02-03-2010, 14:00
from spin
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Indie rock fans' prayers were finally answered Monday night in Auckland, NZ. Yep, it really happened: Pavement reunited for their first live concert in more than 10 years.
At the 1,600-capacity Town Hall, the quintet -- guitarist, vocalist Stephen Malkmus; guitarist Scott "Spiral Stairs" Kannberg; drummer Steve West; bassist Mark Ibold; and multi-instrumentalist Bob Nastanovich -- kicked off their world tour, which hits Australia and Japan before heading stateside this spring for fests like Coachella and Sasquatch!
The band rocked through a 25-song set -- which they refined during two weeks of rehearsals in Portland, OR -- including plenty of tracks from SPIN's dream setlist: show-opener "In the Mouth a Desert," from the band's 1992 full-length debut Slanted and Enchanted, Wowee Zowee gem "Grounded," and Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain standouts "Cut Your Hair," "Gold Soundz," and "Range Life."
Indie rock fans' prayers were finally answered Monday night in Auckland, NZ. Yep, it really happened: Pavement reunited for their first live concert in more than 10 years.
At the 1,600-capacity Town Hall, the quintet -- guitarist, vocalist Stephen Malkmus; guitarist Scott "Spiral Stairs" Kannberg; drummer Steve West; bassist Mark Ibold; and multi-instrumentalist Bob Nastanovich -- kicked off their world tour, which hits Australia and Japan before heading stateside this spring for fests like Coachella and Sasquatch!
The band rocked through a 25-song set -- which they refined during two weeks of rehearsals in Portland, OR -- including plenty of tracks from SPIN's dream setlist: show-opener "In the Mouth a Desert," from the band's 1992 full-length debut Slanted and Enchanted, Wowee Zowee gem "Grounded," and Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain standouts "Cut Your Hair," "Gold Soundz," and "Range Life."