Dinosaur Jr. – who has never before released a DVD – has finally announced plans to issue an official Dinosaur Jr. DVD release. This full length concert DVD, which will feature the band in its original line-up, will be filmed at New York’s legendary Irving Plaza on December 2-3, and at other shows along the band’s Fall Tour. The DVD will be directed by Gold In Berlin, which is run by Mascis’ own brother in-law, German filmmaker Phillip Virus. With unfettered access to this famously elusive band, fans can expect complete backstage access to Dinosaur Jr.’s recent reunion tour, one-on-one interviews, behind the scenes goings-on and a full set of performances of Dinosaur Jr. favorites. The DVD will be packed with bonus materials that any fan of the band – seasoned or brand new – will find thrilling and entertaining. Look for the DVD to be released during the first half of 2006.
In spring of 2005 the original members of Dinosaur Jr. – J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph – announced they would play their first shows together in fifteen years; one of music’s most celebrated alternative rock pioneers, who split abruptly after only three albums, would roam again. Avid fans of the band knew that the impossible had happened – the reunion of J and Lou seemed as likely as aliens landing, music lovers quietly anticipated a rare second chance to see the legendary live show they had regretfully missed over a decade before, and young listeners, too young to have been there for the first time around, lined up for venue entrance like the generation before them.
Dinosaur Jr.’s current list of tour dates is as follows:
Monday, November 28 Blind Pig Ann Arbor, MI
Tuesday, November 29 Metro Chicago, IL
Wednesday, November 30 Metro Chicago, IL
Thursday, December 1 Mr. Smalls Theater Millval, PA
Friday, December 2 Irving Plaza New York, NY
Saturday, December 3 Irving Plaza New York, NY
Sunday, December 4 Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub, Cambridge MA
Monday, December 5 Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub, Cambridge MA
