Superchunk

Lainie wore navy blue nylon running shorts and an old T-shirt of Ben's, black with the word Superchunk written on it -- the name of a band, obviously, though Kathryn remembered trying for a joke when she first saw him wearing it: What's that, a kind of peanut butter?

Ann Packer's 'Molten': Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature Narrative Magazine 2010

Lainie wore navy blue nylon running shorts and an old T-shirt of Ben's, black with the word Superchunk written on it -- the name of a band, obviously, though Kathryn remembered trying for a joke when she first saw him wearing it: What's that, a kind of peanut butter?

Ann Packer's 'Molten': Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature Narrative Magazine 2010

There are exceptions: Superchunk seem to have survived their reunion with cred intact, but they may not even count, because nobody's sure if they even broke up in the first place.

Lists: '90s bands we hope never reunite Allison Stewart 2010

A non-inattentive hipster-looking dude with wire-rimmed silver-framed glasses, a goatee, and a “Superchunk” T-shirt opened the door briskly.

Stephanie Consults Her Clipboard [Card #7: The Chariot (WORK-IN-PROGRESS — v.5)] Christopher Joseph Snyder 2012

Acoustic version interlude: Superchunk plays "Detroit Has a Skyline".

Wonkbook: What matters for jobs; the Tea Parties vs. the appropriators; would more stimulus have saved the Dems? Ezra Klein 2010

Members of Yo La Tengo, Superchunk, Pavement and many more looked on as the trio played an especially punky set.

A not-so-brief recap of Matador at 21 in Las Vegas David Malitz 2010

A non-inattentive hipster-looking dude with wire-rimmed silver-framed glasses, a goatee, and a “Superchunk” T-shirt opened the door briskly.

Stephanie Consults Her Clipboard [Card #7: The Chariot (WORK-IN-PROGRESS — v.4)] Christopher Snyder 2012

There's a beautiful balance at play with Superchunk – between punk-out directness and tricksy detail in their twin-guitar rush; between angst and euphoria in McCaughan's still-boyish yelp; lyrically, between the everyday and the oddly allegorical, and it's rarely sounded better than on Majesty Shredding.

Superchunk: Majesty Shredding Tom Hughes 2010

Then, in 1996, Ms. Reusing joined her soon-to-be-husband Mac McCaughan frontman of the rock band Superchunk and co-founder of Merge Records in Chapel Hill, N.C. Away from New York, she began to see her career prospects differently.

White Borscht With Turnips, Savoy Cabbage and Horseradish 2011

The mix tapes that kick off every chapter are total time-capsule candy for anyone who grew up with, say, Duran Duran and U2 and grew into the indie-era of Pavement and Superchunk and others (in fact, many others: the mixes are delightfully mixy and eclectic, criss-crossing time and genre: you'll quickly understand why he listens to them over and over).

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