Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks

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Portland, Oregon, United States (2000 – present)

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks are a rock band consisting of Stephen Malkmus (vocals, guitar), Joanna Bolme (bass, vocals), Mike Clark (keyboards) and Janet Weiss (drums). Malkmus was the main singer and songwriter behind the influential 1990s indie rock band, Pavement.

The Jicks formed in 2000 in Portland, Oregon, United States, almost immediately after Pavement’s 1999 “hiatus” began. The group’s first record - which had a working title of Swedish Reggae - was simply called Stephen Malkmus. It was released by Matador Records on February 13th, 2001. At least a few of the songs were proposed Pavement songs before the group disbanded.

The group made their official live debut at New York’s Bowery Ballroom only a few weeks before their first record was released. Around this time, Pavement’s auxiliary percussionist Bob Nastanovich began acting as The Jicks’ manager.

Pig Lib was the name of the band’s second record, which was released in 2003. The songs had a much looser yet darker feel, and the band sounds more comfortable playing with one another. Malkmus has since expressed regret in some of the decisions he made with putting certain songs on this record. The album received decent reviews, gaining 3/5 stars from Allmusic and an 8.0/10 from Pitchfork Media.

For the first several years of The Jicks’ existence, no Pavement songs were ever played live. Then on May 23, 2003, spontaneously and without notice, the band opened the evening’s show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with “Summer Babe” from Pavement’s Slanted and Enchanted album. What followed was a complete set of Pavement tracks in the chronological order that the band originally released them, playing roughly two-three songs per album. This concert has been dubbed by fans as The Milwaukee Show.

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schoenburger wrote:
Friday afternoon

Jicks > Pavement

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timudesu wrote:
last month

The bassist is a cutie.

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SonnyJoeFoxx wrote:
last month

REUNITE IN 2011!

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hayasiya wrote:
October 2009

Where is Real Emotional Trash?

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andover wrote:
September 2009

Joanna, you fox.

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keylimepie9 wrote:
September 2009

Love Real Emotional Trash

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Just-Sonja wrote:
September 2009

Yus, On their way to New Zealand. travelling 18 hours in car to see them next week. <3 (Do Not feed) Oyster

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CoyoteDuster wrote:
September 2009

not bad

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Flashstep wrote:
August 2009

Whoa, 1% of One is #2 listened to song this week. Awesome. I always liked Pig Lib and never got the hate on it, and that was one of my fave jams. <3

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SteQ wrote:
August 2009

Real Emotional Trash <3

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andover wrote:
July 2009

pig lib ftw

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zorosta wrote:
June 2009

Anyone for noodles? silly question.

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Lobotomizd wrote:
May 2009

Real Emotional Trash is my favourite, and self titled solo a close second.

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LivvyUTG wrote:
April 2009

you are a g a r d e n i a

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mattchew900 wrote:
March 2009

Real Emotional Trash.

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rainbowfizz wrote:
March 2009

still rad.

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sickpoola wrote:
March 2009

love portland.......

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passingluck wrote:
March 2009

Hey guys, if you like Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, you should check out Living Things' new album Habeas Corpus...here's the video for "Let it Rain" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMLzPbTQabo

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aguanteflema wrote:
March 2009

this guy is just great.. love the last album

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GirSaysDoom13 wrote:
February 2009

If you like Stephen Malkmus, you might like The Imaginaries. http://imaginariesmusic.com/

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