The Melvins have been mainstays in the world of punk rock for the better part of three decades. They have influenced everyone from Nirvana to Mastodon, while grinding out their own unique, sludgy style of music. These sounds don’t traditonally get associated with the Beatles, but regardless the Melvins latest album covers the Beatles “I Want to Tell You” and it’s pretty damm cool.
The track comes off of the album Basses Loaded, which will come out June 3rd on Ipepac Records. The LP includes six different bass players: Steve McDonald (Red Kross), J.D. Pinkus (Butthole Surfers), Jared Warren (Big Business), Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle), Melvins drummer Dale Cover and Krist Novoselic (Nirvana). The Melvins just finished their latest tour earlier this week after a three-night stand at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, but they’ll be back on the road at the end of summer. After a couple European festival dates in June — the Temples Festival in Bristol, U.K., and Hellfest in Clisson, France — they’ll embark on another U.S. tour starting in early August.
Tickets go on sale Friday.
The dates and venues are below:
The Melvins
August 3 — Las Vegas, NV, Backstage Bar & Billiards
August 6 — Boulder, CO, Fox Theatre
August 7 — Ft. Collins, CO, Aggie Theatre
August 9 — Sioux Falls, SD, The District
August 10 — Fargo, ND, The Aquarium (Dempsey’s Upstairs)
August 15 — Des Moines, IA, Wooly’s August 16 — Lawrence, KS, The Bottleneck
August 17 — St. Louis, MO, The Firebird
August 18 — Louisville, KY, Headliners Music Hall
August 19 — Indianapolis, IN, The Vogue Theatre
August 20 — Grand Rapids, MI, The Pyramid Scheme
August 22 — Columbus, OH, A&R Music Bar August 23 — Pittsburgh, PA, Rex Theater
August 24 — Buffalo, NY, Iron Works
August 26 — Syracuse, NY, The Westcott Theater
August 27 — Northampton, MA, Pearl Street
August 28 — Hamden, CT, The Ballroom at the Outer Space
August 29 — Providence, RI, Fete Ballroom
August 31 — Baltimore, MD, Ottobar
September 1 — Carrboro, NC, Cat’s Cradle
September 3 — Cookeville, TN, Muddy Roots Music Festival
September 5 — Athens, GA, 40 Watt Club
September 6 — Charlotte, NC, Amos Southend
September 7 — Charleston, SC, Music Farm
September 8 — Jacksonville, FL, Jack Rabbits
September 10 — Baton Rouge, LA, Spanish Moon
September 11 — Jackson, MS, Duling Hall
September 12 — Memphis, TN, Hi-Tone
September 14 — Tulsa, OK, Cain’s Ballroom
September 15 — Oklahoma City, OK, The ACM @ UCO Performance Lab
September 18 — San Antonio, TX, Paper Tiger
September 20 — El Paso, TX, Lowbrow Palace
September 21 — Tucson, AZ, Club Congress
September 23 – 25 — Long Beach, CA, Music Tastes Good Festival
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