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Pavement Are Back: Indie Rock Greats Add North American Leg to 2022 Reunion Tour

By Jon Blistein

Jon Blistein

Pavement have expanded their 2022 reunion plans to include a North American tour next fall.

The run will precede a previously announced European trek, and it’s set to kick off Sept. 27 at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego, California, and wrap Oct. 11 at ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas. The trek will include several multi-night stands in cities like Los Angeles San Francisco, Brooklyn, and Atlanta.  

Tickets for all shows will go on sale this Friday, Nov. 5, with full information available on Pavement’s website .

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Pavement first teased this reunion all the way back in June 2019 , announcing at the time that they would reunite for Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival in 2020, as well as a handful of other European dates. Those shows were eventually called off because of the pandemic, and it wasn’t until this past September that Pavement confirmed they still planned to return to the road in 2022 (only European dates were announced at that time, however).

Pavement broke up in 1999 and reunited for the first time in 2010. Last March, right before the band’s second reunion plans were scuttled, frontman Stephen Malkmus told Rolling Stone about what it was like getting the band back together: “If people who are fans of Pavement might like to know what it was like from the singer’s perspective…If it was fun for y’all, that’s great, but for me it was not only fun to embody those songs, it was also fun from the material perspective. We traveled really nicely. It was this smooth thing compared to what I remember Pavement being like, I guess. [Back then], we existed on a shoestring budget, and it was wearying. It felt like there was seemingly no end in Pavement. It was just wearing me down, living in an infinite band thing. So this was like, ‘We are just going to play these fuckin’ songs together, we like each other, and so this will be familiar.’”

Pavement 2022 North American Tour Dates

September 7 – San Diego, CA @ Balboa Theatre September 9 – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre September 10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre September 12 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic September 13 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic September 14 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic September 16 – Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield Amphitheatre September 17 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount Theatre September 19 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre September 20 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater September 21 – St. Paul, MN @ The Palace Theatre September 22 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre September 24 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Cathedral Theatre September 26 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall September 28 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang Theatre September 30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre October 1 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre October 2 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre October 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met October 6 – Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre October 8 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern October 9 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern October 11 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater

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It was fair to wonder when the Pavement went on hiatus after touring in support of their final album Terror Twilight if fans would ever get to see them live again.

It took a number of years, with band members scattered across the country and participating in multiple new projects, but the band have begun performing live again. Although time has passed, the group easily capture the slacker majesty of their heyday as kings of the '90s indie scene.

If the band and audience are a little bit grayer these days, that's OK too. Indeed, a surprising number of people in the audience at a Pavement show are likely far too young to have seen them the first time around and appear to be there to take in the experience as new, rather than relive past glories. The band's sprawling, two hours-plus setlist leaves no one disappointed.

Mercurial frontman Steve Malkmus (whose departure for a solo career shelved the band originally) seems especially energized at these shows, bantering with the audience and belting out should-have-been hits like “Cut Your Hair” and “Stereo” with surprising and obvious joy.

The band's once loose sound has been tightened up considerably, as well. That being said, when the group kicks in to the shambolic, shaggy genius of “Summer Babe” (usually reserved for the encore), they still play fast, loud and jagged and demonstrate why they remain one of the most exciting groups of the past twenty years.

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Pavement reveals what they learned from Sonic Youth, R.E.M. and Echo & the Bunnymen

As the indie rock legends gear up for their 30th anniversary reunion tour, the band members recall great bands they've shared the stage with.

“They’re just great guys, all of them. And they even gave us an extra couple hundred bucks for gas money to help get us home when we were flat broke at the end of the tour,” Jack White told me about Pavement back in 2009, recalling the then unknown White Stripes’ opening slot on the tail end of Pavement’s Brighten The Corners tour. The White Stripes’ experience wasn’t unusual. Mogwai ’s Stuart Braithwaite once said, “Pavement would go out to dinner every night and let us eat off their deli tray, which we really appreciated because we were poor and hungry.” It’s a common refrain about Pavement, and it reflects a generous ethos learned from their own heroes, including R.E.M. , Sonic Youth , and Echo & the Bunnymen .

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While swapping emails with guitarist Scott Kannberg about the focus for this interview, it was clear he didn’t want to rehash Pavement’s recent Terror Twilight reissue or dissect the band’s upcoming fall reunion tour . But when it was suggested we discuss the bands who’ve supported Pavement over the years, and the bands they learned from early in their career, he jumped at the chance.

