Stephen Malkmus (born May 30, 1966 , Santa Monica, California ) is an indie rock musician and a former member of the band Pavement.

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 Crust Brothers . His solo works include Stephen Malkmus (2001), Pig Lib (2003, with The Jicks), Face the Truth (2005), and several singles. Malkmus knew fellow Pavement songwriter Scott Kannberg (aka Spiral Stairs), of the Preston School of Industry , since childhood in Stockton, California. Malkmus attended the University of Virginia, where his