Stereogum — Happiness is a great feeling; Happyness is a great band. The South London trio specializes in lush-yet-breezy indie rock that conjures all sorts of wistful feelings then takes the piss out of them with wry puns and punchlines. Think of it as Sparkleh... more info

Pop Candy — A reader shares a fond memory of attending a Pavement show with her dad as a teen. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Critic's Notebook: Is irony getting old? It may feel that way in a look at two dances that deal with brotherly ties: 'Rocco' at REDCAT and 'Pavement' at UCSB.Bar business wasn't so hot at REDCAT on Saturday night a half-hour before the show. The crow... more info

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KEXP Seattle — If there has been a moment where the now-common phenomena of massive reunion tours jumped the shark, it was in January, when Outkast announced that they’d be getting back together for the express purpose of playing their storied catalog at 40 festi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Jonathan Dick Stephen Malkmus @ Bowery Ballroom in Feb. (more by PSquared) Whether it's "Independence Street" from this year's Jicks release Wig Out at Jagbags, or a jam like "Range Life" written some twenty years ago during the Pavement... more info

Stereogum — The Pavement reunion tour has been over and done for years, and there’s no indication that we’ll get another one anytime soon. But people who went see Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks play L.A.’s El Rey Theatre on Friday night got to see something o... more info

Stereogum — Last year, 7 Days Of Funk, the retro synth-funk duo of Snoop Dogg and Dâm-Funk, released a self-titled album full of music that explicitly recalled the music they grew up on. The videos, for “Faden Away” and “Hit Da Pavement” and “I’ll B... more info

Stereogum — If I were to give a single piece of advice to teenage girls, it would be this: “Don’t listen to Pavement.” I kid, I kid. Actually, Stephen Malkmus is the latest grown man to participate in Rookie’s charming “Ask A Grown Man” video series,... more info

Core News — “Cult icon and ex-Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus is nothing less than a legend of independent music. Wake up with him here. Pavement are undoubtedly one of the most influential rock bands of all time, with Malkmus’ spikey, silly, shambolic sty... more info