Sebadoh, Richard Buckner, DJ Tim Daltrey (NO VALUES DJ) March 23, 2011

8:00pm - 21+ - $15

Sebadoh
Sebadoh is an indie-rock band originally formed in 1986 in Westfield, Massachusetts, by Dinosaur Jr. bass player Lou Barlow and Eric Gaffney. The band began as a side project, but when Barlow was kicked out of Dinosaur Jr in 1989, Sebadoh became his full-time concern.

Along with such bands as Pavement and Guided by Voices, Sebadoh helped pioneer lo-fi, a style of indie-rock characterized by low-fidelity recording techniques, often on four-track machines. The band’s early output, such as Weed Forestin (1990) and III (1992), was typical of this style, and wavered between Barlow’s wry, introspective folk and Gaffney’s psychedelic noise-rock experiments.

Following 1993’s Bubble and Scrape, Gaffney left the band. His replacement, Bob Fay, appeared on the band’s most acclaimed and consistent effort, 1994’s Bakesale, which saw the emergence of the songwriting talents of multi-instrumentalist Jason Loewenstein, and the follow-up Harmacy in 1996.
Fay left the band before the sessions for The Sebadoh (1999), to be replaced by Russ Pollard. Following the tour to promote this album (2000), the band went on hiatus, with Barlow concentrating on his other project, The Folk Implosion, and Loewenstein working on material for his debut solo album At Sixes and Sevens, released in 2002. The two reunited to play concerts in late 2003 and the spring of 2004.
Sub Pop
Mp3s: http://www.sebadoh.com/mp3/mp3.html

Richard Buckner
Meadow was the 8th full-length recording from Richard Buckner and his second for Merge Records. Meadow marked the latest chapter in a story that began in San Francisco, back in the early 90's and has seen Buckner chase his muse across the U.S. and Canada many times. Buckner's body of work has always seemed to be about motion vs. stillness: about the impulse to run away or towards something or about watching something or someone leave or approach. It's about the restless energy of the heart, full speed ahead, or the consequences taken and embraced, those good and those bad. The false starts, roadblocks, and pitfalls along the way only add to the richness of the journey.

The melodies on Meadow are fleshed out by a band that reads like a collection of all-stars: Doug Gillard (Guided By Voices, Cobra Verde, solo), Kevin March (GBV, Those Bastard Souls, Dambuilders), JD Foster, and Steven Goulding (Mekons, Gram Parker, Waco Brothers). Buckner has always had a knack for surrounding himself with musicians who challenge him and who bring a unique vision to each project. Doug Gillard's guitar work is especially poignant here, seemingly the perfect foil as he and Buckner play off one another to add an element to the recordings that is refreshing and new.
Merge Records
Mp3s: http://www.richardbuckner.com

DJ Tim Daltrey (NO VALUES DJ)
Brian Frenette (DJ Tim Daltrey) has been working at his craft for the past several years, spinning punk, hardcore, indie and psych, interwoven to create a seamless and entertaining musical tapestry. Citing a variety of influences and pulling vinyl from sources as dynamic as the 70’s funk-rock output on the Sundazed label Taang! & SST Records early punk and hardcore releases to today’s indie/punk scene’s greatest offerings, Brian is able to match the given mood of any environment and adapt as he goes.

http://manicproductions.org