The A.V. Club caught up with Kannberg, bassist Mark Ibold, and percussionist/keyboardist Bob Nastanovich for a lengthy discussion about supporting acts, hilarious tangents on the band’s often shambolic live shows, and some keen insight into why Pavement’s casual genius resonates as much now as it did during their original run in the 1990s.

The A.V. Club: So before we delve into the openers on your upcoming tour, I wanted to touch on some of the great bands who opened for you in the ’90s and again in 2010. Polvo, The High Llamas, The Dirty Three, Stereolab, US Maple, and Royal Trux are just a few who come to mind. You’ve always challenged your audience, and they were nearly always amenable to being pushed a bit.

Mark Ibold: Yeah, I mean, we were sort of influenced by Sonic Youth in that respect, as they always had interesting bands playing with them, us included. [ Laughs ] Just choosing bands that wouldn’t be the obvious choice. I’m thinking about US Maple. They were so loud and dissonant and experimental. Royal Trux was another band like that.

AVC: I recall Jennifer Herrema of Royal Trux saying a few years back on social media that she wasn’t a Pavement fan, and Bob [Nastanovich] responded that he was fine with that. I get the impression all of you guys were. You loved them even if they weren’t into your music.

MI: Yeah, we were Royal Trux fans, and they played some great shows. But I’ve got a funny story about them touring with us. There was one time they’d had a tough show in a small town, maybe Norman, Oklahoma, and they were playing to a young audience who probably barely knew Pavement, and there were some dumb dumbs yelling at them, and they were bothered by it. So Bob was doing whatever pre-show stuff he does during their set, pacing and drinking. I’d been watching and it was tough. I was kind of grimacing. So shortly after their set ended, Jennifer came into the dressing room not feeling so great, and Bob walked right up to her and said “Great set, Jennifer,” and gave her a big bear hug, and walked away before she could say anything. [ Laughs ] The next day our tour manager wanted to talk to us, and Neil from Royal Trux had said to him that they didn’t want to hear any comments about their shows from anyone in Pavement again. Everybody looked at one another and said, “What?” Except for me. I’d seen what had happened and explained what had gone down. [ Laughs ]

AVC: You’ve run the gamut of openers, from bands like The Royal Trux, who never had a whole lot of mainstream appeal, all the way to The White Stripes, who became massive shortly after playing with you.

MI: Wow, I’d forgotten The White Stripes even played shows with us! The first day we played with them we ate near the venue and came back to hear them soundcheck and they sounded like Zeppelin with Jack White’s singing and the guitar riffs. And then we walked in and they looked like teenagers! They also had another guy, from the Greenhornes in their band who was amazing [Jack Lawrence].

AVC: What about the bands you played with back in 2010. It seemed like you chose a lot of the ones who played NYC. Any memories of those shows?

MI: Wow, there was Times New Viking, The Beets, Thee Oh Sees, and a lot of others. But I actually missed most of their sets because I’d just had a baby, so I was really busy and really only able to play our set and then leave.

AVC: Are you excited to tour again? It’s hard to believe it’s been over 10 years since the last reunion in 2010.

MI: Well, this tour isn’t gonna be perfect because we haven’t done a whole lot in a while, and we’re not in the groove yet. So there’ll be mistakes. And the COVID policies are driving us nuts. It’s like nothing that’s ever taken place before. This has changed everything with our crew and the protocol and how everything’s working, and the quarantine. That kinda shit never happened before. It’s really frustrating. But I’m really happy to be playing shows at all, and hopefully things will run smoothly once we’re out on the road.

AVC: There’s almost a mythology surrounding you guys, which is great. And you have such a young following. People are so excited for these shows.

Scott Kannberg: Well, bands like Wilco and The Pixies come around every year or two so there’s not the same excitement associated with that, but we’re doing it every 10 years, and that’s more exciting I think.

AVC: You remind me of R.E.M. through the years in a lot of ways, exposing your fans to great bands they wouldn’t have heard otherwise.

SK: We were lucky to be able to do that. The Dirty Three, Polvo, and US Maple were all bands that we felt really challenged our audience. I mean, all the bands we really loved turned us onto great bands. R.E.M. turned me on to Mission of Burma, Wire, and Big Star. Even the Velvet Underground and Echo and the Bunnymen turned us onto Leonard Cohen and Television. It was all just out there to be discovered differently than it is now. Hopefully on this tour it’s the same kind of idea with these openers.

AVC: Who were your personal choices on this tour? And what was the process like in choosing the bands? You have a lot of different openers this tour.

