In order to avoid working on finals I started digging through the wiki tour archive and noticed that the last time the melvins played a series of dates in canada was 6 years ago(2x4 tour). They've played a hanful of dates in canada since (most of which have been in vancouver).
Do the melvins hate canada? :(
I know the cry baby "why don't the melvins play X?" threads are lame but isn't this kind of strange? In the past 3 months the melvins have played a FUCKTON of dates all over the states and didn't cross the border(except for vancouver). If they can drive all over the states they can cross the border, no?
I remember hearing/reading somewhere that crossing the border was a pain in the ass what with the taxes and all that. Regardless, a fuckton of bands do it (fantomas played a show in montreal I think was 2 years ago).
So what's the deal? Are we canucks doomed?
Others will probably be able to answer your question, or give you an idea, better, but as for Fantomas, that's totally Pattons thing, and has nothing do with Melvins. They even opened for Korn in Iceland, for the money of course...
Oh I know fantomas is patton's thing. I'm just saying if fantomas can draw up a crowd up here I don't see why the melvins wouldn't be able to aswell.
Quote from: ManWithNoName on December 13, 2006, 02:00:27 PM
Oh I know fantomas is patton's thing. I'm just saying if fantomas can draw up a crowd up here I don't see why the melvins wouldn't be able to aswell.
I see what you mean, and also understood what you meant with Fantomas in your first post. The Melvins sure would draw an audience there, of course they would. And like you said, it's also just a matter of crossing the border. So it's probably something else.
IF they would play here I would be there no matter what.. and I'm sure many more would follow.
If only.
fucking Canada ............. eh
Would a basket of maple syrup entice them
Oh ya and 2 years ago I saw that Fantomas show your referring to but in Toronto not Montreal.. Was with the Trevor Dunn's Trio Convulsant and The Locust. Good stuff... got the ball rolling for me (musically).
If you like Patton, you're on the idiot meter!
I'm aware of that man's opinion on Patton's Material.
Does it change my feelings toward's his music? hell no.
QuoteIf you like Patton, you're on the idiot meter!
Um, no.
What I don't get is, why can Americans talk alright, but Canucks talk like puppets?
EXAMPLE ONE
(http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7387/ikethemeiz7.jpg)
EXAMPLE TWO
(http://www.theage.com.au/ffxImage/urlpicture_id_1064988273586_2003/10/01/neil_young,0.jpg)
Quote from: norecess on December 13, 2006, 04:05:41 PM
EXAMPLE TWO
(http://www.theage.com.au/ffxImage/urlpicture_id_1064988273586_2003/10/01/neil_young,0.jpg)
For my final project this semester I had to make a 20$ bill (Canadian) featuring some1 who won the Governor Generals Award in Arts..
I ended up with Neil Young.
(http://aycu04.webshots.com/image/6203/2003788365874056978_rs.jpg)
(http://aycu33.webshots.com/image/5192/2003765048348392025_rs.jpg)
Now to counterfeit some real cash.
<--sarcasm you damn government spying on me
Or maybe I'll make a Melvins million dollar bill and post in on the Melvins wealthy thread, that would amuse me.
^ Nice design there Tommy.
As for the Canada thing, I got the impression that they got a lot of grief when trying to enter Canada, not necessarily related to taxes.
Quote from: ManWithNoName on December 13, 2006, 01:37:31 PM
In order to avoid working on finals I started digging through the wiki tour archive and noticed that the last time the melvins played a series of dates in canada was 6 years ago(2x4 tour). They've played a hanful of dates in canada since (most of which have been in vancouver).
Do the melvins hate canada? :(
I know the cry baby "why don't the melvins play X?" threads are lame but isn't this kind of strange? In the past 3 months the melvins have played a FUCKTON of dates all over the states and didn't cross the border(except for vancouver). If they can drive all over the states they can cross the border, no?
I remember hearing/reading somewhere that crossing the border was a pain in the ass what with the taxes and all that. Regardless, a fuckton of bands do it (fantomas played a show in montreal I think was 2 years ago).
