Stereogum — Once upon a time what passed for poppy alternative rock was Stephen Malkmus whimpering, "You're the kind of girl I like/ Because you're empty, and I'm empty." Nowadays apparently it's Mitchy Collins and friends chanting, "I like that you're broken, b... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — All photos by Qbertplaya Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks returned with their seventh studio album Sparkle Hard on May 18 via Matador Records. Their tour brought them to New York (where we last saw them in 2015) for a two-night run at Music Hall of Will... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Mountain Movers, Stephen Malkmus, Deaf Wish, Paint it Black, and more tour news. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — The band stopped by to roll through one of the tracks from their excellent new album Sparkle Hard more info

NME — The band swung by to play tracks from their new album ‘Sparkle Hard’ Stephen Malkmus Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks played tracks from their new album Sparkle Hard on CBS This Morning this week (29 June.) You can watch footage of their perfor... more info

Stereogum — Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks recently released their new album Sparkle Hard -- we spoke with the former Pavement frontman (and played tennis with him) about it -- and today, they stopped by CBS This Morning to promote the release. Malkmus sat down wit... more info

JamBase — Watch Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks perform three songs from their recently released album on 'CBS This Morning'. The post Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks Perform On ‘CBS This Morning’ appeared first on JamBase. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — In addition to playing "Solid Silk" on the program, Malkmus also talked about getting sick on tour and the '90s resurgence. "I think that's a good thing 'cause it benefits me, and i hope it goes on forever." Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — It's the first time the two have appeared on stage together since the 2011 Pavement reunion. more info

Stereogum — Tennis enthusiast Stephen Malkmus is touring these United States with his Jicks in support of the new Sparkle Hard. Last night they stopped at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, North Carolina, where Malkmus' former Pavement drummer Steve West made a surp... more info