The group, which melded punk and new wave into an ahead-of-its-time dance rock, went on to make albums on the Phonogram and A&M labels before disbanding in 1987. A popular live attraction in Minnesota ...

Beej Chaney joined the Suburbs in 1978 and the group found fame for its original sound and Chaney's quirky stage presence.

Chaney, 68, who played with the band The Suburbs, was reportedly found on Jan. 5, after he went for a swim in the Pacific ...

It has been a brutal year for rock music fans with an ever-growing list of musicians and influential figures who have already ...

The Suburbs took the Minneapolis music scene by storm back then with its new wave-punk sound and on-stage antics. "We were just different from all the other bands," said Klaers. "We never really ...

Bob Mould, former singer and guitarist of legendary Minnesota punk band Hüsker Dü, has new music on the way. On March 7, Mould will release his first full-length album since 2020, "Here We Go ...

The Suburbs took the Minneapolis music scene by storm back then with its new wave-punk sound and on-stage antics. "We were just different from all the other bands," said Klaers. "We never really ...

For the last two Fringe Festivals, Mike Fotis and Joe Bozic’s plays have always been the show to see. This year, the duo completes its punk-rock trilogy (or “thrillogy,” as they say) with “Punk Rock ...

Beej Chaney, the founding guitarist of local band The Suburbs who was known for his raucous punk-rock energy during live ... “He flew (to Minnesota), I flew to L.A.; every Tuesday night, we ...

a club famous for its role in shepherding the birth of Minnesota punk rock. Danny Amis, of the Overtones, (who now plays in Los Straitjackets) wrote “Calhoun Surf,” a song The Ventures eventually ...

Minnesota punk rock hero Beej Chaney of the Suburbs, 67, dies while swimming in the Pacific Ocean The band’s original co-leader was known for his wild antics onstage and later owned a legendary ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Beej Chaney, always a bold adventurer as a guitarist and performer, had a ritual of swimming in the Pacific Ocean almost daily. The Twin Cities-reared musician did so Sunday around ...