Mike Clark (Jicks)
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Mike Clark is a musician and restaurateur based in Portland, Oregon. He currently plays keyboards and guitar for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
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He is currently the touring bass player for The Corin Tucker Band and can be seen in their video for "Riley."
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neighborhood of Portland, Oregon
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Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks is a rock band consisting of Stephen Malkmus, Mike Clark, Joanna Bolme, and Jake Morris. Malkmus was the main singer and songwriter behind the influential 1990s indie rock band Pavement.-History:...
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Musical career
Clark has performed with a number of bands in the Portland area. During the late 1990s and early 2000s he played drums with the Surf Maggots, guitar with the Underpants Machine and the No-No's, and keyboards with the Maroons. Since 2001, he has recorded and toured extensively with Stephen Malkmus and the JicksStephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks is a rock band consisting of Stephen Malkmus, Mike Clark, Joanna Bolme, and Jake Morris. Malkmus was the main singer and songwriter behind the influential 1990s indie rock band Pavement.-History:...
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He is currently the touring bass player for The Corin Tucker Band and can be seen in their video for "Riley."
Sassiest Boy in America
Clark was featured in the July 1991 issue of Sassy magazine as the "Sassiest Boy in America," a title previously held by Ian SvenoniusIan Svenonius
Ian Folke Svenonius is an American musician, notable as the singer of various Washington, D.C.-based bands including Nation of Ulysses, The Make-Up, Weird War, and Chain and The Gang. Between his numerous projects, Svenonius has released more than 15 full-length albums and more than 20 singles,...
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Sagittarius
In 2005, Clark and his wife Robin opened Sagittarius, an "eclectic and inexpensive comfort-food joint" located in the OverlookOverlook, Portland, Oregon
Overlook is a neighborhood in the North section of Portland, Oregon on the east shore of the Willamette River. It borders University Park and Arbor Lodge on the north, Humboldt and Boise on the east, Eliot on the southeast, and Northwest Industrial and the Northwest District across the Willamette...
neighborhood of Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
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Album appearances
- The Surf Maggots - Are You There, God? It's Me, Maggot (1995, Candy-AssCandy Ass RecordsCandy Ass Records is an independent record label run out of Portland, Oregon by Jody Bleyle, a member of the band Team Dresch as well as member of Hazel and formerly of the queercore bands Family Outing and Infinite Xs....
) - The No-No's - Secret Luminaries (1999, Chromosome)
- The No-No's - Tinnitus (2000, Animal World)
- The No-No's - Let Your Shadow Out (2002, Animal World)
- The Maroons - You're Gonna Ruin Everything (2002, In Music We Trust)
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Pig LibPig LibPig Lib is the name of the second album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. It was released March 18, 2003 on Matador Records. It peaked at #97 in the U.S. and #63 in the UK...
(2003, MatadorMatador RecordsMatador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...
) - Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Face the Truth (2005, MatadorMatador RecordsMatador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...
) - Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Real Emotional TrashReal Emotional TrashReal Emotional Trash is the fourth album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. The album was released on March 4, 2008 by Matador Records. The album was leaked on to the internet January 13, 2008...
(2008, MatadorMatador RecordsMatador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...
) - Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Mirror TrafficMirror TrafficMirror Traffic is an album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. It was released on August 23, 2011 by Matador Records. It is the first collaboration between Malkmus and producer Beck and the last Jicks album to feature drummer Janet Weiss, now a member of Wild Flag. -Critical Response:"Mirror...
(2011, MatadorMatador RecordsMatador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...
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