Portastatic

After founding the influential Merge Records, the inimitable Superchunk, and the prolific solo project known as Portastatic, Mac McCaughan is finally ready to look back at his career, his bands, and those wonderful four-track recordings that he thought he lost 'lo those many years ago.

PopMatters 2009

After founding the influential Merge Records, the inimitable Superchunk, and the prolific solo project known as Portastatic, Mac McCaughan is finally ready to look back at his career, his bands, and those wonderful four-track recordings that he thought he lost 'lo those many years ago.

PopMatters 2009

After founding the influential Merge Records, the inimitable Superchunk, and the prolific solo project known as Portastatic, Mac McCaughan is finally ready to look back at his career, his bands, and those wonderful four-track recordings that he thought he lost 'lo those many years ago.

PopMatters 2009

The concert raised a staggering $40,000+ dollars for his medical fund and featured scintillating performances by fellow Kiwi icons the Clean, indie stalwarts Yo La Tengo, TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone and Superchunk frontman Mac McCaughan performing as Portastatic (backed by Yo La Tengo).

Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel comes out of seclusion for benefit concert in New York 2010

While I was writing the novel I alternated between working in complete silence and obsessively listening to the same songs and albums over and over again Bright Eyes, Portastatic, Broken Social Scene.

Living With Music: A Playlist by Joanna Smith Rakoff - Paper Cuts Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

While I was writing the novel I alternated between working in complete silence and obsessively listening to the same songs and albums over and over again Bright Eyes, Portastatic, Broken Social Scene.

Living With Music: A Playlist by Joanna Smith Rakoff - Paper Cuts Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

While looking around for info on some (small, lap) dog-food commercial I saw that used Magnetic Fields '"I Think I Need A New Heart," I stumbled upon the news that Portastatic will be providing a live score for "The Unknown" at the Seattle Film Festival.

several things 2006

While looking around for info on some (small, lap) dog-food commercial I saw that used Magnetic Fields '"I Think I Need A New Heart," I stumbled upon the news that Portastatic will be providing a live score for "The Unknown" at the Seattle Film Festival.

May 2006 2006

This is how I recently discovered Portastatic, a band featuring Superchunk's Mac McCaughn.

Music (For Robots): September 2005 Archives 2005

Ok, the cover image says Portastatic and their website is at www. portastatic.com ..

My love weighs a ton (Music (For Robots)) 2005