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Mike Clark (indie Rock Musician)
Mike Clark is an American musician and restaurateur based in Portland, Oregon. He currently plays keyboards and guitar for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. Musical career Clark has performed with a number of bands in the Portland area. During the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade) he played drums with the Surf Maggots, guitar with the Underpants Machine and the No-No's, and keyboards with the Maroons. Since 2001, he has recorded and toured extensively with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. He is currently the touring bass player for The Corin Tucker Band and can be seen in their video for "Riley." Sassiest Boy in America Clark was featured in the October 1991 issue of '' Sassy'' magazine as the "Sassiest Boy in America," a title previously held by Ian Svenonius. Sagittarius In 2005, Clark and his wife Robin opened Sagittarius, an "eclectic and inexpensive comfort-food joint" located in the Overlook neighborhood of Portland, Oregon."The Age of Sagittarius," ''Willamette Week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks is an American rock band consisting of Stephen Malkmus, Mike Clark, Joanna Bolme, and Jake Morris. Malkmus was the main singer and songwriter behind the influential 1990s indie rock band Pavement. History The Jicks formed in 2000, 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 13, 2001. 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' tour manager, and Mike Clark joined on keyboards. ''Pig Lib'' was the name of the band's second record, which was released in 2003. The album featured a looser interplay between the musicians with longer song lengths and a growing emphasis on guitar solos. The album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pig Lib
''Pig Lib'' is the second studio album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, released on March 18, 2003 by Matador Records. It peaked at #97 in the U.S. and #63 in the UK. The first pressing of the record came with a bonus disc containing five additional new songs. As of June 2004, the album has sold 49,000 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan. Critical reception ''Pig Lib'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. Christian Hoard, writing for ''Rolling Stone'', described the album as "Malkmus' loosest set of songs ever, an elegantly meandering head trip underpinned by the kind of tuneful, world-wise romanticism that's won him the hearts of English majors everywhere". Track listing # "Water and a Seat" – 4:18 # "Ramp of Death" – 2:37 # "(Do Not Feed the) Oyster" – 4:49 # "Vanessa from Queens" – 3:21 # "Sheets" – 3:19 # "Animal Midnight" – 5:11 # "Dark Wave" – 2:26 # "Witch Mountain Bridge" – 5:21 # "Craw Song" – 2:41 # "1% of One" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicians From Portland, Oregon
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American Rock Keyboardists
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Wig Out At Jagbags
''Wig Out at Jagbags'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. It was released on January 7, 2014, by Matador Records. Title The album's name is a reference to Wig Out at Denko's, the second long-player by Dag Nasty, and according to press interview on BBC Radio 1 with Lauren Laverne references a night out at London venue DreamBags JaguarShoes which is referred to locally by its patrons as ‘JagBags’. Malkmus has also stated it is a Chicago term he read at a fantasy basketball message board. Malkmus has said he found both funny. Critical response Upon initial release the album generally received positive reviews, attaining an aggregated score of 74 out of 100 on Metacritic. At ''Alternative Press'', Jeff Rosenstock Jeffrey Ernest Rosenstock (born September 7, 1982) is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter from Long Island, New York. He is known for his former bands Bomb the Music Industry! and The Arrog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirror Traffic
''Mirror Traffic'' is the fifth studio album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, released on August 23, 2011 by Matador Records. It is the first collaboration between Stephen Malkmus and producer Beck and also the last album to feature drummer Janet Weiss, who moved on to become a member of Wild Flag Wild Flag was an American four-piece indie rock/post-punk supergroup based in Portland, Oregon and Washington, D.C. The group consisted of Carrie Brownstein (vocals, guitar), Mary Timony (vocals, guitar), Rebecca Cole ( keyboards, backing vocal .... As of November 2013, the album has sold 30,000 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan. Critical response ''Mirror Traffic'' has received positive reviews. '' Spin'' called it "a patient, inviting album that feels like a fresh start from a guy whose recording career spans multiple boom-and-bust cycles, both for indie rock and the economy." Track listing References {{Authority control Stephen Malkmus albums 2011 al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Emotional Trash
