Mark Ibold
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Mark Ibold is a New York-based bass guitar
ist, member of the indie band Pavement
from 1992 to 1999, and again as of their 2010 reunion. He is also currently in the alternative rock
band Sonic Youth
.
In addition to playing bass in Pavement, Ibold did some back-up vocals, most notably on the track "Carrot Rope" from the album Terror Twilight. Prior to joining Pavement, he was a member of the Dustdevils in the late 80s and early 90s.
Whilst a member of Pavement, Ibold joined Free Kitten
along with Sonic Youth's
Kim Gordon
, Pussy Galore's
Julie Cafritz and Boredoms' Yoshimi P-We
.
In 2006, Ibold joined Sonic Youth
on their "Rather Ripped" tour, and he also appeared with the band on their first encores during the 2007 "Don't Look Back" shows. As of their 2009 album The Eternal
, he is a full participating member of the band.
He was listed in the closing credits as "Wardrobe Assistant" on the Comedy Central
's Strangers with Candy
, and has made several cameo appearances on the show. In 2006, he was published as the "male hand model" in Strangers with Candy
star Amy Sedaris
' book I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence.
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
ist, member of the indie band Pavement
Pavement (band)
Pavement is an American alternative rock band that formed in Stockton, California in 1989. In their career, they achieved a significant cult following, and they were called the best band of the 1990s by prominent music critics Robert Christgau and Stephen Thomas Erlewine...
from 1992 to 1999, and again as of their 2010 reunion. He is also currently in the alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
.
In addition to playing bass in Pavement, Ibold did some back-up vocals, most notably on the track "Carrot Rope" from the album Terror Twilight. Prior to joining Pavement, he was a member of the Dustdevils in the late 80s and early 90s.
Whilst a member of Pavement, Ibold joined Free Kitten
Free Kitten
Free Kitten is a musical collaboration between Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Pussy Galore's Julie Cafritz. Originally performing under the name Kitten, they changed their name, after receiving threats of legal action by a heavy metal singer performing under that name...
along with Sonic Youth's
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
Kim Gordon
Kim Gordon
Kim Althea Gordon is an American musician, vocalist, artist, record producer, video director and actress. She has sung and played bass and guitar in the alternative rock band Sonic Youth, and in Free Kitten with Julia Cafritz...
, Pussy Galore's
Pussy Galore (band)
Pussy Galore was an American garage rock band that formed in Washington, D.C. in 1985. They had a constantly fluid line-up until their demise in 1990. Like many garage rock outfits, they were dogged by substance abuse problems...
Julie Cafritz and Boredoms' Yoshimi P-We
Yoshimi P-We
Yoshimi P-We, is a Japanese musician best known for her role as the longest consistent drummer in the Japanese rock band Boredoms.Yoshimi also plays trumpet, guitar, and keyboard, and sings....
.
In 2006, Ibold joined Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
on their "Rather Ripped" tour, and he also appeared with the band on their first encores during the 2007 "Don't Look Back" shows. As of their 2009 album The Eternal
The Eternal (album)
The Eternal is the sixteenth studio album by Sonic Youth, released by Matador Records on June 9, 2009, their first on that label. It is their first studio album in three years , making it the band's longest delay between studio albums...
, he is a full participating member of the band.
Activities outside music
Currently Ibold is a bartender at "Great Jones Cafe" in New York City.He was listed in the closing credits as "Wardrobe Assistant" on the Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
's Strangers with Candy
Strangers with Candy
Strangers with Candy is a television series produced by Comedy Central. It first aired on April 7, 1999, and concluded its third and final season on October 2, 2000. Its timeslot was Sundays at 10 p.m....
, and has made several cameo appearances on the show. In 2006, he was published as the "male hand model" in Strangers with Candy
Strangers with Candy
Strangers with Candy is a television series produced by Comedy Central. It first aired on April 7, 1999, and concluded its third and final season on October 2, 2000. Its timeslot was Sundays at 10 p.m....
star Amy Sedaris
Amy Sedaris
Amy Louise Sedaris is an American actress, author, and comedian. She is known for playing the character Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central television series Strangers with Candy. Sedaris regularly collaborates with her older brother, humorist and author David Sedaris...
' book I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence.