Pere Ubu, the long-running band fronted by singer David Thomas, will be making the US debut of their “Long Live Pére Ubu–The Spectacle” show at (Le) Poisson Rouge on Sunday, March 28th. Tickets are on ...

Avant garde punk icons Pere Ubu continue to keep it strange 40-plus years into their career with new album The Long Goodbye, that’s out today via Cherry Red. “This wraps up every song and story that ...

David Thomas, lead singer of Pere Ubu, has died. He was 71. Thomas died on Wednesday, April 23, at his home in Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England, the band wrote in a Facebook post. His death ...

There’s always something special about a Pere Ubu concert. The Cleveland-bred, “avant-garage” band has created a body of work that’s like no one else’s. Led by its rotund, animated vocalist and ...

David Thomas, frontman for Cleveland experimental rock band Pere Ubu, and formerly Rocket From The Tombs, has died. The singer was 71. The news of Thomas' passing was shared on the band's Facebook ...

David Thomas, the pioneering frontman of the avant-garde rock band Pere Ubu, passed away on April 23, 2025, at the age of 71. Through his unconventional vocal delivery and unique stage presence, he ...

This is FRESH AIR. David Thomas, lead singer and principal songwriter for the band Pere Ubu, died on April 23 at age 71. Thomas and Pere Ubu emerged from the Cleveland punk rock scene in the late ...

It took 30 years for Pere Ubu to embrace its destiny. Born out of the industrial wastes of Cleveland, the protean avant-rock ensemble has tried its hand at apocalyptic drones, brittle minimalism and ...

David Thomas, the founder and frontman of the influential, avant-garde rock band Pere Ubu, died yesterday (April 24) at his home in Brighton, England, the band wrote on Facebook. The statement ...

David Thomas making a donation at the Rock Hall with former Rock Hall curator and local musician Meredith Rutledge-Borger. Credit: Scene Archives Yesterday, Cleveland lost one of its most creative ...