Pacific Northwest rockers Modest Mouse were quietly influential on the evolving sound of rock music even before 2004’s Good News for People Who Love Bad News, the breakthrough album that came about a ...

I first listened to Modest Mouse in 2008, in my family’s old, beat-up Acura that still had a cigarette lighter in it. My friend had burned me a couple CDs from the band’s discography, with the album ...

In 1984 Johnny Marr bought a Gibson Les Paul Standard guitar in cherry red from A1 Repairs in his boyhood hometown of Manchester, England. The purchase, at age 21, was ostensibly made for the ...

With as many bands as the Seattle area has produced over the years, it’s somewhat surprising that none head a proper music festival of their own back home. It seemed like natural timing. With Modest ...

25 years after The Moon & Antarctica expanded indie rock’s horizon lines, Isaac Brock is still finding new ways to stretch the world of Modest Mouse—and it feels, as he tells me the moment we connect, ...

Former The Smiths singer Morrissey has claimed that guitarist Johnny Marr ignored a “lucrative” offer to reunite the band. In the wake of this week’s high-profile Oasis reunion, some fans had ...

Here are three cool concerts worth checking out in September: Modest Mouse, Flaming Lips We don’t even know how many times we’ve seen Modest Mouse over the decades. It’s a lot — well over two dozen ...

We probably don’t need to point out that this Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has a ton of great songs. After all, a batch of top tunes seems to be one of the main prerequisites for getting into the Rock ...

Indie cult rockers Modest Mouse are back on the scene and this time, ready to take on North America again. The iconic rock band that gave us singles such as "Float On," "Dramamine," and "The World At ...

David Rawlings and Gillian Welch perform at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in Golden Gate Park. Credit: Shutterstock / Sterling Munksgard This week, San Antonio music fans can bask in the ...

They didn’t bite the heads off any bats, but the Flaming Lips and the singer of Modest Mouse did take flight in Minneapolis on Friday night with a monstrous Black Sabbath cover in tribute to Ozzy ...

Some weird combinations just make sense once you experience them. Like peanut butter and pickles. Or like indie rock bands Modest Mouse and The Flaming Lips. The two tried-and-true acts, along with ...