MI: Yeah, definitely. I chose 75 Dollar Bill, they’re a great band. Steve Gunn is someone I’m happy about also. Weak Signal is a band I picked who are playing Philly. Mike Bones is in that band, and he’s a guy I know well and love. On the West Coast there’s Guerilla Toss, who I think Stephen [Malkmus] chose, and I like them a lot. We’re gonna play a few shows with them. There are a few bands our booking agent and maybe our label chose. Horsegirl’s one of them that I really like.

Bob Nastanovich: Well, we prioritized having young people opening, and I felt like there was a void from 2007–2013 with regards to great female acts, although I might’ve missed them because you can’t hear everything. But now there’s a great myriad of young female artists out there and I chose quite a few of them to play shows with us, like Annalibera and Katy J Pearson. We don’t need to worry about ticket sales for the most part, so we’re excited to give these acts who haven’t played to a lot of people before a bigger audience. It was going to be a different tour for us no matter what since Rebecca Cole’s in the band playing keyboards.

SK: You know, this time was difficult. Last time was a lot easier. Maybe because there are less shows this year it’s more difficult. So we said, “Who do you want to hear from your part of the country?” So there’s a band called Film School and I put out their records and they’re opening for us in San Diego. Then I picked Kelly Stoltz, who’s a buddy of mine. He’s playing L.A. and San Francisco. I left the rest of the country up to the other guys. Mark’s got the Northeast, West had a couple ideas, Bob’s got the Midwest, Malkmus has a few from the Northwest. So hopefully folks will enjoy them. I don’t know who I’m looking forward to the most—well, the bands I picked. Other than those, I’m not sure who else I’m excited for. We’d picked the Goon Sax, a few of us, but they dropped off. [ Laughs ]

AVC: Digressing, but did you know The Delgados reunited?

SK: Oh no, I didn’t. Wow, if I’d known, I would’ve asked them. Hopefully we’ll see them in Scotland. They opened a bunch of shows for us in the ’90s. Mogwai were another Scottish band that played a bunch of shows with us.

AVC: Mogwai were helped immensely by opening for you guys I thought.

SK: Well, they were a great band anyway. But it opened up the wormhole for them. They’re cool kids, well I still consider them to be cool kids. But during Primavera they played last minute, Bob was grabbing them beer and sorting their backstage rider.

AVC: It sounds like Bob has a special relationship with a lot of openers. There was that Royal Trux incident Mark mentioned.

SK: Yeah, they were special little flowers back then. I was recently watching a VHS tape of them opening for us back in the ’90s, and they were out of their minds. They were really great, but they were also really funny. And The White Stripes. They were just kids then, but we were happy to help them get home.

AVC: Jack just spoke so highly of you guys when I interviewed him years ago, as have just about nearly every band I’ve spoken to who have played with you. That’s sort of rare.

SK: Well, we hope COVID doesn’t take away the camaraderie on this tour. We’re obviously older now and we need to preserve our energy so we won’t be hanging out as much. But we’ll still have time to spend with both the bands and fans I hope.

AVC: I was curious to hear any memories you have of your tour early on with Sonic Youth, which seemed formative. You guys seem to treat your openers with the same respect they treated you with.

BN: It’s the only significant tour we’ve done opening. I was outvoted 4–1. I didn’t want to do it. On the tour, there were good things and bad things about it. You’ve got to understand that Pavement could’ve played venues close to that big on their own back then. But we all got along well, and were huge fans. EVOL and Sister changed my life, and “The World Looks Red” is my favorite Sonic Youth song. And I always enjoyed the banter with Thurston, who was hilarious.

In hindsight we had a good time. The highlight was straying from that tour for awhile and playing gigs on our own. One of the most excruciating drives of my life took place then. I drove our van 16 hours from Rome, largely along the Mediterranean Sea. You know that line from Repo Man , “the more you drive the dumber you get?” It was like that. I hoped my bandmates would carry the torch. In Bilbao these rich kids played Yo La Tengo covers, and then we played Barcelona, and there were 300 people there, and at least 100 were snorting cocaine off of spoons. When we finished, there was a Pavement afterparty. I didn’t know Barcelona was a 5 a.m. kind of town, and they played nothing but Pavement songs. Gary Young got carried away with the fan love, and now he was getting it on an international level, but he probably enjoyed it a bit too much. He got really bombed, danced with these kids around a pole, head butted me in the face, and I was out. I had a giant black eye. It was like I’d been punched by Sugar Ray Leonard in 1976. I looked like I’d been in an awful fight.

So when we rejoined Sonic Youth in England a few days later, with my giant bruise, and instead of telling the truth I told Thurston that Gary was getting messed with by the police in Barcelona, and that I helped him get away and ended up getting hit in the process. Thurston said, “Whoa, that’s amazing.” Then later, I watched Sonic Youth’s set from the side stage, and Thurston dedicated “Teenage Riot” to me. [ Laughs ] I didn’t know he’d believed my fiction until then, and he probably thinks I’m more of a badass than I actually am to this day. But they were great to play with.

