Live Review: Dinosaur Jr. w/ Ryley Walker @ 9:30 Club — 11/16/21

Posted on 11/18/2021 by Mark Engleson in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, Dinosaur Jr., J Mascis, Massachusetts, noise rock.

Dinosaur Jr. (Photo by Cara Totman)

For nearly 40 years, Dinosaur Jr. has established a reputation as one of the best, most innovative alternative rock bands — and one of the loudest. On Tuesday evening, they lived up to that reputation when they appeared at a sold-out 9:30 Club, with Chicago guitarist Ryley Walker opening.

Song of the Day: “I Ran Away” by Dinosaur Jr.

Posted on 02/23/2021 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Dinosaur Jr., J Mascis, Massachusetts, noise rock, Song of the Day.

Dinosaur Jr. (Photo by Cara Totman)

Dinosaur Jr. return with Sweep It Into Space, their new album out April 23 on Jagjaguwar, and a new single, “I Ran Away.”

Live Review: J Mascis @ City Winery — 12/5/18

Posted on 12/10/2018 by Mark Engleson in Live Review and tagged City Winery, Dinosaur Jr., J Mascis, Massachusetts, noise rock.

J Mascis performs at City Winery on Dec. 5, 2018. (Photo by David LaMason)

J Mascis blurred the line between acoustic and electronic performance in a recent performance at City Winery. J played an acoustic guitar, but he used extensive effects, such as distortion and looping for an exciting evening of guitar rock.

Don’t Miss: J Mascis @ City Winery, 12/5/18

Posted on 11/28/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review, Preview and tagged City Winery, Dinosaur Jr., J Mascis, Massachusetts, noise rock.

J Mascis (Photo by Cara Totman)

Guitarist J Mascis began making music with Dinosaur Jr. While the trio remains active, J Mascis, born Joseph Donald Mascis, has been going solo more often lately, recently releasing Elastic Days, his third full-length solo album, via Sub Pop Records. He’s taking the opportunity to tour, and he’ll perform at City Winery in DC on Wednesday, Dec. 5.

Music Park: Dinosaur Jr. @ 9:30 Club — 9/8/16

Posted on 09/12/2016 by Corey Paterson in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, Boston, Dinosaur Jr., guitar, J Mascis, noise rock.

J Mascis performs with Dinosaur Jr. at Best Kept Secret Festival on June 18, 2016. (Photo by Kmeron)

Dinosaur Jr. took the stage in front of a sold-out 9:30 Club on Thursday night. Two hours later, I sat in my car and could hardly hear anything over the ringing in my ears. This is not a bad thing (although I have rethought my stance on wearing ear-plugs) because it was a result of J Mascis’ roaring guitar solos!

J’s Jazzmaster screamed as Emmett Jefferson “Murph” Murphy III (drums) and Lou Barlow (bass) provided a heavy and steady rhythm foundation. I had read about J’s ability on the guitar and seeing it for myself backed up everything I read. It’s no surprise Rolling Stone ranked him 86th on their list of 100 greatest guitarists.