Dinosaur Jr. Announce New Album & Fall North American Tour

Dinosaur Jr. has announced details of its new album, There Near, with an announcement promising that the new turns will fry fans’ ears, with “all knobs set to Extra Crispy.” Plus, the pioneering alternative rock band has added a new run of fall North American dates.

There Near is due out August 28th via Jagjaguwar. Today’s news also includes the release of  the lead single/video, “Several Got Away.”   

Today’s announcement notes that the album was recorded over the course of a year at Amherst’s Bisquiteen Studio via Dinosaur Jr’s core trio, “king of the thunder tubs, Murph, human tornado Lou Barlow on bass/vocals and the inimitable J Mascis on guitar/vocals— with a bit of piano and organ work by local master musician, Ken Mauri.”  

J shares: “I bought the same amp that Chris Dixon had when we made our first album. 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.”

The fall North American tour dates follow Dinosaur Jr.’s previously announced treks throughout the East Coast, South, and Midwest, which kicks off July 10 in Kingston, New York.

The new gigs start Oct. 9 at Las Vegas’ Brooklyn Bowl and include stops in Los Angeles, Seattle, Austin, and more.

Tickets are on sale now.  

 Dinosaur Jr. Tour Dates

(New Dates in Bold)

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