He plays the role of Joey Wawa, aka “the guy that stands outside the Wawa and buys beer for high school kids.” (“Five for you, one for me” is the rule.) Joey Wawa auditions for the Dropouts, a band formed by main character Erica Goldberg. He doesn’t get in, but the younger guitarist who auditions after him plays “Mallo Cup,” a single from the Lemonheads’ 1988 album Lick.
“In an awesome twist of fate, Evan is promoting a new album of cover songs and happened to be in Los Angeles,” explains the show’s creator and executive producer Adam F. Goldberg. “He popped in, we gave him some lines and he crushed it. I love that the real Evan Dando is in the same scene as the actor we cast to play him.” Goldberg continues:
This episode of The Goldbergs airs Wednesday, 2/13th at 8PM. The show has previously featured a cameo by “Weird” Al Yankovic, who played himself in the ’80s. Watch Evan Dando’s appearance below.
Evan Dando’s acting has not improved in 25 years.
The Lemonheads’ covers album Varshons 2 is out tomorrow, 2/8, via Fire Records. Check out their upcoming tour dates below.
TOUR DATES:
02/06 Dublin, Ireland @ Academy
02/07 Cork, Ireland @ Cyprus Avenue
02/08 Belfast, UK @ Elmwood Hall
02/09 Glasgow, UK @ SWG3
02/11 Newcastle, UK @ Wylam
02/12 Manchester, UK @ Ritz
02/13 Leeds, UK @ Stylus
02/14 Cambridge, UK @ Junction
02/15 Birmingham, UK @ Academy
02/17 Southampton, UK @ Engine Rooms
02/18 Bristol, UK @ SWX
02/19 London, UK @ Forum
02/21 Utrecht, Netherlands @ Vredenburg Pandora
02/22 Luxembourg, Luxembourg @ Rotondes
02/23 Zurich, Switzerland @ Mascotte
02/24 Bologna, Italy @ Locomotiv
02/26 Milan, Italy @ Biko
02/27 Zagreb, Croatia @ Culture Factory
02/28 Vienna, Austria @ Chelsea
03/01 Munich, Germany @ Ampere
03/03 Berlin, Germany @ SO36
03/04 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Pumpehuset
03/05 Oslo, Norway @ Blaa
03/06 Stockholm, Sweden @ Nalen
03/08 Hamburg, Germany @ Molotow
03/09 Liège, Belgium @ Reflektor
03/10 Paris, France @ Gibus Club
05/02 Fairfield, CT @ The Fairfield Theatre Company*
05/03 Portland, ME @ Aura*
05/04 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl*
05/06 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop*
05/07 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall*
05/08 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace*
05/10 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall*
05/11 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue*
05/12 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room Lounge*
05/14 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre*
05/17 Seatle, WA @ Tractor Tavern*
05/18 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre*
05/19 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge*
05/21 San Francisco, CA @ CA Slim’s*
05/22 Petaluma, CA @ Mystic Theatre*
05/24 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom*
05/25 San Diego, CA @ Casbah*
05/26 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre*
05/29 Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theatre*
05/30 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre*
05/31 Austin, TX @ Barracuda*
06/01 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall*
06/03 New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues*
06/04 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West*
06/06 Nashville, TN @ Exit/In*
06/07 Charlotte, NC @ The Underground*
06/08 Charleston, SC @ Music Farm*
06/09 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle*
06/11 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club*
06/12 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre*
06/13 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club*
06/14 Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry At The Fillmore*
06/15 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club*
*with Tommy Stinson
This article originally appeared on Stereogum.
