Rolling Stone — Surfer Blood guitarist Thomas Fekete died Monday after battling a rare, aggressive form of cancer, his wife, Jess, wrote on the musician's GoFundMe page to cover medical expenses. He was 27. "Even as his body failed him, his mind and spir... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Surfer Blood guitarist Thomas Fekete has sadly lost his battle with cancer. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Surfer Blood guitarist Thomas Fekete died last night. Fekete had been suffering from an aggressive form of cancer, and his wife had been chronicling his battle against the disease on the GoFundMe page that she’d been using to raise money to cover h... more info

Obscure Sound — Joyriot is a rising trio based out of Tucson, Arizona, where they take inspiration from various laid-back contemporary rock influences – like Real Estate and Surfer Blood – alongside more alternative staples like Pavement and The Cure to craft a ... more info

Stereogum — The Mountain Goats have recorded a cover of War’s “Summer” for their contribution to Amazon Music’s new Songs Of Summer playlist, which also contains new material from Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio, Surfer Blood, Laura Gibson, Blitzen Trappe... more info

Stereogum — Since his cancer diagnosis earlier this year, Surfer Blood guitarist Thomas Fekete has been through two surgeries and started chemotherapy. He’s been collecting money via donations and fundraising, and now he’s releasing an album of songs that he... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Martin Courtney at BV-CMJ 2015 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Alex Bleeker and the Freaks begin their tour in Connecticut tonight (11/11) and it hits NYC Thursday (11/12) at Brooklyn Bowl. Since we last spoke, several guests were added to... more info

Stereogum — Surfer Blood guitarist Thomas Fekete was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, and the music community has rallied around him, but the road hasn’t been easy. After a benefit concert back in May, all of the donations ended up being stolen in a va... more info

Stereogum — Amazon is putting together an Amazon Acoustic covers compilation that will exclusively be available via their Music service in an effort to remind people that those things do in fact exist. The first track from that release to surface is Surfer Blood... more info

Stereogum — Last month, Surfer Blood announced that it would be collecting donations to help pay for guitarist Thomas Fekete’s medical bills after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. Unfortunately, it looks like a some of those donations have b... more info