Courier reader: Michael Kissinger
Destination: Carrboro, North Carolina
Favourite memories of trip: This summer the Courier's arts and entertainment editor travelled to hot and humid North Carolina for the 25th anniversary of venerable indie label Merge Records. Highlights included watching Lambchop perform at Duke University, Superchunk play to a hometown crowd at the Cat's Cradle, Scottish band Teenage Fanclub, Vancouver's Destroyer and Neutral Milk Hotel, who closed out the festivities at a day-long outdoor show. Over the course of four days, Kissinger saw 29 bands, visited a number of Carolina barbecue joints, met music fans from around the world and did not stop sweating.
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