Win Tickets ($40): Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks w/ Ty Segall @ Crystal Ballroom | Singer/Songwriter from Pavement, Indie Rock
October 4, 2011 — PDXPIPELINEPipeline is giving away a pair of tickets to see Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks at the Crystal Ballroom on Thursday, October 13. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed on Monday, October 10.
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From our sponsors at Crystal Ballroom:
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks w/ Ty Segall
Thursday, October 13
8 p.m. doors | 9 p.m. show
$17 advance | $20 show
All Ages
Purchase Tickets at Cascade Tickets
Crystal Ballroom
1332 W. Burnside Street
www.mcmenamins.com
With the question of a Pavement reunion having been triumphantly answered last year with an Ono-esque “YES”, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks return with their most energized set to date. Their new album, Mirror Traffic, ranges from hard-rocking political commentary (“Senator”), to touching, winsome folk (“No One Is”), to virtuosic but melancholy and contrite kiwi pop (“Stick Figures In Love”).
The lyrics are as curious as ever but more meaningful than they have been since Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. “This record,” concedes Malkmus dryly, “is relatively approachable.”
As the first producer to work with Malkmus since Pavement, Beck has drawn out a set of performances that ring with clarity and inventiveness. Gone are the long guitar workouts and jams that marked the last couple Jicks albums, replaced with a sharply defined focus and more colorful depth of field. With nearly half the tracks clocking in under three minutes, Mirror Traffic flashes by with a lightness of touch; a decision that band and producer found easy to take: “Beck & I were both burned out on the heavy rocking style,” says Malkmus, “and playing to the strengths of a melody felt like the way to go.”
October 4, 2011 at 11:04
Oh please. Oh please. Oh please. Oh please. Oh please.
October 4, 2011 at 11:05
I would like these tickets because I have loved Pavement since I was a kid listening to it with my dad, and I’ve only seen Malkmus perform once and I had a broken arm. Would love to really enjoy the show this time! Please!
October 4, 2011 at 11:14
Because this would rule so much.
October 4, 2011 at 11:57
Would absolutely LOVE to win these and take my good friend, who’s a huge Malkmus fan!! Thanks!! :)
October 4, 2011 at 15:04
Love his latest work. Sign me up!
October 4, 2011 at 22:52
sure, okay, yes, please.
October 5, 2011 at 21:55
Pipeline has kicked ass on the contest lately. Malkmus puts of a great show, would love to be able to go to this. First time I saw him was opening for Radiohead, next time was a great 4th of July in NYC. Glad the Crystal can do him justice.
October 6, 2011 at 13:04
I would love to see this band.
October 6, 2011 at 14:23
Oh my dog. I should win because I PROMISE to come back here and write “winner winner. Chicken dinner.” I’ll even go one step further and change my Facebook status to read the same. Boom. FB Offish.
October 6, 2011 at 15:16
I have a friend who is a huge Pavement fan. This is the next best thing.
October 6, 2011 at 16:25
Portlander-great, but inspired my musical tastes back when I lived in Texas.
October 6, 2011 at 16:27
Thank you~
October 6, 2011 at 17:01
Yes. Please.
October 6, 2011 at 17:09
Would love to see them- thanks for considering me!
October 6, 2011 at 17:13
i can no longer cut my hair, being bald now, but my ears still wanna hear some pavement/malkmus/jicks!
October 6, 2011 at 17:43
Pavement was the end all and be all of music during my younger days. I adore Stephen Malkmus.
October 6, 2011 at 17:52
The concert sounds awesome and I’ve never been the the Crystal Ballroom, so pick me!!
October 6, 2011 at 18:20
thanks for the opportunity to win tickets for the jicks kicking ass for stephen malkmus.
October 6, 2011 at 18:41
sure would be nice to see them :)
October 6, 2011 at 18:47
Always happy to hear some new music!
October 6, 2011 at 19:11
i’ll take off my awful toe rings.
October 6, 2011 at 20:51
I don’t get out enough.
October 6, 2011 at 21:03
I missed The Malkmus and gang twice already! I was even living in different cities! My ears were denied due to insufficient funds.
Help a broke student. Give me a joyous moment! A moment I can hear. A moment I can feel. A tangible sounding moment! one of love and generosity. A momentous sound you can share. A generous touch I can love…
Well… Maybe not THAT generous… ;p
I’m just a poor Eugenian. I go to community college. Make my world a brighter more colorful place to live in…
With fat Oregon-style rainbows of sound raining down on me from Malkmus and The Jicks. With Ty Segall. Live on stage. With me squished up against it. At the Crystal Ballroom. With the love of my life by my side. :D Pretty Please.
October 6, 2011 at 21:09
I am coming back to Portland for a visit this week. I got moved out of my beloved city to Southren California for work and am going to squeeze every ounce of fun I can get before I am shipped back to bro centeral.
October 8, 2011 at 07:03
Sometimes these words are the bitter friends that come back to bite you in the rearest of ends.
I cannot even do one set of sit-ups, I’m so bourgeoisie.
October 8, 2011 at 07:58
I saw Pavement play this year at Williamsburg Waterfront in NY – having just moved here I would love to see Malkmus somewhere I might actually be able to hear him.
Help me find Portland music venues so I can tell everyone in NY that the scene here kicks Brooklyn’s ass.
October 9, 2011 at 13:49
I’d love to go to this show because I’ve missed pavement and malkmus every time they’ve played and I am totally broke and can’t afford to go to any shows….I’m not even reading the mercury anymore because I can’t stand to see all the music I’m missing….
October 9, 2011 at 14:25
Back in Portland after a three year hiatus and I need a Crystal Ballroom fix… plus Pavement is the reason Indie rock is what it is.
October 10, 2011 at 13:14
I haven’t seen Malkmus since I’ve lived in Portland (4+ years)… now’s as good of time as any. Hmm? Pretty please? With bacon on top? Extra crispy bacon…
October 10, 2011 at 14:11
jicks and ty? jicks and ty! jicks and ty!
October 10, 2011 at 14:58
I would thoroughly enjoy the show. Thanks.
October 13, 2011 at 12:38
I just moved to oregon and have no friends and nothing to do. i love sm and the jicks. please hook it up.
October 13, 2011 at 18:02
Best show ever?? Yes please!