Kevin Garcia, Grandaddy bassist and co-founder, dies at 41

Kevin Garcia, the bass player and co-founder of the Modesto indie rock group Grandaddy, died at a hospital in his hometown on Tuesday, May 2.

The surviving members of the band, who confirmed his death with a statement posted on Facebook, said the cause was “the effects of a massive stroke.”

Following the release of its first full-length album, “Under the Western Freeway,” in 1997, the group gained an international cult following buoyed by subsequent releases such as 2000’s “The Sophtware Slump” and 2003’s “Sumday.”

Prior to the official release of “Last Place,” its first album of new material in more than a decade, the band performed a sold-out concert at Bimbo’s 365 Club in February during Noise Pop Festival.

A tour covering North America and Europe was announced in support of the 2017 album, including a return to San Francisco this time at the Regency Ballroom on May 11.