Tag Archives: Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks

Live Around Town This Week

Rocktober charges on with another great week of incredibly diverse music lined up. On Monday, there’s a free show at Sonic Boom Records with one of NYC’s latest pop projects - New Villager; they open the following day at Neumo’s for a much anticipated show with Metronomy. Also on Tuesday, Cymbals Eat Guitars play the Crocodile, StephenRead more...

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Out This Week 8/23

Though the hot summer months (or “month” here in Seattle) are usually the slowest for new releases -- and according to Largehearted Boy this week’s list is one of the shortest of the year -- there are plenty of great new albums hitting record store shelves today. Think of it as a summer concentrate, which,Read more...

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Monday News Roundup

Soul singer Mavis Staples recently appeared at this year’s Pickathon, but her star power continues to impress, this time bringing a guest onstage in Arcade Fire‘s Win Butler, for San Francisco’s Outside Lands Festival. Butler joined Staples’ band on guitar and backing vocals for a rendition of “The Weight.” Watch video from the concert below:

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Sonic Roundup 6/15

LCD Soundsystem recently picked up a Webby Award for “Artist of the Year,” presumably for the thrilling live stream of their three-hour farewell gig at Madison Square Garden. Watch (and chuckle at) James Murphy’s five-word acceptance speech below.

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Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks Announce New Album

Stephen Malkmus hasn’t released new material with his band The Jicks since 2008′s Real Emotional Trash, but he’s had his hands full with the Pavement reunion tour. With drummer Janet Weiss joining grrrl-rock outfit Wild Flag (with former Sleater-Kinney bandmate Carrie Brownstein), some worried that the Jicks had sung their swan song. As it turnsRead more...

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