SCREECHING HALT: Punk d-bag Ben Weasel punches a lady, band disbands

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SCREECHING HALT: Punk d-bag Ben Weasel punches a lady, band disbands

POSTED: Thursday, March 24, 2011, 3:00 PM

Filed Under: Music

In case you missed it, Screeching Weasel — the California Punk band who won your hearts with, let's say, "Come And See The Violence Inherent In The System" and "Beginningless Vacation" (I dunno, I bought one album at Tower Records in like 1992 and didn't like it) — has cancelled its current tour and broken up. Why? Oh well, Ben Weasel, apparently pissed at himself for being a total sellout and playing a SXSW show for not enough money, went nuts on a woman in the audience who was allegedly throwing ice at him and appears to have punched her (and another woman?) in the face during a scuffle onstage. I thought punk meant cuddle. The band has since revolted against their frontman and disbanded. So, yeah, no show on Friday 4/7 at the Troc.

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