Review by Noah Mallin Standing at the t-shirt booth and checking out the road wares at the Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks show at the Bowery ballroom in New York last night, a swaying gentleman in a blazer and t-shirt breaks away from an intense negotiation with the fellow behind the table to swivel his [...]
Malkmus — Check off “Ironic Mustache” on your Hipster Bingo card… Pavement were the most indie of indie bands — they were None More Indie. Initially low-fi, never on a major-label, often obtuse as much as catchy, even their most widely played video looked like something that cost $25. Yet as they went along, in [...]
Malkmus in the middle — of some Jicks This week features the recording debut of former Pavement honcho Stephen Malkmus’ new Jicks — his backup band now includes former Quasi and Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet Weiss. They get all granola-y and jamlike with the new one Real Emotional Trash. Here they are doing “Out of Reaches” [...]
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