STEPHEN MALKMUS and The Jicks
From Press Release
As we prepare for the release of Face The Truth, perhaps the finest work of Stephen Malkmus’ recorded career (and we’re including that other band he used to be in), the following tour dates have been announced:
June
04 Washington DC Black Cat
05 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
07 New York, NY Irving Plaza
09 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
10 Detroit, MI St. Andrew’s Hall
12 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
14 Los Angeles, CA El Rey
15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore w/Martha Wainwright
18 Seattle, WA Neumos w/Martha Wainwright
On May 24, Matador will be releasing the 3rd post-Pavement album from Stephen Malkmus, Face The Truth, on the every popular compact disc and phonograph long player configurations. Face The Truth, Stephen’s first bona fide solo recording, captures our favorite singer-songwriter at the height of his creative powers. We can say with total confidence that some of SM’s wittiest moments to date are found on this album, along with many of his most heartfelt. An album of staggering lyrical and musical range, Face The Truth’ is unlikely to be supported by heavy touring (what with Stephen’s pending dad-to-be status), but selected US dates are planned, so catch him while you can!
Malkmus rules. I can’t wait for listening his new album. Still, I think that Crooked Rain and Slanted were better than his solo efforts. I’d like to compare ‘em with the new one.
Favorite singer/songwriter? What about Will Oldham? David Berman? Joanna Newsom? Samuel Beam? Stephin Merritt? Neko Case? Jack White? Tough competition… I think Oldham has an edge there, but Malkmus is really great…
is malkmus married? or is he, in fact, a baby-daddy to-be?