''Real Emotional Trash'' is the fourth album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. The album was released on March 4, 2008 by Matador Records. The album was leaked on to the internet January 13, 2008. The album peaked #64 on the Billboard 200. The album is the Jicks' first to feature Quasi and Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet Weiss. The album was recorded at SnowGhost Music in Whitefish, Montana and Wilco's Foxtrot Studio in Chicago, Illinois. Track listing # "Dragonfly Pie" - 5:08 # "Hopscotch Willie" - 6:56 # "Cold Son" - 3:43 # "Real Emotional Trash" - 10:09 # "Out of Reaches" - 4:51 # "Baltimore" - 6:37 # "Gardenia" - 2:54 # "Elmo Delmo" - 6:42 # "We Can't Help You" - 3:04 # "Wicked Wanda" - 5:06 ;Bonus tracks #"Walk Into the Mirror" - 3:39 # "Mr. Jolly" - 3:44 Personnel *Stephen Malkmus - guitar, vocals *Joanna Bolme - bass, background vocals, synthesizer *Janet Weiss Janet Lee Weiss (born September 24, 1965) is an American rock drummer, best known as a former member of Slea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Face The Truth (Stephen Malkmus Album)
''Face the Truth'' is the third solo album from Stephen Malkmus, released on May 23, 2005 in the UK and May 24, 2005 in the US. Although not formally credited as a Jicks record, much like the earlier self-titled record, each member of the band is featured on at least one track of the album, and "& The Jicks" is written on the back of the sleeve. Prior to its release, the album title was rumored to be ''Hamburger Serenade''. Malkmus discounted those online rumors and said the album was always leaning toward the title it was given. This album was chosen as one of Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It has been referred to as "one of the most influential economi ...'s Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005. Track listing #"Pencil Rot" – 4:08 #"It Kills" – 4:39 #"I've Hardly Been" – 2:56 #"Freeze the Saints" – 3:54 #"Loud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matador Records
Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of mainly indie rock, but also punk rock, experimental rock, alternative rock, and electronic acts. History Matador was created in 1989 by Chris Lombardi in his New York City apartment. Lombardi had brought the Austrian duo H.P. Zinker into Wharton Tiers’ Fun City studio to record Matador's first release, "...and there was light". Lombardi continued to add artists to the label's roster, with bands like the Dustdevils, Railroad Jerk and Superchunk, before being joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy in 1990. Lombardi and Cosloy have continued to run Matador Records together with Patrick Amory coming on as Matador's label manager in 1994, later becoming label president as well as a partner of Lombardi and Cosloy. Matador first drew mainstream media attention and larger sales with the North American release of Teenage Fanclub’s debut record, '' A Catholic Education'' in 1990. Other early release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Ass Records
Candy Ass Records was an independent record label in Portland, Oregon that was run by Jody Bleyle, a member of the bands Team Dresch and Hazel and of the queercore bands Family Outing and Infinite Xs. The label is best known for the 1995 release of the double LP compilation '' Free to Fight''. Featuring all-women bands and musicians such as The Third Sex, Rebecca Gates of The Spinanes, Fifth Column, Containe, Heavens to Betsy, Excuse 17, Lois, Cheesecake and Team Dresch, all contributing songs dealing with women's safety, defense against harassment and rape and pertinent topics surrounding these issues. The recording also featured self-defense instructions led by Anna LoBianco and Staci Cotler, which were included in a 75-page illustrated booklet accompanying the LPs/CD. As well, the booklet contained a great variety of other contributions from women such as bell hooks, Sue P. Fox and others, in the form of stories, practical advice and poems, all dealing with self-defense. Jody ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous county in Oregon. Portland had a population of 652,503, making it the 26th-most populated city in the United States, the sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest, after Seattle. Approximately 2.5 million people live in the Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), making it the 25th most populous in the United States. About half of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area. Named after Portland, Maine, the Oregon settlement began to be populated in the 1840s, near the end of the Oregon Trail. Its water access provided convenient transportation of goods, and the timber industry was a major force in the city's early economy. At the turn of the 20th century, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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