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

Brooklyn Vegan — Connan atop the 3-story shirtless man tower @ MHOW 5/2/2014 (via @tessanne) Connan & Mac (via @shutterhoundphotography) Friday night, the two rolled over to Music Hall of Williamsburg to keep the party going. The place was even more packed than... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Debi Del Grande; Mac DeMarco / FIDLAR / together PANGEA / White Fang On Sunday, Canadian singer-songwriter Mac DeMarco was preparing for his set in the green room when we caught up with him. "I used to think... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin Mac DeMarco / getting close with a fan @ Mohawk, 4/13/2014 Fans have come to expect messy, raucous live shows, and the first 10 rows are often getting crazy before Mac even hits the stage. "Sometimes... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mac and his Mom @ Baby's All Right 4/10/2014 (photo via @allthezeros) Mac atop the crowd at Webster Hall 4/9/2014 (photo via @aampromo) You've built a reputation for certain aspects of your live show. Do you ever think you'll stop... more info