In April 2024 it was announced that Illinois-based musician, Ben Medina, will be joining on lead guitar.
In January 2024, 10,000 Maniacs announced on their Facebook page that Nash and Slocum had left to devote time to Sixpence None the Richer, and that Ramsey had returned as lead singer, with guitarist Joe Rozler also joining the group.
In July 2023, 10,000 Maniacs announced that Mary Ramsey and Jeff Erickson would be leaving the band to pursue other interests, and Leigh Nash would be joining the band as their new lead singer. 10,000 Maniacs also announced that Matt Slocum would be joining the band as their new guitarist.…
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The band celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2022 with an extensive tour, billed as 10,000 Maniacs featuring Mary Ramsey, to avoid any confusion as to the status of Natalie Merchant in the band. Ramsey acknowledged the legacy of the band, and the band with Merchant, stating “There are still times…
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After the tour cycle for Now + 4eva , the band took an informal sabbatical. Bird stated that, from 2004 to 2014, they had been in a constant album cycle and “there comes a time that you need to step away in order to have that life experience that you…
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Twice Told Tales , an album of traditional British Isles covers, was released on April 28, 2015, on Cleopatra Records . Founding member John Lombardo was brought back into the fold as creative director and to play guitar on the album and following tour. 10,000 Maniacs released its live album…
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In early 2012, the band began work on their follow-up to Moment Bends , deciding to stick with the polished pop sound that had worked on the previous album. They recorded in a makeshift studio above a café in Melbourne, which had previously been a hideaway for junkies. As a…
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In 2014, Merchant looked back to her time with the band, “I learned so much with 10,000 Maniacs and have great memories being with that band. I’ll never forget 1987 when it became so crazy. It was exciting and insane in terms of the schedule. It was so intense I…
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Former drummer Robert Wachter died on March 26, 2013, at the age of 49 due to a long illness.
The band—consisting of Augustyniak, Drew, Erickson, Gustafson and Ramsey—remains active, playing shows throughout the United States. In June 2011, the band released the EP Triangles on its own label, Ruby Wristwatch Records. The band celebrated its 30th anniversary in October 2011 with two sold-out concerts at the Scharmann Theater on…
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