Music scenes depend on the youth of new recruits, people like Marc Kuzio and David Smith. Kuzio is a 19-year-old bandleader from Raleigh, and Smith, his friend, is a 21-year-old college DJ at N.C.

Mac McCaughan (yellow shirt) and Laura Ballance (far right) co-founded Merge Records in 1989. They are also members of the band, Superchunk. This week, Durham’s Merge Records is celebrating its 35th ...

In March, it’s a risky wager to attach your name to college hoops, especially around here: We shut down blocks for bonfire parties. We’ve got rivalries that run so deep they annually ruffle ...

Flip through the album collection of any typical indie-rock aficionado and you’ll come across more than a few releases from N.C. label Merge Records. Totally independent from the get-go 20 years ago, ...

Beloved North Carolina indie label Merge Records turns 25 next year, and it’s kicking off the anniversary festivities with, well, Halloween festivities. Label co-founders Superchunk have covered those ...

This week, Merge also released The Knot, Wye Oak's second album. Although classed among indie-rock labels, Merge's roster of artists includes straight-out rockers, introspective folkies and the ...