Scott McCaughey, frontman of the Minus 5 and Young Fresh Fellows and longtime touring member of R.E.M., suffered a stroke while on tour with Alejandro Escovedo. He is reportedly in stable condition.

It was supposed to be a good day for Scott McCaughey. The veteran indie rock musician was enjoying his time on the road, doing double duty by playing bass in Alejandro Escovedo’s Burn Something ...

He’s been an integral part of the local music scene for decades, and there’s no sign of slowing down for Scott McCaughey. The leader of such seminal Seattle outfits as Young Fresh Fellows and The ...

The No Ones, the intercontinental musical meeting of R.E.M.‘s Peter Buck, frequent collaborator Scott McCaughey (REM, The Baseball Project, Young Fresh Fellows) and Arne Kjelsrud Mathisen and Frode ...

“I’m really, really, really lucky,” indie rock singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Scott McCaughey repeats in a phone interview. In November 2017, less than three days after a doctor ...

When reached by phone in Portland, Scott McCaughey’s affable voice comes through in between deeper breaths than usual as he walks back from a coffee shop to his home. It’s part of his physical therapy ...

Scott McCaughey looks good for a dead guy. "Well, thanks," he says, laughing. It's a sunny, late-June afternoon at the Liberty Glass, off North Mississippi Avenue. McCaughey pedaled down from the ...

The following message was posted to Facebook earlier today: Scott McCaughey, the ever-smiling, sunglasses-wearing front man of the bands The Minus 5 and the Young Fresh Fellows, and side man to ...

Scott McCaughey, the ever-smiling, sunglasses-wearing front man of the bands The Minus 5 and the Young Fresh Fellows, and side man to countless bands — including M. Ward, The Baseball Project, Tired ...

Scott McCaughey, frontman of the Minus 5 and Young Fresh Fellows and longtime touring member of R.E.M., suffered a stroke while on tour with Alejandro Escovedo. He is reportedly in stable condition.