11/29 & 11/30 Split Works Presents: Mac DeMarco China Tour

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Gird your loins and hide your women: Mac DeMarco is coming to China. Canada’s favorite son and latest lo-fi wunderkind (who is really still a kid) is gearing up for a full Asian tour (booked by our sister agency Scorched ), including dates in Beijing and Shanghai.

SHOW INFORMATION:

Beijing // Friday, November 29, 2013, 9PM // MAO Livehouse // No.111 East Gulou Dajie // Tickets：80RMB (door) / 60RMB (student) // Support: The Twenties

Shanghai // Saturday, November 30, 2013, 9PM // Yuyintang // No.851 Kaixuan rd. nr. West Yan’an rd. // Tickets：80RMB (door) / 60RMB (student) // Support: Tom Loved Katie

The latest irreverent voice in indie rock, DeMarco burst onto the scene as a rambunctious teenager known for wildly unhinged live performances and not-so-subtle range of promo photos accompanying his debut Rock and Roll Night Club 12”. However, the glam facade was purely that, an image that was manufactured for fun to confuse the stiff and compartmentalizing world of indie music journalists. It wasn’t all a jest however, as that EP covered a whole range of music styles that were latent in the ex-Makeout Videotape frontman’s already impressive slough of cassette-only releases. The sincere and warm Mac who sang “Only You” was the same lipstick-wearing sleazoid that crooned “Baby’s Wearing Blue Jeans” and that suited him and his listeners just fine.

Fast forward to six months later. The same DeMarco releases his Captured Tracks (Beach Fossils, Wild Nothing, DIIV) debut, 2. The same artist shows off natural ability as a singer, songwriter and producer. With a new arsenal of recording gear, the fidelity has substantially improved without compromising the immediacy and organic quality of his prior releases under any moniker. The results are immediately rewarding, from the warm “Cooking Up Something Good” to the heartfelt “My Kind of Woman.” It’s obvious Mac is presenting himself musically in the most sincere way possible, no matter what happens in his wild videos or live shows. “Freaking out the Neighborhood,” Mac’s apologetic ode to his loved ones about such public behavior, shows that Mac DeMarco is still with us, coming along for the ride, getting everyone else in trouble. Even so, the maturation process of Mac DeMarco, recording artist, is in full swing. He did, after all, turn 22 shortly after that release.

One of the hardest working men in rock ‘n roll, DeMarco has been kept busy since the release of 2 by touring with Phoenix, raising the (nonexistent) roof at this past July’s Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago and playing endearingly lo-fi Weezer covers. This winter, he brings his spastic, unpredictable live show to China for the very first time. Caution: climbing rockstars ahead.

Mac DeMarco – Ode to Viceroy (Pitchfork Festival 2013)

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Links:

Mac DeMarco: macdemarco.bandcamp.com

Listen on Douban: site.douban.com/macdemarco

Split Works: www.spli-t.com[:zh]

勒紧裤你的腰带！加拿大新宠，lo-fi神童－Mac DeMarco就要来华巡演了！在主办方Split Works及Scorched的协助下Demarco现正在积极筹备他的亚洲巡演，其中就包括了北京和上海。

这个冬天，DeMarco首次将他劲爆又出人意料的演出的带到中国。

注意：冉冉升起的摇滚新星就在你眼前

演出信息：

【北京】

2013年11月29日周五晚9点

MAO Livehouse，东城区鼓楼东大街111号

嘉宾：The Twenties

票价：80（现场）/60（学生）

【上海】

2013年11月30日周六晚9点整

育音堂，长宁区凯旋路851号近延安西路

嘉宾：克鲁斯和凯蒂·霍尔姆斯乐队

票价：80（现场）/60（学生）

2012年春天，22岁的Mac Demarco发行了他的首张12寸唱片《Rock and Roll Night Club》。紧随其后的是密集的搞笑的宣传视频、精神错乱的现场表演以及不怎么精致的宣传照… 当然这些所谓的噱头都只是为了迷惑媒体人对独立音乐刻板的划分。因此Demarco在首张EP中涵盖了很多音乐风格，这是他作为Makeout Videotape前主唱的时候积累下来的成果。真挚温暖地唱着“Only You”的深情Mac和轻哼“Baby’s Wearing Blue Jeans” 涂着口红的邋遢鬼放在Demarco身上都合适，他的听众也觉得毫无违和感。

6个月之后，Mac带来了第一张全长专辑《2》。和RNRNC不同的是，《2》是Mac发挥他唱作人及制作人天赋的合力之作。有了全新的录音设备，音质得到显著提高，同时绝不委身于任何名号之下，从而保持他音乐的直接和根本的质量。效果非常显著，从温暖的“Cooking Up Something Good”到感人至深的“My Kind of Woman.”。不管他的视频和现场有多少光怪陆离，他音乐表达还是非常直接了当。就如“Freaking out the Neighborhood,” 这首歌，毫无歉意地表彰了自己放荡不羁的公众形象。这样的作风虽然略显稚嫩，但这只不过说明这位顽童作为录音艺术家的成熟过程还在继续。毕竟，他今年才满23岁。

Mac DeMarco – Ode to Viceroy (Pitchfork Festival 2013)

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