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Mark Ibold | |
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.jpg) Ibold performing with Sonic Youth in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mark Alan Ibold |
| Born | (1962-10-17)October 17, 1962 (age 62) |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bartender |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, guitar |
Mark Alan Ibold (born October 17, 1962) is an American musician. He is best known as the bass guitarist of theindie rock bandPavement,[1] with whom he recorded four studio albums. Following Pavement's initial break-up in 1999, Ibold joined thealternative rock bandSonic Youth from 2006 until their end in 2011.
Based inNew York, Ibold's other musical projects have includedDustdevils, of which he was a member in the late 1980s and early 1990s, andFree Kitten, which included Sonic Youth'sKim Gordon,Pussy Galore'sJulie Cafritz andBoredoms'Yoshimi P-We.
In 2006, Ibold joined Sonic Youth on theirRather Ripped tour, and as of their 2009 albumThe Eternal, was a full participating member of the band until they split up in 2011.
Ibold was abartender at "Great Jones Cafe" in New York City until its closure.[2]
He was listed in the closing credits as "Wardrobe Assistant" on theComedy Central'sStrangers with Candy, and made several cameo appearances on the show. In 2006, he was published as the "male hand model" inStrangers with Candy starAmy Sedaris' bookI Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence.
In the late 2010s his food columns could be read in David Chang's now defunctLucky Peach magazine. He is a known foodie in the world of indie rock music. Ibold even spent a year traveling the world, trying new foods with Sonic Youth.[3]
At the time of Pavement's 2022 reunion, Ibold was working as a bartender in New York City: "My mind races sometimes when people come up to me at work. What are they thinking? 'Oh God, this guy’s been in two bands that mean the world to me, but he’s serving drinks behind a bar?' Maybe we help put things into perspective – that there are few artists left not namedJagger orMcCartney who have no financial worries. But still: I’d drop my shifts for Pavement any day of the week."[4]
with Pavement
with Sonic Youth
with Free Kitten
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