Is the most famous Smith (not named Morrissey) out of Modest Mouse? The sorta-local band announced a series of tour dates this morning—none of which will be in Portland—and the press release included ...

Given the unlikely, phenomenal success of Modest Mouse's 2004 disc "Good News for People Who Love Bad News," the story line on the new album seemed sure to focus on the long-indie band's response to ...

In perhaps some of the strangest/coolest news to hit the music scene this week, legendary Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has become a full-fledged, official member of American indie-rock band Modest ...

Guitarist and singer-songwriter Johnny Marr played to a sold-out crowd at the Eastern on Thursday evening. Marr, who rose to fame as the guitarist and co-songwriter of The Smiths, has also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Going from underground indie darlings to being one of the most popular rock bands on the planet is a good way to describe the ...