Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Delta Spirit and This Week's Show Announcements

It's been eleven years since Stephen Malkmus released his self-titled debut with The Jicks, and on that first tour, during a stop at the old Gypsy Tea Room (on the big side), he made good use of the musical elbow room his new band allowed him, ripping solo after solo...

By Daniel Hopkins

January 11, 2012

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It's been eleven years since Stephen Malkmus released his self-titled debut with The Jicks, and on that first tour, during a stop at the old Gypsy Tea Room (on the big side), he made good use of the musical elbow room his new band allowed him, ripping solo after solo. He also proved he's strong enough to carry a band, which he has done for some five albums, the most recent of which was last year's Mirror Traffic.

He's still touring that record, and the Granada Theater will bring him to town Tuesday, February 21. He might even cover "Champagne Supernova" like he did back in 2001. Tickets are on sale at the Granada's ticket website for $22.

And, for a band that's just starting to earn praise, Delta Spirit will also be making a stop at the Granada Theater on Saturday, April 14, with opening act Waters. Tickets for the show are also available at the Granada's ticket website, for $19 to $30.

Absinthe Lounge
Monday, January 16 - DJ Natenski
Tuesday, January 17 - Charlie Tips & Femme Vivre
Wednesday, January 18 - DJ Twin Needlz
Friday, January 20 - DJ Zanni
Saturday, January 21 - DJ Sunflower
Sunday, January 22 - Aurora Bleu

American Airlines Center
Wednesday, June 20 - Van Halen

Bill's Record
Saturday, January 7 - Pearl Street Riot, Lions & Liars

City Tavern
Tuesday, February 21 - Indian Jewelry, El Paso Hot Button, Nervous Curtains

Dan's Silverleaf
Saturday, January 21 - Charlie Hunter, Chris Cortez

Double Wide
Wednesday, January 11 - Slowride
Saturday, January 21 - Black Books, Magnet School, Trebuchet

Granada Theater
Saturday, February 18 - Over The Rhine
Tuesday, February 21 - Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Saturday, April 14 - Delta Spirit

House of Blues
Saturday, March 10 - George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic
Friday, March 16 - Hunter Hayes
Friday, April 20 - Los Amigos Invisibles

The Kessler Theater
Friday, February 3 - Fate Lions, Glenn Farris, Danny Balis, Brandon Bolin
Saturday, February 11 - Bob Schneider (two acoustic sets)
Thursday, February 16 - Whiskey Folk Ramblers, Salim Nourallah, Jessie Frye
Thursday, March 22 - People On Vacation, Little Black Dress, Andrew Tinker
Friday, April 6 - The Singapore Slingers, Kristy Kruger

Poor David's Pub
Friday, March 30 - Bowley and Wilson
Friday, May 18 - Greg Brown

Queen City Hall
Thursday, January 12 - Creatures, End Times, Withdrawal, Homewrecker, Real Talk
Saturday, January 21 - Square Business, Fungi Girls, New Science Projects, Eccotone
Monday, January 23 - The Tried and True, Thirtyseven, Dead Words
Friday, January 27 - Trinity River Folk, Noah W. Bailey, Jonathan Brooks, Dixon Wiles
Saturday, January 28 - Goodnight Ned, Elinose, Vicking, Oddlot

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