Though Mac McCaughan has plenty to keep him busy -- playing in Superchunk, managing the successful Merge Records -- he also spends time recording under the moniker of Portastatic. In 1993, Tom Scharpling of 18 Wheeler Records asked to release some of McCaughan's lo-fi, four-track Portastudio recordings; his request was met by the singles "Sandals with White Socks" and "Starter".
These are photos from concerts where Portastatic played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
XX Merge: Merge Records 20th Anniversary Jul 22 - 26, 2009 Carrboro, North Carolina, United States Uploaded by Pte5