Don’t miss a very special evening in the Tulsa Arts District this October when genre-defining band The Melvins and special guests We Are The Asteroid take over Cain’s Ballroom stage. Hailing from Aberdeen, Washington, The Melvins were the first post-punk group to take 1970s metal seriously, distilling punk angst with the heavy, sludgy sound of bands like Black Sabbath. The sound they forged influenced other local bands, including fellow Aberdeen-based Nirvana, who mixed in some pop sensibilities and kicked off a whole movement that came to be known as Grunge. Although they never received the notoriety of many bands they influenced, The Melvins have a fiercely loyal fan base and have remained critical darlings through the almost three decades since their formation in 1987.