Birth name Michael Edward Clark Role Musician Name Mike Clark | Occupation(s) Musician Origin Portland, Oregon Genres Indie rock | |
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Instruments Keyboards, guitar, drums, tambourine, cowbell Associated acts The Jicks, Stephen Malkmus, The No-No's, The Underpants Machine, The Surf Maggots, The Maroons, The Minus 5, Star Hustler, Anziano, Rusty Martin, No Relation Music group Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Albums Wig Out at Jagbags, Pig Lib, Real Emotional Trash, Mirror Traffic, Dark Wave EP Similar Joanna Bolme, Stephen Malkmus, Janet Weiss, John Moen | ||
Mike Clark is an American musician and restaurateur based in Portland, Oregon. He currently plays keyboards and guitar for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.
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Musical career
Clark has performed with a number of bands in the Portland area. During the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade) he played drums with the Surf Maggots, guitar with the Underpants Machine and the No-No's, and keyboards with the Maroons. Since 2001, he has recorded and toured extensively with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.
He is currently the touring bass player for The Corin Tucker Band and can be seen in their video for "Riley."
Sassiest Boy in America
Clark was featured in the July 1991 issue of Sassy magazine as the "Sassiest Boy in America," a title previously held by Ian Svenonius.
Sagittarius
In 2005, Clark and his wife Robin opened Sagittarius, an "eclectic and inexpensive comfort-food joint" located in the Overlook neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.