Smash Mouth
106 Musicians Predict the 2022 Baseball Season
The powers-that-be did their best to prevent this year’s Major League Baseball season from happening, but, alas, we’re back. By we, I mean the annual SPIN baseball preview. As usual, everyone (or almost everyone) is optimistic about their team’s chances in 2022. In 2021, a good chunk of the season was played with minimal fans in attendance, but things should be mostly back to normal this year. As I said last year about the season: Will it be weird? Probably. But aren’t they all? If it wasn’t a weird season with bizarre injuries, what kind of season would it be? Not baseball, Suzyn. Somehow, we almost doubled the number of participants from 62 to 105. Maybe we go for a cool 162 next year? If nothing else, we know that musicians love America’s Pastime (even if many feel that it doesn’t love ...
Smash Mouth Singer Steve Harwell Retires Due to Medical Condition Following Uneven New York Show
Bad news for Smash Mouth fans. Singer Steve Harwell is hanging up his mic for good, a person close to the band has told SPIN. For nearly a decade, Harwell has been dealing with a heart condition called cardiomyopathy, which impacts motor functions, including speech and memory. “Ever since I was a kid, I dreamed of being a Rockstar performing in front of sold-out arenas and have been so fortunate to live out that dream,” Harwell told TMZ. “To my bandmates, it’s been an honor performing with you all these years and I can’t think of anyone else I would have rather gone on this wild journey with.” At a Smash Mouth show in upstate New York over the weekend, Harwell, according to TMZ, had some trouble on stage (according to a TikTok user who captured the show) during an uneven show that included...
Smash Mouth and Trapt Perform in Front of Unmasked Bikers
Showing up maskless to a Smash Mouth show in the middle of a pandemic may make one seem like they ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed, but thousands still did just that on Sunday night. An estimated 250,000 bikers attended this weekend’s 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which featured performances from the “All Star” rockers, album-sale-denying Trapt, Buckcherry, Quiet Riot and others. And while organizers for the South Dakota event said they’d encourage attendees to follow CDC COVID-19 recommendations, not many fans listened. Many were packed in for Smash Mouth and few, if any, were wearing masks. At one point, Smash Mouth lead singer Steve Harwell said, “We’re all here together tonight. Fuck that COVID shit!” HAPPENING NOW The Buffalo Chip is attracting hundre...
28 Musicians Predict the 2020 Baseball Season
Against all odds and the advice of many virologists, the 2020 MLB season is finally underway. Whether that’s a good idea in the midst of a pandemic is beside the point because it’s happening. Baseball is back, albeit in a much stranger fashion than anyone could have imagined when spring training began in February (which may as well have been 1923). With a 60-game season looming and a bunch of bizarre rule changes in effect (universal DH, runner starting on second base in extra innings, expanded rosters, and more playoff teams), the season is set to be the most unpredictable in years. You know who else is stoked about the season finally starting? Musicians. There’s always been a romanticism between artists and baseball that makes perfect sense. Thus, we’ve summoned a panel of baseball...
Smash Mouth, Trapt, Buckcherry to Play August Festival in South Dakota
Like Shrek’s outhouse door when he busted it down to the tune of “All Star,” nothing seems to be getting in the way of South Dakota residents seeing Smash Mouth live in August — not even a pandemic. The band, along with Buckcherry, Trapt and several others, are currently booked to perform at the annual Sturgis Buffalo Chip motorcycle rally and concert series. This year’s amphitheater capacity has been reduced to 50 percent for the multi-day festival. Still, organizers are letting attendees decide if they want to wear face masks or socially distance from others, although they’re encouraging concert-goers to follow CDC guidelines and providing hand sanitizer and useful signage on site. Masks will also be available for purchase at the entry point. Guests will also need to have a mas...
