Flesh Wounds to play Merge 25 afterparty in Durham

Photo by David Winton

After Lambchop, Mount Moriah and William Tyler kick off the Merge 25 Festival with a sold out show at Baldwin Auditorium in Durham on Wednesday, July 23, the party will continue with an afterparty at Motorco Music Hall.

The show will start at 11 p.m. and feature a set by local rockers Flesh Wounds as well as a DJ set from Greg Cartwright of the Reigning Sound. Folks with four-day festival passes will get into the event for free as space allows. The public can also get tickets at the door for $5.

Check out the song "Bitter Boy," released on a 7" by Merge Records earlier this year, below.

The Mountain Goats, Mac McCaughan & Greg Cartwright rally to fight Amendment One

Photos by Justin Weber

What happened in Durham at Motorco April 19, 2012, will live on in legend. Greg Cartwright, John Darnielle and Mac McCaughan pulled out all the stops for a truly unique concert benefiting Protect All NC Families in the fight against Amendment One.

The three titans of the North Carolina music scene traded off playing songs one by one while the other two sat on a couch on stage. I’ve never seen a show with a more comfortable atmosphere. It encouraged the musicians to banter back and forth and jump into each others songs in unexpected moments.

The night was full of requests as the event was centered around people paying to hear particular songs. This led to some rare treats: McCaughan singing “Swimming Through Tires” and “Like a Pearl” for the first time live, Darnielle covering Iron Maiden, Darnielle performing “High Hawk Season” and the crowd filling in the male choir parts, and Cartwright debuting a rocking new tune (“Come a Little Closer”).