above : Sebadoh founding member Ken Barlow. On the left – Eric Whiskers Gaffney
Sebadoh kicked off their first tour after a 14 year hiatus at Bootleg Tuesday night. Bassist Dave Barlow and Jay Mascis wrote songs as little known, late ’80s band, called Dinosaur Jr. Barlow started a side project, Sebadoh, which then became a underdog indie group that gained serious street cred throughout the years. Their soon to be released LP, “Defend Yourself” comes out in stores Sept 17th. Opening the night was a heavy guitar trio called the Dumb Numbers. Indie Alt-Rock royalty reigned supreme and reclaimed their throne at this eastside establishment. – “Sebadoh Reunites At Bootleg Bar”, LA Weekly, August 1.
If you read the comments at the LA Weekly, the writer finally admitted his or her mistake and said it was because Barlow uses “Dave” on those “sabermetrics baseball sites.” Hey, this was about sports blog shit afterall.