Influences: Dylan, John Prine, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Todd Snider, Dan Baird, Muddy Waters, Elliott Smith
Mack Hooligan spent his formative years in Arizona and New Mexico, where he grew up listening to a mix of classic singer-songwriters (Dylan, Neil Young), New Wave upstarts (Elvis Costello, The Pretenders), blues greats (Muddy Waters, Bonnie Raitt) and folk/country artists (John Prine and Townes van Zandt). Mixing those influences together, Mack started writing his own songs and playing at Phoenix, AZ area bars with three of his high school teachers, who played in a folky cover band.
Joining an open mic songwriting competition at his teachers' urging, Mack won the contest, only to have his award rescinded when the bar owners figured out how old he really was (16). On another occasion Mack stepped in to break up a fight his social studies teacher inadvertently picked with a football lineman. It was a rough entry into show business.
Mack's brand of musical hooliganism is a mix of rough-and-tumble roots rock, New Mex/Tex alt country (think Ray Wylie Hubbard meets Uncle Tupelo), and more traditional singer-songwriter balladry. He's currently gigging solo and recording songs for his third EP. Two of its songs, "Bullet with Your Name on It" and "Bonesaw (For Jamal Khashoggi)" were released in early 2020 and are available on all of the major digital platforms, including Spotify and Apple Music.
#1 | Be the Song |
2 Feb 2022 |
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#2 | Old Blues Guy (demo) |
3 Feb 2022 |
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#3 | Can't Be Bothered (demo) |
1 Feb 2022 |
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#4 | Once You Leave (demo) - Mack Hooligan |
1 Feb 2022 |
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#5 | Once You Leave - remix |
1 Feb 2022 |
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#6 | Love & Loss (demo) |
1 Feb 2022 |
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