Tag: Paul Westerberg
The Replacements go home: 'Mats to play Twin Cities in first headlining gig in 23 years
April 24, 2014 in Reunions, Tour Dates 1 comment
Finally. It's taken more than a year, but reunited college-rock icons The Replacements finally will play a hometown gig this September, as the band has been announced to headline the soon-to-be-razed Midway Stadium in St. Paul, marking the first Twin Cities appearance by the 'Mats since 1991.
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong joins The Replacements during second Coachella set
April 18, 2014 in Festivals, Reunions, Video 4 comments
Coachella's second weekend is under way now, and The Replacements took the stage tonight for the second of the reunited band's appearances at the two-weekend fest — and dropped a big surprise on the crowd, as Green Day' Billie Joe Armstrong joined the 'Mats for part of the band's set.
The Replacements in the studio? Band shares video of 'Can't Hardly Wait' performance
April 6, 2014 in Video 1 comment
Since reuniting last summer for their first shows in 22 years, The Replacements have been nothing if not cagey about their intentions, and that continues with the band's posting on Facebook this afternoon of an unexplained 12-second clip of "Can't Hardly Wait" being performed live in an undisclosed recording studio.
Tommy Stinson on future of The Replacements: 'Anything at this point could happen'
April 3, 2014 in Reunions 1 comment
It's perhaps not surprising that The Replacements' reunion has been a ramshackle affair, with the band playing three festivals last year, and, at this point, slated to perform five more times this spring and summer. To hear bassist Tommy Stinson tell it, that may continue for a while.
New releases: Paul Westerberg, Missing Persons, Laibach, Marc Almond, The Blue Nile
March 3, 2014 in New Releases 0 comments
This week's new releases include the first-ever vinyl pressing of Paul Westerberg's second solo album 'Eventually,' plus new studio records from Missing Persons featuring Dale Bozzio, Laibach and Marc Almond of Soft Cell, plus an expanded reissue of The Blue Nile's third album.
Paul Westerberg's solo debut '14 Songs' to receive first-ever vinyl release in 2014
December 30, 2013 in Reissues, Vinyl 1 comment
As we first mentioned last month, Paul Westerberg's post-Replacements solo debut —1993's 14 Songs, featuring alt-rock radio hit "World Class Fad" — will receive its first-ever vinyl release next year in an 180-gram pressing similar to the previously announced release of his 1996 follow-up album Eventually.
Paul Westerberg's sophomore solo set 'Eventually' to make vinyl debut in January
November 1, 2013 in Reissues, Vinyl 3 comments
Following the first-ever U.S. vinyl release of The Replacements' final album, 1990′s All Shook Down, on Record Store Day's Black Friday later this month comes word that bandleader Paul Westerberg's second solo effort, 1996's Eventually, also will make its debut on vinyl early next year.
The Replacements' 3rd (and final?) reunion show stumbles to a close with fitting mess of an encore
September 22, 2013 in Reunions, Video 10 comments
The Replacements staged their third of three announced reunion shows last night in a dusty farm field about 45 minutes east of Denver, the site of the third installment of this summer Riot Fest and what may or may not have been the final appearance by the 2013 incarnation of the 'Mats, performing for the first time in 22 years.
The Replacements mix it up (just a bit) with second reunion gig at Chicago's Riot Fest
September 15, 2013 in Reunions, Setlist 0 comments
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
August 25, 2013 in Reunions, Setlist, Video 19 comments
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
August 23, 2013 in Reunions, Video 3 comments
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
August 16, 2013 in Reunions, Tour Dates, Video 3 comments
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.
Watch 19 seconds of The Replacements rehearsing 'Favorite Thing' earlier today
July 3, 2013 in Reunions, Video 2 comments
A week after teasing fans with the first footage of The Replacements rehearsals now under way in Minneapolis, the 'Mats today did a bit better, posting to Facebook 19 seconds of Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson ripping through "Favorite Thing."