Chicken Wingin' to Buffalo 17/09/09

[Mount Ambulance]

Buffalo tonight! Of course it'll be stellar, smokin' & drop dead gorgeous! It always is ... ever seen a shitty Melvins show ... I haven't.  Just preparing ... listening to Senial, makin' up some killer hot fajitas to chow down on, brown pop & hash doobies, sunny afternoon out on the deck ... nice prelude to what will be tonight ... supposedly Weedeater is opening the show ... never heard 'em? So, hopefully they're decent and Melvins still do that double set shit ... I'll be pissed if not ... been real hyped to see Buzz & Dale dou ... I'll post a review here later ...

[anaconda]

Have a good one man.

[Mount Ambulance]

Thanx Conda ... of course I did! Hell Yes! Melvins tore that shit up! Another great show ... thou the last show there last summer was stellar too ... this one upped it at every corner. Got there 5-10 mins before Weedeater jumped on. Security guys were havin' none of my buddy's recording gear ... as they said: "Hey we don't make the rules, the band does ... no audio/video". Bullshit! Taped many Melvins shows ... Security ... whatever. It got taped.

Weedeater was ok ... definatly heavy. My eyes were vibrating! That hasn't happed since a Rollins Band show back in '91. A little too "southern" or "groove" for me ... but as far as openers go they were cool. Guess their gig fell through and Melvins brought 'em along or so was said.

Last show Melvins played there I watched from the balcony this time floor right up front. Much better. Both energy and sound. That place seems really bassy and boomy. Better up front. Not perfect but better. Buzz & Dale saunter out ... & Hell Yes! Really glad I got a chance to see 'em doin' the duo thing ... cool mix of tunes ... great stuff. Then the Biz joined in the fun. Buzz babbled to the crowd

[anaconda]

Great review.

"Oh I don't know 'em, but the last 50 cars through here
were coming from the show" 

[Chief Ten Beers]

 Nice review M.A., that sums it up well. My 6th time seeing this Melvins lineup, and it was definitely the best. Weedeater was a nice suprise again after the night before in Rochester. Although the main setlist was the same, it was so great seeing them two nights in a row in different atmospheres.

The "duo" set was so fucking cool - It's Shoved, Black Bock, Oven, etc. Amazing. Was there a Beatles or really old Lennon tune thrown in there? I know it was a cover that I've heard before.

Timing was perfect in the way the sets were played. I like that it started rather early and was over by 10:00. I hate it when bands start late, and that's pretty common in Buffalo. Once Jared & Coady came out the setlist was pretty much exact to the "opening for Down" set, except throw in "Night Goat" before the final song "The Bit". Yeah, Night Goat and Hooch I think I've seen them play every show I've been to, but they never get old.

Yep, they're sold out of the devil head/see you in hell shirts. Emblem shirt was $25 this time. I must have about a dozen Melvins shirts, and I didn't really need this one at that price. $15 used to be the standard price for them. I don't like paying over $20 for any band shirts. Weedeater did a cool thing, for $25 you could get any shirt along with their "Sixteen Tons" CD thrown in. I grabbed that deal. Merch guy said the Melvins obviously didn't bring much swag out because they're not headlining. We're all so used to it being like a flea market at the Melvins merch table

I would guess that over 1/2 the small crowd was from Canada and out of town. The biggest crowd they had was at the Showplace '06, but that was heavily promoted and it had been 11 yrs prior when they played before that.
I read some local message board today, people were bitching that they didn't know, forgot, blaming poor promotion etc. Fucking idiots, if you are a true Melvins fan you always know when they're playing near you, you mark your calendar, get a ticket ASAP, count down the days & take the next day off work if necessary.

[FartLips]

Nice review M.A., that sums it up well. My 6th time seeing this Melvins lineup, and it was definitely the best. Weedeater was a nice suprise again after the night before in Rochester. Although the main setlist was the same, it was so great seeing them two nights in a row in different atmospheres.

The "duo" set was so fucking cool - It's Shoved, Black Bock, Oven, etc. Amazing. Was there a Beatles or really old Lennon tune thrown in there? I know it was a cover that I've heard before.

Timing was perfect in the way the sets were played. I like that it started rather early and was over by 10:00. I hate it when bands start late, and that's pretty common in Buffalo. Once Jared & Coady came out the setlist was pretty much exact to the "opening for Down" set, except throw in "Night Goat" before the final song "The Bit". Yeah, Night Goat and Hooch I think I've seen them play every show I've been to, but they never get old.

