He defined the roar of Midwest art punk and remained one of American rock's most uncompromising voices right up to his final ...

As a singer and songwriter, he pushed the boundaries of punk and art-rock, producing a half century of music, writings and ...

Prolific avant-garage artist who also served as frontman of influential Cleveland punk act Rocket From the Tombs dies ...

David Thomas, who fronted the boundary-pushing rock band Pere Ubu from the late 1970s forward, died Wednesday at age 71. The ...

David Thomas, the founder of the acclaimed rock group Pere Ubu, died on Wednesday. He was 71. Thomas’ death was announced in ...

Pere Ubu singer David Thomas, a former Scene writer (initially under the pen name Crocus Behemoth) and a fantastic musician ...

which paired the singer with cult guitarists Peter Laughner and Cheetah Chrome. Out of the ashes of that band’s initial short-lived tenure — which produced no official releases but spawned oft ...

David Thomas, the frontman for Cleveland, OH-based art punk legends Pere Ubu, has died. He was 71. Ghost's Tobias Forge on ...

David Thomas, frontman of the legendary avant-garde rock band Pere Ubu, has passed away. Thomas, who also led the proto-punk band Rocket From The Tombs and who released records as a solo artist, ...

Thomas then went on to form the more experimental, post-punk band Pere Ubu with Rocket guitarist Peter Laughner, taking the name from the cult Alfred Jarry play, “Ubu Roi.” Laughner died in ...

"On Wednesday, April 23 2025, he died with his wife and youngest step-daughter by his side," the band to their Facebook page.