Bend, Oregon 23 July 2008 Domino Room

[Idlehanz]

Well, Grim covered most of it, so I don't need to add much.  The venue was pretty tiny, but the crowd was never very big, so it wasn't too cramped.  I was glad to see a balcony that I could tape from.  The front row of the balcony was all couches, so that was cool.  Unfortunatly, I didn't get a spot on one, so I had to suffice with standing next to the wall in front of one of them. 

The set list was great.  I think that for anybody who isn't wuite sure if they like NWB yet, wait till you hear it live.  Since I'd laready heard SIP and Billy live, I was accostomed to how they'd sound, but the rest of them, especially Dog Island were amazing.  Eye Flies was great to hear live again, and they cut the intro a lot shorter than they did the last tour they played it.  I have to say though, that Boris, played as a 4 piece was probably the most amazing song I've heard them do live as a group.  The drumming was fucking amazing, Buzz was playing just heavy and loud as shit, and Jared add's some nice touches to some of the vocals.  When the song hits that secong part that's quiet, Jared takes off his bass, and helps out with vocals for the rest of it.  And it's styled vocaly different than the album version.  Very cool.  Oh yea, My generation is completely unrecogonizable unless you know the words.  And you should.

My overall thoughts about Bend, and the venue are that I like both.  It was a long drive down.  Myself and MrKilgore left around 2pm on Wednsday, and got to Bend around 5:15.  It was a cool drive.  Forests, mountains and desert.  We shopped at Ranch Records until they came in for the meet n greet.  It was cool to get to shake hands, and get the album poster signed ( different pic of the dog ) and to just shoot the shit.  Buzz remembered me from San Fran and seemed surprised to see me there.    There was maybe 15 people there to meet them, which was kind of dissapointing, but on the other hand, it wasn't just a hurry your ass up and move along kiind of thing. 

I can definitly see myself going back to Bend for a show.  Cool people, cool town.  Eugene on the other hand..........

[anaconda]

you didn't like Eugene? Details please. I can't get enuff of the road stories

[Idlehanz]

you didn't like Eugene? Details please. I can't get enuff of the road stories

I just posted the review.

I also forgot to add that I got 5 posters at the Bend show.  They had some extra's for sale from the previous nights.  Unfortunatly, no Slims poster.  I also met Walsby and got an original he drew.  He had a ton of stuff he had drew up.  I'll post a pic of mine later, but it's of Buzz, Dale, Jared, and Coady as mafia.  Really cool. 

** EDIT **  Here's the pics

Walsby


Signed album poster with diff pic


Extra posters they had, plus Bend poster ( jesus )

[blacksanta]

I saw Ween in Bend a couple of years ago and totally dug the town. I lucked out and stayed in the St. Francis school king suite. It had two of these:


and it has a turkish bath, great after a night of drinking, smoking and in-room pizza and booze service:

[glen]

grim has pretty much put me in a state of perpetual anxiety torture after reading his review.

how am I supposed to sleep nights?  accomplish anything? with this anticipation invading my every thought?

sounds to me like MELVINS have hit their live stride with this line-up. 

*thinks about asking his wife for permission to hit chicago as well.  knows better* 

[turnacus]

Turnacus c0nverting power eh?


And I'll be seeing them in NC, cat's cradle.

Also, I've seen the big belvins together before.

[Introvert]

Fuckin' A, great review Grim. I may hitchhike to Missoula after all. haven't seen Boris around since 97 and I'm eager to hear the NWB stuff.

How come you can't go to the Portland show?

[blacksanta]

Fuckin' A, great review Grim. I may hitchhike to Missoula after all. haven't seen Boris around since 97 and I'm eager to hear the NWB stuff.

How come you can't go to the Portland show?

Im in Spokane temporarily for law school. And I dont trust my piece of shit car on a long journey.

[Introvert]

Fuckin' A, great review Grim. I may hitchhike to Missoula after all. haven't seen Boris around since 97 and I'm eager to hear the NWB stuff.

How come you can't go to the Portland show?

Im in Spokane temporarily for law school. And I dont trust my piece of shit car on a long journey.

Ahhhh, my condolences!  I lived there for 20+ years before I moved to Portland in 2000.  You must be going to Gonzaga.

I know how it feels.  Melvins only played Spokane a handful of times over the years so I had to make the trek to Seattle to see them multiple times.  BUT one of my favorite Melvins experiences was in Spokane.  They did that tour for The Maggot where they wanted to play smaller venues.  They ended up playing at Ichabod's North (Indiana and Division) where my old band played quite a bit and practiced upstairs for a bit.  I got to help set up the show and the setlist that night was one of the best I've seen.  Unfortunately a few years later the owner got all cracked out and tried to burn the building down for insurance money and it's been sitting there empty ever since.

That reminds me, I have to run up there next month to visit the family.

Well, hate to rub it in but I'm gonna go take a shower and head to the show.  I stopped by the venue earlier to get my ticket and they were sound checking.