45 RPM Records has just released a 7″ of vintage recordings from Mike Watt. It’s being released under the name Mike Watt + The Pair of Pliers and features Watt along with Tom Watson (Slovenly, The Missingmen) and Vince Meghrouni. You can stream the A-side “Ball Buster” below and see the cover art as well. As for his current solo project, Watt and the Missingmen, they’re doing what Watt does best and staying out on tour; you can see the remaining dates below as well.
side a: “ball buster” (holzman/watson/ziegler)
side b: “get gettin’ down down” (meghrouni)
- thu, oct 4: denver, co – larimer lounge
- fri, oct 5: omaha, ne – the waiting room lounge
- sat, oct 6: des moines, ia – vaudeville mews
- sun, oct 7: saint paul, mn – turf club
- mon, oct 8: chicago, il – schubas tavern
- tue, oct 9: toledo, oh – mickey finn’s pub
- wed, oct 10: columbus, oh – the basement
- thu, oct 11: philadelphia, pa – north star bar
- fri, oct 12: brooklyn, ny – bell house
- mon, oct 15: washington dc – black cat
- tue, oct 16: rehoboth beach, de – dogfish head
- wed, oct 17: allston, ma – brighton music hall
- thu, oct 18: albany, ny – valentine’s
- fri, oct 19: buffalo, ny – the mohawk place
- sat, oct 20: pittsburgh, pa – club cafe
- sun, oct 21: cincinnati, oh – motr pub
- mon, oct 22: athens, oh – union bar and grill
- tue, oct 23: louisville, ky – zanzabar
- wed, oct 24: nashville, tn – the end
- thu, oct 25: atlanta, ga – the earl
- fri, oct 26: birmingham, al – the bottletree cafe
- sat, oct 27: memphis, tn – hi tone cafe
- sun, oct 28: fayetteville, ar – george’s majestic lounge
- mon, oct 29: houston, tx – fitzgerald’s downstairs
- tue, oct 30: austin, tx – red 7
- wed, oct 31: oklahoma city, ok – the conservatory
- thu, nov 1: santa fe, nm – santa fe brewing company
- fri, nov 2: phoenix, az – crescent ballroom
- sat, nov 3: las vegas, nv – vinyl
- mon, nov 5: san diego, ca – the casbah
- tue, nov 6: san luis obispo, ca – slo brew
- wed, nov 7: san francisco,, ca – bottom of the hill
- thu, nov 8: oakland, ca – the new parish
- fri, nov 9: santa barbara, ca – velvet jones
- sat, nov 10: santa ana, ca – the observatory
