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KCRW Presents: Mac DeMarco

Jason Bentley — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 15:03:17 +0000

Laid-back crooner Mac DeMarco is known for his outsize, quirky personality as much as for his poppy songs. Both were on full display when he visited KCRW’s studio, fresh off a performance at FYF Fest. The prolific artist shared songs from his latest album, including this one, called “No Other Heart.”

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“No Other Heart”

Watch Mac DeMarco’s full performance at KCRW.com.

Mac DeMarco Live Backstage At The 9:30 Club

Ally Schweitzer — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:17:50 +0000

Mac DeMarco was having van trouble the day we arrived at the 9:30 Club to shoot him in his dressing room. He’d arrived a little late, but was all casual professionalism when he met us backstage, dressed in red skater shoes and a roomy Simpsons T-shirt. He seemed faintly surprised when I mentioned the growing line of fidgety kids on the sidewalk outside, but then again, DeMarco had recently released one of the year’s most adored guitar-pop albums, and a sub-Beatlemania fandom was becoming normal for the nonchalant Canadian born Vernor Winfield McBriare Smith IV.

Within minutes, Mac had settled in with water and tea, and he sat down with our videographer’s guitar to peel off two of his best songs, “Salad Days” and “Let Her Go,” in two quick and natural takes. Later we’d watch him from the back of the packed club looking just as relaxed, gamely singing along to a cover of Coldplay’s “Yellow”—and wearing, not surprisingly, the same sneakers and oversized Simpsons T-shirt. For one of indie-rock’s most laid-back stars, there are no costume changes.

Photos by Maggie Famiglietti

Playlist: All The Music You Need To Hear In D.C., July 14 To 20

Ally Schweitzer — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 13:29:28 +0000

Sound Advice is Bandwidth’s weekly playlist of artists we think you should catch in D.C. this week.

Both nouveau and sepia-toned hip-hop get stage time this week, with tomorrow’s Phil Ade/Lightshow twofer at U Street Music Hall, Thursday’s D.C. Loves Dilla showcase, De La Soul’s 25th anniversary party at Howard Theatre Saturday, and Salt N Pepa’s stop at Verizon Center Sunday. It also happens to be a great week for earwormy pop ensembles: Bandwidth video stars Phox perform at The Hamilton Saturday, Glasgow pop geniuses Camera Obscura (above) play 9:30 Club Friday, and Philly’s Cheers Elephant headline DC9 with support from locals The Jackfields Thursday. But if you want to see two rising acts in D.C.’s punk-rock scene, don’t miss Priests at Fort Reno Thursday and Olivia Neutron-John in Arlington on Saturday.

More chaos, fuzz and hummable indie-rock in this week’s playlist, below.

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