Stephen Malkmus‘ new Jicks-less solo album Groove Denied is out next week (3/15) and while it’s been billed as his “electronic” album, the last couple tracks he’s shared have as many guitars on them as synthesizers and drum machines. That includes “Come Get Me” which is, however, maybe the lowest fi thing Malkmus has done since Pavement’s days on Drag City. You can watch the lyric video, which doubles as a virtual reality tour of a gallery featuring department store portraits of S.M. (aka his press shots for this album), below.
Malkmus will be heading out on a Jicks-free solo tour this spring, including two sold-out NYC shows at The Kitchen. Before The Kitchen shows, S.M. will be talking with Vanity Fair‘s Michael Hogan at 92Y on April 30 with a short performances as well. Tickets to that are still available. Updated tour dates are listed below.
Stephen Malkmus – 2019 Tour Dates:
April 30 – New York NY @ 92Y In-Conversation with Vanity Fair’s Michael Hogan
May 1 – Toronto ON @ The Great Hall ^ # – SOLD OUT
May 2 – New York NY @ The Kitchen (early show) ^ – SOLD OUT
May 2 – New York NY @ The Kitchen (late show) ^ – SOLD OUT
May 3 – Somerville MA @ Arts At The Armory ^ # – SOLD OUT
May 4 – Ardmore PA @ Ardmore Music Hall ^ #
May 5 – Washington DC @ Union Stage ^ #
May 7 – Austin TX @ 3TEN ACL Live ^
May 8 – Chicago IL @ Art Institute Of Chicago – Fullerton Hall ^ $ – SOLD OUT
May 10 – Portland OR @ Doug Fir Lounge ^ – SOLD OUT
May 11 – Seattle WA @ Columbia City Theater ^
May 14 – San Francisco CA @ Swedish American Hall ^ %
May 15 – Los Angeles CA @ Lodge Room ^ % – SOLD OUT
May 16 – Los Angeles CA @ Lodge Room ^
May 30 – Barcelona ES @ Primavera Festival *
May 31 – Nimes FR @ This Is Not A Love Song *
June 2 – Hilvarenbeek NL @ Best Kept Secret *
June 4 – Sint-Niklaas BE @ De Casino *
June 5 – Hamburg DE @ Knust *
June 7 – Stockholm SE @ Debaser Strand *
June 8 – Helsinki FI @ Sideways Festival *
June 11 – Oslo NO @ Parkteatret *
June 12 – Bergen NO @ Bergenfest *
June 14 – Copenhagen DK @ Lille (Little) Vega *
June 15 – Duisburg DE @ Traumzeit Festival *
June 16 – Mannheim DE @ Maifeld Derby Festival *
June 18 – Kortrijk BE @ De Kreun *
June 19 – Paris FR @ La Gaîté Lyrique *
* denotes w/ The Jicks
^ denotes Malkmus solo
# denotes Eleanor Friedberger supporting
$ denotes Tim Midyett supporting
% denotes Mary Lattimore supporting