Rebecca Haithcoat

Who: Mac Miller (and Casey Veggies)

Where: Troubadour

When: 1/14/2011

If the booming chorus of boys missing nary a syllable of “Nikes on My Feet” and the piercing squeals of girls weren’t evidence enough of Mac Miller’s demographic, his crowd check confirmed it. “How many of you guys go to school?” he asked. Thunderous shouts. “How many of you are happy you’re here, and not in school?” Deafening roar.



Rebecca Haithcoat

After OFWGKTA’s Tyler the Creator had stormed around the stage like a Tasmanian devil, he and opening act Casey Veggies pulled teen-thin outstretched arms onto the stage to “cook” with them. The girls were more experienced as grinders than master chefs, and the bouncer standing next to me onstage said, “I’m scared to even look at those girls.” The doorman had checked my ID three times, holding it up to the light, passing it to another man for inspection. “You look like jailbait,” he said, handing it back. No, it’s just that every other girl there really was.

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