AVC: Filmmaker Lance Bangs once told me you were the only band he’d ever known who would admit when you’d played a show that sucked. I’ve gotta admit that there were some shows that weren’t so good in the ’90s, but I thought the shows in 2010 were much better. I’m hoping these shows are just as good, if not better.

BN: Well, sometimes Remko our soundman, who was also a good critic, would come back and say, “It was okay tonight, but I got really good sound.” [ Laughs ] But there were some nights that we’d finish and we knew it sounded great and the crowd was great, and there were other nights in the second half of the ’90s when I’d say to myself, “I can’t imagine very many bands playing tonight in the world were worse than this.” [ Laughs ] There were two sides of the coin and that was a part of Pavement’s erratic nature. We had a unique fanbase that, in a way, it was like they were seeing a sports team and rooting for them so they could enjoy the experience. They didn’t know if it was gonna be awful, good, or just okay, but it felt like they were rooting for us to do well so they could at very least be entertained. But Rebecca makes us better than ever, allowing us to play so many songs better than ever and also play 10-12 songs we’ve never played before. She makes us more versatile. We still aren’t badasses, and we don’t affect a swagger. We’re just ourselves, and we hope these shows are fun for our fans.

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Pavement had first revealed their reunion in 2019. Due to the COVD-19 pandemic, the plans were pushed back. Today, the California rock band have announced their first full tour in 12 years. The North American shows are set to take place next fall. The 2022 dates will kick off September 7 at Balboa Theatre in San Diego, CA and will wrap up in Austin, Texas at ACL Live at the Moody Theater.

Tickets are on-sale this Friday, November 5. Visit their official website for additional details.

Pavement 2022 North American Tour Dates

September 7 – San Diego, CA @ Balboa Theatre

September 9 – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre

September 10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre

September 12 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic

September 13 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic

September 14 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic

September 16 – Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield Amphitheatre

September 17 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount Theatre

September 19 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre

September 20 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater

September 21 – St. Paul, MN @ The Palace Theatre

September 22 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre

September 24 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Cathedral Theatre

September 26 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall

September 28 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang Theatre

September 30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre

October 1 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre

October 2 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre

October 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met

October 6 – Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre

October 8 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern

October 9 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern

October 11 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater

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Pavement Announce 2022 Reunion Tour of Europe

By Allison Hussey

Pavement have announced a reunion tour for 2022 that will take them across Europe. After two dates connected to Primavera Sound in June, they’ll return to England and Scotland in October before winding through Europe in November. The shows are the band’s first since 2010.

After breaking up in 1999, Pavement reunited in 2010 for several dates around the world. In June of 2019 , they had announced a reunion set for Primavera Sound 2020 , but that was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Pavement were set to headline a 2021 edition of Primavera that was also scrapped before getting another reset for weekend one of the 2022 edition .

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Pavement Rip Through Hits and Deep Cuts at First Gig in 12 Years: Video + Setlist

The 30-song set included the first performance of "Harness Your Hopes" since 1999

We can’t show you a word that rhymes with Pavement , but we can  show you the indie rock pioneers’ setlist from their very first show in 12 years. The reunion tour that was originally supposed to happen in 2020 finally kicked off on Monday night with a special warm-up gig at Los Angeles’ Fonda Theater, and per setlist.fm , they selected a healthy mix of crowd pleasers and deep cuts for devotees both new and old.

Naturally, Pavement performed “Harness Your Hopes” — their 1997 B-side that’s become a mysterious viral hit on Spotify and TikTok — for the first time in over 20 years. Aside from the expected hits like “Gold Soundz,” “Range Life,” “Cut Your Hair,” and “Spit on a Stranger,” they also ran through fan favorites like “Frontwards,” “Here,” “Grounded,” and “Summer Babe (Winter Version)” — perhaps they took some inspiration from  Consequence ’s recent list of Pavement’s 10 Best Songs .

What’s more, Pavement’s first gig back included a double-encore. According to the setlist the band posted on their social media, the second encore was supposed to include “Stereo” and “In the Mouth a Desert,” but both had to be cut for time. We can’t fault them — their set still clocked in at 30 songs. Lastly, they closed out with a cover of Jim Pepper’s “Witchi Tai To.”

All-in-all, Pavement’s reunion tour already looks like it won’t disappoint, although we’d likely be just as happy watching Stephen Malkmus improvise on stage for an hour and a half. Watch some fan-captured footage of the night, and take a look at the full setlist, below.

