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Melvins get nude on new album, tour

6:40 p.m. · June 5, 2008 · by John Zeiss

Legendary stoner rock act the Melvins will be quite busy through the rest of the year. July 8 sees the release of the band's latest album, Nude With Boots, on Ipecac. The album was recorded in Los Angeles. Nude With Boots finds King Buzzo and Dale Crover joined by Coady Willis and Jared Warren of Big Business, as was the case with the last Melvins album, 2006's (A) Senile Animal. The two bands will tour together extensively in July and August. Before that, the Melvins will make an appearance at a 50th birthday bash for Jello Biafra in San Francisco (sans Big Business). And later this year, the band will co-curate (with Mike Patton) ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas festival in England.

Melvins tour dates:

06.16-17 San Francisco, CA: Great American Music Hall (Jello Biafra's 50th birthday party)

07.16 Santa Barbara, CA: Velvet Jones

07.17 Sacramento, CA: The Boardwalk

07.18 San Francisco, CA: Slim's

07.19 Reno, NV: Club Underground

07.21 Modesto, CA: Fat Cat

07.26 Seattle, WA: Showbox

07.29 Teton Village, WY: Mangy Moose

07.31 Denver, CO: Ogden Theatre

08.03 Madison, WI: High Noon Saloon

08.04 Chicago, IL: Double Door

08.05 Detroit, MI: Small's

08.06 Cleveland, OH: Grog Shop

08.07 Buffalo, NY: Town Ballroom

08.09 Boston, MA: Paradise Rock Club

08.10 Northampton, MA: Pearl Street

08.12 New Haven, CT: Toad's Place

08.13 New York, NY: Music Hall of Williamsburg

08.14 New York, NY: Bowery Ballroom

08.15 Baltimore, MD: Ottobar

08.16 Carrboro, NC: Cat's Cradle

08.17 Atlanta, GA: Drunken Unicorn

08.18 Athens, GA: 40 Watt 

08.20 New Orleans, LA: One Eyed Jacks