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BIG NAMES COMING TO THE GORGE ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
The 11th annual Sasquatch! Music Festival is set for May 25-28 at The Gorge in George, Washington. Headliners this year include Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, and Pretty Lights, along with The Shins, Tenacious D, Girl Talk and more. Check out the full lineup and watch the announcement video below.
Four-day festival passes will be available to the general public starting Saturday, February 11 at 10:00 AM PST. Click here for all your ticketing needs.
Go here to see this listing in our Festival Guide!
Full Festival Lineup
Jack White
Beck
Bon Iver
Pretty Lights
Tenacious D
The Shins
Beirut
Girl Talk
The Roots
Portlandia
Feist
Silversun Pickups
Metric
The Head & The Heart
Explosions In The Sky
Mogwai
Nero (DJ)
M. Ward
John Reilly and Friends (feat. Becky Stark & Tom Brosseau)
Childish Gambino
St. Vincent
The Civil Wars
The Joy Formidable
Little Dragon
tUnE-yArDs
Beats Antique
Wild Flag
Blind Pilot
Wolfgang Gartner
Apparat
The Walkmen
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Mark Lanegan Band
Spiritualized
Blitzen Trapper
The Cave Singers
Shabazz Palaces
Jamey Johnson
fun.
Grouplove
Tycho
SBTRKT
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Deer Tick
Imelda May
Dum Dum Girls
The Helio Sequence
Kurt Vile
Cloud Cult
Ben Howard
Here We Go Magic
Zola Jesus
The War on Drugs
Shearwater
Cass McCombs
Active Child
Trampled By Turtles
AraabMuzik
Star Slinger
LA Riots
Com Truise
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
I Break Horses
Walk The Moon
Dry the River
Allen Stone
Hey Marseilles
Gary Clark Jr.
Alabama Shakes
Purity Ring
Yellow Ostrich
Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
Nobody Beats The Drum
Electric Guest
Coeur de Pirate
Lord Huron
Pickwick
STRFKR
We Are Augustines
Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside
Beat Connection
THEESatisfaction
The Sheepdogs
Hey Rosetta!
Said The Whale
Howlin Rain
Gardens & Villa
Felix Cartal
Craft Spells
Vintage Trouble
Poor Moon
Black Whales
Gold Leaves
Greylag
Awesome Tapes From Africa
Dyme Def
Fresh Espresso
The Physics
Sol
Metal Chocolates
Grynch
SPAC3MAN
Don’t Talk To The Cops
Scribes
Fatal Lucciauno
Fly Moon Royalty
Katie Kate
Nick Kroll
Todd Barry
Beardyman
Rob Delaney
Pete Holmes
John Mulaney
Howard Kremer
Tags: awesome, day, electric, John, love, roll, say, stone, Video, walk
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By: Eric Podolsky
Dinosaur Jr. :: 12.15.11 :: The Fillmore :: San Francisco, CA
 Henry Rollins |
Those in the Bay Area looking to satisfy their hunger for some crushing, sonic-assault fretwork knew where to find it on this Thursday night, as legendary post-punk guitarist J Mascus and his band Dinosaur Jr. were in town and ready to blow some eardrums. But this was no ordinary Dino Jr. show, oh no, this mini tour was a celebration of their landmark 1988 album Bug, which the band performed in its entirety, but not before being interviewed onstage by none other than Henry Rollins, punks own master of the spoken word.
The night started civilly enough with Rollins giving the band his own enthusiastic introduction, and was followed by an interesting Q & A session that touched on a number of topics: the rarity of soloing in punk music (and how J Mascus pulls it off brilliantly), the excitement of playing in the legendary, acoustically-perfect Fillmore (it’s hard to have a bad night here), the importance of the rhythm section being locked in underneath Mascus barrage of distortion, and Mascus perfectionism (he wrote every drum and bass part for every song on Bug). Rollins assertive questions and commanding presence were contrasted by Mascus droll, simple answers and unassuming persona, though this would all change once he strapped on his guitar.
 Dinosaur Jr. |
After a short break, the band came out revved up and ready to rock. Dwarfed by towers of Marshall stacks, Mascus transformed into a true force of nature, a shaman of sorts churning out super thick n crunchy bursts of sound, while bassist Lou Barlow (strumming chords, no less) and drummer Murph laid down a tight foundation — essentially the canvas for Mascus to paint on. His aggressively loud, ragged playing was cathartic in its absoluteness — the distortion washed over us, and we were taken away.
After playing two newer songs to warm things up, the band launched into side one of Bug, and the crowd and band alike threw themselves into the familiar music. Opening with Freak Scene, Mascus immediately showed us that he is in a league of his own when it comes to soloing — using feedback and raw sonic distortion, he can contort sound to his liking, making statements with his guitar outside of the realm of tonality. This contrasted with his mopey, mumbling vocals, which delivered his tuneful lyrics like the shy kid in the back of the class. These disparate contrasts of wimpy melodies and ferocious guitar define the sound of Dino Jr, and the crowd lapped up every moment.
 J. Mascus by Malzkorn |
Adding to his own legend, Mascus also showed us that he can shred more traditional, melodic solos just as well as he can experiment in the outer realms of feedback. His sprawling, grandiose guitar work on the catchy They Always Come solidified him as a true dirty rock god in my book. Things barreled forward at a furious pace from there, with Murph pounding the skins and Barlow chugging out bass lines and chords underneath the sonic whirlwind. The set reached a roaring, freak-out peak with Bugs final song, Dont, in which a fan was brought on stage to scream the songs one angsty line (Why dont you like me?) over and over while the band climaxed in a shredding, ferocious double-time barrage of noise and aggression before ending the set in a hypnotic feedback loop.
After a heavy set which essentially blew out our brains, minds and ears, it was nice to have an encore that showcased their more mainstream 90s days; namely, their two major label hits, Out There and Feel the Pain. These poppier tunes saw Mascus clean up his tone, upon which he proceeded to straight kill us with a searing metal shred-fest that inspired pangs of nostalgia to well up in me for the days when MTV actually showcased awesome music like this. To close the show, Mascus barreled us over with a final bout of sonic assault that left my head ringing for days after. We poured out of The Fillmore feeling cleansed by the power of electric music, knowing right well that there is no band on this earth that can do what Dinosaur Jr. does. May the slacker ethos live forever!
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Tags: bad, dirt, earth, henry-rollins, inspired, opening, read, skins, spac
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Tags: big, bruce springsteen, friend, gin, reunion, rock, spac, steve, street, texas, zydeco
