The U.S. Americans, Stinky Vaseline (Ween Cover Band)
About This Event
At Mercury Lounge, the bill features The U.S. Americans alongside Stinky Vaseline, a New York performer presenting themselves as a Ween cover band. Stinky Vaseline brings a practice shaped by music, comedy and spoken word—rooted in Freddy’s Bar—and applies ensemble interplay and steady dynamics to material from Ween’s famously eclectic catalog; The U.S. Americans round out the lineup.
About the Artists
The U.S. Americans
The U.S. Americans are a New York City rock/pop group with a home base on local stages such as Mercury Lounge. They’ve shared bills with acts including Stinky Vaseline and the band Ween, placing them in a scene where straight-ahead rock meets left-field humor and genre play.
Stinky Vaseline
Stinky Vaseline is a New York City performer whose work moves between music, comedy, and spoken word, with a steady presence at Freddy’s Bar in Brooklyn. They’ve appeared across Freddy’s recurring series, including Mimsey’s Open Mic, Humans Against Music, the Monday and Wednesday Comedy Open Mics, and the monthly storytelling night “So What Happened Was.
Ween
Ween is a rock group formed in 1984 by Aaron Freeman (Gene Ween) and Mickey Melchiondo (Dean Ween) in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Their catalog moves easily between pop structures and genre detours—psychedelia, funk, country, metal, and punk—often with a comic edge and abrupt stylistic turns.