Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Allow me to be rather obvious for a second: Sometimes in piecing together long-form stories, we music writers like to interview a member of the act in question. Let me be slightly less obvious: Even if those interviews go swimmingly, we don't always get to use as much as we'd like — sometimes that's because the quotes we get simply don't fit the context of the story, and sometimes it's just a question of space constraints.
When I was putting together my preview of Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks' show tonight at Mercy Lounge, I got the opportunity to speak with current Jick, current Quasi member and former Elliott Smith backer Joanna Bolme. She was very accommodating and fun to talk with, but I only got to use a quote or two for my piece. Below you'll find my full interview with the lovely Ms. Bolme, in which we spoke about working with Beck, writing songs as a Jick, forthcoming Jicks songs and whether or not she can beat Stephen Malkmus at Scrabble. Get your tickets to tonight's show here. Also, as previously noted, Stephen Malkmus will do a signing/meet-and-greet at Grimey's today at 3 p.m.
