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We were happy to be asked to do our own take on Adult Swim’s  “Squidbillies” Theme Song.

Here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=YbHI_PzVa28

 

 

 

 

2015 Shows Part 1

Hello all,

We have just a handful of shows left for the rest of 2015. Some of which you may already know of, some we can’t announce yet. So for now, on with what we CAN say.

 

PORTLAND:

Things kick off with Opening Night of The T:BA festival in Portland, Thursday September 10th.

This show is FREE and ALL AGES at 10:30 PM at The Works At The Redd 831 SE Salmon St.

 

BOSTON:

Earlier this week single day tickets went on sale for the SOLD OUT Boston Calling Festival.

You may still be able to get some here:  www.bostoncalling.com/tickets

We play on Saturday, September 26th along with such notable acts as Sturgill Simpson and Father John Misty among others.

 

SEATTLE:

 

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Details

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks plus Tomten perform as part of the Influencers Concert Series at EMP.

By bringing together up-and-coming artists with the established acts that inspired them, the Influencers Concert Series celebrates how the greatest forms of creativity are often sparked by sharing in the creativity of others.

http://www.empmuseum.org/influencers15-malkmus

Tickets:

https://store.empmuseum.org/single/SelectSeating.aspx?p=3999&from=event

 

Stay tuned here for more info on  MORE shows we have coming up.

 

Take care,hope to see you soon

SM&JICKS

 

 

 

NYC and Boston

Ahhhh Summer! Blistering  bright greetings to you all. Stay hydrated and use a strong high SPF then clean off the lenses of your Vuarnet’s and peep these new East Coast Dates! Tickets are on sale now for 4 Knots Festival on the Hudson in New York City July 11th AND Boston Calling September 25-27th. Come on out!image

Astoria/Tape-Op/Fort George Party Time

OverdubIPA_PressPosterIMGWe are excited to be playing this great show at the Oregon Coast for the release of the new collaboration between Tape-Op Magazine and Fort George Brewery. Check out this line up! Come party with us at the coast Saturday April 25th!

 

Denmark, Norway, Sweden!

Go to the tour page for dates and ticket links to the just announced additions to our Beach Blanket Wig Out Tour!*

See you THIS SUMMER

 

 

*no one’s on board with this title…yet

Summer Wig Out’s

An epic Wig Out Across the World Tour has come to a close. Thanks to all of you that came out to celebrate the new record and old favorites. It is time to chill in the spring mist. But don’t fret there will be more chances to Wig Out, it is the year of the Jagbag after all. Europe beckons this summer the dates are below and on the tour page WITH TICKET LINKS.

Not listed there are the dates we will be playing ELECTRIC PICNIC and END OF THE ROAD Festivals.

We are playing them as well as a few other To Be Announced dates, so keep that in mind, and stay tuned!

See you Out There!

Aug 25, 2014
Brighton | Old Market | tickets

Aug 27, 2014
Newcastle | Riverside | tickets

Aug 28, 2014
Nottingham | Rescue Rooms | tickets

Aug 30, 2104
Liverpool | Kazimier | tickets

Sept 3, 2014
Bielfeld | Forum | tickets

 

Update From The Road

Greetings Jicksters! We are here in Denver about to launch the US leg of the Wig Out At Jagbags Tour, aka Wig Out Across America (part 1). We had a blast in the UK and Europe and thanks to all that made it out, and made us feel so welcome. We feel like we are gaining momentum with each night so we hope to see you all along the way.  see you soon, remember check the tour page to see where we’re off to next.

 

thanks folks!

Wig Out Streaming NOW + Teaser #2 and Fallon


Ring in the Year of The Jagbag™ by streaming our new record in full here:
http://smarturl.it/WigOut_Stream
And we are pleased to announce we’ll be returning to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon this coming Monday January 6th. Thats the day before Wig Out at Jagbags is released so pre-order now!!!!!!

