Danny baking potatoes

Posted on March 1, 2011 by hellboy

In a post today Blair tells us that Danny is tonight’s guest at the Monday Night Jammmz at the Baked Potato. Sound cool for those of us in LA, but the highlighted bit below may be of more interest to most:

DANNY will be performing double duty on this last day in February, first working on new musical arrangements with TOOL and then being the guest drummer at tonight’s MONDAY NIGHT JAMMMZ at the BAKED POTATO jazz club in STUDIO CITY. ARLAN SCHIERBAUM will also join JZ and the others, ripping on an old Wurlitzer and Mini-Moog.

THE BAKED POTATO
3787 Cahuenga Blvd., West
Studio City, Ca. 91604

SHOW TIMES: 9:30 – 11:30 PM

Bring an instrument and join in during the second set.

Sounds like Tool aren’t wasting any time having finished their Pacific Ocean tour…

Melvins Earthquake Update

Posted on February 23, 2011 by hellboy

As I’m sure most of you know by now, Christchurch in New Zealand suffered from a devastating earthquake yesterday afternoon, resulting in a great deal of pain and damage for it’s residents. The Melvins were in town having just played a series of gigs on the south island, and as the airport was closed were stuck in Christchurch last night unable to make it to their Wellington gig. Details on their plans for the rest of the NZ tour can be found here.

Our thought are with all the residents of Christchurch, a beautiful town I’ve been lucky enough to visit, and anyone wanting to make a donation can find details here.

April Tool’s Day with Alex Grey

Posted on February 22, 2011 by hellboy

A recent post by Blair on Toolband refers to an event called April Tool’s Day to be held at the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors. This even hosted by Alex Grey will feature a talk about Tool, as well as screenings of Vicarious and Parabola. It’ll also feature a set from a local Tool cover band Schism. Sounds like an interesting evening!

Buzz talks Aussie tour

Posted on February 9, 2011 by hellboy

Buzz from the Melvins was recently interviewed by the AU Review, and the results are good:

AU: My first question is, are you looking forward to Soundwave and do you like coming down to Australia?

B: No, I hate everything about Soundwave and I hate everything about Australia.

AU: That’s good. Glad to hear someone who’s honest. Most bands just suck up.

B: No I’m kidding. I’m looking forward to it of course. I’m looking forward to coming down and playing down there and hopefully doing a headlining tour on our own maybe towards the end of the year.

It’s been too long since we’ve had a proper Melvins tour. Please make this happen Buzz! Also, he mentions that there’s nothing really happening in the land of Fantomas…

The Melvins release limited The Bride Screamed Murder vinyl

Posted on January 28, 2011 by hellboy

The Melvins, together with Amphetamine Reptile records have released a series of vinyl printed for the bands latest release The Bride Screamed Murder. Here’s the blurb:

You’ve been asking for ‘em & you got it. Up for sale is the brand new Melvins vinyl LP for their "The Bride Screamed Murder" album.

The pressing on this LP was limited to just 1000 copies & are in white vinyl that splattered with red/orange/yellow streaks. To make things even more special, 10 artists were commissioned to create artwork for the letterpress print that’s affixed to the back of the sleeve with each design being limited to just 100 copies.

The three released so far all look pretty cool, and can be viewed at the Amrep website. Here’s my personal favorite:

If I had $50 spare I’d be grabbing one, unfortunately a recent tour by a well known band has drained my account! Stocks are limited so don’t delay!

Melvins Sidewave, More Alex Grey Oz Shows

Posted on January 6, 2011 by hellboy

I’m back from 5 days caving down at Mt Gambier, and while nothing too exciting in the Tool world has happened, there is some exciting news for New South Welshmen in regards to The Melvins and Alex Grey.

Firstly The Melvins will now be playing a Sidewave with Primus in Sydney on the 28th of February at the Enmore Theatre. According to the blurb the gig will be all ages and goes on sale on the 14th of January via Ticketek.

Alex Grey fans will also be happy to hear that he will now be including more than one town in his Australian tour, with a show at the Factory Theatre in Sydney:

AGM Tours and Hurley present Alex Grey & Allyson Grey Live in Sydney

Alex Grey & Allyson Grey Live at The Factory Theatre, Sydney

Sunday 30 January, 2011
6:00pm – 12:00am (For Full Program ticket holders)
9:00pm – 12:00am (For Evening Session only ticket holders)
The Factory Theatre
105 Victoria Road
Marrickville NSW

Due to the overwhelming response to Alex Grey & Allyson Grey’s upcoming Australian Tour, AGM Tours has co-partnered with Hurley to present a very special one time event at The Factor Theatre in Sydney.

On Sunday January 30, 2011, international visionary artists Alex Grey & Allyson Grey will present a full day of live painting, presentations, and artist signings at The Factor Theatre from 6:00pm – midnight.