Last month, Pavement released the long-awaited reissues of their final album 1999’s  Terror Twilight  and their Spit on a Stranger EP. They also recently cashed in on the delayed “Harness Your Hopes” attention with a new music video featuring Yellowjackets star Sophie Thatcher.

These guys sound familiar, but we can’t quite place it pic.twitter.com/T88zYJcc6r — Matador Records (@matadorrecords) May 24, 2022

Wait, hold on. Don’t tell me. A few more songs and I’ll know who this is pic.twitter.com/IeorbwtXuv — Matador Records (@matadorrecords) May 24, 2022

Alright, i Shazam’d it. Allegedly this is @pavement_band tonight at @FondaTheatre pic.twitter.com/c0suXupb4A — Matador Records (@matadorrecords) May 24, 2022

Very happy we got all the identity stuff sorted. Thanks internet! @pavement_band @FondaTheatre pic.twitter.com/eJPJqJKoSY — Matador Records (@matadorrecords) May 24, 2022

Hella thanks y’all. Had to cut a couple but… Much love, c’mon in… pic.twitter.com/oVBJUQVMfE — PAVEMENT (@pavement_band) May 24, 2022

Setlist: Our Singer Frontwards Embassy Row Black Out Trigger Cut Kennel District Spit on a Stranger Gold Soundz Transport Is Arranged Serpentine Pad Motion Suggests Two States The Hexx Shoot the Singer (One Sick Verse) Grounded Harness Your Hopes Silence Kid Cut Your Hair Type Slowly Perfume-V Fame Throwa Range Life Folk Jam

Encore 1: Shady Lane Unfair Grave Architecture Major Leagues Summer Babe (Winter Version)

Encore 2: Here Witchi Tai To

Pavement 2022 Tour Dates: 06/02 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound 06/10 – Porto, Portugal @ NOS Primavera Sound 09/07 – San Diego, CA @ Balboa Theatre 09/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre 09/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre 09/12 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic 09/13 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic 09/14 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic 09/16 – Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield Amphitheatre 09/17 – Seattle, WA @ The Paramount Theatre 09/19 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre 09/20 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater 09/21 – St. Paul, MN @ The Palace Theatre 09/22 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre 09/23 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre 09/24 – Detroit, MI @ Masonic Cathedral Theatre 09/26 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall 09/27 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall 09/28 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang Theatre 09/30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre 10/01 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre 10/02 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre 10/03 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre 10/05 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met 10/06 – Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre 10/08 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern 10/09 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern 10/11 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater 10/17 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy Leeds 10/18 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom 10/19 – Edinburgh, UK @ Usher Hall 10/20 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo 10/22 – London, UK @ Roundhouse 10/23 – London, UK @ Roundhouse 10/24 – London, UK @ Roundhouse 10/25 – London, UK @ Roundhouse 10/27 – Paris, FR @ Le Grand Rex 10/29 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega 10/30 – Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene 10/31 – Stockholm, SE @ Cirkus 11/02 – Aarhus, DK @ VoxHall 11/04 – Bremen, DE @ Pier 2 11/05 – Berlin, DE @ Tempodrom 11/07 – Brussels, BE @ Cirque Royal 11/08 – Amsterdam, NL @ Royal Carré Theater 11/10 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street 11/11 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street

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When the iconic indie-rock forebear Pavement last reunited, for a massive tour in 2010, it was a tale of two bands, depending on when you saw them. At the beginning of the run, the lineup was tighter and mightier than ever, playing Coachella with the grit of a band determined to solidify its legacy while collecting paychecks and playing venues exponentially bigger than those it hit during its initial run. If you saw Pavement at the end of the tour, though, you saw a band going through the same issues that led it to break up in the first place. At the Hollywood Bowl on the second-to-last-night of that run, the tension onstage between Stephen Malkmus and the rest of the band was palpable; it was a miracle they got through that show, not to mention the four that followed it, before calling it quits again, seemingly forever.

All of which is to say, just the fact that the band was all on the same stage for the first time in 12 years at the Fonda in Los Angeles on Monday night would have been a special enough moment for the group’s middle-aged fan base to hold onto. (The Fonda gig was a last-minute warmup for a larger tour that begins with a headlining slot at the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona in a couple weeks, before a tour that includes a return to L.A. at the much larger Orpheum for three nights in September.) That the band played a sprawling, rarities-laden set at the small hall was just a bonus for the sold-out crowd, many of whom clearly couldn’t believe their eyes and ears at the beginning of long-retired, shambolic rockers like “Transport Is Arranged” (played for the first time since 1996), “Type Slowly” (not played since ’97, and here jammed out into some heady psychedelia) and “Fame Throwa” (an ultra-deep cut from the band’s debut, “Slanted and Enchanted,” and not touched onstage since ’93).

