
Photo Credit: Mackie Osborne
The Melvins, avid baseball fans that they are, share a cover of the venerable ballpark favorite, “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”: https://melvinsofficial.bandcamp.com/album/basses-loaded. The song is featured on the band’s forthcoming album, Basses Loaded (June 3, Ipecac Recordings).
The twelve-song album features six bass players: including Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic, Redd Kross’ Steve McDonald, Butthole Surfers’ J.D. Pinkus, Big Business’ Jared Warren, Mr. Bungle/Fantomas’ Trevor Dunn (aka Melvins Lite) and Melvins’ drummer Dale Crover swapping the drum kit for bass in the Melvins 1983 iteration.
Basses Loaded pre-orders are available now via the Ipecac webstore , Bandcamp, Amazon and iTunes. Digital pre-orders include instant downloads of “Hideous Woman” and“War Pussy.”
Buzz Osborne, Crover and McDonald are currently on tour, enjoying a co-headlining run with friends Napalm Death:
April 5Tallahassee, FLSidebar Theatre
April 7Ft. Lauderdale, FLCulture Room
April 8Orlando, FLThe Plaza Live
April 9Tampa, FLThe Orpheum
April 10Atlanta, GAThe Masquerade
April 12Washington, DC930 Club
April 13Philadelphia, PAUnderground Arts
April 14Brooklyn, NYMusic Hall of Williamsburg
April 15New York, NYWebster Hall
April 16Boston, MAParadise Rock Club
April 17Montreal, QCClub Soda
April 19Toronto, ONThe Opera House
April 20Detroit, MIMajestic Theatre
April 21Cleveland, OHAgora Ballroom
April 22Chicago, ILThe Metro
April 23Milwaukee, WIThe Rave II (Downstairs)
April 24Minneapolis, MNFirst Avenue
April 25Omaha, NEThe Waiting Room
April 27Denver, CoOgden Theatre
April 29Salt Lake City, UTUrban Lounge
May 1Seattle, WAThe Showbox
May 2Vancouver, BCVenue
May 3Portland, ORRoseland Theater
May 5San Francisco, CASlim’s
May 6San Francisco, CASlim’s
May 7Los Angeles, CAThe Troubadour
May 8Los Angeles, CAThe Troubadour
May 9Los Angeles, CAThe Troubadour (Dead Cross play instead of Melt Banana)
June 3 -5Bristol, UKTemples Festival
June 8Copenhagen, DenmarkJazzhouse
June 11Malmo, SwedenBabel
June 17Clisson, FranceHellfest