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Superchunk's Mac McCaughan on Chapel Hill's music scene blending in with Tobacco Road sports culture
Superchunk's Mac McCaughan on Chapel Hill's music scene blending in with Tobacco Road sports culture
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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Jun 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, it's pretty easy to be a touring musician who wants to keep up with their favorite sports. Scores, highlights, social media and the ability to watch a game live is all right there on your phone. That wasn't the case in 1989, when Mac McCaughan cofounded the band Superchunk and independent music label Merge Records. While McCaughan and his bandmates were helping shape a burgeoning scene in Chapel Hill and playing gigs at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, there was incredible college basketball being played just down the way. McCaughan joined 99.9FM The Fan's Joe Ovies to discuss how he became a Duke fan, kept up with Triangle sports while touring, and how music culture intertwines with sports culture.
Released:
Jun 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (17)
Introducing A Brief History of Triangle Sports | Trailer: Why do North Carolina sports fans care as much as they do? by A Brief History of Triangle Sports