If there were a Mount Rushmore of Chicago punk bands, Screeching Weasel would be on it, along with Naked Raygun and The ...

If there were a Mount Rushmore of Chicago punk bands, Screeching Weasel would be on it, along with Naked Raygun and The Effigies. Founder Ben Weasel (it’s one constant member) rocketed out of Prospect ...

A lot has been made of the 2009 reunion of pop-punk legend Screeching Weasel — but the fact is, the band has broken up and reformed numerous times since starting in suburban Chicago in 1986. Snotty, ...

Punk vets Screeching Weasel are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year (well, remaining original member Ben Weasel is at least) with some upcoming shows. Support on various dates comes from The ...

Chicago pop punk pioneers Sludgeworth — who were fronted by Dan Vapid (Screeching Weasel, The Riverdales, The Queers, etc) and also featured Screeching Weasel’s Brian Vermin on drums — only existed ...

Naked Raygun, Alkaline Trio and Screeching Weasel will headline concerts at the Metro (3730 N. Clark St.) as aftershows for this year’s 20th anniversary Riot Fest. The Alkaline Trio set is already ...

The incident is still just hours old, but the Internet is steaming over Screeching Weasel frontman Ben Weasel hitting a woman and another unidentified person during his band’s set at the Scoot Inn on ...

In a relatively unsurprising move Ben Weasel has confirmed that the upcoming pseudo reunions of Screeching Weasel will not turn into anything more. In a recent interview with Wrecked Kids he notes: it ...

For those who thought all pop/punk notables were ensconced in California's Bay Area, Chicago's Screeching Weasel proves that just isn't the case. Screeching Weasel's previous release loudly trumpeted ...

It has been three years since Screeching Weasel played a show in Texas, but for lead singer Ben Weasel, the incident lives on through YouTube. He was onstage at the South by Southwest music festival ...

The Dwarves have detailed their upcoming album and have announced tour dates. Jenkem will be out June 5 via Greedy/MVD. The ...