QRO spotlights one of the all-time alt-punk icons, the one-and-only Dinosaur Jr.
Name: Dinosaur Jr
Former name(s): Dinosaur
Associated act(s): Deep Wound, Folk Implosion, Sebadoh, Sentridoh, Witch
Hometown: Amherst, MA
Members: Lou Barlow, J Mascis, Murph
Albums: Dinosaur (1985), You’re Living All Over Me (1987), Bug (1988), Green Mind (1991), Where You Been (1993), Without a Sound (1994), Hand It Over (1997), Beyond (2007), Farm (2009), I Bet on Sky (2012), Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not (2016), Sweep It Into Space (2021)
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Dinosaur Jr playing “Little Fury Things” at Webster Hall:
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Dinosaur Jr playing “Freak Scene” at Webster Hall:
Dinosaur Jr playing “Mountain Man” at Webster Hall:
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J Mascis playing Dinosaur Jr’s “Repulsion” at powerHouse Arena:
Dinosaur Jr playing “Feel the Pain” at Music Hall of Williamsburg on January 17th, 2010:
Dinosaur Jr playing “Freak Scene” at Music Hall of Williamsburg on January 17th, 2010:
Dinosaur Jr playing “Kracked” at Music Hall of Williamsburg on January 17th, 2010:
Dinosaur Jr playing “Sludgefest” at Music Hall of Williamsburg on January 17th, 2010:
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Dinosaur Jr playing “Pieces” at Hard Rock Hotel: