Indie rock legend Stephen Malkmus loves independent music stores. Not a huge shocker there, but what IS extremely awesome about that fun fact is the news from Matablog that Malkmus will be stopping by NYC two days after the release of his new album with the Jicks, Mirror Traffic, on August 25 for not one but TWO free acoustic in-store performances.
As stated in the flyer above, Malkmus will hit up Academy Records in Williamsburg for a 6pm set before he crosses the river back into Manhattan to rock Other Music at 9pm. Both sets will be followed by signings.
One of our favorite artists ever stopping by two of our favorite local record stores... yep, kind of a no-brainer that we'll be there. Hopefully that will be the second time this year that we've stood within a foot of an indie rock hero.
Get excited, but in the meantime check out the first two tracks we've heard from Mirror Traffic below the jump: "Senator" (along with info about the renaming contest) and "Tigers." Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks will also be touring this fall - all dates below, including their NYC stop at Terminal 5 on September 26.
