Four Reasons Why Superchunk Still Matters
Break out your best flannel -- the seminal '90s band is playing a rare live set at Seattle's Bumbershoot this weekend.
By Steve Kandell 08.29.08 9:33 AM
AND THE FOUR REASONS ARE:
Every band you like owes them a debt.
Now entering their 20th (!) year, this Chapel Hill quartet virtually invented everything about indie rock worth emulating: economic self-sufficiency, creativity unchecked by careerism, perfect pop hooks, and songwriting chops that have matured at the same rate the band and their audience themselves.
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Complete Bumbershoot '08 Lineup Unveiled
Death Cab For Cutie, Tapes 'n Tapes, and Superchunk, among others, join Beck, Stone Temple Pilots, Neko Case, and more at Seattle's marquee fest, Aug. 30-Sept. 1.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 07.14.08 12:06 PM
Officials for the 2008 Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival have completed the festival's lineup, adding Death Cab For Cutie, Tapes ‘n Tapes, Superchunk, Two Gallants, and the Weakerthans, among others, to a bill featuring Beck, the recently reunited Stone Temple Pilots, and Neko Case. The festival convenes at Seattle, WA's Seattle Center from Aug. 30-Sept. 1.
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Superchunk, "Driveway to Driveway"
07.25.07 1:38 AM
Superchunk at JellyNYC's Pool Party, presented by Helio, 6.24.07.
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Superchunk at JellyNYC's Pool Party in Brooklyn, NY6.24.07
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Superchunk, "Animated Airplanes Over Germany"
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Superchunk performing at JellyNYC's Pool Party, presented by Helio in Brooklyn, NY 6.24.07.
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