Stephen Joseph Malkmus (born May 30, 1966) is an indie rock musician and a member of the band Pavement. He and his band currently perform as Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.
Born in Santa Monica, California and raised in Stockton, Malkmus attended high school in Carpinteria, at Cate School, a prestigious boarding school, and Tokay High School in Lodi, California, from which he graduated. During high school in Malkmus played guitar in Bag O Bones, B...
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Stephen Joseph Malkmus (born May 30, 1966) is an indie rock musician and a member of the band Pavement. He and his band currently perform as Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.
Born in Santa Monica, California and raised in Stockton, Malkmus attended high school in Carpinteria, at Cate School, a prestigious boarding school, and Tokay High School in Lodi, California, from which he graduated. During high school in Malkmus played guitar in Bag O Bones, Bass for The Straw Dogs, and sang in Crisis Alert, all Stockton-based punk bands. After graduation, Malkmus followed in his father's footsteps by attending the University of Virginia, where he majored in history and was a disc jockey for the college radio station WTJU, along with David Berman (Silver Jews) and James McNew (Yo La Tengo).
Malkmus formed Pavement with Scott Kannberg (aka Spiral Stairs) while he was living in Stockton, California during the 1980s. Their first album, Slanted & Enchanted, was released to critical acclaim, and the...
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