Stereogum — After the Smiths broke up, guitarist Johnny Marr spent a lot of time as a kind of rock music ronin, a wandering gun-for-hire lending his services to everyone from Modest Mouse to composer Hans Zimmer. After briefly embracing life as a solo artist in ... more info

Obscure Sound — Sultry vocals and meditative guitar chords calmly open Stello’s new track “Even If I Don’t”. The melody has a slow progression into a silky sweet synth solo at the 02:35 mark, with guitar tones reminiscent of Modest Mouse. The key work is flu... more info

Stereogum — The people behind the Pacific Northwest festival Sasquatch! have just announced the lineup for this year's show. The 2018 version of Sasquatch! goes down 5/25-27 at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington, and it's a bit more roots-rock-focused ... more info

Chorus.fm — Modest Mouse have announced some new tour dates. 04/18 – Birmingham, AL @ Sloss Furnace 04/20 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live 04/21 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre 04/23 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium 04/24 – Nashville, ... more info

Stereogum — Finally, a 2018 festival that Eminem isn't headlining! Instead, Forecastle will have Chris Stapleton, Arcade Fire, and Modest Mouse, along with an undercard that includes Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, the War On Drugs, Father John Misty, Courtney Barn... more info

Chorus.fm — Aimee Green, writing for The Oregonian: A 41-year-old Portland city employee struck by the SUV of local rock star Isaac Brock — who said he fell asleep at the wheel — filed an $865,000 lawsuit Wednesday against the Modest Mouse lead singer. The l... more info

Stereogum — The lead singer of Modest Mouse was sued Wednesday in a Portland court for nearly $1 million over a traffic accident last year. Isaac Brock was cited after the Aug. 3, 2016, accident for crashing into a city of Portland pick-up truck when he fell... more info

Stereogum — William Patrick Corgan has rescinded his bid to join the Respectable Adult Musician's Club. Yesterday, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman announced that he'll be going by the name Billy Corgan once again. William Patrick Corgan was a bit of a mouthful an... more info

Stereogum — When Modest Mouse released their second album -- on November 18, 1997; 20 years ago tomorrow -- the Seattle area was in a state of flux. Described as "a region that still held remnants of the frontier and was known for little more than building airpl... more info

Stereogum — This past weekend, the Growlers, the band that formerly curated the California music festival Beach Goth, headlined their own Growlers Six festival at the Los Angeles Waterfront. The Growlers headlined both days of the festival, and artists like the ... more info