- 06
- Mar
The idea of a Pavement reunion's in the air, but Stephen Malkmus & his Jicks are everywhere else, including a Take-Away in San Francisco and a secret show in Portland. The Take-Away includes a trio of Real Emotional Trash tunes, "Hopscotch Willie," "Wicked Wanda," and a pretty, elegiac "We Can't Help You." Those are all fine showings, Malkmus looking every bit the part the slacker legend he is, but for a fun taste of behind-the-scenery, it's fun watching the whole band trying to figure out which R.E.M. songs they all know, so they can sing along in unison. We get "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville," "7 Chinese Brothers," and others with bells and guitar and shakers in a SF art gallery.