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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For as many rock stars as Seattle has produced, it’s a little surprising that none currently anchor a music festival of their own on their home turf. At least not until now. Seven years after those ...

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 ...

Who's ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland's best concerts and events—our way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ozzy Osbourne’s influence stretches far and wide — even into indie rock circles. On Friday night in Atlanta, The Flaming Lips kicked off their co-headlining tour with Modest Mouse by teaming up with ...