Tag: Josh Freese

The Replacements mix it up (just a bit) with second reunion gig at Chicago's Riot Fest

The Replacements mix it up (just a bit) with second reunion gig at Chicago’s Riot Fest

The Replacements took the stage tonight at Riot Fest in Chicago for the second of at least three planned reunion gigs (“We haven’t played in 3 weeks, but fuck it,” Paul Westerberg told the crowd before launching into “Takin’ a Ride”), and managed to play mostly the same set as their big comeback gig.

The Replacements at Riot Fest: Photos, video, setlist from first ’Mats show in 22 years

The Replacements at Riot Fest: Photos, video, setlist from first ’Mats show in 22 years

A little after 8:45 p.m. EDT tonight, the long-sought, little-believed reunion of The Replacements — in this case, Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson, plus Josh Freese and David Minehan — took the stage at Riot Fest in Toronto, delivering career-spanning in the band’s first performance in 22 years.

Watch 11 seconds of The Replacements rehearsing ‘Takin' a Ride’ at unnamed club

Watch 11 seconds of The Replacements rehearsing ‘Takin’ a Ride’ at unnamed club

We’re now just days away from The Replacements’ first live performance in 22 years, and the band — Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson plus, drummer Josh Freese and guitarist David Minehan — have teased fans with a third very brief live clip. This time we get 11 seconds of ‘Mats tearing through “Takin’ a Ride.”

Paul Westerberg ropes in early '90s sidemen for Replacements' reunion shows

Paul Westerberg ropes in early ’90s sidemen for Replacements’ reunion shows

With the long-awaited reunion of The Replacements now less than 10 days away, we’ve now finally got official word of who’ll be joining Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson on stage at Riot Fest in Toronto: drummer Josh Freese and guitarist David Minehan, both of whom played with Westerberg on his early ’90s solo tours.

Drummer Alan Myers, Devo's 'human metronome' from 1976 to 1986, loses cancer battle

Drummer Alan Myers, Devo’s ‘human metronome’ from 1976 to 1986, loses cancer battle

Alan Myers, the third and most well-known of Devo’s drummers, who played on the classic albums Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, Duty Now for the Future, Freedom of Choice and beyond, died this week, according to Ralph Carney, a jazz musician and friend of Myers’, and current Devo drummer Josh Freese.

This week's new CDs: Crowded House, Devo, Suzanne Vega; Dream Syndicate reissue

This week’s new CDs: Crowded House, Devo, Suzanne Vega; Dream Syndicate reissue

This week’s new releases include the U.K. edition of ‘Intriguer,’ Crowded House’s second post-reunion album; ‘Something for Everybody,’ Devo’s first new album in 20 years; ‘Close-Up Vol. 1: Love Songs,’ a disc of Suzanne Vega re-recordings; and the reissue of The Dream Syndicate’s ‘Medicine Show.’