Old Ass Ween News(228 total)
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Aug 14th, 2018
Ween and the Shit Creek Boys to Paint Music City Brown
Source: Nashville Scene
Author: Stephen Trageser
If you thought your chances were slim to ever catch Ween and the [Shit Creek] Boys again, they just got a whole lot fatter: Squeezed in between a couple of dates on Ween's fall Florida Georgia Line Tour is a two-night stand at the Mother Church of Country Music...
Read MoreAug 10th, 2018
Audio: Absolutely Stellar Instrumental Medley by The Invitational Band, John & Peter's, New Hope PA 8/8/2018
Source: Facebook
Author: Mickey Melchiondo
Sometimes at the Invite the best musics happen at the end of the night when all but the hardcore locals have vacated the bar. Here is some "free association jamming" from us at around 1:15 am. Hang with it, it goes around the block and back a few times...
Read MoreAug 1st, 2018
Ween Brings 2018 Summer Tour To Burlington
Source: JamBase
Author: Kelley Lauginiger
As an entity, it's no secret that Ween loves the water. Full of nautical imagery, their musical catalog includes tunes like "Ocean Man".... while [Dean Ween] doubles as a fishing captain in his off time. It felt a bit like a friendly "wink" that they headlined Burlington, Vermont's Lake Champlain Maritime Festival on the beach Sunday night, closing out the weekend as the sun set...
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New Tourdates Announced!
Source: WEEN
- 10/30 Royal Oak Music Theatre, Detroit, MI
- 11/02 Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
- 11/03 Palace Theatre, St. Paul, MN
- 11/04 Palace Theatre, St. Paul, MN
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Read MoreJun 19th, 2018
Florida, Georgia tourdates announced for October!
Source: WEEN
- 10/13 The Fillmore, Miami, FL
- 10/14 St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, FL
- 10/19 The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
- 10/20 The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
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Read MoreJun 7th, 2018
Ween Goes For Two, Busts Out 'If You Could Save Yourself' At Red Rocks
Source: Live For Live Music
Author: Sam D'Arcangelo
Ween closed out a two-night run at the Red Rocks Amphitheater on Wednesday night. In a fitting development, the band was forced to take the stage an hour later than expected due to a thunderstorm or, as the fan site BrownBase referred to it on the setlist, "superfluous atmospheric electricity"...
View Setlist Read MoreJun 5th, 2018
Ween Hits a Home Run at the Pageant
Source: KDHX
Author: Chris Bay
The musical enigma known as Ween returned to St. Louis on Saturday, June 2, 2018. The show at the Pageant was its first in town since 2007...
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The Core: Dean Ween on Solo Work, Album Construction, Phish and More
Source: Relix
Author: Mike Greenhaus
When Ween went on break in 2012, I didn't do anything for a while, which actually turned out to be a blessing. I had never really taken a break from anything, never known a life where there wasn't a bunch of tour dates on the schedule...
Read MoreMay 9th, 2018
Feedback With Dean Ween
Source: MAGNET
Author: Dean Ween
MAGNET asked me to give my opinion on, like, 20 songs that they mailed to me. You see, I'm promoting my new record, Rock2, under the name the Dean Ween Group, which means once again, I have to do press to help convince you to buy it...
Read MoreApr 24th, 2018
Amandla's 'Laughing Hearts' draws from a range of influences and experience
Source: Mountain Xpress
Author: Bill Kopp
Laughing Hearts is the third album from Amandla, the project of Asheville-based musician Claude Coleman Jr. Though the album was quietly issued in digital form a year ago, Coleman is now overseeing a vinyl launch of Laughing Hearts and scheduling select live dates to celebrate that release...
Read MoreApr 17th, 2018
WEEN shows in Oregon announced!
Source: WEEN
WEEN will play two shows at Edgefield in Troutdale (just outside Portland), Oregon, August 17th & 18th...
Read MoreApr 16th, 2018
PRIMUS + SPECIAL GUESTS, THE DEAN WEEN GROUP, PALAIS THEATRE, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, APRIL 15TH 2018
Source: OVERDRIVE
Author: Matt Maric
After a miserable, wet and dreary Sunday afternoon, there was no better way for this reviewer to stay warm last night than to go see Primus on the last leg of their 2018 Australian tour. After doors opened to The Palais at 7pm, fans started piling in quickly and the limited edition merchandise sold out...
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Dean Ween :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Source: Aquarium Drunkard
Author: Jason P. Woodbury
Recently, Aquarium Drunkard rang Dean up. Worn out from a day of interviews and a gig the night before, he was loopy but still in good spirits, ready to let some ideas out into the wind. "I'm talking shit," Dean laughs. "But it's the real shit"...
Read MoreApr 1st, 2018
Homecoming: The Dean Ween Group Plays Philadelphia
Source: JamBase
Author: Claire Sitarz
The Dean Ween Group took the stage at Philadelphia's Theater Of Living Arts this past Friday to tour behind their new album rock2... Taking the stage, Melchiondo, originally from New Hope, Pennsylvania, greeted fans stating it was good to "finally be back home"...
View Setlist Read MoreMar 27th, 2018
Ween Drummer Claude Coleman Jr. Discusses New Asheville Practice Facility SoundSpace & More
Source: JamBase
Author: Kelley Lauginiger
Claude Coleman Jr. is a busy guy. He prioritizes music and joy, making time to tour with Ween, Mike Dillon Band, Dean Ween Group, his own band Amandla, and occasionally with Fishbone's Angelo Moore. The current Asheville, North Carolina resident explained that "everywhere you look in Asheville is a musician playing an instrument," but unfortunately, many of them have nowhere to practice...
Read MoreMar 26th, 2018
Modest Proposal to Asheville Music Scene Drawing Enthused, Crowdfunding Interest
Source: Blue Ridge Public Radio
Author: Matt Peiken
If you're a singer-songwriter who only needs an acoustic guitar for company, you can create and rehearse your music pretty much anywhere. But if you're in a band, you need a place to spread out and be loud without bringing down nearby property values - or the police...
Read MoreMar 21st, 2018
SLIS Podcast episode 2: Dean Ween Talks New Album Rock2
Source: Smells Like Infinite Sadness
Author: SLIS
This week our guest is none other than Dean Ween, a founding member of the cult favorite, multi-genre duo/band Ween. Dean Ween (the alias of Michael Melchiondo Jr.) is promoting his latest release Rock2, his sophomore solo effort with The Dean Ween Group...
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