People always call Mac DeMarco’s music ‘slacker rock’, but have you ever actually checked out his tour schedule? It’s like he’s perpetually hopping from dirty van, to sweat-soaked venue, to sleazy hotel on tour. Maybe this guy isn’t so slack after all.
…Odd Future released a new episode of their skit-based Adult Swim show, Loiter Squad. One of the skits, “Granny, Tyler, More” features Mac DeMarco soundtracking Tyler’s incredibly uncomfortable and possibly NSFW daydream…
DeMarco mixed these philosophies just splendidly, making for one of the most unique concert experiences I’ve ever had. Like his music, the surface level may have seemed bittersweet, but at its heart it was a show designed for having a good time to…
Mac DeMarco released his new album, Salad Days, earlier this year, but now fans will be getting something more: DeMarco’s previously released demos for the albums 2 and the aforementioned Salad Days will be getting a proper vinyl release…
Garnering a huge crowd on the pier, Mac DeMarco blew fans away with an offbeat but endearing sense of humor and, more importantly, a tight band that played a curious and fascinating brand of sunglasses rock.
In addition to Dinosaur Jr.’s heavily crowd-surfed set, the affable (and clearly quite adored) Mac DeMarco also rocked the docks. Speedy Ortiz was reliably excellent, along with Those Darlings, Nude Beach, and Juan Wauters.
I met Mac at Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium, a place that is basically a weird strip club for people that want to watch and pet cats instead of humans. It’s a bizarre place: full of twee tea-sets and grown women crawling across the floor…
Here’s a condensed, edited, gently censored Q-and-A sesh with Mac D before he heads to Vega on Tuesday. DeMarco likes to mix things up, so we will, too. This one’s going to begin with an A.
Things are going quite good for Mac DeMarco these days, so good that he’s able to devote all his time to his music. He doesn’t need a day job – or a night one, which means he’s no longer on the graveyard shift in a grocery store stocking veggies.
Overall, DeMarco’s composed yet enthused show on Tuesday reinforced the sense of his growing maturity, dispelling the L’enfant terrible myths — and despite his clothing choices.
Nardwuar The Human Serviette posted an interview with Mac DeMarco, and like most of Nardwuar’s interviews, it revealed a wealth of strange and wonderful stories. The two talk in depth about DeMarco’s early days playing DIY shows….
Mac DeMarco’s “Salad Days” featured on The New Yorker’s The Best Must of 2014 So Far
It’s a little odd that “Salad Days,” a new album of nostalgic California beach anthems, would come from a Canadian born in the ’90s. But its creator, the boyish, gap-toothed indie rocker Mac DeMarco, just shrugs it off.
Fun is a word DeMarco uses often. This year, the Brooklyn resident uploaded a grainy video of an unnamed naked man dancing with a guitar concealing his privates, with a message from DeMarco claiming it to be an advertisement…
Mac DeMarco has a reputation for being rude, crude; even obnoxious. So his fart-noise response to Salad Days making the Polaris Long List isn’t a surprise.
This is the enigma wrapped in the riddle wreathed in the cloud of mystique that is Mac DeMarco – one of the most promising indie rock darlings of the moment, if you believe the hype.
We went over to Mac Demarco‘s apartment in Brooklyn to chat to him about his music and music generally. We were welcomed into an apartment that has such a wealth of random -but absolutely essential items.
It’s appropriate that one of the most recognized signifiers of Mac DeMarco is his gap-toothed grin, because the overall vibe of Salad Days is that of the smiley goofball, drunk on the sun and maybe a couple Genesee Cream Ales.
With its treble-clean, almost jit-like guitar curlicues and shruggy vox, there are hints of the UK’s indie heyday, while the songs’ wonky worldview and junkie haze keep you guessing.”
Mac DeMarco is very quickly growing beyond his Salad Days. Not only has that album garnered critical attention, but the singer also has a fan-drawn 7-inch contest, his own documentary, a videogame and, most recently, was mentioned on the Polaris Music Prize long list.
MAC DEMARCO IS known for his vulgar on-stage shenanigans, a reputation that’s fuelled in part by an infamous 2012 incident in which the songwriter hung from the rafters of a Vancouver venue and stuck one of his own fingers where…
MAC DEMARCO is growing up and growing up fast. His shows will always maintain a bit of mystery as we’ve seen him perform nine times over the past two years and have yet to be let down, but the venues are getting bigger…
They’re bringing along a fantastic opening lineup that consists of Mac DeMarco, The Front Bottoms, and Hop Along.
Live, DeMarco isn’t beyond relying on tried-and-true crowd-pleasing gestures, but the silly banter and beach-party vibe should not draw attention away from the sturdy hooks of songs like “Salad Days” or “Blue Boy,”…
Future Islands would be a tough act to follow but Canadian singer/guitarist Mac DeMarco’s energy was intense in a different enough way that rewarded fans with a little bit of patience.
Mac DeMarco was a crowd favorite that night at House of Vans, creating a crowd five times bigger by the time they began their set. With their chill rock music, Mac DeMarco played crowd favorites like “Salad Days” and “Passing Out Pieces.”
Other highlights include Tim Hecker’s ‘Virgins’ and Solids’ ‘Blame Confusion’, with Owen Pallett and Mac DeMarco likely to make the eventual shortlist, which is announced on 15th July.
The Polaris Prize longlist is chosen by a group of 189 music journalists, broadcasters and bloggers from across the country, eleven of whom will select the award’s $30,000 winner, based solely on artistic merit.
Mac DeMarco’s messy hair, grubby ball cap and gap-toothed grin make him extremely easy to draw as a caricature, so it makes perfect sense that the cheeky songwriter is giving fans a chance to capture his likeness.
…Mac DeMarco came on stage, the 25,000-foot warehouse was already jammed with eager fans that welcomed the prankster with screams of affection. Amidst beers, laughter and ovations, the eccentric musician delighted the audience…
