Topic: Chicago

Weezer ex-bassist Mikey Welsh dead

Mikey Welsh, the former bassist for the American rock band Weezer, has died in Chicago of a suspected overdose, authorities said Sunday. He was 40.Welsh, who played with the alternative rock group from 1998 to 2001 before leaving the band and starting ...

Ex-Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh found dead in Chicago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Mikey Welsh, the former bass player for the alternative rock band Weezer, was found dead in a Chicago hotel, a police spokeswoman said on Sunday.Workers at the Rafaello Hotel found Welsh unresponsive and not breathing when they went to ...
In celebration of their 20th anniversary, the Smashing Pumpkins announced a five-week tour that began on November 1st in Cleveland , Ohio . The tour will conclude on December 3 in Los Angeles , California . Smashing Pumpkins Announce 20th Anniversary Tour ...
The alternative rock band Smashing Pumpkins will embark on their 20th anniversary tour starting on October 31, 2008. Smashing Pumpkins Look Forward With Concept Album The tour will kick off from the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio.
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Pete Yorn to Play Cannery Ballroom July 16

Anyone disappointed that Pete Yorn's stint as the opening act for Coldplay ends June 4--two days before the band hits the Sommet Center with Snow Patrol in tow--can take solace in the news announced today that Yorn will come to Nashville and ...

Q&A: Jarvis Cocker delves "Further" into rock

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker has just released " The sharp, unpredictable Britpop iconoclast continues to keep fans on their toes, from his counterintuitive choice of Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pixies) to produce the new album, to his announcement ...

Post-rock titans

Since releasing its seminal debut, Young Team (see "Hall of fame," right) in 1997, the not-to-be-fed-after-midnight crew has put out record after record of intense, soaring, sometimes deafening guitar rock. Touring behind The Hawk Is Howling, the quintet plays the Music Hall ...