Mac DeMarco’s Scenes From an Italian Restaurant

Slack rocker serves poundcake at Austin City Limits taping

"...honed, band polished, banter sheared to a minimum. Enter Mac DeMarco, who kicked off the 44th season of tapings..."

Feb. 28, 2018 Music Post by Abby Johnston

ACL Live Shot: Mac DeMarco

“I’m a man”

"...girls squealed with delight as he strolled onstage. “I’m Mac,” he waved. “Now, we’re friends.”..."

Oct. 12, 2014 Music Post by Neph Basedow

Mac Demarco

SXSW showcase reviews

"...Mac Demarco Swan Dive, Friday, March 15..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

Last Week in Live Music: Mac DeMarco, The Lonely Island, Local Natives, Cruserweight, and More

"...Mac DeMarco at Skyline Theater at the Long Center on..."

June 17, 2019 Photo Gallery

Mac-in’ and Relaxin’

Slacker songwriter Mac Demarco soothes Stubb’s

"...“Everybody relax, enjoy yourself,” Mac DeMarco requests as he and his five-piece backing band..."

Oct. 21, 2015 Music Post by Abby Johnston

ACL Music Fest 2014 Saturday Reviews

"...Mac DeMarco..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

Levitation Uncorks 2015 Lineup

Former Austin Psych Fest teams with Fun Fun Fun Fest promoter

"...Mac Demarco and Aussie guitar heroes Tame Impala are also..."

Dec. 3, 2014 Music Post

SXSW Friday Picks and Sleepers

"...Terror. The horror, the horror ... – Raoul Hernandez MAC DEMARCO..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Mac DeMarco

"...Mac DeMarco2 (Captured Tracks)..."

March 15, 2013 Music Review by Luke Winkie

Viral Bedroom-Pop Sensation Dayglow Grows Up

Sloan Struble, 21, turns 35. He'll explain.

"...a bit dark, brooding, angsty. On the other, sits Mac DeMarco, he of the foggy guitar riffs and goofy..."

May 21, 2021 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...15, Hotel Vegas at Volstead, 9pm Combine a drum machine, synthesizer, and sitar, and the result is a drone-y..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Pickathon Polishes Off No. 16

Oregon fest boasts IPAs, ATXs, camping, and sustainability

"...Mac DeMarco..."

Aug. 4, 2014 Music Post by Austin Powell

Friday Fun Fun Fun Fest Blurbs

FFF Friday by the blurb

"...Hak, and Sporting Life to rap. – Chase Hoffberger Mac Demarco..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Music Feature

Better Than the Rest

Checking in with Transmission marketing guru Bianca Flores

"...I've been listening to a lot of Azealia Banks, Mac Demarco, G.O.O.D. Music, A$AP Rocky, Wild Nothings, Grizzly Bear,..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Music Post by Zoe Cordes Selbin

The House Is Rockin’

A final tune for ‘Breaking Bad’

"...“Cooking Up Something Good,” Mac Demarco..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Playback

Ian McLagan died Wednesday

"...That same month, "Playback" spoke with Mac (as his friends called him) about the release of..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Lunar Vacation, Nané Day, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Grab the earplugs and hit the clubs

"...a two-decade-long touring hiatus. Equally ethereal San Antonio songwriter Temachii supports.   – Genevieve Wood Lunar Vacation..."

April 11, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Album Review: Bernardo Mountainair, Dark Times in the Land of Plenty

Nolan Potter guitarist Dillon Fernandez issues his own psych-prog lament

"...energy. Twinkling keyboards and heavy reverb ooze like a Mac DeMarco song, and Fernandez sings of our collective downward..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Faye Webster, Swamp Dogg, and More Reviews From Friday of SXSW

Memorable performances to close out the week

"...pop, and blues – call it J.J. Cale goes Mac DeMarco or, perhaps, an extended investigation into whether one..."

March 16, 2024 Music Post by Julian Towers

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Bridge Farmers, Sue Foley, and Caelin top our list of recommended shows

"...of bobblehead tunes as the foursome sways between chiming, Mac DeMarco-esque fretwork and wistful lyricism. San Marcos-born indie rocker..."

May 19, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Black Fund Awards, a Moon Mullican tribute, S.G. Goodman, and more recommended live shows

"...For his Austin debut, Mills plays a TR-909 drum machine and mixes on four CDJs.  – Christina Garcia Redbud,..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Fest, Eastside Kings Festival, HAAM Day, Vein.fm, Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few, and more

"...quartet's discography ranges from lighthearted guitar tones reminiscent of Mac Demarco in "Keep Kool" to fast-paced distorted licks in..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Far Out Is Having a Moment

Scrappy South Austin venue is building a major presence in the city’s live music ecosystem

"...Resound had also booked a November concert by Mac DeMarco at Far Out as another sign of confidence..."

May 13, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Rancho Alegre Conjunto Music Fest, Borzoi, International Jazz Day, Ladyfang, Juan Wauters, and more

"...Central Machine Works, Friday 29Far Out Lounge, Saturday 30Stubb’s, Sunday 1..."

April 29, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

ACL Fest Artist Spotlight: The Backseat Lovers

Utah rock foursome spill suburban frustration seasoned with surf tones

"..."Heavy" teases their upcoming sophomore release with a hazy, Mac DeMarco smoked-out charm reeling into a wail of Weezer..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Faster Than Sound: Growing Up Margin Walker

I've only ever experienced Texas music under the independent reigns of Graham Williams. I didn't know how lucky I was.

"...school boyfriend by fanatically lunging to touch a stage-diving Mac Demarco in Thee Oh Sees crowd. When my best..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Last Week in Live Music: Annabelle Chairlegs, Doom Side of the Moon, Bright Light Social Hour, and More

"...Mac DeMarco (DJ set) on November 28, 2018 during Live..."

Dec. 6, 2018 Photo Gallery

Molly Burch Mixes Heartbroken Narratives and Fifties Pop

Austin newcomer's debut, Please Be Mine, is a quiet triumph

"...Girls and Thee Oh Sees amongst its alumni, and Mac DeMarco, DIIV, Wild Nothing, Naomi Punk, etc., on its..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Playback – Omnibus: Destination Unknown

Vetting City Hall's recommendations to Mayor Adler's arts Omnibus and unveiling Sound on Sound Fest's Renaissance location and debut lineup

"...Descendents, Death Grips, Big Boi, Charles Bradley, Young Thug, Mac DeMarco, and Carcass...."

July 1, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Sound on Sound Fest’s Renaissance

Beach House, Explosions in the Sky, Death Grips get medieval

"...Thee Oh Sees, Fidlar, Metz, Protomartyr), and indie rock (Mac Demarco, Guided by Voices, Bully, Car Seat Headrest, STRFKR),..."

June 28, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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