Pavement - The Cat’s Cradle, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, July 28, 1996 Pavement is stomping out the footlights at the Ryman tonight — but 30 years ago this summer, the band was holed up in Mitch Easter’s Piedmont Triad Studio, recording what would become the band’s fourth studio album, Brighten the Corners . To blow off steam during the sessions, Malkmus and Co. booked a one-off gig at The Cat’s…