Yep, they're sold out of the devil head/see you in hell shirts. Emblem shirt was $25 this time. I must have about a dozen Melvins shirts, and I didn't really need this one at that price. $15 used to be the standard price for them. I don't like paying over $20 for any band shirts. Weedeater did a cool thing, for $25 you could get any shirt along with their "Sixteen Tons" CD thrown in. I grabbed that deal. Merch guy said the Melvins obviously didn't bring much swag out because they're not headlining. We're all so used to it being like a flea market at the Melvins merch table

I would guess that over 1/2 the small crowd was from Canada and out of town. The biggest crowd they had was at the Showplace '06, but that was heavily promoted and it had been 11 yrs prior when they played before that.
I read some local message board today, people were bitching that they didn't know, forgot, blaming poor promotion etc. Fucking idiots, if you are a true Melvins fan you always know when they're playing near you, you mark your calendar, get a ticket ASAP, count down the days & take the next day off work if necessary.

and follow the bbs.

[bigjim]

But yeah, fuckin

[black stallion]

Was there a Beatles or really old Lennon tune thrown in there? I know it was a cover that I've heard before.

wasn't Let Me Roll It,the Wings song?

[linoleum blownapart]

yes wings...i hate wings.

[badhatharry]

not much too add, not only my favorite Melvins show but one of my favorite shows ever.  There was absolutely zero promotion for this show. No mention whatsoever in the Artvoice (weekly entertainment paper) and it was only added to the Town Ballroom website late last week.  The whole show was a highlight but Night Goat and PotRE in particular were both fuckin brutal plus Weedeater were a nice surprise, didn't realize it was Dave from Buzzoven. Had the chance to talk with Buzz after, asked him about opening for FNM and he said, "Absolutely not, that's a bullshit rumor". I wish they played at the Town Ballroom once a month.

Ambulance, are you going to be able to torrent the show at all?

[sanpablobay]

Security guys were havin' none of my buddy's recording gear ... as they said: "Hey we don't make the rules, the band does ... no audio/video". Bullshit! Taped many Melvins shows ... Security ... whatever. It got taped.

I had the same problem. me & a buddy came with full gear including video. but, when we walked up security said "the band doesn't allow taping" i replied "yes, they do. i have taped them before", he said "well, not tonight. the band said no taping". Bullshit is right! I openly taped Hank III at this venue back in June & was told by a few other tapers that i was very lucky getting to do open audio & video there because they are notorious dicks when it comes to taping, even for bands that allow it. i got my stealth gear in. but, i didn't know Weedeater was playing(i'm a huge fan of them) and in my rush to get set up so i could record some of Weedeater's set i didn't realize i had a loose connection in my mics & the first half of my Melvins audio came out like shit as a result. the second set sounds great though and is up on Dime & TTD.

[Mount Ambulance]

bigjim ... yeah it isn't that far of a drive but ... far enough ... plus then I gotta cross the boarder ... meaning no stinky sticky party favours!! And that really sucks ... If it was a time here or there I guess big deal ... but outta of the 20-30 Melvins shows I've seen 5 have been in Canada ... that's alotta driving ... I'll continue no doubt but still ... it kinda blows

badhatharry ... my buddy who taped it will post on Dime I'm sure ... he posts here I'll tell him to post somethin' when he does ... thou he said some of it turned out pretty crappy ... sucks his shows usually turn out great ... thou I haven't heard it yet ...

[PrickHonky]

Security guys were havin' none of my buddy's recording gear ... as they said: "Hey we don't make the rules, the band does ... no audio/video". Bullshit! Taped many Melvins shows ... Security ... whatever. It got taped.

I had the same problem. me & a buddy came with full gear including video. but, when we walked up security said "the band doesn't allow taping" i replied "yes, they do. i have taped them before", he said "well, not tonight. the band said no taping". Bullshit is right! I openly taped Hank III at this venue back in June & was told by a few other tapers that i was very lucky getting to do open audio & video there because they are notorious dicks when it comes to taping, even for bands that allow it. i got my stealth gear in. but, i didn't know Weedeater was playing(i'm a huge fan of them) and in my rush to get set up so i could record some of Weedeater's set i didn't realize i had a loose connection in my mics & the first half of my Melvins audio came out like shit as a result. the second set sounds great though and is up on Dime & TTD.

That is one of the reasons I hate going to shows at the House Of Blues, even if the band allows taping, the venue does not. I openly taped Melvins at the Social in Orlando 3 years ago(video only),and no one said shit. But I'm sure that even if the venue had allowed it, Down(syndrome) would have said no

[sanpablobay]

But I'm sure that even if the venue had allowed it, Down(syndrome) would have said no

down wasn't there, it was a melvins show. i openly taped audio & video of the melvins in rochester, ny last year with no problem. so, i'm pretty damn sure it was the venue being dicks. although bands that are normally cool with it sometimes say no. but, that's usually if the band is taping the show themselves for a release. and, i highly doubt they were doing that.

oh, and i've never had much of a problem audio taping at HOB's. video is another story there though. they wont allow video because they don't get money from their logo being in the video. at least that's what i've heard.

[bUTTHOLEmAN]

Taping audio at House of Blues can be tricky, but it's definitely possible.  Video is a different story;  Ziegler wrote that he was able to get a copy of a Melvins show that was shot at the HOB from the venue a few years ago, but had to sign a form not to distribute it.