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Indie-rock god still shreds;
Coachella provides ecstasy
There comes a time in every
person’s life when he or
she must ask the question:
What isajick?
Well, anyone who was at the
Stephen Malkmus show this past
weekend in Portland would know
that the Jicks are the name of Malk
mus’ new band. His old band, you
may recall, was a little indie-rock
outfit named Pavement — but you
sure wouldn’t have known it from
watching the show.
Not only was there absolutely no
reference to the former kings of
slacker-rock, but Malkmus and the
Jicks played nary a Pavement song
throughout the course of the
evening. This was a bit of a surprise,
as Malkmus has only one solo al
bum under his belt (last year’s ab
solutely phenomenal “Stephen
Malkmus’^) and it seemed natural
for the guy to pad out his set with a
few classics from years past.
To top this off, the Jicks played
only five songs from “Stephen
Malkmus”! So here’s the score
board: About 20 songs played, five
old solo songs and no Pavement.
This left the unbelievably recep
tive crowd (you could have heard a
pin drop in the Crystal Ballroom) to
witness the debut of about 15 new
songs that Malkmus promised
would be released in the fall.
Ordinarily, I’d be pretty disap
pointed if the singer from one of my
favorite bands of all time spent the
vast majority of a concert playing
unfamiliar tunes. However, I’d like
to go on record here and state that
the new material was absolutely
thrilling. Every song managed to be
catchy, well-played, emotional,
and sported Malkmus’ trademark
sense of humor. Surprisingly, near
ly every tune sported an extended
instrumental section in the middle.
Even more surprisingly, I learned
that ol’ Steve sure can shred.
Simply put, a Jicks show is good
rock ’n’ roll.
Speaking of good rock ’n’ roll,
Weezer sure has been busy the past
few months, juggling a world tour
with the simultaneous recording of
their fourth al
bum, “Mal
adroit,” the fol
low-up to last
year’s highly
successful
“Green Al
bum.” In fact,
Internet-savvy
Weezer fans
have been in
heaven for the
past few
months, as the
band has been
posting mp3s
of its latest cre
ations on its Web site, asking fans
for feedback and suggestions.
Unfortunately, the evil goons at
Weezer’s record company seem to
have a problem with such benevo
lence and have forced the band to
shut down the audio section of the
site. In fact, a statement on the site
reveals that “now it seems that In
terscope wants to claim ownership
and take possession of the Mal
adroit master tapes that Weezer ere
Depper
In Stereo
ated, produced and paid for inde
pendent of any record company
aid. It’s going to be difficult for
them to turn over the tapes which
they worked so hard on. ”
Fans of any type of good music
should be in ecstatic shock over the
lineup of next month’s Coachella
festival in Indio, California. Spread
out over April 27 and 28, the festi
val features a jaw-dropping array of
artists, most notably Bjork, Oasis,
the Chemical Brothers, the Prodigy,
Foo Fighters, Cake, and the
Strokes. And that’s just the head
liners. I’m personally most excited
for lesser-known fare, such as the
Charlatans UK, the Mars Volta, Cor
nershop, Black Rebel Motorcycle
Club, and Mos Def. The list goes on
and on, people.
The one drawback to the
Coachella festival is that it costs
about $125 to get in for the two
days, but I’m telling you, if I have to
donate a kidney or two to make it
happen, I’ll die a happy death.
Finally, last week I reported that
Eddie Vedder has been sporting a
mohawk. Well, it’s come to my at
tention this week that Billy Corgan
now has a sizable mustache (in ad
dition to his always-shaved head). I
don’t know what has gotten into al
ternative-icons of the 1990s lately,
but if I see Scott Weiland with
dreadlocks then I’ll venture to say
that the apocalypse can’t be far off.
Have a super spring break.
E-mail columnist Dave Depper
at davedepper@dailyemerald.com.
His opinions do not necessarily represent
those of the Emerald.
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The UO School of Music’s Vanguard Concert Series presents
A WILLIAM KRAFT
PERCUSSION SPECTACULAR!
The Dowd Percussion Ensemble
Percussion works by the acclaimed American composer
conductor, and percussionist William Kraft, who will attend
the concert. Winner of Guggenheim Fellowships, Kennedy
Center Friedheim Awards, and NEA and Rockefeller Foun
dation grants, Kraft is former percussionist and composer
in-residence of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Sunday, March 17*2 p.m.
UO MUSIC SCHOOL — Room 198
$7 General Admission,$4 Students and Seniors, available at the door
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