Ween, icons of weird rock, are back in action with a new album and a North American tour that wraps up with 2 sold out performances in NYC this weekend. Ween are legendary for their extensive touring and live performances that bring down the house. So, to keep the party going, they've announced another string of tour dates for 2008 in support of their new album La Cucaracha. Dean and Gene Ween
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It's almost Pool Parties season at McCarren! To further excite NYC area peeps, WEEN announced that they will play their only local live show at the McCarren pool on July 25th. According to a post the band sent out:Ween - July 25 - McCarren Pool in BrooklynThis will be the only local show for Ween this summer. Tickets go on sale this Wednesday at noon. This is not to be missed as it will be th...
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One of the most experimental bands ever is making new waves with a new album titled La Cucaracha. The brothers Ween are back with their first album in four years and an extensive Fall tour. La Cucaracha will be the debut release on a new label: Rounder Records, and the tentative release date is scheduled for October 23rd. The tour will begin a week earlier on October 16th in Bloomington, Ind...
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Last week I posted the details of the new Ween album and the full tour dates. There is a lot of excitement surrounding Ween's return to the studio and the spotlight. But, there has also been some talk about the stark contradiction included in this album: horns. That's right, horns. The brothers Ween had sworn they would never use horns on an album. I think it was a teenage angst thing, lik...
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Tickets go on sale this Saturday, April 28th, for the School Of Rock Fest June 23rd-24th held in Asbury Park, NJ.Saturday night will feature performances by WEEN, Benevento Russo Duo, while Sunday's lineup includes BAD BRAINS, The Bouncing Souls, and Lucero.You can get all the information that you need from the festival's Official School Of Rock website. Saturday Night :Sunday Night
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It’s been a really long time, four years actually, since goofball rock duo Ween released Quebec, their last new material from the studio. However for the last year, Gene and Dean Ween have been holed up in their recording studio creating some music that is sure to blow the ears off our face in due time. Recently the band dished what gimmicks they have in store on their Web site.“We've been in
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On the 19th, I was fortunate enough to catch a rare solo acoustic performances by Aaron "Gene Ween" Freeman. Over the last week or so, I've simply been going through the photographs that I took and digesting the whole experience. The Seattle show was the last of only 4 that Gener was doing for his June, mini-tour down the West Coast. [...]Read Full Post >
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WEEN's latest offering is the sixth live recording that the duo has released since 1999. "AT THE CAT'S CRADLE, 1992" is a juicy nugget of Ween goodness which, features an audio disc of a 21 song live show, recorded at The Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill, NC, as well as a 21 track bonus [...]
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Still waiting for my promotional copy to review the new WEEN "At the Cat's Cradle" LIVE CD/DVD that is being released but, in the meantime, I keep receiving press releases about it from the company promoting it. I'm so anxious that, although I know better, I feel like I'm being teased. The latest press release provides a link to a WEEN mini-site just for the album and the text of Deaner's li...
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San Francisco artist, Gregg "Gigart" Gordon, has been the the screen-print game for a minute and has produced some of the craziest and most recognizable rock posters over the last 10 plus years. One of the things that I really like about Gordon's , beyond the consistent innovation in his work, is that he is [...]
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Heath Ledger killed the Joker (ha-ha). Everyone is concerned with originality and ownership. But c'mon folks, "Why so serious?". If the ending results of an idea are more crisp and refreshed under new and loving inspiration, then I welcome them. Is this the case for The Gene Ween Band? What? "The Gene Ween Band is a side project of Aaron Freeman of Ween" says their official MySpace. Aaron "...
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Ok, for the Ween fans out there (I know there must be a few). They are starting to take preorders for the release of their Friends E.P. today at noon. http://www.chocodogmerch.com/Here (finally) is the tracklist and a note from Deaner:1. Friends2. I Got To Put The Hammer Down3. King Billy4. Light Me Up5. Slow Down Boy"'The Friends EP' features 5 brand new songs, none of which will appear on the...
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The Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco just announced their 2009 lineup and it's a pretty diverse mix, which is good. Pearl Jam, The Beastie Boys, M.I.A., Dave Matthews Band, The Dodos, Thievery Corporation, Black Eyed Peas, and more will all rock Golden Gate park on August 28th, 29th and 30th. They've even got Tom Jones!Full lineup in the poster above. Exact lineups per
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The very strange/very talented band we know as Ween will be taking fans on a trip down bizzaro memory lane November 11 with the release of an early live CD/DVD package from MVD. The CD will contain an entire show from 1992 at The Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill, NC (which happens to be one of my favorite venues). Those of you who have seen Ween live in recent years should expect something very diff...
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Quirky experimental rockers Ween have announced releases catering to two important demographics in their following: longtime fans and people who like to color. As previously reported (TMT News), Chocodog Records, a label created by founding Ween members in 2001, plans to release a live CD and bonus DVD November 11. At the Cat's Cradle 1992 boasts 22 tracks performed at the Chapel Hill, NC venue...
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