Stephen Malkmus Archives : Aquarium Drunkard

  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. [...] The post Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks :: Mirror Traffic first appeared on Aquarium Drunkard.

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) [...] The post Stephen Malkmus :: Black Book first appeared on Aquarium Drunkard.

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 [...] The post Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks :: Senator first appeared on Aquarium Drunkard.

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. [...] The post AD Presents :: Stephen Malkmus @ Echoplex, 7.25 first appeared on Aquarium Drunkard.

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 [...] The post Malkmus :: Real Emotional Trash first appeared on Aquarium Drunkard.

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 [...] The post Stephen Malkmus :: (Nine Unreleased) Live Jams first appeared on Aquarium Drunkard.