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It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years now since trailblazing and ionic power pop and alt rock outfit Weezer sprung onto the scene with their eponymous debut (more commonly referred to as the “Blue Album,” due to its cover and to the fact that they’ve released several more colorful self-titled albums since), an…
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Dinosaur Jr. w/ Easy Action Cannery Ballroom; Nashville, TN March 23, 2017 Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Ryan Hillier. Out in support of their eleventh album, last year’s Give a Glimpse of What Yer Night, seminal Massachusetts alt rock act Dinosaur Jr. recently returned to Nashville for the first time in nearly five years, to headline the Cannery Ballroom with…
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It’s been four and half years since beloved alt rock pioneers Dinosaur Jr. last made an appearance in Nashville, and, thankfully, not much has changed for the reunited and rejuvenated rockers in the time since, other than the release of yet another great late career effort, last year’s Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not. As announced…
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It’s been four and half years since beloved alt rock pioneers Dinosaur Jr. last made an appearance in Nashville, and, thankfully, not much has changed for the reunited and rejuvenated rockers in the time since, other than the release of yet another great late career effort, last year’s Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not. As announced…
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Alt-rock pioneers Dinosaur Jr. have announced a spring North American tour in support of their latest, this summer’s Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not, which returns them to Nashville for the first time in over four years, March 23 at Cannery Ballroom. Without the seminal group’s late ’80s output, the ’90s alt rock explosion arguably would have sounded a…
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Review by Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain). Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. When The Wrecking Ball hosted its inaugural fest last year, no one, least of all the promoters, seemed to expect it to become an annual tradition; instead, it was a punk-centric celebration of 25 years of an Atlanta landmark, The Masquerade. Another thing The Ball surely didn’t anticipate, even if…
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What started last year as a 25h anniversary celebration for famed Atlanta venue The Masquerade, this year’s second annual Wrecking Ball festival will serve a very different function: a de facto goodbye to the celebrated concert space in its current and original home (don’t worry, The Masq isn’t closing down for good, just relocating to a new location in West Midtown).…
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What started as a 25h anniversary celebration for Atlanta‘s famed venue The Masquerade and has seemingly morphed into a stacked, annual punk fest, The Wrecking Ball unveiled the lineup for its 2nd annual event last week, set to take place Aug. 13 and 14 (with a pre-party slated for Aug. 12). If Warped Tour is the quintessential teenage punk fest, think of…
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I’ve been a fan of Dinosaur Jr. long enough in my life to recognize a very unique situation. Despite numerous ups and downs with the band members, Dinosaur Jr. has been putting out solid rock music for almost 30 years now. While it may not all be groundbreaking, it is all seriously quality music. …
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Dinosaur Jr. is going to round out the return to the roots of indie rock tour that has swept Nashville this summer. We’ve already heard from Sebadoh, Guided By Voices, and Archers of Loaf this summer, but it is Dinosaur Jr. that really seems to aging like a fine wine. Since reforming in 2005,…