by John Gentile
The Melvins have released a cover of The Beatles song "I Want to Tell You," via The Wall Street Journal. That track is off the band's upcoming Basses Loaded LP due out June 3 via Ipecac records. They also announced a coinciding USA tour. See the tour dates below.
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 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, | HiTone |
| 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 to 25 | Long Beach, CA, | Music Tastes Good Festival |