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Lou Barlow and Dinosaur Jr. Tour Diary - Boulder/Fort Collins/Halloween - 10/29-31/09
Boulder 10/29 Dinosaur Jr’s very complicated history somehow all comes together here, in Boulder, Colorado. It’s interesting that it is virtually halfway between Massachusetts and my new home in California. Blee Music, Dino’s management, has masterminded each step of our reunion career: when to record a new record, when to tour. It has brokered nearly every band discussion. As the designated parent, it also absorbs all the ambivalence and occasional yelling. So our appearance at the Boulder Theater is fraught with expectations and concern. Boulder is where the smoking ban began—the ban that has now spread to Italy, of all... read more
Found in: Blogs, Dear DiaryThe 25 Best Album Covers of the Decade (2000-2009)
A great album cover captures the imagination and sears itself into the brain, forever fusing its iconic imagery with the music it comes to signify... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayLou Barlow and Dinosaur Jr. Tour Diary - Boulder, CO - 10/29/09
Wake to a bus disturbance. It seems a wheel nearly shimmed off while we were in route. We are on the side of the highway (I-76), it is sleeting and the smokers are out smoking in the breakdown lane. Murph is wandering on the frontage road attached to his cell phone (I worry that he’ll be hit by a speeding pickup truck; he’s occasionally oblivious to traffic.) We congregate in the front lounge and have a pretty good time considering we are stranded. Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch film with Johnny Depp) is on the DVD player and we appreciate Neil... read more
Found in: Blogs, Dear DiaryLou Barlow and Dinosaur Jr. Tour Diary - Omaha, NE - 10/27/09
The building complex for the club (The Slowdown) contains an Urban Outfitters, an American Apparel and the offices of Saddle Creek records, among other left of the dial businesses. A testament to how well Bright Eyes and his compatriots have done? I don’t know and don’t ask anyone about it.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Dear DiaryThe Hold Steady, Of Montreal and Dinosaur Jr Help Insound Introduce Mixtape T-Shirt
Over the past couple decades, the mixtape has manifested itself in different forms. Originating as a cassette tape, the word eventually evolved to include the CD, so perhaps it’s not too surprising that its next avenue could be the t-shirt.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLou Barlow and Dinosaur Jr. Tour Diary - Kansas City - 10/26/09
Ah, there’s espresso less than a block away from the bus. They ask me if I want sugar. I’ve never been asked if I wanted sugar in my espresso. In europe, they deliver it with a sugar packet on the side. Never heard of it pre-treated. It costs $1.93, which is, coincidentally, exactly how much a bus-adjacent double espresso is in Omaha the next day.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Dear DiaryLou Barlow and Dinosaur Jr. Tour Diary - Dallas/Houston/Austin/Oklahoma City
Four shows playing with Built to Spill and their opening act, Disco Doom (sweet people from Switzerland). A four-band bill. No soundchecks for the missingmen, strict time limits, rush rush. Any groove we settled into by Atlanta is gone. Back to head down, make sure all the cords are plugged in, on and off, hacking through the sets, merch sales plummet.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Dear DiaryLou Barlow and Dinosaur Jr. Tour Diary - 10/17/09 - Atlanta, GA
A Halloween parade, a hangover and a "jazzy Jimmy Buffett" in-store performance... read more
Found in: Blogs, Dear DiaryLou Barlow and Dinosaur Jr. Tour Diary - 10/16/09 - Louisville, KY
I spent a lot of time in Screwyville 97-99 when Sebadoh were more or less based here. We had a practice space downtown that we shared with Pavement for awhile. It’s a cool place. It’s got a cosmopolitan vibe mixed with the kinda Kentucky you may expect, shotgun shacks and anti-abortion billboards.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Dear DiaryLou Barlow and Dinosaur Jr. Tour Diary - 10/15/09 - Chicago, IL
Back at the vic theater. Last time I was here was a Sebadoh show in '96 (?) in which we alienated the big commercial station that sponsored the show, Q101, when a friend ripped down their banner. The promo people at Sub Pop begged me to write a letter of apology. Don't remember if I did or not. I hope i didn't.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Dear Diary
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