WEEDEATER have announced a rash of Midwestern and Southeastern US dates for late January into early February. Most of these dates will bear the typical WEEDEATER trio and two of the dates will feature the band’s stripped-down, acoustic, two-piece bass and banjo persona, known as BARSTUL, supporting Nick Oliveri (MONDO GENERATOR, ex-QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE).

Confirmed dates as of this post (more dates to be announced shortly): 1/23/2010 The Triple - Richmond, VA w/ US CHRISTMAS, BATTLEMASTER 1/24/2010 The Milestone - Charlotte, NC 1/25/2010 The Muse - Nashville, TN 2/01/2010 Double Door - Chicago, IL (BARSTUL show w/ Nick Oliveri) 2/02/2010 Carabar - Columbus, OH 2/03/2010 Southgate House (parlour) - Newport, KY (BARSTUL show w/ Nick Oliveri) 2/04/2010 V Club - Huntington, WV 2/05/2010 The Hideaway - Johnson City, TN 2/06/2010 Static Age - Asheville, NC

The band are also scheduled to enter Steve Albini’s Electric Audio studio in Chicago to begin tracking their next full-length album for Southern Lord Records, due out later this year.

Visit the band’s MySpace page for more info on the band: http://www.myspace.com/weedeater