CRADLE (Carrboro, NC)
 
 SPOON
 DESTROYER
 THE LADYBUG TRANSISTOR
 MATT SUGGS & THEE HIGHER BURNING FIRE
 SHARK QUEST
 Sunday - August 1st - CAROLINA THEATRE (Durham, NC)
 
 LAMBCHOP (full-on Lambchop, with string section accompaniment)
 THE CLIENTELE
 DAVID KILGOUR