Brooklyn Vegan — At City Winery tonight (3/20) it's "An Evening with Aaron Freeman" which is sold out but the onetime Ween frontman will be back soon, and in a particularly New York state of mind. Freeman will be playing special shows... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — The Dean Ween Group, Dean's post-Ween concern, will head out on tour this month for a quick run of dates. Those include a NYC-area show on February 18 at Garcia's, the small side bar at Port Chester's Capitol Theatre.... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Aaron Freeman, the man once known as Gene Ween, put out a record with his new band, FREEMAN, last summer showcasing a bunch of tracks reminiscent of the Ween sound. The band toured extensively last fall, and now Freeman... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Former Ween drummer Claude Coleman Jr (who's also worked with Eagles of Death Metal, Butthole Surfers' Jeff Pinkus, John Medeski and more) is set to release a new album with his solo band Amandla later this year.... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — The Dean Ween Group, who toured opening for Primus earlier this year, are now set to hit the road on their own for a short East Coast tour this fall. The fall comes to the NYC-area around Halloween time,... more info
Stereogum — “A good part of Ween’s philosophy is ’Fuck you,’ you know? Any good band, that should comprise a bit of the message.” — Mickey Melchiondo (a.k.a. Dean Ween) When opening the jewel case of the original Chocolate And Cheese disc, you were g... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Jon Ben-Menachem and Sam Thornton met in 2012 during their Freshmen year at NYU, bonding over Ween. Having pulled other members from the jazz program with Ben-Menachem was auditioning, Whitewash was formed, making their own brand of... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — FREEMAN, the new band from former Ween singer Aaron "Gene" Freeman, released their debut album earlier this summer, and played their first live shows together in July at Mercury Lounge and Baby's All Right. We've got some sweet live... more info
Stereogum — Aaron Freeman said goodbye to Gene Ween last year and began 2014 with a solo project under his real name. So far from FREEMAN we’ve heard two songs that are still very much in the style of Ween: “(For A While) I Couldn’t Play My Guitar” and ... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — As discussed, Gene Ween's (aka Aaron Freeman) new band FREEMAN are releasing their debut self-titled LP and going on tour this year. You've already heard the first single, "(For A While) I Couldn't Play My Guitar Like A Man"... more info