Benjamin Curtis, the Dallas-based indie rock guitarist and drummer who was a part of the Secret Machines during their 2004 breakout “Now Here is Nowhere,” has died after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 35. According to the Dallas Observer, Curtis died Sunday night in New York. See photos: Hollywood’s Notable Deaths of 2013 (Photos) Curtis, a native Oklahoman, was a staple in the Dallas music scene, where he and brother Brandon played for local band Ufofu in the mid 1990s. Benjamin played drums for Tripping Daisy for a few years before the Curtis brothers re-teamed with Josh Garza to form Secret.
- 12/31/2013
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
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