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Infobox musical artist|name = Sebadoh|image = Sebadoh2007.jpg|caption = Sebadoh performing live in Northampton, Massachusetts|Northampton , Massachusetts in March 2007|background = group_or_band|alias =|origin = Westfield, Massachusetts |instrument =|genre = Indie rock , Lo-fi music|lo-fi |occupation =|years_active = 1986–present|label = Domino Records|Domino Sub Pop Homestead Records (1983)|Homestead Records City Slang Records Siltbreeze Vertical Records|Vertical|associated_acts = Dinosaur Jr Folk Implosion Sentridoh The Fiery Furnaces |website = http://www.sebadoh.com/|current_members = Lou Barlow Jason Loewenstein Bob D'Amico|past_members = Eric Gaffney Bob Fay Russell Pollard Sebadoh is an United States|American indie rock musical ensemble|band , formed in 1986 in Westfield, Massachusetts|Westfield , Massachusetts by Eric Gaffney and Dinosaur Jr bass player Lou Barlow . Along with such bands as Pavement (band)|Pavement and Guided by Voices , Sebadoh helped pioneer lo-fi music , a style of indie rock characterized by low-fidelity recording techniques, often on four-track machines. The band's early output, such as 1990's '' Weed Forestin' '' and 1991's Sebadoh III , was typical of this style.
History
Lou Barlow was the bass player for alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr in the late 1980s. While both Barlow and leader J Mascis wrote songs, Mascis' material dominated the group's output because Barlow was intimidated by the guitarist's songwriting efforts.Azerrad, 2001. p 357Barlow spent progressively more time recording his own songs at home. Barlow and Gaffney released the '' Weed Forestin' '' cassette in 1987 on Homestead Records under the name Sebadoh, which was a nonsense word Barlow often muttered in his recordings.Azerrad, 2001. p. 359 Both Barlow and Gaffney contributed songs to 1988's The Freed Man cassette. Homestead Records head Gerard Cosloy heard the cassette release of The Freed Man and released it as a full-length album on Homestead in 1989. Soon after the cassette's release Barlow was kicked out of Dinosaur Jr. Over time Sebadoh's releases became a way for Barlow to address the issues of control that manifested as the tension in and his ejection from Dinosaur Jr; Barlow said "I got a lot of hatred out just by writing those songs."Azerrad, 2001. p. 373 Jason Loewenstein joined in summer 1989, the first release that he played on being the "Gimme Indie Rock" single in 1991. Only ten 'band' shows were performed throughout Western Massachusetts, Boston, and New York over the period 1989-1990 before the third album Sebadoh III was released.
After touring with fIREHOSE in 1991, they signed to Sub Pop ( Domino Records|Domino in the UK and City Slang Records|City Slang in Germany) in 1992, and released the two EPs Rocking the Forest and Sebadoh vs. Helmet released just two months apart. These EPs had their track listings truncated and shuffled around and made into the American full-length release Smash Your Head on the Punk Rock . Their fourth album Bubble and Scrape was released in April 1993.
Following 1993's Bubble and Scrape Gaffney left the band. His replacement, Bob Fay, appeared on 1994's Bakesale and the follow-up Harmacy in 1996. Fay was fired before the sessions for The Sebadoh (1999) and replaced by Russell Pollard|Russ Pollard , a friend of Loewenstein's from Louisville. Following the tour to promote this album, 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 early 2004.
In March 2007, the "Sebadoh Classic" lineup of Barlow, Gaffney and Loewenstein went on tour together for the first time in fourteen years. This coincided with a new series of reissues which repackaged some of the early albums with extra discs of unreleased tracks. First came a reissue of Sebadoh III , then The Freed Man , and Bubble and Scrape .
The reunion tour continued into 2008, and in May included a live performance of 1993's Bubble and Scrape in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties curated Don't Look Back (concert series)|Don't Look Back series at London's Koko venue.
In 2011 Sebadoh toured in support of reissues for their Bakesale and Harmacy albums. Though Bakesale was reissued on time, as of March, 2012, Harmacy has still not been reissued. http://www.loobiecore.com/loobienews.html Loobiecore.com Taking the place of Gaffney on drums was Bob D’Amico, who plays with Lowenstein in both Circle of Buzzards and Fiery Furnaces .cite web|url= http://www.sandiego.com/music/interview-sebadoh |title=Interview: Sebadoh |publisher=SanDiego.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-02
In March of 2012, Lou Barlow reissued the early recordings of Weed Forrestin ' on the Sebadoh bandcamp, available in a digital download, double cd, vinyl, and deluxe edition with the Child of the Apocaylpse sessions as a casette tape.
They have been chosen by Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties festival that he will curate in March 2012 in Minehead, England. http://www.atpfestival.com/events/jeffmangum.php ATP curated by Jeff Mangum
Discography
main|Sebadoh discography
Studio and compilation albums
The Freed Man (1989)
'' Weed Forestin' (1990)
The Freed Weed (1990)
Sebadoh III (1991)
Smash Your Head on the Punk Rock (1992)
Bubble and Scrape (1993)
Bakesale (1994)
Harmacy (1996)
The Sebadoh (1999)cite book
| first= Martin C. | last= Strong | year= 2000 | title= The Great Rock Discography | edition= 5th | publisher= Mojo Books | location= Edinburgh | pages= 856–857 | isbn= 1-84195-017-3
Bibliography
Azerrad, Michael. Our Band Could Be Your Life . New York: Little, Brown, 2001. ISBN 0-316-78753-1
http://www.sandiego.com/music/interview-sebadoh Jason Loewenstein interview February 1, 2011
http://www.3sat.de/mediathek/? mode=play& obj=14619 Interview with Lou Barlow & Murph (Dinosaur Jr.) September 9, 2009
Lou Barlow Category:Musical groups from Massachusetts Category:American indie rock groups Category:Westfield, Massachusetts Category:Lo fi music groups Category:Homestead Records artists Category:Sub Pop artists Category:Musical groups established in 1986
