Earlier this year, Mike Watt joined forces with J Mascis to cover each other's bands on a split. The Minutemen cofounder has stayed active since then; most recently, he announced a collaborative album with Ontario experimental noise rock band Thresher. It's called Beekeeper, and it arrives next week.
The Beekeeper singles "Sip Of The Sweetness" and "The Bee Dance" are out now. But that's not all Watt is up to. In June, Mike Baggetta announced a supergroup called Casa Sueño with Watt and John Herndon (Tortoise, 2hollis' dad). They have a tour kicking off later this month and a lead single on the way. Watt and Baggetta previously played in mssv together. Meanwhile, Watt's other supergroup Big Circle released a self-titled EP in July, and a couple months before that he reflected on the Minutemen in a profile for The New York Times. Check out the new Thresher/Watt songs below along with the Casa Sueño tour dates.
CASA SUEÑO TOUR DATES:
09/17 - San Pedro, CA @ The Sardine
09/18 - Costa Mesa, CA @ The Wayfarer
09/19 - San Diego, CA @ Black Cat Bar
09/20 - Tijuana, MX @ Moustache Bar
09/21 - Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s
09/22 - Bakersfield, CA @ The Basement at Woolworth’s
09/23 - Fresno, CA @ Fulton 55
09/24 - Pacifica, CA @ Winters Tavern
09/25 - Talent, OR @ Art Bop Beer Co
09/26 - Salem, OR @ Blast Off Vintage
09/27 - Olympia, WA @ The Crypt Bar
09/28 - Bellingham, WA @ The Shakedown
09/29 - Vancouver, BC @ LanaLou’s
09/30 - Vancouver, BC @ LanaLou’s
10/01 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
10/02 - Portland, OR @ Strum PDX
10/03 - Portland, OR @ Strum PDX
10/05 - Grants Pass, OR @ The Sound Lounge
10/06 - Arcata, CA @ The Miniplex at Richard’s Goat
10/07 - Santa Rosa, CA @ Arlene Francis Center
10/08 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
10/09 - Atascadero, CA @ Decades Hi Fi Lounge
10/10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
The Beekeeper is out 9/10 via OwnSound Recordings. Pre-order it here.
