June 5, 2008 21:41

The Melvins map North American tour

Outing will support release of 'Nude With Boots'

The Melvins have announced a tour of North America, kicking off July 16 in Santa Barbara, CA.

The band are hitting the road to support the release of their brand new album ‘Nude With Boots’, and will be supported by Big Business, the band that also features two of The Melvins current line-up.

‘Nude With Boots’ was recorded in Los Angeles and is the follow-up to 2006’s ‘(A) Senile Animal’. The album is 16th from the legendary band, for whom Kurt Cobain was once a roadie.

The dates are:

Santa Barbara, CA Velvet Jones (July 16)
Sacramento, CA The Boardwalk (17)
San Francisco, CA Slim's (18)
Reno, NV Club Underground (19)
Modesto, CA Fat Cat (21)
Seattle, WA – Showbox (26)
Teton Village, WY Mangy Moose (29)
Denver, CO Ogden Theatre (31)
Madison, WI High Noon Saloon (August 3)
Chicago, IL Double Door (4)
Detroit, MI Small's (5)
Cleveland, OH Grog Shop (6)
Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom (7)
Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club (9)
Northampton, MA Pearl Street (10)
New Haven, CT Toad's Place (12)
Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg (13)
New York, NY Bowery Ballroom (14)
Baltimore, MD – Ottobar (15)
Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle (16)
Atlanta, GA The Drunken Unicorn (17)
Athens, GA 40 Watt Club (18)
New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks (20)

--By our New York staff.
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