Brighton Gig Buddies

Name: Mac DeMarco - Totally Sold Out
Start: 2014-05-19T18:30:00Z
Location: The Old Market

Mac DeMarco - Totally Sold Out

May 19, 2014 · 7:30 PM
The Old Market

A little story. December 2012 a small group of people (including me) headed to the Green Door Store to see someone we had never heard of and not even really listened to. A Canadian bloke called Mac DeMarco. The promoter, Joe had been telling us how good this guy's music was and how good his live shows were (though he could be a bit eccentric at times). Anyway we turned up, were surprised to see the place was packed, stood near the back and loved it. It immediately became two people's gig of the year, I headed off to the stall to buy the album. We were blown away by the show. The songs were great, country tinged (just a little bit) melodic very catchy indie clearly from across the pond. Also his performance was great, he was funny, a bit bonkers at times, ridiculously hyper, got the crowd hooked from the start. Occasionally he rabbited on about something you couldn't make head nor tale of but then he went straight into great song after great song.

He's also playing at maybe the nicest venue in town. Great sound, perfect size, nice separate proper bar, clean toilets etc.

Anyway here's some songs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGh97zsBfWk

Next song is a ode to his favourite brand of cigarettes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bfTTeZOrs4

last song of his last album, as you can see from the video he's not your average singer/songwriter as in he's funny a bit bonkers and doesn't take himself too seriously, which makes a nice change

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIuBcb2T55Q

Finally the first track released from his upcoming album

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lk3NFWw9Fg

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Andy H.

Yeah, hmmm very weird one this. As a gig musically I didn't enjoy it as I couldn't get into Mac's music that I like but then I've never been to a gig before where I have just watched with amazement where someone I thought was an obscure Canadian country tinged purveyor of melodic indie-pop turns into a teen sensation to the utter surprise of me, my friends, Joe the promoter and I think even Mac. Good to see that not everyone under the age of 21 takes any notice of the boring Brit bands forced on them by the NME etc

0 · May 20, 2014
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- Fiona L.
  
  funnily enough she expressed surprise before the gig when I mentioned 3 people I knew from gig buddies were going . This morning she declared that NO ONE there was over 30 and EVERYONE was a hipster, so either she didn't spot any of you or you all got away with it !
  
  0 · May 20, 2014
- Susie
  
  I was standing towards the back looking on at the genuinely heartwarming scenes of kids going nuts. Never been so far above the average age at a gig before. Is the speaker jumper ok Fiona? I was worried about him. That was a seriously bad idea.
  
  0 · May 20, 2014
- Ian
  
  Not sure I'd know a Hipster if I tripped over one (and I probably did on the way home after the gig). It did feel like we were gate crashing a uni bop or something and I agree with Andy - I reckon mr Demarco had no idea why that crowd had taken to him, he looked a baffled early on. The only clue was that Joe the promoter looked as young as the rest of the crowd so best for me is back to my pipe and slippers and discussion of whether Bobby Gillespie is genius or smack head or both.
  
  0 · May 20, 2014
- Andy H.
  
  Hmmm I'm not sure if I would call a lot of them hipster's Fiona (in the Hoxton sense of the word), unless it means 18yo blokes dressing up like MacDeMarco. Anyway tell your daughter that a few of us saw him about a year and a half ago at the Green Door Store...bet she wan't there ;-)
  
  1 · May 20, 2014
- Andy H.
  
  Joe is older than he looks (I think) and was as amazed as us but very happy indeed.
  
  0 · May 20, 2014
- Fiona L.
  
  i did mention that to her, she raised an eyebrow and seemed surprised. She's seen him before- not at the Green door though, probably London where she studies. re hipsters and over 30s, she does like to exaggerate. It seems part of his appeal to the youngsters is his cuteness. Cute was her overused adjective (oh and fun).
  
  1 · May 21, 2014
- Fiona L.
  
  Susie- i believe he was fine. Another of her friends threw her bra on stage ! Then decided she wanted it back and jumped on stage to retrieve it. Apparently it was great fun because they got to behave like 15 year olds again (oh and Mac is "so cute".)
  
  1 · May 21, 2014
- Andy H.
  
  Maybe the term hipster has changed as it used to refer to over trendy people, often over 30, riding BMXs and Choppers for example and was a derogatory term. Anyway I'm just listening to a band that Joe put on Fiona that she may like and she could tell her friends about and become very hip indeed as they are like an obscure version of Parquet Courts. They are Scott & Charlene's Wedding and are great.
  
  1 · May 21, 2014
- Ian
  
  I'm trying to get my head round how a band can be achingly trendy and current while being named after a 2nd rate soap opera event that 'happened' quite a lot of years ago. No reason why not but what creative process would lead you to that band name? Another one for discussion in the pub sometime.
  
  0 · May 21, 2014
- Andy H.
  
  Because the main guy is an Aussie Ian and he moved to New York...it's irony ;-) At least irony isn't only the preserve of the Brits. We get get it and it would get those Yanks Googling. I think it's a good name actually. Better than The (insert one syllable word here). Not sure if they are achingly trendy anyway but their second album Any Port In Any Storm is bloody great, if you like your slightly lo-fi slacker NY type thing, which I do.
  
  0 · May 21, 2014
- Andy H.
  
  http://www.youtube.co...
  
  0 · May 21, 2014
- Andy H.
  
  and funny
  http://www.youtube.co...
  
  0 · May 21, 2014
- Ian
  
  Irony good! And, yeah, the music's not bad as well.
  
  0 · May 21, 2014
- Andy H.
  
  Fiona - what used to termed a hipster
  http://youtu.be/AwTzP...
  
  0 · May 21, 2014
- Andy H.
  
  "Keep it chopped out yeah!"
  
  0 · May 21, 2014
- Andy H.
  
  Glad you like it Ian, it's a really solid album, it's well fuckin' futile yeah!
  
  0 · May 21, 2014
- Andy H.
  
  erm watch that clip to get that.....
  
  0 · May 21, 2014
Fiona L.

just had the run down on this gig from my daughter who declared it the best fun ever. Sounds like security had their hands full! Apparently the speaker jumper was in their group , and her friend managed to thank Mac DeMarco afterwards outside for playing her favourite Neil Young song (as in say thank you, don't let your minds wander further...)

0 · May 20, 2014
Katherine P.

I have a spare ticket which I'd be happy to forward via email. Katherine

0 · May 10, 2014
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- Ian
  
  Hi Katherine, still got that ticket? Ian
  
  0 · May 12, 2014
- Katherine P.
  
  Yup! It's an e-ticket. Please email [masked] direct so I can attach it to a reply. Katherine
  
  0 · May 12, 2014
- Andy H.
  
  Lucky you Ian! This sold out yonks ago. Prob why only 4 of us are going. Should be great, great venue too
  
  0 · May 13, 2014
- Ian
  
  Yes indeed. Counting my blessings on this one. See you guys there and maybe for once I'll be there ahead of time for a swifty before we dive in.
  
  0 · May 13, 2014