Mark Ibold
bass guitarist and indie rock musician
Mark Alan Ibold (born October 17, 1962) is an American musician. He is best known as the bass guitarist of the indie rock band Pavement, with whom he recorded four studio albums. Following Pavement's initial break-up in 1999, Ibold joined the alternative rock band Sonic Youth from 2006 until their end in 2011.
Career
Based in New York, Ibold's other musical projects have included Dustdevils, of which he was a member in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and Free Kitten, which included 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 as of their 2009 album The Eternal, was a full participating member of the band until they split up in 2011.
Other activities
Ibold was a bartender at "Great Jones Cafe" in New York City until its closure.
He was listed in the closing credits as "Wardrobe Assistant" on Comedy Central's Strangers with Candy, and 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.
In the late 2010s his food columns could be read in David Chang's now defunct Lucky Peach magazine. He is a known foodie in the world of indie rock music.
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