Modest Mouse are once again parting ways with some gear and that includes giving away one of their most iconic instruments, the Hondo II banjo that they’ve had since the ’90s. “The banjo was collected ...

The Issaquah, Wash., lo-fi indie rock band Modest Mouse, whose fractured sounding songs are replete with curious and random thoughts about the world and the odd people in it, has always been a long ...

Countless indie darlings have made the jump from cred-laden buzz band to major label fixture. Just ask R.E.M., The Replacements, and Sonic Youth. A whole new generation of underground acts made the ...

PITTSBURGH -- Modest Mouse rocked mightily Monday, even when frontman Isaac Brock was clutching a banjo. The Washington State-forged band treated a sold-out Stage AE crowd to a night of sonically ...