Melvins Tour Dates Confirmed

Posted on July 2, 2009 by hellboy

Straight from The Melvins Myspace page:

July 24 2009 Fuji Rock Festival Japan (No Down)

Aug 11 2009 Showbox SoDo Seattle, Washington

Aug 12 2009 Roseland Portland

Aug 14 2009 The Grand Ballroom San Francisco, California

Aug 15 2009 Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles, California

Aug 16 2009 House Of Blues San Diego

Aug 18 2009 House Of Blues Anaheim, California

Aug 19 2009 House Of Blues Las Vegas, Nevada

Aug 21 2009 In The Venue Salt Lake City, Utah

Aug 22 2009 Gothic Theatre Denver, Colorado

Aug 24 2009 The Marquee Tulsa, Oklahoma (Headlining Show)

Aug 25 2009 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Headlining Show)

Aug 29 2009 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Headlining Show)

Sep 1 2009 CW Center Stage Atlanta, Georgia

Sep 2 2009 House Of Blues Orlando, Florida

Sep 4 2009 House Of Blues North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Sep 5 2009 The Filmore Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina

Sep 6 2009 The Valarium Knoxville, Tennessee

Sep 8 2009 Sonar Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland

Sep 9 2009 Northern Lights Clifton Park, New York

Sep 11 2009 Nokia Theatre Times Square NYC, New York

Sep 12 2009 ATP New York Monticello, New York (With Jesus Lizard)

Sep 13 2009 House Of Blues Boston, Massachusetts

Sep 15 2009 Webster Theatre Hartford, Connecticut

Sep 16 2009 Main Street Armory Rochester, New York

Sep 19 2009 Emerald Theatre Detroit, Michigan

Sep 21 2009 Vogue Theatre Indianapolis, Indiana

Sep 22 2009 House Of Blues Cleveland, Ohio

Sep 24 2009 Sokol Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska

Sep 25 2009 Pop’s Sauget, Illinois

Sep 26 2009 The Pearl Room Mokena, Illinois

All dates are with Down except where noted. They also mention there are more dates to come!

Down/The Melvins US Tour Dates

Posted on June 25, 2009 by hellboy

I found this earlier on today which outlines Down‘s touring schedule for the summer. As previously reported, The Melvins will be the support act for this tour:

August 3rd Kansas City, MO – Beaumont Club
August 6th Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre (feat. Voivod)
August 7th Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Event Centre (feat. Voivod)
August 8th Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall (feat. Voivod)
August 10th Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom (feat. Voivod)
August 11th Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
August 14th San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
August 15th Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
August 16th San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
August 18th Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues
August 19th Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
August 22nd Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
September 02nd Lake Buena Vista, FL – House Of Blues
September 05th Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
September 07th Myrtle Beach, SC – House Of Blues
September 13th Boston, MA – House Of Blues
September 18th Toronto, ON – Kool Haus
September 22nd Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
More dates are currently pending. The bulk of the U.S. dates are expected to be alongside the Melvins.

When a clearer list of dates confirming The Melvins’ appearances I will post it. In the meantime this should help those interested get excited…

The Melvins USA Tour in August/September

Posted on June 15, 2009 by hellboy

According to Blabbermouth, The Melvins will be touring with the band Down (featuring that douchebag from Pantera) in August and September this year. The article mentions “select U.S. markets” so I’m guessing it won’t be an extensive tour, probably just the larger cities. Dates will be posted once I get them.

More Guitar Lessons with Buzz

Posted on June 11, 2009 by hellboy

King Buzzo from the Melvins has recorded another interview/guitar lesson with MetalKult. As usual it’s a great interview, especially if you dig Buzz’s sense of humour. He also dishes out advice on how to play Houdini tracks Honeybucket and Hooch.

Rumour has it on the Melvins BBS that The Melvins could be touring with Down in the US later this year.

Lustmord discusses Tool, Melvins

Posted on June 10, 2009 by hellboy

isdfx from Toolarmy pointed me towards an interesting interview with Lustmord on All Things That Rock. Here’s an excerpt:

(Lustmord) Adam Jones is another good example of not so much the instruments he plays, but the person himself and the attitude and the aesthetic he brings to it.

We had talked about him maybe not using a guitar because he makes great electronic music and really interesting experimental work outside of what he’s known for. We’re both big Kraftwerk fans and we share interests in things like Aphex Twin, Autechre etc. so it didn’t have to be him playing guitar.

