A Pavement mini-essay, in two parts:
Part 1: "No Pavement Reunion Now!"
As a long-time opponent of reunion tours generally (Pixies, I am angrily and ominously pointing my finger at you), the announcement in late 2009 of the Pavement reunion concerts caused me particular chagrin. As a 15 year old just then delving into interesting music in general and the catalog of Pavement in particular, the 1999 dissolution of that slapdash, lackidasical band left me feeling particularly left out and passed over and fucking unlucky. For some unknown reason, my parents had chosen to raise their children in a rural backwater of Southwestern Colorado, meaning the chance of seeing any non-bluegrass or jam-band-oriented concert was pretty much nil. The further consequence of this was that I had had virtually no chance of ever seeing Pavement perform, and then, suddenly, I had absolutely no chance.
It was crushing. And yet, hearing now that SM and Spiral Stairs will join the rest of the gang in a series of new performances, I can only feel depressed.
