All About Jazz — Stephen Malkmus and Blitzen Trapper Cover "Funk 49" Everyone needs a friend who scrapes the web looking for cool stuff; lucky for JamBase we've got a bunch of weirdos who love doing that kinda thing. Big thanks to J over at reapandsow for tippin' u... more info

JamBase — Stephen Malkmus & Blitzen Trapper Cover "Funk 49" Everyone needs a friend who scrapes the web looking for cool stuff; lucky for JamBase we've got a bunch of weirdos who love doing that kinda thing. Big thanks to J over at reapandsow for tippin' us... more info

My Old Kentucky — At a show a few nights ago at The Pagent in St. Louis, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks were joined by Blitzen Trapper for a cover of James Gang's Funk 49. We can't promise you this exact level of amazing at their upcoming Indianapolis show, but we know ... more info

Pitchfork — The twentieth anniversary edition of the annual Rock for Kids Rock & Roll Charity Auction will take place December 5 at Chicago's Park West, with the aim of raising some coin for the city's homeless and underprivileged youngsters. Over the years, the... more info

Stereogum — Adding another entry to the canon unexpected covers, Steve Malkmus & the Jicks teamed up with stage mates and fellow Portland residents Blitzen Trapper to put a spin on James Gang's James Gang Ride Again classic "Funk #49." The hootenanny took place... more info

Culture Bully — Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks: (Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia) Subscribe to Culture Bully Here more info

Stereogum — Portland Filmmaker Dan Woods got a bunch of sorta-familiar indie rockers to sing "Gardenia," which is a fine backup plan when Stephen Malkmus is too much of a Jick to show up to his own video shoot. (J/K, Stevie.) Fortunately Portland is an indie ro... more info

My Old Kentucky — MOKB helps put three shows in this week's Indy.com Top Ten. All three shows happen, starting tonight at Radio Radio, over the next three days. Here are Indy.com's words about the shows. Come out, come out!! You won't be sorry.#8. Haley Bonar w/ L... more info

Idolator — The controversy over Metallica's Death Magnetic and its supposedly ear-fatiguing lack of dynamic range is still-simmering , so we decided to ask some industry professionals about the row and, more importantly, the trend in mastering toward making rec... more info

XLR8R — Fuck The Shins, Stephen Malkmus, and The Decemberists–for as much as large-room indie rock has been the face of the city over the past half-decade or so, Portland still has DIY in its soul. Bands still play to friends in sweaty basements, albu... more info