Mikey Welsh

Mikey Welsh (ex-Weezer bassist), RIP

“dreamt i died in chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep). need to write my will today.” – Mikey Welsh, 9/26/11 “Mikey Welsh, most famously known as the bassist for the rock band Weezer, died unexpectedly Saturday, according to the band…

What's going on Sunday?

Weezer @ Jones Beach in August (more by Dana (Distortion) Yavin) today in Chicago * Wild Flag, YellowFever @ Empty Bottle * Sleepy Kitty, Ghost Heart @ The Whistler * Riot Fest Secret Show @ AAA Warehouse * The Shondes, The Homoticons, 8 Inch Betsy @ Hideout * Surprise Guests @ IL Centennial Monument (Free Show) * 7 Seconds, Danny Vapid and The Cheats @ Bottom Lounge * Jon Mclaughlin, Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, Amy Lennard @ Lincoln Hall * Creepy Band, The Horrids, Absolutely Not, The Blue Dragons @ Subterranean * Weezer, Urge Overkill, Teenage Bottlerocket, White Mystery @ Congress Theater RSVP for the “Surprise Guests” at the IL Centennial Monument (I think it’s Wild Flag)…

Mikey Welsh, RIP

Weezer‘s former bassist Mikey Welsh passed away in a Chicago hotel room yesterday afternoon (10/8) at the age of 40.Authorities say a drug overdose is suspected in his death…