Ugh. In continuing with the bad news today, Jim Jones, guitarist for the seminal art-rock band Pere Ubu, passed away last night.

From the Cleveland Scene:

Pere Ubu guitarist Jim Jones died late Monday night. Details have not been released, but he’d been ill for years. Health problems lead him to leave the Cleveland post-punk band in 1996, and his condition had deteriorated, though friends say he’d looked good over the last year.

I don’t own enough Pere Ubu to consider myself a fan (only about four records in their extensive catalog), but this is sad news regardless. Geez, today is turning into a little mini Black Tuesday, isn’t it?

As a send-off, here’s the Ubu performing on “Night Music”, an old TV show hosted by David Sanborn. Check the solo at about 2:30 in:

(HT: The Daily Swarm)