stephen malkmus and the jicks - la tulipe (montreal) - 170708

the perfect concert venue, a bar with tables in front, and then a big floor sloping towards the theater-like stage ... not the perfect concert, but entertaining (musically) thanks to his guitar play ... i wondered why his/their songs need lyrics, because the best parts were the long in/out and in-between -tros, ok the backings of the drumster added something sometimes, but his singing is often not understandable (at least i didn't) ... i guess old fashioned song-writing asks for lyrics and a melody ... still, he would fit great in a prog-rock band ... for the first encore, he used his credit card as plectrum, which, he confirmed someone, helped him seducing lot's of women ...