NME — Mac DeMarco and Chromeo also among 40 nominees up for annual award more info

Stereogum — Judging by the comments section, Mac DeMarco’s Salad Days was the most controversial omission from our 50 Best Albums Of 2014 So Far list. An artist of the people, he is! So much so that DeMarco is asking the people — i.e. you — to submit a por... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mac DeMarco w/ Walter TV @ Northside 2014 (via @stevensedition) The annual NXNE fest is currently underway in Toronto, ON with the music portion really happening Wednesday - Saturday (June 18 - 21) at venues all over the Canadian city. For... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sharon Van Etten @ Great GoogaMooga 2013 (more by Dana [distortion] Yavin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... The Northside Festival The Northside Festival begins its four-day takeove... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Montreal's Red Mass are a mercurial lot. Led by onetime CPCP Gangbangs member Roy Vucino (aka Choyce), the line-up has expanded and contracted but the MO remains the same: pysch-punk with a flair for arty drama. I caught Red... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Thee-day Oregon music festival Pickathon returns this year from August 1-3 in Happy Valley. The lineup includes Nickel Creek, X, Warpaint, The War on Drugs, Jonathan Richman, Mac DeMarco, Operators, Foxygen, Destroyer (solo), Courtney Barnett, Parque... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mac DeMarco @ Burgerama III (more by Debi Del Grande) The Village Voice has finalized the 2014 4Knots Festival lineup, adding Mac DeMarco to the lineup that already includes headliner Dinosaur Jr., plus Those Darlins, Speedy Ortiz, Radkey, Viet Cong,... more info

Stereogum — “Passing Out Pieces,” the first single from Mac DeMarco’s new album Salad Days, is a pretty, vaporous thing, so of course the video is a nonsensical hardcore bloodfest. Pierce McGarry, the bassist in DeMarco’s band, directed the exceedingly l... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — You maybe have seen Chad Ubovich play as part of Mikal Cronin's band last year, but he's got his own group, Meatbodies, too. You might not be suprised to learn Meatbodies make garagey psych rock that's not too dissimilar... more info

Stereogum — Mac DeMarco recently released Salad Days, and in the last year or so has gained a large following. Pepperoni Playboy is a short documentary on the musician that gives you a look into his recording space, the process of making that new record, and lot... more info