In concert, he might wear tall silver boots worthy of Ziggy Stardust while carrying on with the crazy abandon of an athletic ...

Beej Chaney, the founding guitarist of local band The Suburbs who was known for his raucous punk-rock energy during live shows, died Sunday. The musician, born Blaine John Chaney in Deephaven, was 68 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — One of the biggest bands from Minneapolis released a song called "Love is the Law" back in 1983. It was a time when The Suburbs were at the height of their fame. One of the band's lead ...

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Beej Chaney was called a “punk rock hero,” by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and he clearly lived a full life. It was a life, however, that has come to an end. Chaney, 68, who played with the band The ...

MINNEAPOLIS — One of the biggest bands from Minneapolis released a song called "Love is the Law" back in 1983. It was a time when The Suburbs were at the height of their fame. One of the band's lead ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Beej Chaney, always a bold adventurer as a guitarist and performer, had a ritual of swimming in the Pacific Ocean almost daily. The Twin Cities-reared musician did so Sunday around ...