LOS ANGELES, Mar. 8 – The Melvins release The Bride Screamed Murder on June 1 via Ipecac Recordings with a U.S. tour launching the same day in San Diego and including a stop at the Bonnaroo Festival.
The Bride Screamed Murder is the third release featuring Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover and Big Businesses’ Coady Willis and Jared Warren. While the Melvins recently celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary, the latest incarnation debuted with the highly-praised (A) Senile Animal (2006) and continued with Nude With Boots (2008).
Joining the Melvins on tour for a half dozen shows will be label mates ISIS (www.isistheband, ISIS will also perform at this year’s Bonnaroo Festival) while Totimoshi (myspace.com/totimoshi) will be along for the full run of Melvins dates.
Tour dates:
June 1 San Diego, CA Casbah
June 2 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
June 3 Albuquerque, NM The Launchpad
June 5 Austin, TX Emo's
June 7 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
June 8 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
June 9 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks
June 10 Birmingham, AL Bottle Tree
June 12 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Festival **
June 14 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club *
June 16 Washington, DC 9:30 Club *
June 17 Philadelphia, PA TLA *
June 18 New York, NY Webster Hall *
June 19 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg *
June 20 Boston, MA Paradise *
June 21 Boston, MA Paradise *
June 23 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
June 24 Detroit, MI Small's
June 25 Chicago, IL Double Door
June 26 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
June 27 Des Moines, IA House of Bricks
June 29 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
July 2 Calgary, AB Sled Island Festival +
July 3 Calgary, AB Sled Island Festival +
July 5 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre
July 6 Seattle, WA Showbox at The Market
July 7 Eugene, OR John Henry's
July 9 San Jose, CA Blank Club
All dates feature Melvins (2 sets) w/Totimoshi except:
* = Melvins/ISIS/Totimoshi
** = Melvins/ISIS
+ = Melvins