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 ...

There’s a particular magic to a good concert — the thrill of an unforgettable live performance, the ambiance of an iconic venue like Hearst Greek Theatre and the comforting presence of strangers who, ...

Longtime indie rock bands Modest Mouse and The Flaming Lips teamed up to dazzle the Santa Barbara Bowl for their appropriately named, It’s Summertime 2025 tour. A picture perfect Friday night (Sept. 5 ...

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, ...

The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse both delivered topnotch sets during their co-headlining tour stop on Sunday (Sept. 7) at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley. Yet, there was one specific moment that ...

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 ...

Haboob be damned. Or, fuck a haboob. The storm sentiment is your choice. Either way, late-summer, Arizona-style weather didn’t stop Modest Mouse fans, including me, from heading downtown last night to ...

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 ...