coming soon:
http://www.stephenmalkmus.com/
This is long confirmed but here is old news I didn't post:
Janet Weiss joins the Jicks, talks January tour
The Portland Mercury's Blog beats the Matablog to the punch! Obviously pulling strings with the locals, the Mercury has an interview with new Jicks drummer Janet Weiss. In it, Weiss talks about a possible West Coast tour this January, and drops hints about new Malkmus material:
"Steve's got a bunch of ballsy new songs. I'm enjoying getting inside a new and very different brain, trying to find the drum parts that suit his creativity. I appreciate how far out and wild he gets with his playing, and look forward to forging into some new territory."
Weiss was acquired by the Jicks in a complicated four way trade spurred by the folding of Weiss' popular Sleater-Kinney franchise. Former Jicks drummer John Moen went to The Decemberists, and Weiss' other team, Quasi (like Dion Sanders or Bo Orlando, Weiss is a double threat), gained touring rights over Jicks bassist Joanna Bolme.
Jicks CEO Marge Schott couldn't be reached for comment.