pete mazich, jerry trebotic and mike watt
(left to right)
spring is here and so is another watt tour. this time, I'm playing songs from my next album, "the secondman's middle stand" which will be released in the fall. it's the story of the sickness that almost took me two years back and left an intense impression on my body and mind. it loosely parallels dante's "the divine comedy" in ways. this is the bass-organ-drums trio project I've been talking about. to help me out, I've got madonnabe pete mazich on organ and wegospeedro/jom & terry show/madonnabe jerry trebotic on drums as the secondmen. both these cats live in pedro so I've got an all-pedro band to help me tell my tale of hurtin', healin', pluckin' and pedalin'. that's a trip and I dig it. unfortunately for this tour, pete's work won't give him more than five weeks off so after the detroit gig, brother tom watson will join me and jer to finish the rest of the tour as the jom & terry show. gotta do what'll get it done - you know what they say: just have to roll w/them punches (kickin' all the way, like kato). this tour's name comes from some spiel ulysses tells the pilgrim (dante) in the inferno part of the commedia where he's describing his final voyage. it struck me as a trip how something that seems so firmly in the hand (like a bass or an oar) can somehow transcend one to loftier heights. quite the mindblow.
you can help watt here w/getting the word out about these gigs! there's a link next to each date that takes you to a tour flyer (the link is mysteriously labeled "tour flyer") made expressly for that show. it's in a .gif graphic format and clicking that link takes you to it. you can download it (save it to your hard disk or a floppy) and print it on some 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper cuz that's what is was made for (at 72 dpi). you can then make copies of that and place them wherever you think folks might be into getting some wowzer thuds w/the boom broom and a three-way wrangle from watt - first w/the secondmen and then later w/the jom & terry show. thanks in advance for letting folks know the boat's pulling into their town. much appreciation from watt to you for giving a hand here if you're so inclined, I give you my full gratitude.
here's a pollstar aritcle on the tour and their listing of the gigs.
read the tour diary!
"our oars became wings" tour 2002
mon, april 15 - nita's hideaway, 1816 e. rio salado pkwy., tempe, az - (602) 967-9531 - tour flyer
tue, april 16 - the launchpad, 618 central av. sw, albuquerque nm - (505) 764-8887 - tour flyer
wed, april 17 - the paramount, 331 sandoval, santa fe, nm - (505) 982-8999 - tour flyer
thu, april 18 - the blue light, 1806 buddy holly av., lubbock, tx - (806) 762-1185 - tour flyer
fri, april 19 - vzd, 4200 n. western av., oklahoma city, ok - (405) 524-4203 - tour flyer
sat, april 20 - the fry street fair, fry st., denton, tx - (214) 893-4622 - tour flyer
sun, april 21 - la zona rosa, 612 w. fourth st., austin, tx - (512) 472-9075 - tour flyer
mon, april 22 - rudyard's pub, 2010 waugh dr., houston, tx - (713) 529-3984 - tour flyer
tue, april 23 - shim sham, 615 toulouse st., new orleans, la - (504) 565-5400 - tour flyer
wed, april 24 - monsoon's, 210 dauphin st., mobile, al - (251) 433-3500 - tour flyer
thu, april 25 - the cow haus, 809 railroad, tallahasse, fl - (850) 425-2697 - tour flyer
fri, april 26 - the orpheum, 1902 republica de cuba, tampa, fl - (941) 504-0283 - tour flyer
sat, april 27 - jack rabbit's, 1528 hendricks av., jacksonville, fl - (904) 398-7496 - tour flyer
sun, april 28 - cumberland's, 26 cumberland st., charleston, sc - (843) 577-9469 - tour flyer
mon, april 29 - the new brookland tavern, 122 state st., columbia, sc - (803) 791-4413 - tour flyer
tue, april 30 - the e.a.r.l., 488 flat shoals rd., atlanta, ga - (404) 522-3950 - tour flyer
wed, may 1 - the 40 watt club, 285 west washington st., athens, ga - (706) 549-7871 - tour flyer
thu, may 2 - the end, 2219 elliston pl., nashville, tn - (615) 292-8642 - tour flyer
fri, may 3 - blue cat's, 125 e. jackson av., knoxville, tn - (865) 544-3300 - tour flyer