Of course, more recognizable songs made the setlist as well, like the band’s one bona fide hit during its heyday, “Cut Your Hair,” and the unlikely viral smash “Harness Your Hopes.” The band members’ performances fell squarely into well-worn roles: frontman Stephen Malkmus exuding a sort of casual, throwaway vibe during even the most shreddy guitar-rockers; hypeman/percussionist Bob Nastanovic acting almost as a gregarious foil, occasionally even interrupting Malkmus’s thank yous to get in a few words of his own; drummer Steve West and bassist Mark Ibold veering down frequently complex rhythm shifts with can-you-believe-we’re-riding-this-wave eye rolls, and guitarist Scott “Spiral Stairs” Kannberg acting like he was just along for the ride. (Following “Two States,” a song Kannberg sings and has played with various side projects, he said, “Doesn’t that just sound better with this band?”) Touring percussion/keys player Rebecca Cole, a new addition to the group, held her own, hitting the high notes where, ostensibly, Malkmus no longer can and trading winning smiles with Nasanovic.

This is not, and never has been, a band with insane production or dynamics, just six guys (and now gals) playing off-kilter songs in an off-kilter way. But when those songs are so beloved by such a devoted audience, hearing them live again is near-divine; the only question is how long the band itself agrees.

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While on the road, you’re probably thinking more about your destination than the pavement you’re driving over. But building roads requires a host of engineering feats, from developing the right pavement materials to using heavy equipment to lay them down. The better they’re built, the longer roads last and the fewer construction delays drivers have to endure.

I am an engineer who does research on materials used in roads. Scholars in my field are working to develop materials that can make roads stronger and last longer.

Road materials

So, what are roads really made of? The simple answer is that they are made of typical construction materials such as aggregates – soils and rocks – as well as asphalt binder and Portland cement , which act like glue to bond it all together.

Asphalt binder is refined from crude oil . From crude oil, refiners first extract gasoline, kerosene and oil, and what remains at the bottom becomes the asphalt. Portland cement is manufactured using several different ingredients, including limestone, sand, clay, silica and alumina.

Engineers compact the mixture of asphalt binder and aggregates together at an elevated temperature, about 300 degrees Fahrenheit (150 degrees Celsius), which glues the aggregates together into the final product, called asphalt concrete .

If they’re using Portland cement rather than asphalt binder to glue the aggregates together, the engineers cure the mixture of the cement and aggregates with water through a process called hydration .

Hydration bonds the cement to the aggregates to make the product, called Portland cement concrete , stronger. With this process, there’s no external heating involved.

Pavement structure

Asphalt concrete’s pavement structure typically has three main layers: the base layer, the intermediate layer and the surface layer.

Engineers call the existing ground where the pavement goes the subgrade . On top of the subgrade goes a new layer of unbound soil and stone, where the aggregates aren’t glued together. This is called the subbase, or unbound aggregate base.

The base layer can be either stones packed together without any binding agent or a combination of stone and asphalt binder.

Once road builders make the base, it is time to build the asphalt concrete layers: the base layer, the intermediate layer and the surface layer. All these layers contain the aggregates – the pieces of rock and sand – glued together with the asphalt binder in some way.

Engineers determine how many layers to build and how thick to make each layer by figuring out how much traffic will drive over the road. The more traffic, the thicker the pavement needs to be. For example, on interstate highways, the depth of the layers combined could be 20 inches (51 centimeters) or more.

Building a strong road

The road builders place the material on the road with an asphalt paving machine called a paver. An operator runs the paver, which takes the materials from a truck and places them on the road. After that, heavy-duty rollers compact it down, make it strong and get it ready for vehicles.

For a strong and durable road, engineers first pick the best subgrade, or place on top of which to build pavement. If the subgrade is too weak, the road might crack and fail – even if the pavement uses the best materials.

First, the road builders use rollers to pack the subgrade down. Once they’ve compacted the subgrade, they place the stone aggregates directly on top of the subgrade and compact them down. This aggregate base on the subgrade provides a sturdy foundation for the asphalt layers.

If the road builders do not use the right materials, or do not put them together correctly, or do not design the pavement structure for the expected traffic, then the road can crack, rut and fail .

