SXSW Day Party: Mac McCaughan

Superchunk captain rides pretty smooth on just an acoustic

"...Superchunk leader and Merge Records founder Mac McCaughan showed up to Mellow Johnny’s bike shop downtown..."

March 14, 2014 Music Post by Michael Bertin

Imagine

The music business in a post-911 world

"...and any and all songs by Rage Against the Machine...."

Nov. 30, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

JMBLYA, a conjunto fest, and more weekend sounds to keep you busy

"...“Growing up, I was into hardcore,” admits Superchunk frontman Mac McCaughan, 50, warming up to the subject of the..."

May 4, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

#MeToo, Time's Up Panels Lead SXSW Speaker List

Conference speaker list also adds Sanders, Schwarzenegger

"...Miao and Roxanne Benjamin, Superchunk co-founders Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan, and many more. CONVERGENCE..."

Feb. 21, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Glimmer Twins

Sabrina Ellis and Andrew Cashen instigate A Giant Dog Pile

"...they haven't heard them," remarks Merge Records head supremo Mac McCaughan, in acknowledging the band's Seventies influences. "And my..."

May 6, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Flying the Indie Flag

SXSW panels

"...of the music business' problems. Glauber began by asking Mac McCaughan of Merge Records how the label reacted when..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Sxsw

"...these Los Angeles-based road warriors simply rage against the machine. Yet, with last year's Do We Speak a Dead..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Spoon Headlines Free SXSW Concert

Beloved ATX showcasers break in Auditorium Shores

"...Charles Bradley, and Superchunk statesman (and Merge Records co-founder) Mac McCaughan. The evening’s festivities serve as the first SXSW..."

March 3, 2015 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Superchunk

"...years. The Chapel Hill quartet's label, founded by singer/guitarist Mac McCaughan and bassist Laura Ballance, is now home to..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

SXSW Music List 10

The Damned, 2 Chainz, War on Drugs, and 242 more added

"...Kev Brown & Hassaan Mackey (Landover, MD.)..."

March 6, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Friday Showcases

"...experimental cabal: Moore's side project, Northampton Wools; one-woman noise machine Leslie Keffer, whose Feels Like Frenching just debuted on..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 04 music – Wednesday only

"...later this year. Portastatic is the solo project of Mac McCaughan, who also happens to play guitar in Superchunk..."

March 12, 2004 Music Feature

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...Musician Beabadoobee will join Britt Daniel, Matthew Caws and Mac McCaughan as they attempt to deconstruct the mystery of..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

A Giant Dog Rewrites the Bible

Locals cover Arcade Fire’s entire Neon Bible LP

"...studio, they got an oh-shit call from Merge founder Mac McCaughan, saying, “We only budgeted for a single LP..."

Sept. 19, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music Review: Bully, Wye Oak, Superchunk

Nineties grit sandwiches a quieter reprieve

"...all blended seamlessly into the new catalog. Anchored by Mac McCaughan’s snotty vox and expert, rapid-fire guitar solos, Superchunk..."

March 13, 2018 Music Post by Libby Webster

Playback: Trailer Space Closing October 31

Venue first, clubhouse second, and record store third. Trailer Space's constant free, all-ages concerts filled a void for up-and-coming Austin acts.

"...age 7 and drank his first beer at 13. Smack-dab in between those milestones, the future Mike & the..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Remembers

Tributes for those killed last year as well as SXSW’s Brent Grulke

"...My Jerusalem, Mac McCaughan, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaries, and Spoon pick..."

March 16, 2015 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Final SXSW Free Concert: Ryan Bingham

Oscar-winning westerner headlines Friday at Auditorium Shores

"...the three-headed hydra of Spoon, Charles Bradley, and Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan took the first day, Thu., March 19. Two..."

March 9, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Inside Antone's

Christening Antone's new location, SXSW reveals, and a new documentary on old Dicks

"...the news that Spoon, Charles Bradley, and Superchunk frontman Mac McCaughan play a free concert at Auditorium Shores on..."

March 6, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Superchunk

"...alienation. Against the backdrop of a virulent fuzz-pop riff, Mac McCaughan kicks off "Me & You & Jackie Mittoo"..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Music Review by Greg Beets

Superchunk

Auditorium Shores, Nov. 2

"...through "Like a Fool" – but everyone left nourished. Mac McCaughan, Laura Ballance, and Jon Wurster aren't rock stars,..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

Fun Fun Fun Fest Preview: Superchunk

"...of Superchunk and co-founder of Merge Records with bandmate Mac McCaughan, Laura Ballance maintains a solid grasp of the..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Off the Record

Checking in to South by Southwest 2010

"...that day include Judy Collins (11am) and Merge Records' Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance (3:15pm). Texas Top Hand..."

March 19, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Round five for the Cactus Cafe and the Texas Union board: The gloves come off

"...Label founders Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance shed light on Our Noise:..."

March 5, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

This Is You

Waterloo Records marks 20 years as Austin's premiere record retail outlet.

"..."It's one of those places that's too good," says Mac McCaughan from Superchunk, who hits the store whenever his..."

April 5, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Spotlight: Spoon

Screw indie rock -- Britt Daniel is aiming for the Top 40.

"...heard back, but when he did, it was Superchunk's Mac McCaughan, who also runs indie label Merge Records, that..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...PORTASTATIC: Superchunk's Mac McCaughan is not afraid to reveal his quiet side,..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Cautiously Optimistic

Fifteen Hopefuls Make Up Austin's Musical Class of 2001

"...Hector Munoz; Whiskeytown's Ryan Adams; guitarist Mike Daly; Superchunk's Mac McCaughan; Chip Robinson of the Backsliders...."

Jan. 19, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Everything is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology (Matador)

Reissues

"...have marked a decade in the business this year: Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance's Merge (observed by the excellent..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Music Review by Jeff Mccord

Destruction as Beauty

Profile of local alternative band Trail of Dead; explication of their new album Madonna

"...label run by Superchunk bassist Laura Ballance and guitarist/vocalist Mac McCaughan, just as Madonna neared completion. This hook-up was..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Music Feature by Greg Beets