Stephen Malkmus

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Stephen Malkmus
Stephen Malkmus performing in Battery Park, New York City.
Background information
Birth name	Stephen Malkmus
Born	May 30, 1966
Origin	Santa Monica, California, USA
Genre(s)	Indie rock, Alternative rock
Instrument(s)	Guitar, singing
Years active	1989–present
Label(s)	Matador Records
Associated acts	Pavement, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, The Silver Jews

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

1 Biography
2 Discography
3 Pictures
4 External Links

[edit] 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 comprises part of rock group The Silver Jews, along with poet/lyricist David Berman, and his current solo career is backed by musical band The Jicks. 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.

[edit] Discography

[edit] With Pavement

See Pavement Discography.

[edit] With Silver Jews

[edit] With The Crust Brothers

Marquee Mark (1998)

[edit] With The Jicks

Stephen Malkmus (2001)
Pig Lib (2003)
Face the Truth (2005)

(Note: both Stephen Malkmus and Face the Truth are credited solely to Malkmus, however the Jicks were present on every song on the debut and on parts of Face The Truth.)