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Thomas had a long and prolific career, right up to his final years, despite his health woes and a famously cranky personality that could curdle soup across the room. But you can make an argument that ...
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Co-founded by Mr. Thomas in 1975, Pere Ubu became a stalwart of underground rock, influencing bands including Sonic Youth, ...
The iconoclastic leader of Rocket From the Tombs and Pere Ubu was 71 years old. He leaves an enormous "avant garage" art-punk ...
David Thomas, lead singer of the avant-garage band Pere Ubu and the Cleveland proto-punk group Rocket From the Tombs, has died at the age of 71.
Pere Ubu singer David Thomas, a former Scene writer (initially under the pen name Crocus Behemoth) and a fantastic musician ...
David Thomas, frontman for Cleveland experimental rock band Pere Ubu, and formerly Rocket From The Tombs, has died. The ...
Pere Ubu embodied the industrial decay and hardscrabble ethics of Cleveland. Thomas tied together the band's sound with ...