Life is complicated and full of tough questions. We seek answers from people we respect, so who better to turn to than your favourite artists? Mac DeMarco is everyone’s favourite person. If he isn’t yours, then, well, I’m not sure what to say.
Me and him, we’re each sitting on a sofa in the artist lounge and bar area in the basement of the famed San Francisco venue, The Warfield, where he’ll be playing to a sold out crowd in a few hours, one night after playing a sold out show across town at The Independent.
You have to love when a band has nothing new to promote but plays a show for the fuck of it. And you have to love when that band brings along their friends’ bands who also kick ass.
Throughout Mac DeMarco’s 90-minute set at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles last night, the video screens blended performance footage of DeMarco and his three-piece band with images of Kelsey Grammer as the X-Men character Beast.
At one of the first shows on Mac DeMarco’s current tour, a couch is set up onstage at Webster Hall to accommodate his friends (including a man in a bondage mask), and DeMarco pours out several glasses of champagne.
“Sometimes when you’re playing a lil’ nasty rock gig, you gotta get a lil’ nasty,” said Mac DeMarco as he popped a bottle of champagne on stage during his Sunday night performance in New York City.
Mac Demarco played at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia on May 12 and along with all his quirkiness, the man courageously offered some old school punk in the way of jumping from the second floor balcony.
Many artists have paid tribute to late icon Prince in recent weeks by covering his songs. Last month, Mac DeMarco teased a cover of “It’s Gonna Be Lonely” from Prince’s self-titled 1979 album.
Mac DeMarco recently unearthed deep cut “Rollin Like a Dummy” for fans, and now he’s offering up another non-album track in the form of a cover.
Consummately goofy indie king Mac DeMarco has garnered a cult following with his impish antics—for evidence, just check out his recently inaugurated Mac DeMarco Fan Club, run by none other than his mom, Agnes.
Mac DeMarco has shared “Rollin Like A Dummy,” a previously-unshared 4-track demo track dating back to sessions for his 2012 album 2.
Last we heard from Mac DeMarco, he was celebrating the holidays with a cover of “White Christmas”. This week, the jizz jazzer has resurfaced, and on reddit of all places.
It’s pretty cool when artists actually listen to fan and media grumblings, but Mac DeMarco has gone a step further and given the people what they’ve asked for, even while recovering from surgery in his nether region.
his August, the Gothic Theatre is about to get a whole. Lot. Wackier. Indie rock goof-around Mac DeMarco has announced a headlining show at the Englewood venue on August 30.
For a guy that’s been tagged as being the face of the so-called “slacker-rock” genre, you’d be hard pressed to find someone that’s spent more time working on their craft than Mac DeMarco.
“I’ll see discussions sometimes, on message boards online, about the sound I get from my guitar,” Mac DeMarco said one overcast February afternoon as we drove around Far Rockaway, Queens.
When Mac DeMarco was working on his Another One mini-album during the spring of 2015, he achieved what he describes as a state of Zen.
The reigning hooligan king of indie pop, DeMarco released a mini-album of love songs last summer that revealed, in addition to the nuances of his heart, his home address, complete with an invitation for coffee.
Last night, Mac DeMarco headlined a Planned Parenthood benefit at Brooklyn’s Music Hall Of Williamsburg, which also featured Kevin Morby, Mutual Benefit, and others.
Last night at Brooklyn’s Music Hall Of Williamsburg, genial indie rock everyschlub Mac DeMarco headlined a Planned Parenthood benefit that also included people like Kevin Morby and Mutual Benefit.
Today marks the beginning of a new era in A.V. Club videos: the premiere of our latest ground-breaking, fun-making series, Talent Show. For Talent Show, various talented people (“the talent,” if you will) are challenged to do all manner of tasks, from answering trivia questions to replicating Supermarket Sweep.
Wolf Alice, Yeasayer, Bully, Speedy Ortiz, Mac DeMarco and Savages also appear at the 15th edition of the festival, along with Purity Ring, Oscar, Shamir, and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. The festival takes place over Memorial Day Weekend (27th-30th May) at the Gorge Amphitheater, Quincy, Washington (USA).
Indie rock goof-ass Mac DeMarco will support Tame Impala at their inaugural Red Rocks headliner. (The band opened alongside Janelle Monae for MGMT at the venue in 2010.)
Okay, I know this is a little bit of a cop out because everybody loves Mac so much it’s almost disgusting. But, Another One is truly so good.
The Canadian artist quietly released his own version of Irving Berlin and Bing Crosby’s Chirstmas standard, titled ‘White Chirstma$’, on Boxing Day, writing “Twas the season” in a caption accompanying the video. The artwork for the track is a photo of Star Wars character Jar Jar Binks wearing a Santa hat.
We’re not sure how most music publications can cap their Albums of the Year lists at 50, there are too many worthy albums most years to leave it at that.
Blouse’s Charlie Hilton will release her debut solo album Palana on January 22 via Captured Tracks. It includes “100 Million”, which features vocals and music by Mac DeMarco.
Mac DeMarco has added more tour dates behind this year’s mini-album Another One.
His gap-toothed smile and casual wardrobe might suggest otherwise, but DeMarco has a serious work ethic, with an album release and widespread touring every year, and a wariness of overindulging in the usual musician’s vices.
“He then quickly released his new EP, Another One, which he concludes by giving his home address and inviting fans over for coffee. In today’s World Cafe session, hear DeMarco talk about how that invitation has worked out and give live performances of the new songs in the studio…”
