The incredibly popular, very eccentric, chain smoker, indie rocker Mac DeMarco will be performing at the Riverside Theater on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. If you are a fan of indie rock or “jizz jazz” as he refers to it, be sure to attend because it will be a night to remember.
Coming hot off his most recent release, DeMarco’s “Here Comes the Cowboy” received mixed reviews but the general consensus seemed to approve. In an interview with Rolling Stone, he says this album is “kind of cartoonish, it’s someone’s interpretation of the [cowboy] character that doesn’t have any first-hand experience or understanding of it.”
The Canadian born singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer released six full-length projects dating back to 2012. His most popular songs including, “My Kind of Woman,” “Chamber of Reflection” and “One More Love Song.”
Since his breakout album “Salad Days,” which is reminiscent of the good times throughout his life and making everyone else think on their own, DeMarco’s built a huge cult following raking in millions of streams on Spotify and platforms alike. His happy go lucky style is prominent in most of his albums, but on his most recent release, he strived to make something different.
His western odes fill the air with an enjoyable $30 guitar that Mac has used for most of his career. He played the instrument at every show until it eventually fell apart, so now he just keeps it as a memento. DeMarco is definitely an old school kinda guy – from buying his own pinball machines and fixing them, to relying on older amps, synthesizers and tape recorders to produce his organic and unique sound.
In an interview with TheRumpus, he goes into detail about his first amp. “My grandmother once gave me an old amp, a Fender Vibro-Champ, which I’ve used to record all of the guitar parts on every one of my albums … when she first offered it to me, I was like, ‘Wait! There’s no distortion switch? No reverb?’ But it’s the best sounding amp I ever played through and I’ve come to appreciate it so much,” said DeMarco.
The concert features two openers that will lighten the mood before Mac DeMarco’s headlining set; Dustin Wong and Takako Minekawa will fill the room with their bounce around electronic pop and vocal synthesizers. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.