Full Program Tickets – $60
Full Program tickets are priced at $60.00. Entry is from 6:00pm to 12.00am, which will include the Talk, Live Painting, and Artist Signings.
Evening Session Tickets – $35
We are also making available entry for the Evening Session only at $35.00, which will be for viewing the Live Painting Performance by Alex and Allyson Grey. Entry for the Evening Session is from 9:00pm to 12.00am.
Music 9pm to 12am by One world music http://www.oneworldmusic.com.au

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Check out this very special video message from Alex & Allyson Grey about their upcoming Australian Tour …

Alex & Allyson Grey Australian Tour Video 2011
http://vimeo.com/17909041

For more info and full event details, please visit:

www.agmtours.com
www.cosm.org
www.factorytheatre.com.au

Should be a great event for those of you that dig that kind of thing. That’s all for now. Tool gigs are approaching!

Alex Grey ticket details

Posted on November 11, 2010 by hellboy

Details have been released for the Alex & Allyson Grey show in Melbourne next year. Tickets are $70 per person for the event:

For the first time in history, visionary artists Alex and Allyson Grey will step foot upon Australian soil to present their radiant portfolio of visionary paintings, drawings, and multimedia to art, science and music lovers across the nation. The main event in Melbourne will take place at the iconic Astor Theatre in St. Kilda on Saturday January 29, featuring an artistic showcase and interactive discussion with both Alex and Allyson followed by a live painting performance. Displaying their finely detailed images of subconscious symbolism, this full day with the Greys will allow each participant to truly delve into the artistic realm of Alex and Allyson Grey and their transformative works of art.

This spectacular event is bound to inspire, encourage, and transform.

$70 to Spiral Out doesn’t sound too bad and you never know who you might bump into…

Alex Grey Australian Tour

Posted on October 26, 2010 by hellboy

According to the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors site Alex and Allyson Grey will also be touring Australia at the same time Tool do:

For the first time in history, visionary artists Alex and Allyson Grey will step foot upon Australian soil to present their radiant portfolio of visionary paintings, drawings, and multimedia to art, science and music lovers across the nation.The main event in Melbourne will take place at the iconic Astor Theatre in St. Kilda on Saturday January 29, featuring an artistic showcase and interactive discussion with both Alex and Allyson followed by a live painting performance. Displaying their finely detailed images of subconscious symbolism, this full day with the Greys will allow each participant to truly delve into the artistic realm of Alex and Allyson Grey and their transformative works of art.

This spectacular event is bound to inspire, encourage, and transform. To be first in the know of all the exciting details for the Alex and Allyson Grey Australian Tour, sign up to our newsletter at www.agmtours.com

THE ASTOR THEATRE, ST. KILDA
Melbourne’s historic Astor Theatre, built in the 1930s, has a unique element of elegance and art-deco charm within its walls, providing a perfectly warm atmosphere for Alex and Allyson Grey to showcase their work through a variety of mediums.
The Astor Theatre is a cinema in the grand, old manner. The theatre’s proud boast is Fine Films and Atmosphere and the varied programme and “old-world” charm reflect this. When you walk intoThe Astor you are transported back to the days when going to the cinema was an EVENT

For more information visit www.agmtours.com – www.rainbowserpent.net – www.astor-theatre.com

Makes the idea of coming to Melbourne a little more attractive, though I’m still waiting for a sideshow before I make that decision.

Thanks to Terry for the tip!

Primus & The Melvins Melbourne show

Posted on October 21, 2010 by hellboy

Just announced on Fasterlouder is the following cool show on the 3rd of March at The Palais in Melbourne:

Primus fans the world over were thrown into fits of sporadic air-bass when the influential US rockers announced in April that after a five year hiatus they were back in business. It seemed only logical that the band would eventually be nabbed by one of our summer festivals, and Soundwave ended up being the perfect fit.

In addition to their performances at Soundwave the band has just announced that they will be playing a one-off Sidewave in Melbourne as well. Joining the trio on the night will be the Godfathers of Grunge themselves, the Melvins who released their 20th studio album The Bride Screamed Murder in July this year.

Word is that this will be the only Sidewave for these two bands, which I know will piss off at least one Sydney Fourtheye reader.

Tool October 2010 Newsletter

Posted on October 10, 2010 by hellboy

Just to keep us on our toes Blair has released the October Newsletter at the beginning of the month rather than the end. It’s really just a summary of upcoming events that people should consider attending including an a gallery with some of Adam’s art on display, a Crowleymas celebration where Danny & Blair will be signing books and such, a Volto! and Cpt. Kirk gigs and an event at COSM.

Most importantly for Aussie fans it touched on the Big Day Out tour:

For those of you hoping for some solo tour dates to be announced, all I can say at this point is to keep checking the website

The way I read that suggests that solo tour dates would be happening, and stay tuned for the inevitable announcement on a Tool fansite. I wouldn’t get to bothered about Blair’s comment on the second Big Day Out. I’m sure he’s not suggesting that Tool won’t be playing.

Update: I mean to add that the second Sydney Big Day Out goes on sale at midnight tonight. Ballots to score remaining tickets for the Melbourne and Gold Coast shows start later this week as well. If you’re planning on going to Auckland, Adelaide or Perth, don’t go expecting them to remain available for too much longer…