{"id":1237,"date":"2023-07-26T01:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T01:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/?p=1237"},"modified":"2024-04-12T01:23:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T01:23:59","slug":"confusion-is-on-the-menu-when-ween-hits-hard-rock-live-in-wheatland-july-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/?p=1237","title":{"rendered":"Confusion is on the menu when Ween hits Hard Rock Live in Wheatland July 30"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/sacramento.newsreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ween-credit-to-Ryan-West-777x437.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sacramento.newsreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ween-credit-to-Ryan-West-777x437.jpg 777w, https:\/\/sacramento.newsreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ween-credit-to-Ryan-West-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sacramento.newsreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ween-credit-to-Ryan-West-750x421.jpg 750w, https:\/\/sacramento.newsreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ween-credit-to-Ryan-West-180x101.jpg 180w, https:\/\/sacramento.newsreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ween-credit-to-Ryan-West-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/sacramento.newsreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ween-credit-to-Ryan-West-373x210.jpg 373w, https:\/\/sacramento.newsreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Ween-credit-to-Ryan-West-120x67.jpg 120w\"><strong>Photograph by Ryan West<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formed in Pennsylvania in 1984 by Gene (Aaron Freeman) and Dean (Mickey Melchiondo), it would take six years for Ween to land a proper record deal with indie label Twin Tone and then release its big debut \u2018GodWeenSatan: The Oneness.\u2019 And while Ween played as a duo for its first decade, Gene and Dean would eventually build a full band to complete their twisted vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These days, Gene and Dean\u2019s live troupe is rounded out by longtime band members Claude Coleman Jr. on drums, Dave Dreiwitz on bass and Glenn McClelland keyboards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps the greatest lure of this largely comedic musical act involves its fans\u2019 inability to describe the music in a single genre. One listen to the band\u2019s varied and confusing catalog finds them dabbling in country, soul, heavy metal, R&amp;B, prog, country, gospel, prog and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ween has been anything but prolific lately \u2013 their last record, \u2018La Cucaracha,\u2019 was released 16 years ago \u2013 but the band has managed to put out 9 full-lengths, as well as a handful of self-produced and released cassettes, 8 extended plays and a number of live and compilation records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thirty-one years after signing to the major label Elektra, Ween would ultimately release five astounding albums that were mainly supported by college airplay, word-of-mouth and touring. Now recognized as a cult experience, this collection of records alone is still revered and played regularly by indie blogs and online stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hard Rock Live\u2019s upcoming special \u2018Evening with Ween\u201d starts at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $46 to $61.50 and can be purchased at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/\">www.ticketmaster.com<\/a>. This is an all-age show The Hard Rock Live is located in Wheatland at 3317 Forty Mile Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(SN&amp;R)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photograph by Ryan West Formed in Pennsylvania in 1984 by Gene (Aaron Freeman) and Dean (Mickey Melchiondo), it would take six years for Ween to land a proper record deal with indie label Twin Tone and then release its big debut \u2018GodWeenSatan: The Oneness.\u2019 And while Ween played as a duo for its first decade, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1237"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1238,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1237\/revisions\/1238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}