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Gothamist (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Since beloved Washington State punk band Sleater-Kinney dissolved two years ago into an "indefinite hiatus," drummer Janet Weiss has carved out a new niche for herself in Stephen Malkmus 's small family of musicians, the Jicks . Weiss played an active role in the creation of Malkmus's fourth full-length "solo" album, Real Emotional Trash, which came out in March. In its wake she's...
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Sound of the City (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Janet Weiss headlines the Siren Festival this Saturday, July 19 with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks at Coney Island. On the last.fm group Janet Weiss is Hot : "I love it. It's not annoying at all. It's fantastic. I'm just glad someone out there is noticing me at all. You know, no one notices drummers. Janet Weiss will probably not be wearing that hat at the...
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MTV Newsroom (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
... dancing by myself while watching the bands from a dreamy proximity and having my shirt touched by Janet Weiss, former drummer for Sleater-Kinney/ current drummer for the Jicks/ model woman. Oh, and there was free beer. Ra Ra Riot were the first band we spoke with. They’re a group of friends who met at Syracuse University and play poppy music with a violin and cello. Their new album...
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... tunes, sometimes accompanied by light, summery backing vocals from the female Jicks, drummer Janet Weiss and bassist Joanne Bolme. But that was only part of the story.These days, Malkmus is just as in thrall to melody-shy strung-out acid rock jams. These instrumental diversions had their moments – usually when referencing Jefferson Airplane or early Neil Young guitar pyrotechnics,...
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The Sigla Blog (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
... and the second with the Jicks. The band’s line–up now includes Sleater Kinney and Quasi drummer Janet Weiss.” Gig 3: The Dodos - Friday June 13th, Crawdaddy, 8pm : “The latest signing to Wichita (Bloc Party, Los Campesinos) and currently on Les Savy Fav’s US French Kiss label, The Dodos are a San Francisco band who have garnered comparisons to the less abstract moments of Animal Collective...