There’s also the fact that he’s the guitarist from Tool and anything he plays is going to have that Tool sound. We didn’t want it to sound like that. Not that there’s anything wrong with sounding like Tool, he does that really well, but if you’re collaborating with people you try to do something different.

Of course, the obvious thing would have been to make it sound exactly like Tool and sell a shit load of records. But Tool already exists and it’s more interesting to try something different.

Very interesting article about Lustmord and his work.

Adam Jones designs Melvins poster

Posted on May 16, 2009 by hellboy

Adam has designed one of the posters for a series of gigs by the Melvins this year celebrating their 25th anniversary. My understanding is that these posters may be available for sale at these shows. Other posters have been designed by the likes of Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam.

The 25th Anniversary shows are:

May 15, 2009 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
May 16, 2009 – Boston, MA – Paradise
May 18, 2009 – Chicago, IL – Double Door
May 20, 2009 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
May 22, 2009 – Seattle, WA – Showbox
May 23, 2009 – Seattle, WA – Showbox
May 24, 2009 – Portland, OR – Roseland

The will feature Trevor Dunn on bass and will have Houdini played in its entirety.

Adam Jones Melvins Gig Poster

Tool/Melvins Myth Busted?

Posted on April 22, 2009 by hellboy

Tool “Family” member Junior (or at least someone claiming to be him) posted a comment on Fourtheye just a little while ago:

Although no band member was mentioned, I believe Blair was talking about Danny’s attempt at grabbing a very fast foul ball. Danny and Blair were at the game as were Buzz and I, though we were seated in a different section from them. They were on the front edge of the first balcony (section 105) right behind home plate and just above the backstop safety net. Foul tips come screaming through there on a regular basis.
The guy on the Melvins board was on to nothing, as Buzz assures me he is not aware of any Tool/Melvins project.

Oh well, it sounded like a cool idea, but I dare say more of us are interested in Tool getting on with their own stuff…

Tool/Melvins/Ipecac Rumour

Posted on April 14, 2009 by hellboy

I read an intriguing post on themelvins.net BBS today, which reads:

Tool, Melvins, Ipecac Records

Something HUGE soon. Just wait. It WILL be worth it you prepubecent derelicts. Oh, and Melvins as a four-piece=BEST YET.

Is the big suprise some kind of Tool/Melvins collaboration to be released on Ipecac? Given the various record labels involved, this could go some way to explaining the delays in the surprise being released.

The thread also links back to the Adam Jones/King Buzz/Terry Bozzio project Adam mentioned a while ago, and speculates this may be the surprise? Not so sure about that one personally, as the Tool link is a little too weak there, and I expect the Big Thing will involve more Tool than just AJ.

Filed firmly in the rumour (but exciting) department for now…

The Melvins play Fuji Rock Festival

Posted on March 30, 2009 by hellboy

I was just reading that The Melvins are playing on this years Fuji Rock Festival in Japan in July. It would be nice if they also did a proper Australian tour while they’re in this region…

The Melvins join ATP New York

Posted on March 13, 2009 by hellboy

The Melvins have been announced as part of the lineup for the New York All Tomorrow Parties Festival this year, curated by The Flaming Lips. Also announced are personal favorites of mine The Jesus Lizard:

Today we’re pleased to announce the second group of announcements for our second ATP New York festival which runs from 11th-13th September 2009 and is co-curated by The Flaming Lips. The first event received widespread rave reviews and the second is shaping up to be just as good.

On Friday 11th September, joining the previously announced Dirty Three performing Ocean Songs, Suicide performing their legendary first LP and David Cross curating a comedy stage, we have:

THE JESUS LIZARD – their first New York show in many many years
THE DRONES – performing Wait Long By The River And The Bodies Of The Enemies Will Float By

On Saturday 12th September, joining the previously announced Animal Collective, Panda Bear, Black Dice, Antipop Consortium, Autolux and Atlas Sound we have:

MELVINS
EL-P
DEAD MEADOW
AKRON FAMILY
SLEEPY SUN

We will be announcing some of the bands that THE FLAMING LIPS, our Sunday headliners, have announced in the near future.

Sounds like a pretty good lineup overall. Hey ATP guys – make sure The Jese Lizard and The Melvins are on the lineup for the Oz shows next year!