Emptiness At The Sinclair
An intimate live performance recorded at The Sinclair in Cambridge, featuring songs from across Dinosaur Jr's extensive catalog.
Tracklist
- Goin Down
- The Lung
- Over It
- Mind Glow
- Forget The Swan
- Crumble
- Start Choppin'
- Feel The Pain
- Freak Scene
- Just Like Heaven
Emptiness At The Sinclair captures Dinosaur Jr in an empty venue setting at The Sinclair venue in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Released on September 17, 2021, while most venues were closed for Covid.
From the Press Release: “It was odd going back to Harvard Square for the Sinclair show, lots of closed shops, less car and foot traffic, my first time back in a big-city since it all went down,” the band’s bassist Lou Barlow said in a press release. “I had lived in Boston for about 10 years from the late 80’s-90’s and the bustling square was a common destination to look for records and meet with friends. The empty pandemic feel spooked me.”
He continued: “Playing for a livestream is like pushing a rock up a hill trying to recreate the vibe of a real show. The isolation of the last year had made me nervous about performing again, especially in the context of Dinosaur Jr. where I typically rely on the energy of our crowd. Playing to an invisible audience and a real-time sparsely populated room of people doing their jobs (running lights, sound and staring at screens) was something different and, again, weird.
“Despite all my lockdown doubts once we started playing things clicked. My mind didn’t highjack me and it quickly began to feel like a real show. Having a few decent gigs on the Sinclair stage before, it began to feel familiar and, for lack of a better word, friendly. It will be much more of a relief to get back on tour but, this Sinclair show was a good band-aid, so to speak.”
Performance Details
Venue: The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA
Recorded: 2020
Released: September 17, 2021
Label: Jagjaguwar
Format: Digital/Vinyl
Catalog: JAG368
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