sat, may 4 - king's, 424 s. mcdowell st., raleigh, nc - (919) 831-1005 - tour flyer
sun, may 5 - poe's pub, 2706 e. main st., richmond, va - (804) 648-2120 - tour flyer
mon, may 6 - the black cat, 1831 14th st. nw, washington dc - (202) 667-4490 - tour flyer
tue, may 7 - the ottobar, 2549 n. howard st., baltimore, md - (410) 662-0069 - tour flyer
wed, may 8 - the khyber, 56 s. 2nd st., philadelphia, pa - (215) 238-5888 - tour flyer
thu, may 9 - the saint, 601 main st., asbury park, nj - (732) 775-9144 - tour flyer
fri, may 10 - the northsix, 66 n. 6th st., brooklyn, ny - (646) 208-9186 - tour flyer
sat, may 11 - maxwell's, 1039 washington st., hoboken, nj - (201) 798-0406 - tour flyer
sun, may 12 - the mercury lounge, 217 e. houston st., nyc, ny - (212) 260-4700 - tour flyer
mon, may 13 - the met cafe, 130 union st., providence, ri - (401) 861-2142 - tour flyer
tue, may 14 - valentine's, 17 new scotland av., albany, ny - (518) 432-6572 - tour flyer
wed, may 15 - t.t. the bear's, 10 brookline st., cambridge, ma - (617) 492-0082 - tour flyer
thu, may 16 - petit campus, 57 prince arthur, montreal, pq, canada - (514) 844-1019 - tour flyer
fri, may 17 - the legendary horseshoe tavern, 370 queen st. w, toronto, on, canada - (416) 598-4226 - tour flyer
sat, may 18 - the shelter, 431 e. congress, detroit, mi - (313) 961-8137 - tour flyer
sun, may 19 - the intersection, 1520 wealthy st. se, grand rapids, mi - (616) 495-0977 - tour flyer
mon, may 20 - the grog shop, 1765 coventry rd., cleveland heights, oh - (216) 321-5588 - tour flyer
tue, may 21 - the 31st street pub, 3101 penn av., pittsburgh, pa - (412) 391-88334 - tour flyer
wed, may 22 - 123 pleasant street, 123 pleasant st., morgantown, wv - (304) 292-0800 - tour flyer
thu, may 23 - little brother's, 1100 n. high st., columbus, oh - (614) 421-2032 - tour flyer
fri, may 24 - top cat's, 2820 vine st., cincinnati, oh - (513) 281-2005 - tour flyer
sat, may 25 - the double door, 1572 n. milwaukee, chicago, il - (773) 489-3160 - tour flyer
sun, may 26 - the annex, 1206 regent st., madison, wi - (608) 256-7750 - tour flyer
mon, may 27 - shank hall, 1434 n. farwell av., milwaukee, wi - (414) 276-7288 - tour flyer
tue, may 28 - the norshor theatre, 211 e. superior st., duluth, mn - (218) 727-7585 - tour flyer
wed, may 29 - the turf club, 1601 university av., st. paul, mn - (612) 647-0486 - tour flyer
thu, may 30 - the 7th street entry, 701 first av. n, minneapolis, mn - (612) 338-8388 - tour flyer
fri, may 31 - knickerbocker's, 901 o st., lincoln, ne - (402) 476-6865 - tour flyer
sat, june 1 - the bottleneck, 737 new hampshire, lawrence, ks - (785) 842-5483 - tour flyer
sun, june 2 - the bluebird theater, 3317 e. colfax av., denver, co - (303) 322-2308 - tour flyer
mon, june 3 - the aggie theatre, 204 s. college av., ft. collins, co - (970) 482-8300 - tour flyer
tue, june 4 - liquid joe's, 1250 e. 3300 s, salt lake city, ut - (801) 467-5637 - tour flyer
wed, june 5 - neurolux, 111 n. 11th st., boise, id - (208) 343-0886 - tour flyer
fri, june 7 - richard's on richards, 1036 richards st., vancouver, bc, canada - (604) 687-6794 - tour flyer
sat, june 8 - the crocodile cafe, 2200 2nd av., seattle, wa - (206) 448-2114 - tour flyer
sun, june 9 - dante's, 3rd and burnside, portland, or - (503) 226-6630 - tour flyer
mon, june 10 - wow hall, 291 w. 8th av., eugene, or - (541) 687-2746 - tour flyer
tue, june 11 - the brick works, 191 e. 2nd st., chico, ca - (530) 898-9898 - tour flyer
wed, june 12 - old ironsides, 1901 10th st., sacramento, ca - (916) 443-9751 - tour flyer
thu, june 13 - slim's, 333 11th st., san francisco, ca - (415) 255-0333 - tour flyer
fri, june 14 - the slo brewing company, 1119 garden st., san luis obispo, ca - (805) 543-1843 - tour flyer
sat, june 15 - the living room, 430 s. fairview, goleta, ca - (805) 692-8550 - tour flyer
fri, june 21 - the troubador, 9081 santa monica bl., w. hollywood, ca - (310) 276-1158 - tour flyer
sat, june 22 - the casbah, 2501 kettner bl., san diego, ca - (619) 232-4355 - tour flyer
as of 15 apr 02
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