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Dean Ween Group On World Cafe

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February 10, 2017 • Hear a live session with Mickey Melchiondo's new band, including Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton.

Dean Ween Group On World Cafe

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The Man Who Was Gene Ween, Back From The Bottom

Aaron Freeman, formerly known as Gene Ween, released the debut record with his new band, simply called Freeman, this July. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Man Who Was Gene Ween, Back From The Bottom

August 17, 2014 • As the co-leader of Ween, Aaron Freeman celebrated excess. Then, in 2011, he fell apart on stage, left the band and entered rehab. On a new, deeply personal solo album, he explores what went wrong.

The Man Who Was Gene Ween, Back From The Bottom

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Ween: Weird as Ever with 'La Cucaracha'

November 25, 2007 • Dean and Gene Ween are two of the oddest characters in alternative rock. Whether singing about a Mexican restaurant menu or the drudgery of spinal meningitis, the duo has compiled a discography of music that leaves some confused, others enraptured. Their latest is La Cucaracha.

Ween: Weird as Ever with 'La Cucaracha'

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