Cracking occurs either at extremely low temperatures or from heavy trucks and buses repeatedly driving over the road. Rutting, which refers to noticeable impressions in the road’s surface, occurs mostly during summer heat under heavy trucks or at road intersections.

Potholes are a big road problem you’ve probably seen before. They often show up in the spring after water trapped in the pavement freezes over winter and then melts in spring. This melting process weakens the road, making it more breakable. Then, when vehicles drive over it, they can create potholes.

Before the road gets built, the materials undergo testing in a laboratory to make sure they can stand the loads from traffic and environment.

Engineers in the lab expose the pavement materials to both freezing and very hot temperatures to make sure they can withstand any weather. They also expose the pavement materials to water to make sure the materials will not fall apart if it rains or floods.

At the Penn State pavement laboratory , my team is testing asphalt mixtures to which we’ve added substances called modifiers. These include special polymers and fibers that could make the road stronger.

The next time you’re on the road, remember that it takes a good amount of engineering and tremendous teamwork to create that smooth pavement surface you drive on.

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What are roads made of? A pavement materials engineer explains the science behind the asphalt you drive on

by Mansour Solaimanian, The Conversation

While on the road, you're probably thinking more about your destination than the pavement you're driving over. But building roads requires a host of engineering feats, from developing the right pavement materials to using heavy equipment to lay them down. The better they're built, the longer roads last and the fewer construction delays drivers have to endure.

I am an engineer who does research on materials used in roads. Scholars in my field are working to develop materials that can make roads stronger and last longer.

Road materials

So, what are roads really made of? The simple answer is that they are made of typical construction materials such as aggregates —soils and rocks—as well as asphalt binder and Portland cement , which act like glue to bond it all together.

Asphalt binder is refined from crude oil . From crude oil , refiners first extract gasoline, kerosene and oil, and what remains at the bottom becomes the asphalt. Portland cement is manufactured using several different ingredients, including limestone, sand, clay, silica and alumina.

Engineers compact the mixture of asphalt binder and aggregates together at an elevated temperature, about 300°F (150°C), which glues the aggregates together into the final product, called asphalt concrete .

If they're using Portland cement rather than asphalt binder to glue the aggregates together, the engineers cure the mixture of the cement and aggregates with water through a process called hydration .

Hydration bonds the cement to the aggregates to make the product, called Portland cement concrete , stronger. With this process, there's no external heating involved.

Pavement structure

Asphalt concrete's pavement structure typically has three main layers: the base layer, the intermediate layer and the surface layer.

Engineers call the existing ground where the pavement goes the subgrade . On top of the subgrade goes a new layer of unbound soil and stone, where the aggregates aren't glued together. This is called the subbase, or unbound aggregate base.

The base layer can be either stones packed together without any binding agent or a combination of stone and asphalt binder.

Once road builders make the base, it is time to build the asphalt concrete layers: the base layer, the intermediate layer and the surface layer. All these layers contain the aggregates—the pieces of rock and sand—glued together with the asphalt binder in some way.

Engineers determine how many layers to build and how thick to make each layer by figuring out how much traffic will drive over the road. The more traffic, the thicker the pavement needs to be. For example, on interstate highways, the depth of the layers combined could be 20 inches (51 centimeters) or more.

Building a strong road

The road builders place the material on the road with an asphalt paving machine called a paver. An operator runs the paver, which takes the materials from a truck and places them on the road. After that, heavy-duty rollers compact it down, make it strong and get it ready for vehicles.

For a strong and durable road, engineers first pick the best subgrade, or place on top of which to build pavement. If the subgrade is too weak, the road might crack and fail—even if the pavement uses the best materials.

First, the road builders use rollers to pack the subgrade down. Once they've compacted the subgrade, they place the stone aggregates directly on top of the subgrade and compact them down. This aggregate base on the subgrade provides a sturdy foundation for the asphalt layers.

If the road builders do not use the right materials, or do not put them together correctly, or do not design the pavement structure for the expected traffic, then the road can crack, rut and fail .

Cracking occurs either at extremely low temperatures or from heavy trucks and buses repeatedly driving over the road. Rutting, which refers to noticeable impressions in the road's surface, occurs mostly during summer heat under heavy trucks or at road intersections.

Potholes are a big road problem you've probably seen before. They often show up in the spring after water trapped in the pavement freezes over winter and then melts in spring. This melting process weakens the road, making it more breakable. Then, when vehicles drive over it, they can create potholes.

Before the road gets built, the materials undergo testing in a laboratory to make sure they can stand the loads from traffic and environment.

Engineers in the lab expose the pavement materials to both freezing and very hot temperatures to make sure they can withstand any weather. They also expose the pavement materials to water to make sure the materials will not fall apart if it rains or floods.

