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02-23-2011, 11:24 PM
|  | Johnny and Joe | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago | | | Mike Watt and the Missingmen touring behind new album
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I hope this doesn't come off as spam. I know we have a decent number of Watt fans here and he doesn't get much publicity.
The good Sir Watt is finally bringing out a new album, and I'm excited as hell. It's a bass/guitar/drums trio this time, with short songs (sound familiar?  ). He says he was inspired when reviewing Minutemen songs for the documentary We Jam Econo. The tour runs from March 10-April 30 and hits Chicago the night before my birthday. 
Tour dates and album info here. http://www.hootpage.com/hoot_hyphenated-man-na2011.html
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Originally Posted by Jim C  All these micro guys keep throwing a single 12AX7 behind the input jack with the marketing team shouting "has a tube; sounds like tubes". | LOG #143
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02-23-2011, 11:32 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakland, CA | | | Big fan!
Thanks!
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02-24-2011, 09:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Jackson, MS | | | thanks a bunch, I see he'll be in my town soon. |
02-24-2011, 10:52 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Avondale Estates, GA, USA | | I got tickets for the March 25th show here.
New album comes out Tuesday!
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02-24-2011, 10:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati area | | | Two whole days off? I guess there wasn't much between MN, KS, and CO to fill in those dates. It's a shame he couldn't fit Cincinnati in there somewhere, but I might make the trip to Indy or Cleveland.
Forget James Brown, Watt is the hardest working man in show business. |
02-25-2011, 11:44 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Berkeley, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by DanNowhere Forget James Brown, Watt is the hardest working man in show business. | Yup.
Proof from his site:
"click here for 300 dpi promotional picture for tour
photo credit: mike watt (I used auto-timer!)" 
I'm gonna catch Watt in New Orleans in March...sweet! |
02-25-2011, 11:59 AM
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Not your average GC manager. | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chicago, IL | | GregC is a professional spammer 
should be a fun show!
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02-25-2011, 03:59 PM
| | Johnny and Joe | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago | | Quote:
Originally Posted by xjeremiahx GregC is a professional spammer
should be a fun show! |  
Get on down to Schuba's for this, it's going to be great.
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Originally Posted by Jim C All these micro guys keep throwing a single 12AX7 behind the input jack with the marketing team shouting "has a tube; sounds like tubes". | LOG #143
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02-27-2011, 02:32 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Boston, MA | | | It's just great that such a wonderful bassist has overcome his health issues and is able to get out there and do what he loves. I look forward to hearing the album, too.
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02-27-2011, 08:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Between here and there | | | Can't wait to hear it!!!
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02-28-2011, 11:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ankh-Morpork | | Quote:
Originally Posted by DanNowhere Two whole days off? I guess there wasn't much between MN, KS, and CO to fill in those dates. It's a shame he couldn't fit Cincinnati in there somewhere, but I might make the trip to Indy or Cleveland.
Forget James Brown, Watt is the hardest working man in show business. | Especially since James Brown's been dead for about four years....
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02-28-2011, 08:01 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Durham, NC | | | He looks good nowadays. I thought that big cheech and chong looking mustache he was wearing a few years back made him look old.
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03-01-2011, 08:14 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Jackson, MS | | | Just downloaded Hyphenated-Man off Amazon and have send a thanks shout out to Mike for keepin' it real. What great bass work and I'm really pumped about the upcoming show now. |
03-01-2011, 09:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA | | | I'd love to see that if they were coming anywhere near here. |
03-01-2011, 09:08 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chicago... ok, the suburbs. | | | I will be in attendance at the Chicago event. |
03-02-2011, 09:20 PM
| | | | I'll be at the Mercury Lounge show April 4. Been a fan since the Minutemen days. Seen him several times and he always brings it. |
03-02-2011, 09:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Boston | | | Damn, played TT's in Cambridge recently, definitely going to go to that show, Wednesday night even. Hope to have a chance to meet him. |
03-03-2011, 03:31 PM
| | Johnny and Joe | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dangorange Damn, played TT's in Cambridge recently, definitely going to go to that show, Wednesday night even. Hope to have a chance to meet him. | TT's is still around? Wow, I played there in 1987 (ouch, that's a long time ago)--my most memorable gig to date.
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Originally Posted by Jim C All these micro guys keep throwing a single 12AX7 behind the input jack with the marketing team shouting "has a tube; sounds like tubes". | LOG #143
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03-09-2011, 07:15 PM
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03-20-2011, 04:46 PM
| | Johnny and Joe | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago | | Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMinutemen | Very cool, thanks! Great user name.
The new album is really excellent, my favorite Watt album in a long time. I'm jacked to hear it live.
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Originally Posted by Jim C All these micro guys keep throwing a single 12AX7 behind the input jack with the marketing team shouting "has a tube; sounds like tubes". | LOG #143
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