Nate Mendel

Lieutenant announces spring tour dates

Nate Mendel, bassist for Sunny Day Real Estate and the Foo Fighters, will be releasing a solo album as Lieutenant later this year and recently, he announced that he will tour in the spring in support. The tour dates are listed below.

Also on the album is Jeremy Enigk from Sunny Day Real Estate, Foo Fighters bandmates Chris Shifflett and members of Helmet, Modest Mouse and The Head and the Heart. For his live band, there are members from Fleet Foxes, The Bronx and Snow Patrol.

Lieutenant — 2015 Tour Dates
Mar 21 SXSW (Dine Alone Showcase) Austin, TX
Mar 21 The Parish @ House of Blues New Orleans, LA
Mar 23 Exit/In Nashville, TN
Mar 24 The Basement Columbus, OH
Mar 26 Black Cat/Back Stage Washington, DC
Mar 27 Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, PA
Mar 28 Mercury Lounge New York, NY
Mar 30 St. Vitus Brooklyn, NY
Apr 01 Mod Club Toronto, Canada
Apr 02 Pike Room Pontiac, MI
Apr 03 Empty Bottle Chicago, IL
Apr 05 Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
Apr 08 The Troubadour Los Angeles, CA

Foo Fighters Do a Carrie-esque Ice Water Challenge

Challenged to do the ALS ice water challenge by Zach Brown, Dave Grohl accepted it, dressed, of course, in his finest prom dress. As one of the many celebrities who have accepted the viral challenge, the popularity of this has grown over the last month in order to raise awareness for ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Grohl took the challenge and made it into the infamous prom scene from “Carrie” with The bucket of ice water the bucket of blood. Also seen in the video is the Foo Fighters’ drummer, Taylor Hawkins, guitarist, Pat Smear, and bassist Nate Mendel.

To donate to ALS, you can visit alsa.org.

Foo Fighters Have Finished Album Eight

Butch Vig, producer, announced on twitter that the untitled LP has been finished recording and mixing. Big tweeted: “We are officially done with the new Foo Fighters album. 23 straight days mixing! IT’S EPIC!!!” The album remains untitled and could be their longest yet. The album will hit shelves in November.

The release will come a month after the premiere of Grohl’s HBO series, entitled Sonic Highways, documenting the process of recording the LP. Sonic Highways follow the Foo Fighters as they travel to eight recording studios and work with Joe Walsh from the Eagles, Gary Clark Jr., and Rick Nielsen from Cheap Trick.

The band already have shows in support of the LP, confirming dates in South Africa, the UK, and Las Vegas at the Life is Beautiful festival in the fall. They have also played surprise shows in Nashville, Washington D.C, and New Orleans.