03/12/2004 Santa Cruz,CA The Catalyst

[thor]

Ok....  here is what I can recollect.

The show was kind of short. The opening act, Totimoshi was a 3 piece from Oakland. The drummer was a big bald guy that looked like he was from Midnight Oil or something. Chick bass player and a guitar player with a silver-ish les-paul-ish guitar.
They played a simliar musical vein as the Melvins, they weren't bad. I saw Buzzo watching the first couple of songs from the stage door. Totimoshi started a bit late and played about 30 mins.

Then the Melvins....Buzzo wearing his black tshirtdress with the tape on front, playing his trusty black Les Paul Custom. Dale was kinda hidden behind his drum kit, Kevin was wearing a housecoat to my girlfriend's suprise.

They opened with Let It All be. Great warmup.

Lovely Butterflies was next...Buzzo needed to adjust his volume level a couple of times on his amp.

Then I was a bit distracted ...so the next two songs are a blur. I remember a song off of stoner witch...then bullhead.

The Melvins then busted into a speedy version of the Wiper's "Youth of America". The Melvins usually do a pretty fast version, but this one seemed at time and a half or doubletime, almost. Great cover, I liked it.

Then came Teet...

Tipping the Lion...

Queen...

Next came a song I couldn't identify. It was a kinda downbeat bluesy song with Buzzo singing "it'll be alright" a lot.

Dale then did a little drum intro to a song off of Houdini...

Then another off Bullhead...I think it was It's Shoved....

Then the Melvins went into one of their epic, slow, spacey noisefests....
I couldn't identify the last 4 songs.

The show promptly ended at Midnight...very short it seemed. I think the Melvins played only a little over an hour total. I don't know if this was just the venue or what they had prepared, or what. Clubs in California tend to close early and I don't think it was the Band's choice.

Overall, it was a great show as usual....Buzzo and the boys mixed a great bunch of choice stuff from their past and a few new things. I must say...the Melvins rock.

-Thor

[tastelikedirt]

Here's a few photos from the Santa Cruz show.
Jim Thompson
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[popeye]

Hey thanks you all.  That was a pretty good review, dood - sounds like you and i do melvins shows in a similar fashion, trying to achieve the right combination of Herb - chemicals - and alcohol, to fly away with king Buzzo and theMelvins.  
And.  Those photos are epic,  Exactly what a melvins show is like for many. thanks for putting em up.  i really like the oversaturation of color and like - fuck - are those infrared photos - or taken with a wacky filter?
They are Excellent.

[LastFallsButcher]

I'll be posting all images and recordings from both the S.F. GAMH show as well as the S.C. Catalyst show on my site shortly.

Christopher

[Anonymous]

the poster :

http://www.gigposters.com/posters.php?poster=26221