Preview: Mild High Club this Friday (9/16) at the Empty Bottle
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He pays attention to the subtle details: he strums the nylon strings of a classical guitar delicately, he pans the electric guitar fuzzes from the left speaker to the right, and he builds layers of warm, Casiotone keyboard chords. Mild High Club sounds like Steely Dan hanging out with Bill Withers or Washington Grover Jr., and this includes the occasional saxophone. It's jazzy but it's not jam music. The psychedelic space he builds is, in fact, a mild high club. The songs sound cheesy — they're almost kitschy with plinky guitar lines and twinkly synths — but they're damn fun. Mac DeMarco's former touring bandmates are, evidently, more than the sum of their thrift shop button-ups, DIY jean shorts, and bushy mustaches. The Empty Bottle is hosting Mild High Club this Friday, and the show will start at 9:00 PM. Tickets cost $10.00, which can be bought here. Locals Divino Nino and Troy Anderson will open.