Stephen Malkmus (born May 30th, 1966, Santa Monica, California) is an indie-rock musician, a former member of the bands Pavement, Silver Jews, and the The Crust Brothers. His works released under his own name or as part of Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks include Stephen Malkmus (2001. with The Jicks), Pig Lib (2003, with The Jicks), Face the Truth (2005), Real Emotional Trash (2008, with The Jicks) and several singles. Malkmus knew fellow Pavement songwriter Scott Kannberg (aka Spiral Stairs)