Never could get into these guys, but since they're playing our home town, I guess I'll go see them.

Better yet, the Authorities are opening. Hopefully they'll play their hit I Hate Cops ("I hate cops, they're all fucking niggers").

Pavement to play Hope Theatre

By Tony Sauro
Record Staff Writer
May 09, 2010 12:00 AM

Pavement is coming "home." For the first time.

The band that pioneered so-called indie rock in the 1990s has scheduled a June 24 show at Stockton's 2,000-seat Bob Hope Theatre.

During its acclaimed 10-year international career (1989-99), Pavement never performed in Stockton.

No official announcement has been made and tickets aren't on sale yet, but it'll be an all-Stockton gig.

The Authorities, a seminal Stockton punk-rock band, is the opening act.

Pavement, formed by Tokay High School graduates Scott Kannberg and Stephen Malkmus in Gary Young's Stockton home studio on Jan. 17, 1989, recorded five influential albums and toured the U.S. and the world until 1999.

"I still consider Pavement to be from Stockton." Kannberg, a Stockton native, told The Record in October. "That's our place of birth."

Demand for a reunion intensified steadily as Kannberg, and Malkmus - co-members Mark Ibold, Bob Nastanovich and Stephen West are from the East Coast - pursued solo careers for a decade.

In September, 20,000 tickets for four shows (Sept. 21-23) in New York's Central Park sold out in three days. The world tour started in Australia and New Zealand in March - Kannberg was married March 20 in Melbourne - included an April 18 headlining spot at the Coachella Valley Festival and has moved to Europe. The band opens a four-night run Monday at London's Brixton Academy, site of its last show (Nov. 20, 1999).

Pavement also plays June 25 at UC Berkeley's 8,500-seat Greek Theatre.

Kannberg, 43, has said Young, the band's drummer until 1992, could be involved in Stockton.

"Well, I wish," said Young, a Linden resident who received a birthday e-mail from Kannberg when he turned 56 on May 3. "It'd be as big as it ever gets."

Contact Tony Sauro at (209) 546-8267 or tsauro@recordnet.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/lensblog.

I've been given a ticket for the Brixton gig on Thursday, not sure if i can be bothered, i'm not much of a fan.

Broken Social Scene are supporting, never heard a note from them. Are they any good live?

I'll be expecting fantasy baseball enthusiast Malkmus to give a shout-out to fellow Stocktonian (?) Dallas Braden on the "Stick it, A-Rod" jam.

What's up with that story? I teared up reading it- how his Mom died of cancer and his Grandma kept him on the straight 'n' narrow, and the last line was grandma telling A-Rod to stick it. WTF?

Does A-Rod deserve that? (I don't usually follow sports. I know about A-Rod crossing the mound, but...?)

jesus christ you just made my fucking head explode...

YES! Fucking Go!!! this is a dream bill for me!!!!

If he plays he better bring a shotgun and do a headstand.

insert Gary Young joke here