The Countdown is on

Cinnamon & Lesbians Video

Our video for “Cinnamon and Lesbians” is out today! You can see it via Domino

It was directed by Jay Winebrenner http://jaywinebrenner.tumblr.com/  here in Portland
In addition you can also download the song at itunes today. All the details as well as some NY party news is sorted out eloquently by Matador below. Honestly we don’t fully understand everything that’s going on so …..
We’ll let Matador explain all this for you:

“…today sees the debut of the first proper video from the record, for the previously unheard “Cinnamon and Lesbians” (available now as an instant grat with iTunes preorder).

Additionally, Amazon has announced an exclusive US pre-release stream of Wig Out At Jagbags – it begins on New Year’s Eve !  The stream will live at http://smarturl.it/WigOut_Stream – but don’t visit that URL yet as nothing’s happening there until the 31st of December. Instead, we’ve made it easy for you to set a reminder with iCalor with Google Calendar. Remembering is hard. We’ve got you. You can pre-order the CD and LP now.

ALSO: on Thursday January 9th some insane shit is happening at Other Music in NYC (SM + Jicks support a wide variety of retailers y’all). BUT: you have to do your work early by entering to win at the store or athttp://othermusic.com. We’re talking private show and private party with Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks. I am literally wigging out:”

 

Are you still reading? Oh, hi. Ok. Enjoy, see you soon. Have fun with all that stuff, hope it all works for ya.

 

US TOUR DATES ARE HERE!!

We are pleased to announce the US leg of the Wig Out At Jagbags Tour! We will be hitting a good part of the US and Canada starting in February and continuing well into April. We”ll be covering some familiar territory as well as new ground such as Pappy & Harriets in Pioneertown CA (!) and Missoula, MT ( MISSOOOULA!!!). As if that weren’t enough, we are playing with some pretty stellar outfits along the way. Tyvek starts us out in the Rockies through the midwest. Disappears join in Chicago through the northeast. Major ruckus bringers, Endless Boogie, choogle down the eastern seaboard. Purling Hiss help us try to find warmth down south, and Speedy Ortiz fuzz down our beloved left coast.

Pretty hard to beat if you ask us.

Head to the Tour page for all the details and ticket links.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Until then, take care of yourselves, and see you all soon!

 

Sm&Jicks

Status Report: WIG OUT AT JAGBAGS

Jicks are currently ensconced in fleece jammies recovering from our barn burner at the Crystal Ballroom this past weekend.

While we rest, we felt it a good time to give you all the hot gossip on our new record. When it will be here, what will be on it, what it will look like and what it could all be about.

‘Wig Out at Jagbags’, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks 6th(!?!) record will be released January 7th!! (January 6 in the UK http://www.dominorecordco.com/mart/)

pre-orders from the Matador store receive pre-order only ‘Pick Up The Spare’ 7″ on strawberry red single sided vinyl (while supplies last)  http://store.matadorrecords.com/wig-out-at-jagbags

Itunes pre-order gets ‘Lariat’ instantly and B-side ‘Pick Up The Spare’ on release day….

US: smarturl.it/malkwigouti EU/UK: http://smarturl….it/WIG-OUT-ITUNES

 

What made the cut?

A:  1. Planetary Motion 2. The Janitor Revealed 3. Lariat 4. Houston Hades 5. Shibboleth 6. J smoov

B:  7. Rumble At The Rainbo 8. Chartjunk 9.Independence Street 10. Scategories 11. Cinnamon & Lesbians 12. Surreal Teenagers

 

The Suits™ asked: “what’s the inspiration behind all this?” Stephen faxed the answer to the office and you can read all about it, as well as see the cover art over at http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/

 

Oh, and what IS french for “jerry rig”?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYC5JASqWnI

 

Check the tourpage for Europe/UK dates and we’ll have the US dates ,which will shortly follow, up soon.

Hope this finds you in good spirits and health and we hope to see you all early next year!!!! In the meantime, don’t try to kick any higher than Van Morrison would.