At the Penn State pavement laboratory , my team is testing asphalt mixtures to which we've added substances called modifiers. These include special polymers and fibers that could make the road stronger.

The next time you're on the road, remember that it takes a good amount of engineering and tremendous teamwork to create that smooth pavement surface you drive on.

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'Working constantly:' New pavement at Watervliet's Hudson Shores Park one of many recent updates

M ay 13—WATERVLIET, N.Y. — Hudson Shores Park has reopened after paving the drive in the park, just another step on a list of updates Mayor Charles Patricelli said have been ongoing since the day he started four years ago.

"We're constantly doing one thing after another," he said. "We've really been pushing to do, you know, as many, you know, of these items as we can."

Hudson Shores Park, located at 2 Selke Drive in Watervliet, aptly named for its position on the river, is one of the few unfettered access points in Watervliet to see the Hudson, with Interstate 787 taking up much of the shoreline. But Patricelli said he wants the city to take advantage of the park and make it more than just a place for the occasional birthday party or graduation celebration.

It's been under constant update, Patricelli said it feels, with something new every week coming down the pipeline. They've just repaved the whole walking trail as well, installed a new flag pole and refurbished the area around it and added a sign — with a Watervliet Bell — to welcome people in, he said.

They've also taken down over 30 trees that were dead, repaved the parking lot and they're planning much more. Patricelli said "nickel and diming it" isn't quite the right way to phrase what they've been doing, but essentially, when they can find the funding without harming another project, they'll use it.

"The two swings that we put in?" Patriecelli said, talking about one of the first additions from four years ago. "I don't think I go by there (and) there's not somebody on there, on one of the swings, you know, looking at the river."

Piers and docks so they can have tour boats on their shores are inbound, he said. The city is also preparing to send out a Request for Proposal for a new restaurant in the park, a sticking point the mayor brought up in his State of the City Address.

The Rusty Anchor Restaurant and Bar was a huge draw for people to visit the park, he said, and having available food there would bring more people in. The restaurant closed due to ice knocking the floating barge free in 2019, causing large amounts of damage.

But they're also focusing on smaller but still important inclusions, like new playground sets for kids. And a lot of the projects that have lower costs, but by all means still need funding, Patricelli said, have been community efforts with people donating to the park.

"Even some of the trees that we have are memorial trees," "A few years ago, we put in some simple charcoal pits and we brought in, had the Boy Scouts bring in picnic tables to be put down there.

"It's been something that we've been kind of working constantly on."

Though 787 may block their view of the water, it does make the park incredibly easy to access, he said, with on and off-ramps in both directions next door. It also is accessible by 23rd Street and Lower Hudson Avenue, which connect to the Green Island Bridge to Troy.

The concerts in the park from last year are also going to continue this year and on Saturday, the city hosted the car show. Even though the restaurant is really the top priority, he said, they might look at having a lunchtime vendor set up too.

It's a way to show off Watervliet, he said, and welcome people to visit and maybe decide they'd like to make their stay more permanent. He always sees people just hanging out or fishing or just watching everything on the river go by.

"Everything is like sort of in dribs and drabs," Patricelli said. "Every time you look at it and say, 'Okay, I'll take a picture now,' but then next week it's something else and something else.

"Now what we're looking at is a venue," he continued. "Let's make it a place where people can go enjoy themselves and relax."

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Parts of I-17 in north Phoenix, Anthem to be closed as pavement project begins

Work crews will install a closure on the southbound Interstate 17 in the north Phoenix and Anthem areas this weekend as a pavement improvement project begins, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Officials said the project, located between State Route 74 and Happy Valley Road, will require several closures and weeknight lane restrictions as the project progresses during the coming months.

The area to be closed starting this weekend is on southbound I-17, between SR 74/Carefree Highway and Loop 303, from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Southbound on-ramps also will be closed at Daisy Mountain Drive and Pioneer Road. 

To avoid the area, ADOT suggests motorists go west on SR 74 to southbound Lake Pleasant Parkway and eastbound Loop 303 to access I-17.

More information is coming about future closures along both directions of I-17 north of Happy Valley Road, ADOT officials said.

Work crews on the I-17 project will be removing a top layer of older, worn asphalt pavement before working to smooth the remaining concrete surface through a process called diamond grinding, which has been used on a number of Phoenix-area freeways.

The I-17 pavement work between SR 74 and Happy Valley Road is separate from the I-17 improvement project underway north of Anthem Way, ADOT officials said. Real-time highway conditions are available at  az511.gov , the  az511 app  or by calling 511. 

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