So what's the deal? Are we canucks doomed?
your local venue isn't giving the melvins a good offer or any one at all when they go out on their north american tour, if they get a good offer from a venue(like in vancouver) and it fits their tour schedule then they will play there. bottom line, talk to the bookers of your local venue the next time a melvins tour rears its ugly head and suggest it.
Quote from: rimb_38 on December 13, 2006, 05:00:16 PM
^ Nice design there Tommy.
As for the Canada thing, I got the impression that they got a lot of grief when trying to enter Canada, not necessarily related to taxes.
Thanks man.
and yea... lets make them an offer they can't refuse.
Sacrifice a virgin.
Quote from: tommyhc on December 13, 2006, 04:50:49 PM
(http://aycu33.webshots.com/image/5192/2003765048348392025_rs.jpg)
i didnt know that neil could play guitar right and left handed! he's so gifted!
:shock: Good call... I didn't even think about that when I reflected the image.
Too bad I handed this in already today :(
Quote from: brian on December 13, 2006, 06:13:03 PM
your local venue isn't giving the melvins a good offer or any one at all when they go out on their north american tour, if they get a good offer from a venue(like in vancouver) and it fits their tour schedule then they will play there. bottom line, talk to the bookers of your local venue the next time a melvins tour rears its ugly head and suggest it.
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I thought of that. I'll mention it when I get the chance. Thanks.
(http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/4651/captaincanuckslidekn6.jpg)
is that 50 cents canadian? :P
Quote from: tommyhc on December 13, 2006, 06:54:54 PM
and yea... lets make them an offer they can't refuse.
Sacrifice a virgin.
OOOOHHHH CAAAAAAAAPTain!!!
Well, that would probably get you deported from Canada, and you wouldn't get to see them after all.
From what I've heard is both Patton and Buzz say they like playing Canada they enjoy going there its just the offers they get only leave them breaking even.
I never missed a Melvins show in Toronto. Too bad they didn't play there more often. I can only hope they reach Australia, if they play the Valley here in Brisbane I won't miss it for anything.
You should have went to the Buffalo show, fool. It was the best. Last time Melvins played here prior to that was May '95. You people in southern Ontario don't know how good you have it. Tons of bands play there in the clubs. Melvins are probably the ONLY exception. I can't believe they don't get good enough offers.
A few of my favorite bands/artists don't play Buffalo or upstate NY AT ALL, always Toronto, sometimes Cleveland then right to NYC instead - Claypool/Primus always hits TO every tour, last in Buffalo was '95. Patton hasn't played here as a headlining act since '92(with FNM), Buckethead has yet to play here.
thats cause the glaciers surrounding buffalo only melt enough for two months of travel.
Not for long! Unless that hippy al gore has his way.
I've thought about driving down to buffalo or something like that but my friends are losers(ie not obssessed with the melvins like I).
Dude, you and I will have to pull a 'road trip' to the next Melvins show within 100 miles.
you bring the razor blade I'll bring the speed!
I was just thinking about that the other day. I'm down.
I have some mp3s that claim to be the Melvins in Winnipeg in 1985 I think, that's pretty far away from the border and pretty early in their career if that's true. I really wish they'd come to Toronto, I'd be there in a second.
Those winnipeg 1985 mp3s are real, real cool
Quote from: glen on December 14, 2006, 06:43:28 AM
Quote from: tommyhc on December 13, 2006, 06:54:54 PM
and yea... lets make them an offer they can't refuse.
Sacrifice a virgin.
OOOOHHHH CAAAAAAAAPTain!!!
haha
whatever...
don't cry manwith, they probably just don't like the cold.
Quote from: Chief Ten Beers on December 14, 2006, 08:05:26 PM
You should have went to the Buffalo show, fool. It was the best. Last time Melvins played here prior to that was May '95. You people in southern Ontario don't know how good you have it. Tons of bands play there in the clubs. Melvins are probably the ONLY exception. I can't believe they don't get good enough offers.
A few of my favorite bands/artists don't play Buffalo or upstate NY AT ALL, always Toronto, sometimes Cleveland then right to NYC instead - Claypool/Primus always hits TO every tour, last in Buffalo was '95. Patton hasn't played here as a headlining act since '92(with FNM), Buckethead has yet to play here.
Most of these points you're making are pluses for buffalo where I come from.