Ann and I just got back from the Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks show at the Paradise. It was our second time seeing them and they were as great as ever. The highlight was definitely "Stupid Jenny" as Malkmus called it - a really slow version of "Jenny & the S Dog" in which Malkmus crooned sans guitar, his drummer put a towel on his back like a cape and pulled a tom tom out of his set to the middle of the stage and the bassist played what remained of the drum set. He even altered the lyrics a bit, saying "the guitarist from the band Phish" after the "dog she named Trey" line. This only just scratches the surface of the antics during the song. I love a band that doesn't take themselves too seriously.