One of the bands I was most surprised to see on the Coachella lineup this year was fIREHOSE. I hadn’t heard any rumors of them getting back together and it had been 18 years since they last played. Growing up in Long Beach, Mike Watt was always a home town favorite – even though Minutemen and fIREHOSE were from San Pedro next door.
Starting April 5th in Sacramento you’ll be able to catch fIREHOSE on a west coast swing before they play Coachella on the 14th and 20th.
Until yesterday I didn’t know that Columbia was doing a Legacy reissue of Flyin’ the Flannel and Mr. Machinery Operator. Included in the two-disc set will be many outtakes as well as the super-kick-ass Live Totem Pole EP. Check you local record store on April, 3 to pick up a copy.
For more info see below or check out Watt’s hootpage or here
fIREHOSE REUNION TOUR
April
5 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s Night Club
6 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
7 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
9 – Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo House of Music
10 – Eugene, OR – WOW Hall
11 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
12 – Santa Cruz, CA – Coconut Grove Ballroom
13 – Fresno, CA – Fulton 55
14 – Indio, CA – Coachella Music Festival
16 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
17 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
18 – Flagstaff, AZ – Orpheum Theatre
19 – Tucson, AZ Plush
20 – Indio, CA – Coachella Music Festival
“lowFLOWs”: the columbia anthology (’91 – ’93) by fIREHOSE (Columbia/Legacy 88691 95415 2)
Disc One – Selections: 1. Down with the Bass • 2. Up Finnegan’s Ladder • 3. Can’t Believe • 4. Walking the Cow • 5. Flyin’ the Flannel • 6. Epoxy, for Example • 7. O’er the Town of Pedro • 8. Too Long • 9. The First Cuss • 10. Anti-Misogyny Maneuver • 11. Toolin’ • 12. Song for Dave Alvin • 13. Tien an Man Dream Again • 14. Lost Colors • 15. Towin’ the Line • 16. Losers, Boozers and Heroes • 17. Max and Wells • 18. Down With The Bass (Instrumental, previously unreleased) • 19. The Red And The Black (Live) • 20. Sophisticated Bitch (Live) • 21. Revolution (Part Two) (Live) • 22. Slack Motherfucker (Live) • 23. What Gets Heard (Live) • 24. Mannequin (Live) • 25. Makin’ The Freeway (Live).
Key:
Tracks 1-16 originally released as Flyin’ the Flannel (Columbia 47839, April 23, 1991) Track 17 originally released on A Matter of Degrees: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Atlantic/WEA, April 1991) Tracks 19-25 originally released as Live Totem Pole EP (Columbia 44K 74152, February 9, 1992)
Disc Two – Selections: 1. Formal Introduction • 2. Blaze • 3. Herded into Pools • 4. Witness • 5. Number Seven • 6. Powerful Hankerin’ • 7. Rocket Sled/Fuel Tank • 8. Quicksand • 9. Disciples of the 3-Way • 10. More Famous Quotes • 11. Sincerely • 12. Hell-Hole • 13. 4. 29. 92 • 14. The Cliffs Thrown Down • 15. Blaze (Instrumental) • 16. Witness (Mersh Again Edit) • 17. 4. 29. 92 (Live, previously unreleased) • 18. Powerful Hankerin’ (Live, previously unreleased) • 19. Tien an Man Dream Again (Live, previously unreleased) • 20. Formal Introduction (Live).
Key:
Tracks 1-14 originally released as Mr. Machinery Operator (Columbia CK 53208, February 23, 1993) Track 15 originally released on GeNrECidE: A Compilation (Columbia CK 53450, April 13, 1993) Track 16 originally released on “Witness” promotional single (Columbia CSK 5173, April 1993) Track 20 originally released on Big Bottom Pow Wow promotional EP (Columbia CSK 5122, 1993)
