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".
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Portastatic has had 81 concerts.
Portastatic is most often considered to be Indie, Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Lo-Fi, Alternative Pop, and Gbvfi.
The last Portastatic concert was on July 16, 2014 at Duke Gardens in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
The songs that Portastatic performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the July 22, 2009 concert at Cat's Cradle; Orange County Social Club; and Memorial Hall at UNC in Carrboro, North Carolina, United States:
