Stephen Malkmus
Background information
Birth name	Stephen Joseph Malkmus
Also known as	SM
Born	May 30, 1966 (1966-05-30) (age 41) Santa Monica, California
Origin	Portland, Oregon
Genre(s)	Indie rock
Instrument(s)	Guitar, Vocals, Drums, Bass
Label(s)	Matador Records, Domino Records, Drag City
Associated acts	Pavement, The Jicks, Silver Jews
Website	Official Website

Stephen Malkmus (born May 30, 1966 , Santa Monica, California) is an indie rock musician and a former member of the band Pavement.

Biography

Malkmus followed in his father's footsteps by attending the University of Virginia; he majored in history and was a disc jockey for the radio station WTJU. Malkmus formed and fronted Pavement while he was living in Stockton, California during the 1980s. Their first album, Slanted & Enchanted, was released to critical acclaim, and the band continued to receive attention for subsequent releases. Pavement, and Malkmus in particular, was hailed as spearheading the underground indie movement of the 1990s. In 2001, following the 1999 dissolution of the band, Malkmus released his first self-titled solo album. He also was a member of rock group The Silver Jews along with poet/lyricist David Berman, but was kicked out by Berman during their Natural Bridge recording. Malkmus' current solo career is backed by musical band The Jicks. In early 1999 Stephen Malkmus participated in a Sonic Youth side project that included bassist/vocalist Kim Gordon, guitarist/vocalist Thurston Moore, Chicago avant-garde veteran Jim O'Rourke, and renowned Japanese drummer Ikue Mori. The project was named Kim's Bedroom. They never released an album, but did play a few live shows.

Malkmus currently resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife, artist Jessica Jackson Hutchins. In 2005, Hutchins gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter named Lottie. Hutchins and Malkmus were married on October 7, 2006 in New York.

On May 23, 2003 in Milwaukee, while touring with his new band The Jicks, Malkmus opened the show by saying, "This is off our first record." The band then proceeded to play an evening's worth of Pavement songs. This show has been dubbed by fans as The Milwaukee Show.

In 2005, Malkmus' "Phantasies" (from his self-titled record) could be heard in a Sears television commercial for a 13 hour sale. [1]

Malkmus is an avid sports fan. He enjoys tennis, soccer and closely follows MLB and NFL.

Malkmus also worked as a security guard at the Whitney Museum for a short period.

Discography

With Pavement

See Pavement Discography.

With Silver Jews

• Dime Map of the Reef (1992) 7"ep
• The Sabellion Rebellion & Old New York (1993) 7"
• The Arizona Record (1993) 12"
• Starlite Walker (1994)
• American Water (1998)
• Hot as Hell - Live 1993 (1999) CD/7" Single
• Tanglewood Numbers (2005) on "The Farmer's Hotel"

With The Crust Brothers

• Marquee Mark (1998)

With The Jicks

Albums

Stephen Malkmus Feb 13, 2001 Matador Records #124 (Billboard 200) #7 (Top Independent Albums)

Pig Lib [w/ 5-track bonus disc] Mar 18, 2003 Matador Records #97 (Billboard 200) #5 (Top Independent Albums)

Face the Truth May 24, 2005 Matador Records #118 (Billboard 200) #5 (Top Independent Albums)

(Note: Even though Pig Lib is the only album that titularly recognizes the Jicks by listing the artist name as "Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks," the self-titled album Stephen Malkmus is, in fact, a Jicks recording. Initially, Malkmus wanted to simply call his post-Pavement band the Jicks with no mention of his name, but Matador records resisted the idea and released the new album from SM as Stephen Malkmus with no mention of the Jicks. Face the Truth is technically Stephen Malkmus's only true solo affair, though the Jicks do provide instrumentation on nearly every song.)

Singles

• Discretion Grove (2001) - w/ "Sin Taxi" and "Leisurely Poison" (2001)
• Jenny & the Ess-Dog (2001) - w/ "Keep the Faith", "That's What Mama Said" and "Alien Boy"
• Phantasies EP (2001) - w/ "Malay Massaker"
• Jo Jo's Jacket - w/ "Polish Mule", "The Hook(live)" and "Open and Shut Cases" (2001)
• Sex Life of Robinson Crusoe, Pt. 2 (2001) - b-side available only on official site
• Us (2003)
• Dark Wave (2003) - w/ Pig Lib bonus disc b-sides
• Post-Paint Boy (2005)
• Baby C'Mon (2005) - w/ "Wow Ass Jeans"
• Kindling for the Master EP (2006) - w/ 4 remixes

Compliations/Collaborations

• Suburbia Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1997) - "Unheard Music" w/ Elastica
• At Home With the Groovebox (2000) - "Robyn Turns 26"
• All Tomorrow's Parties 1.1 (2002) - "Good Kids Eggs"
• Colonel Jeffrey Pumpernicklel (2002) - "Blue Rash Intact (Quarantined-Hallucinations Due To Severe Allergies)"
• Under the Influence - 21 years of Flying Nun Records (2002) - "Death and the Maiden"
• Matador At Fifteen (2004) - "It Kills (live)"
• This One's for the Fellows: A Sonic Salute to the Young Fresh Fellows (2004) - "No One Really Knows" w/ the Maroons (Malkmus on guitar)
• Silkworm - Chokes! EP (2007) - "Spanish Harlem Incident (live)" (Malkmus on guitar)

Unreleased

• "Nervous Actors"
• "Gravity Bong"
• "Johnny One-Take"
• "Memory Pull"
• "Carl the Clod" (Face the Truth Outtake)
• "Grace" (Face the Truth Outtake)
• "Memories" (Face the Truth Outtake)

• Possible tracks for the next Jicks LP: "Dragonfly Pie" (aka "I Want to Go Home"), "Real Emotional Trash", "We Can't Help It", "Merry Go Round", "Baltimore Again", "Walk Into a Mirror", "Pennywhistle Thunder", "Hopscotch Willie", "Wicked Wanda"

Misc

• The New Yorker College Tour: University of Washington, Seattle: A Conversation with Stephen Malkmus (2006)

Pictures

• Malkmus@Bonnaroo

Interviews

• Morning Becomes Eclectic Jun 2005 Audio Interview/Performance
• The Believer Oct. 2003
• Index Magazine July 2005
• Magnet Magazine 2005
• Pop Matters Aug 2005
• Only Angels Have Wings 2003

External links

• Official site
• Matador Records US record label
• Domino Records UK record label
• It's a Brand New Era fan site
• Kung Fu Nation merchandise
• BMI performing rights organization