Taking the stage at the Triple Door tonight is Stan Ridgway, one of the great eccentrics of West Coast rock — though “rock” doesn’t begin to cover it The former frontman for Wall of Voodoo blends ...

Both with his band Wall of Voodoo and on solo albums, Stan Ridgway is a vivid storyteller, bringing a noir style (and a distinctive vocal style and harmonica-playing) to tales of love, lust, unhappy ...

Stan Ridgway, former frontman of the 1980s cult band Wall of Voodoo (“Mexican Radio”), is in town with keyboardist Pietra Wexstun (his wife) and guitarist Rick King to play at the Triple Door Oct. 5.

Mention the name Stan Ridgway and his former New Wave band Wall of Voodoo to someone, and they might recall the L.A. band's quirky hit Mexican Radio. You know, the one where that wry-voiced singer ...

Stan Ridgway is one of rock’s most lucid eccentrics. Former frontman for late L.A. weirdos Wall of Voodoo, Ridgway has remained an ace storyteller, composing neatly structured vignettes with a ...

In the early 1980s, Stan Ridgway's nasally vocals and eerie, marching keyboards propelled Wall of Voodoo's "Mexican Radio" up the charts. After a brief taste of success, the New Wave band -- whose ...

Stan Ridgway opens up with a downpour of words while driving a van 90 mph past Barstow, the California desert town that partially inspired the smart, eerie pop music he’s been making for the past ...

“There was a time when MTV first started that the door cracked open just slightly,” recalled Ridgway, on the phone at a gas station outside Houston. “And a lot of strange stuff seemed to have got in ...

With a new album in the works, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Stan Ridgway isn't about to let a troubled economy keep him off the road. "With everything going on this year, we're all ...

How dry was Wall of Voodoo? Mummify the Talking Heads, then grind them up. Put the powder in neon tubes, and let them bake in a desert sunset. Serve with spaghetti-western sauce on the side. In 1982 ...

His songs are like character sketches of the human condition, and in a career spanning thirty years — first with Wall of Voodoo, the band most known for its 1982 hit, "Mexican Radio," then as a solo ...

Stanard "Stan" Ridgway (born April 5, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter, and film and television composer known for his distinctive voice, dramatic lyrical narratives, and eclectic solo albums.