Pavements

Now we have to choose one, so...

Let's do that.

Alright, alright, alright, never mind, this one is...

Go ahead.

Whatever.

No way.

No way.

That song sucks.

It really sucks.

No way.

This song's stupid.

This song is really stupid.

OK, "Next Fire", what do I do in the intro?

I-- I dunno, why don't we do it out front on the porch.

Ok, after that plane passes.

I'm Steve Malkmus, singer of the group.

Here in Portland, Oregon...

Pretty close to the airport here.

That's quite a plane.

Yeah...

Yeah, it was pretty loud.

It's not really fair to the people that live here.

Yeah, it's pretty loud!

Not really fair to the people that live here.

I guess we are pretty close.

Yeah, it's good for travel.

I wouldn't mind living out here.

...living out here.

Ready?

Hey, thanks a lot for having us here

in the middle of the fuckin' amazing America...

Oy! That was fuckin' brilliant!

What did I tell you?

Here we are, Pavement.

I'm sure that you are surprised, but in fact it is true.

Pull up a chair, open the windows,

and turn off the lights.

Her mom's basement in Stockton, California...

We're not trying to stay underground or trying to be big,

we're just...

existing.

A lotta bands of the 90's sold out.

They're the best band of the 90's,

hands-down.

When they announced their tour, he called me crying...

And was like, "Mom, they just announced it."

And like-- he was crying, and I'm crying! Oh my God!

The cosmology has been missing a God head,

and I really feel that Pavement fulfills it.

There's sort of a life of any idea.

There's limits that you can't transcend...

naturally...

I always was hoping that it was music for the future.

You know, I mean I think everyone

who's not that successful in their time

tries to think that.

Well done, Pavement, well done.

You're really on the ball!

Muchas gracias, thank you.

Thank you.

Logan Miller, 5'6", reading for the role of Mark Ibold.

Hey I'm Fred Hechinger, I'm reading for the role

of Bob Nastanovich.

For "Range Life".

Thank you.

Let's go.

Yeah, what if we just do our own thing?

I mean we're more comfortable at a CBGB's,

Maxwell's, Pyramid Club...

Let's go. Should we go? Lemme go back.

Soon as they notice the little indie bands make a little money,

all they want to do is...

Make them make a little more money.

Right, ok?

I'm Joe Keery.

I'm 5'11".

I live in New York City, and I'll be auditioning

for Stephen Malkmus.

Is this what it's all gonna become?

Bands like us doing gi-normous corporate commercial things?

What a bummer.

And now, right here on our stage tonight,

the Beatles!

That was jolly good! Jolly good.

I'm not in Rock ann roll but give me some Guns N' Roses

cause I like the--

Hi guys!

Hi!

-On the green? Yeah!

Yes, my name is Justice Hayword.

26 years old.

-Live in Brooklyn. Yes!

Mhmm.

What song are you gonna sing?

-"Gold Soundz"... Ok.

-Yes, yes, yes. Try it.

Let me figure which pitch I'm gonna do...

Yeah take your time, whenever you're ready.

Nice. Wow!

Thank you.

I believe that these songs can transcend their original form.

And I believe that because I love Pavement

and I love musical theater.

And I thought, "Hey wouldn't it be funny

"to take all these Pavement songs,

"Slacker songs, alternative, whatever you want

to call it, ironic,"

Put them into the most sincere art form possible:

musical theater.

"See if it works!"

...back right now.

Thank you. Yeah.

We've got your info.

Are you a Pavement fan?

Yeah, I'm a huge Pavement fan.

It's the only reason I'm here.

I had to see what you guys were doing.

It sounds incredible.

Does it make sense now?

Yeah!

I thought: "Is this a prank?"

No.

So we go 1, 2, 3...

I went to see a lot of musicals in research for this,

I watched American Idiot, A Green Day One.

I watched Alanis Morissette.

I watched Almost Famous. I watched Fame.

I like this girl, I mean

she's very like musical theater, she was very like--

Was she's the one who kinda like...

She was like pumping her heel and she was singing

I don't know, can all these guys tap? We might have to--

There's enough tappers in that group.

The cymbal's nice, too.

I feel like I'm louder than everybody sometimes.

I get that a lot of times too at home.

We gotta get it going a little faster.

Let's practice your part, Scott.

The biggest thing on everyone's mind right now...

How's this rehearsal gonna go?

What songs are we gonna play?

Speaking for myself,

I'm very excited about playing all these songs again.

You know thrilled-- thrilled to do it.

I love playing Pavement shows.

We get to practice for about 10 days.

And then 5 more days.

Pavement is gonna utilize a 6th member for the first time ever.

We have Rebecca Cole in our band now.