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Watch J on Saturday Night Live

amyabrams — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:41:22 +0000

Marking the send-off of longtime cast members Fred Armisen and Bill Hader, this weekend J appeared in a skit on Saturday Night Live alongside SNL’s Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Jason Sudeikis and Taran Killam, as well as Carrie Brownstein, Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon, Aimee Mann, Michael Penn, and the Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones. Watch it here:

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Governor’s Ball Festival After Party Announced

amyabrams — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:12:04 +0000

Dinosaur Jr. will play at Irving Plaza in June 7th for the official Governors Ball Music Festival after party. Tickets are on sale now: http://concerts.livenation.com/event/00004AA7A5A3ADE7

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Premiere of “One Track Heart” With Original Score by J Mascis & Devadas

amyabrams — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:39:10 +0000

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Dinosaur Jr. Summer Tour Dates in Europe & the UK

amyabrams — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:07:21 +0000

Dinosaur Jr. is on tour in the UK & Europe this summer:
May 23 – Primavera Barcelona – Barcelona, SpainMay 24 – La Paloma – Nimes, France
May 25 – Hiroshima – Turin, Italy
May 26 – Pin Up – Mosciano, Italy
May 27 – Black Out – Rome, Italy
May 29 – L’Epicerie Moderne – Feyzin, France
May 30 – Krakatoa – Bordeaux, France
June 1 – Optimus Primavera Sound – Porto, Portugal
June 26 – Glastonbury Festival – Shepton Mallett, UK
June 27 – Sub 89 – Reading, UK
June 29 – Open Source Festival – Dusseldorf, Germany
June 30 – Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburg, Germany
July 2 – Teaterfabrik – Munich, Germany
July 3 – Manufaktur – Schorndorf, Germany
July 7 – SJOCK Festival – Gierle, Belgium

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West Coast US Tour in April Announced

amyabrams — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:55:19 +0000

Dinosaur Jr. will perform at Coachella both weekends, and the band has announced a run of west coast tour dates around the festival in April. For more tour details and tickets, go to www.dinosaurjr.com/tour

04/11/13 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
04/12/13 Sonoma, CA – Gundlach Bundschu
04/13/13 Fresno, CA – Fulton 55
04/14/13 Indio, CA – Coachella
04/17/13 Pomona, CA- The Glass House w/ King Tuff
04/18/13 Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones
04/19/13 Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
04/20/13 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
04/21/13 Indio, CA – Coachella

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“Where You Been” 20th Anniversary

amyabrams — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:32:59 +0000

20 years ago today “Where You Been” was released on Warner Bros Records. Check out the video for the single, “Start Choppin”

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Dinosaur Jr. Is Headed to Coachella

tiatroester — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:22:03 +0000

On April 14th and 21st the band will perform at Coachella Music And Arts Festival. More details to be announced.

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NPR’s World Cafe With Dinosaur Jr.

tiatroester — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:39:18 +0000

Dinosaur Jr. is featured on NPR’s World Cafe. Hear the band talk with World Cafe‘s host David Dye about band life and perform songs from I Bet On Sky.

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“Pierce The Morning Rain” Video Premieres at Spin.com and J Appears in Portlandia

tiatroester — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:17:10 +0000

Spin.com premiered the new video today from Dinosaur Jr. Pierce The Morning Rain answers the question of what happens when you shake up the typical American, suburban lifestyle with dB drag racing. Pierce The Morning Rain was directed by Emmy-winning comedy writer and director Scott Jacobson, he’s of Bob’s Burgers, The Daily Show, Saturday Night Live and awesome music videos. The video stars actor James Urbaniak (Homeland, The Venture Brothers) and comedian Maria Bamford as the couple whose lives become transformed by playing Dinosaur Jr. as loudly as the current technology allows. The video also includes an appearance from Henry Rollins.

J Mascis will appear in an upcoming episode of IFC’s Portlandia. The episode will air Friday, January 25th at 10pm ET/CT on IFC.

J Mascis and Carrie Brownstein by Ray Gordon

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WTF Podcast with Marc Maron

tiatroester — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:32:50 +0000

In November J Mascis made a trip to the garage for a rare interview and acoustic performance. Marc looks to figure out the genesis of early Dinosaur Jr. albums which had such an impact on him and J provides some background into his upbringing in Amherst as the son of a singing dentist. Read more... Read more »

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