Portland's Rock Elite Attend Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks' 'Gardenia' Video Premiere

One fan asks the burning question... / Photo by Josh Elliott

Woods, a master networker, obsessive archivist of rock history, and befriender of rock stars from both far and near, has been a Portland fixture for years. Though he's ostensibly a DJ by trade, his real passion is compiling video, and over the last several years has collared interviews with some real heavyweights. (His forthcoming feature-length documentary, tentatively entitled Music Is Everything, will drop in 2009 (supposedly) and will feature fresh footage of the likes of Kraftwerk, Jarvis Cocker, and Belle & Sebastian, among many, many others, waxing eloquently about the importance of music and its place in popular culture.)

Malkmus -- who was noticeably absent Saturday night due to family obligations and is also said to be no fan of the video-making process -- gave Woods his approval to helm the project earlier this summer and the end result doesn't disappoint. The general response from attendees after the premier was positive, with Jick drummer Janet Weiss telling SPIN.com that she thought the video was "very good." Judging by the high-fives and congratulatory handshakes aimed Woods' way, the majority agreed.

The full video will hit the web later this week, but check out a teaser below:
Malkmus Video Project from localcut on Vimeo