QRO spotlights one of the hardest-working men in indie-rock, alt-icon Lou Barlow.
Name: Lou Barlow
Hometown: Westfield, MA
Associated act(s): Deep Wound, Dinosaur Jr, The Folk Implosion, Adam Harding, Sebadoh, Sentridoh
Albums: Another Collection of Home Recordings (1994), Subsonic 6 (split with Rudy Trouvé) (2000), Emoh (2005), Goodnight Unknown (2009), Brace the Wave (2015), Reason to Live (2021)
[Deep Wound] Demo Cassette (1983), Deep Wound 7″ (1983)
[Dinosaur Jr] Dinosaur (1985), You’re Living All Over Me (1987), Bug (1988), Beyond (2007), Farm (2009), I Bet on Sky (2012), Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not (2016), Sweept It Into Space (2021)
[Folk Implosion] Take a Look Inside (1994), Dare to Be Surprised (1997), One Part Lullaby (1999), The New Folk Implosion (2003), Walk Thru Me (2024)
[Sebadoh] The Freed Man (1989), Weed Forestin’ (1990), Sebadoh III (1991), Bubble & Scrape (1993), Bakesale (1994), Harmacy (1996), Defend Yourself (2013), Act Surprised (2019)
[Sentridoh] Losers (1990/1991), Most of the WORST and Some of the Best of Sentridoh (1992), Winning Losers: A Collection of Home Recordings 89-93 (1994), Free Sentridoh: Songs from Loobiecore (2002)
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Tour dates: (The Folk Implosion)
July 26, 2024 – 529 – Atlanta, GA
August 6, 2024 – Riverside Revival – Nashville, TN
August 9, 2024 – Cloudland Theater – Minneapolis, MN
(Dinosaur Jr)
Aug 10, 2024 – Outlandia Festival- Bellevue, NE
Sep 4, 2025 – Xcel Energy Center – Saint Paul, MN*
Sep 6, 2024 – Allstate Arena – Rosemont, IL*
Sep 7, 2024 – Nationwide Arena – Columbus, OH*
Sep 8, 2024 – Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, ON*
Sep 10, 2024 – TD Garden – Boston, MA*
Sep 11, 2024 – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY*
Sep 13, 2024 – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA*
Sep 14, 2024 – The Anthem – Washington, DC*
Sep 15, 2024 – The Anthem – Washington, DC*
Sep 17, 2024 – Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN*
Sep 18, 2024 – Bon Secours Wellness Arena – Greenville, SC*
Sep 20, 2024 – Kia Center – Orlando, FL*
Sep 21, 2024 – Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood*
Sep 22, 2024 – Bourbon & Beyond – Louisville, KY
Sep 25, 2024 – Tipitina’s – New Orleans, LA
Sep 27, 2024 – Moody Center – Austin, TX*
Sep 28, 2024 – Toyota Center – Houston, TX*
Sep 29, 2024 – American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX*
Oct 1, 2024 – Blue FCU Arena – Loveland, CO*
Oct 2, 2024 – The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 4, 2024 – Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA*
Oct 5, 2024 – Rogers Arena – Vancouver, BC*
Oct 6, 2024 – Moda Center – Portland, OR*
Oct 8, 2024 – Golden 1 Center – Sacramento, CA*
Oct 9, 2024 – Chase Center – San Francisco, CA*
Oct 11, 2024 – Intuit Dome – Inglewood, CA*
Oct 12, 2024 – Acrisure Arena at Greater Palm Springs – Palm Desert, CA*
* w/ Weezer and The Flaming Lips
Dinosaur Jr playing “Little Fury Things” at Webster Hall:
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Dinosaur Jr playing “Crumble” at Webster Hall:
Dinosaur Jr playing “In a Jar” at Webster Hall:
Dinosaur Jr playing “Freak Scene” at Webster Hall:
Dinosaur Jr playing “Mountain Man” at Webster Hall:
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:
Dinosaur Jr playing “In a Jar” at Hard Rock Hotel:
Dinosaur Jr playing “Pieces” at Hard Rock Hotel:
