Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks & Blitzen Trapper Cover James Gang
Adding another entry to the canon unexpected covers, Steve Malkmus & the Jicks teamed up with stage mates and fellow Portland residents Blitzen Trapper to put a spin on James Gang's James Gang Ride Again classic "Funk #49." The hootenanny took place at the Pageant in St. Louis this past Saturday. It involves as much awkward dancing as it does inventive percussion -- see SM's bottle water, for instance.
(Via P4K)
Much more Malkmus than when he and his Jicks were last set to video.
Posted at 3:51 PM by brandon in Video
Tags: Blitzen Trapper | James Gang | Stephen Malkmus
SM s the whitest man alive, but god do I love him.
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It's not exactly the best or most interesting cover I've ever heard, but I bet it was a lot of fun if you were in the audience.
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I was there and, yes, it was sloppy but more fun than you can imagine. From now on I will do the stiff-legged dance when hearing that song.
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sounds like Blues Hammer from Ghost World .... gross
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He's been covering the strangest stuff for years. When the Jicks first got together he would cover Fairport Convention, Mellow Candle, sampled Moby Grape in "Civilized Satanist." He introduced me to a slew of Psychedelic 60's and 70's rock through his covers.
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yea, i like all those bands, esp Moby Grape .... but i dont need some Stockton Hipster showing me the way. 'Introduction" to psychedelic music is achieved through research, not listening to Crooked Crooked Rain or Wowwie Zowwie. pfft.
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