Best New Bands » Mac DeMarco https://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 New Bands at Treasure Island 2016 https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-treasure-island-2016/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-treasure-island-2016/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2016 00:40:27 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33491 San Francisco – Every October, for ten years, concert fans in the Bay Area have been flocking to the Treasure Island Music Festival, a small oasis located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay promising a weekend filled with music and celebration. Plagued by several last-minute artist cancellations and a very rough period of

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  1. 6 New Bands to See at Treasure Island 2016 San Francisco – Well, it was a good run, but you can’t outrun the cruel hand of overdevelopment forever, it seems. That’s right folks: after ten years the Treasure Island Music Festival—billed as “the Festival in the Bay”—will be celebrating...
  2. 5 New Bands At Treasure Island – Day 1 San Francisco – Ah, Treasure Island Music Festival.  It’s such a glorious event: beautiful weather, no overlapping sets, minimal panic-inducing crowd swarms.  The annual two-day event is a great festival for locals, due to its conveniently close-to-everything location smack dab...
  3. 5 New Bands At Treasure Island Music Festival – Day 2 San Francisco – Sunday at Treasure Island 2015 started out much sunnier than the previous day, but the wind was constantly blowing throughout the day.  It was a much stronger breeze than Saturday’s, so much so that I could’ve sworn I...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-treasure-island-2016/feed/ 1 5 New Songs We Like – Number 9 https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/5-new-songs-like-number-9-2/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/5-new-songs-like-number-9-2/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2015 18:13:33 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=26745 Los Angeles – Summer is winding down, but we still have something to look forward to—and that’s 5 new songs from some of our favorite artists. With new releases from Mac Demarco and one of many of Chance The Rapper’s recent collaborations making web presences, we’ve been absolutely spoiled. Whether it’s acid rap, R&B or

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  1. Mac DeMarco Delivers His ‘Sweet Weirdness’ In Portland Portland – The Crystal Ballroom saw one of its hippest crowds Wednesday night, and they were there to dance to the sweet, sweet weirdness of Mac DeMarco. The crowd had an energy quite like DeMarco’s—serious in their dedication to truly...
  2. Mac DeMarco Shares New Single And Announces Fall Tour! Chicago – In the midst of summer festival performances and a September European tour, Mac DeMarco will release his Another One mini-LP; the next great offering in what is quickly becoming a classic catalog. He’ll follow this mini-LP’s release with a four-night run of shows in...
  3. Mac DeMarco Releasing Mini-LP, ‘Another One’ New York – Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Mac DeMarco is following up his last release, the widely successful Salad Days, with the announcement of Another One. This news comes nearly one year to the date of the last record. Another One was developed and recorded entirely by DeMarco...
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  1. 10 New Bands To See at Bonnaroo 2015 Chicago – The end of winter marks one of our favorite things: festival season! In your best Oprah voice, let me hear you say, “Bonnaroo!” Okay, now that you’ve gotten that of your system, Best New Bands is here to...
  2. 4 New Bands Worth Seeing At Fun Fun Fun Fest Austin – Everyone recovered from ACL? Cool. It’s time for Fun Fun Fun Fest. Austin’s third-favorite festival starts this Friday, November 7, and while the name is trying a little hard, the lineup is enticing. The headliners are a mix...
  3. 4 New Bands Dazzle At Fun Fun Fun Day 1 Austin – Fun Fun Fun Fest definitely front-loaded its lineup. The five bands I wrote about played on Friday, along with Alt-J (who Best New Bands reviewed earlier this month), 2 Chainz, Dinosaur Jr., Death From Above 1979, Judas Priest,...
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  1. Mini Mansions Brought the Fun to Chicago Chicago – Blue and purple lights danced around stage. The men of Mini Mansions glowed turquoise, indigo, and cyan while singing, “Do you want to have fun / Do you want a good time?” Surely everyone at The Riviera Theatre...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/10-new-bands-see-bonnaroo-2015/feed/ 1 Mac DeMarco Shares New Single And Announces Fall Tour! https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/mac-demarco-shares-new-single-announces-fall-tour/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/mac-demarco-shares-new-single-announces-fall-tour/#comments Mon, 11 May 2015 17:22:22 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=24328 Chicago – In the midst of summer festival performances and a September European tour, Mac DeMarco will release his Another One mini-LP; the next great offering in what is quickly becoming a classic catalog. He’ll follow this mini-LP’s release with a four-night run of shows in New York City, playing the Bowery Ballroom, Webster Hall, Music Hall of Williamsburg and Warsaw

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  1. Mac DeMarco Releasing Mini-LP, ‘Another One’ New York – Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Mac DeMarco is following up his last release, the widely successful Salad Days, with the announcement of Another One. This news comes nearly one year to the date of the last record. Another One was developed and recorded entirely by DeMarco...
  2. Mac DeMarco Delivers His ‘Sweet Weirdness’ In Portland Portland – The Crystal Ballroom saw one of its hippest crowds Wednesday night, and they were there to dance to the sweet, sweet weirdness of Mac DeMarco. The crowd had an energy quite like DeMarco’s—serious in their dedication to truly...
  3. Courtney Barnett Begins U.S. Fall Tour   New York – Indie folk rocker Courtney Barnett and her band are beginning a month-long North American tour, co-headlining with avant-garde outfit San Fermin. Hot off the heels of a sold-out run of shows in her native Australia and...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/mac-demarco-shares-new-single-announces-fall-tour/feed/ 0 Mac DeMarco Delivers His ‘Sweet Weirdness’ In Portland https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/indie-rock-fave-mac-demarco-delivers-sweet-weirdness/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/indie-rock-fave-mac-demarco-delivers-sweet-weirdness/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2015 08:45:24 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=23867 Portland – The Crystal Ballroom saw one of its hippest crowds Wednesday night, and they were there to dance to the sweet, sweet weirdness of Mac DeMarco. The crowd had an energy quite like DeMarco’s—serious in their dedication to truly good music, absolutely no qualms with breaking rules, and an almost contagious effervescent attitude. Demarco’s

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  2. Mac DeMarco Releasing Mini-LP, ‘Another One’ New York – Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Mac DeMarco is following up his last release, the widely successful Salad Days, with the announcement of Another One. This news comes nearly one year to the date of the last record. Another One was developed and recorded entirely by DeMarco...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/indie-rock-fave-mac-demarco-delivers-sweet-weirdness/feed/ 3 Mac DeMarco Releasing Mini-LP, ‘Another One’ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/mac-demarco-releasing-mini-lp-another-one/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/mac-demarco-releasing-mini-lp-another-one/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2015 22:57:04 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=23738 New York – Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Mac DeMarco is following up his last release, the widely successful Salad Days, with the announcement of Another One. This news comes nearly one year to the date of the last record. Another One was developed and recorded entirely by DeMarco over a very brief time between a hectic tour schedule at his new home in

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