As Mudhoney prepares to commemorate its second decade in existence with a new album, "Tomorrow Hit Today," one of the few Seattle bands to survive the genre crash and burn that claimed so many other grunge acts in the mid-'90s is now preparing for its first major tour in three years.

After opening for Pearl Jam during a late-August, early-September run of dates, Mudhoney plans to unleash the guitar maelstrom of "Tomorrow" -- which finds the band matching wits with legendary producer Jim Dickinson (see [article id="1432456"]"Mudhoney Still Standing For New Album, Tour"[/article]) -- on September 22 before launching a U.S. tour a week later in San Francisco.

The dates just announced for Mudhoney's fall tour:

• 10/1 - San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo's
• 10/2 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst
• 10/3 - Sacramento, CA @ Bojangle's
• 10/5 - Los Angeles, CA @ Roxy
• 10/6 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
• 10/9 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald
• 10/10 - Austin, TX @

Liberty Lunch