Steve West

Stephen West (born December 8, 1966)

Early life A native of Richmond, Virginia, West went to high school with future Pavement bandmate Bob Nastanovich; the two first met when West was fourteen years old. He then attended Virginia Commonwealth University, where he majored in art, before moving to New York City and working as a security guard at the Whitney Museum. One of his coworkers at the Whitney was Stephen Malkmus, another of his future bandmates in Pavement. While in Pavement, West was frequently criticized and disparaged by Malkmus for not being technically proficient enough. although Young himself disagreed. He is the subject of "Westie Can Drum", a B-side released on the Pavement single "Stereo".

He has appeared on their 2010 reunion tour as well as their 2022-2023 tour.

Marble Valley: 1997–present

While a member of Pavement, West started a solo project, Marble Valley, of which he is the frontman. Marble Valley released its debut album in 1997. In 2010, Marc Hawthorne of SF Weekly described Marble Valley as "...a strange bird, playing around with pop, postpunk, psychedelics, rap, and whatever else it can get its hands on in service of songs that can go from weird to weirder."

Silver Jews: 1994 He performed drums and backing vocals on the Silver Jews album Starlite Walker.

Personal life As of 2003, West lived in rural Virginia with his wife and children.