It’s interesting to see an artist well known for their role in a particular band reach the point in their solo career when they eventually release as many albums independently as with the former group. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks’ latest, Mirror Traffic, is the fifth post-Pavement album for SM and the first release following [...]
August 23rd marks the release of Mirror Traffic, Stephen Malkmus’s fifth ‘solo’ album since the dissolution of Pavement in 1999. Produced by Beck, the LP is being described as his some of his (and the Jicks) tightest work since his pop-leaning self-titled debut a decade ago. That album remains a favorite and contains one of [...]
With Pavement on the road most of last year I almost forgot Malkmus had been fronting his other band, the Jicks, for nearly a decade. With his old band is back on the shelf, the Jicks have a new (Beck produced) record ready to roll out August 23rd, via Matador, entitled Mirror Traffic. “Senator,” the [...]
Saturday, July 25th, Aquarium Drunkard presents Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks at the Echoplex in Echo Park, L.A. If memory serves, this is the first eastside Malkmus show in a long time. Expect a packed house. Tickets are $19 adv/$22 door. We have several pairs of tickets to giveaway to AD readers. Interested? Leave a [...]
AD reader, tim crimson, reminded me of this great clip from 1966 of Dylan playing “Can’t Leave Her Behind” filmed in a Glasgow hotel room, with Robbie Robertson, while on tour in the UK. While the general consensus among the Dylan faithful is that the following is the only known recording of the tune (and [...]
Ahoy. Just returned to L.A. after a long weekend in Austin for the third annual Fun Fun Fun festivus, and, yes, as expected it was indeed “fun.” The vibe and atmosphere was very low-key compared to many a festival, and of course it all felt very Austin. It was also the last of the National’s [...]
Capturing truly unique performances, our friends at La Blogotheque have been working overtime, this year, since expanding their operations stateside. Now with a West coast base, the Take Away Shows have been moving up and down the coast filming some of our favorite artists in (their trademark), non traditional settings. While you can literally spend [...]
God bless the “event album.” Each year I can (usually) look forward to a few of these by some of my favorite artists. Even now, in the era of instant-everything, a new album, from someone whose work I have been following for years, instills a sense of anticipation and urgency. Stephen Malkmus is one such [...]
There was news earlier today – via Billboard – per Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks upcoming album which is set to drop March 4th of next year. See tracklisting here. Details: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks have set a March 4 date for their next Matador album, titled “Real Emotional Trash.” The 10-song set marks [...]
A big thank you to Matt Picasso for originally sharing these unreleased, live Malkmus tracks (and then later re-hooking me up after I promptly lost them.) The sound quality on these is fantastic. The following nine tracks are culled from The Jicks January 20th gig in Portland during this past winter’s tour. I was at [...]
