Dinosaur Jr have announced the upcoming release of their 13th album “There Near” which is set to drop on August 28th courtsey of Jagjaguwar.
“I bought the same amp that Chris Dixon had when we made our first album,” J Mascis says regarding the sound of the album, which is powered by a ’70s Mesa Boogie MK1 amp. “Chris recorded us at his house with his amp. It has a real interesting sound I haven’t gotten for a while. And it’s something I was trying to get back to on this album. The Stones started using Mesa Boogies in the ’70s after they heard Santana playing through them. Then The Clash copied The Stones, etc. As the years went on into the MK 2 and so on, the Boogie got more metal sounding. But the MK 1 has a souped-up Fender sound. You always hear how Rick Rubin always makes bands he’s producing sit down and listen to their first album and say let’s get back to that sound. So I just gave myself his advice.”
Check out the records first single “Several Got Away” and catch the band on their co-headlining tour with Band Of Horses this summer and out with special guest Stef Chura this Fall.
Dinosaur Jr. Tour Dates
Fri. July 10 – Kingston, NY @ Ulster Performing Arts Center +
Sat. July 11 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall +
Sun. July 12 – Hammondsport, NY @ Point of the Bluff Vineyards +
Tue. July 14 – Richmond, VA @ Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden +
Thu. July 16 – Wilmington, NC @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheater +
Fri. July 17 – Asheville, NC @ Hellbender by The Orange Peel +
Sat. July 18 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern +
Mon. July 20 – Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre +
Tue. July 21 – Birmingham, AL @ Avondale Brewing Company +
Wed. July 22 – Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheater +
Fri. July 24 – Lansing, MI @ Grewal Hall
Sat. July 25 – Fishers, IN @ Nickel Plate District Amphitheater +
Sun. July 26 – Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live! +
Tue. July 28 – St. Louis, MO @ The Factory +
Thu. July 30 – Davenport, IA @ Capitol Theatre +
Fri. July 31 – West Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom +
Sat. Aug. 1 – Omaha, NE @ Astro Theater +
Fri. Oct. 9 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl*
Sat. Oct. 10 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre*
Sun. Oct. 11 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up*
Thu. Oct. 15 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues*
Fri. Oct. 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether*
Sun. Oct. 18 – San Francisco, CA @ The Castro Theatre*
Tue. Oct. 20 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades*
Thu. Oct. 22 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall*
Fri. Oct. 23 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune*
Sat. Oct. 24 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune*
Mon. Oct. 26 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Complex*
Thu. Oct. 29 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre*
Fri. Oct. 30 – Fort Collins, CO @ Washington’s*
Mon. Nov. 2 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater*
Wed. Nov. 4 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues*
Thu. Nov. 5 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s*
Fri. Nov. 6 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger*
Sat. Nov. 7 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s*
+ co-headline with Band of Horses
* w/ special guest Stef Chura
