This western Massachusetts trio combined elements of hardcore, folk, and guitar virtuosity to become unlikely godfathers of grunge. But in between classic 80s indie releases and 2000s reunion albums, lots of other stuff happened too. We discuss. It's DINOSAUR JR. week!

Joining the show is the creator of the indie punk and rock publication see/saw and former Pitchfork News Editor Evan Minsker! After giving the first Lou Barlow era its needed time up top, the guys watch the band's network TV debut 7 years after its formation on Letterman. It's a very World's Most Dangerous Band episode, featuring punk chimes in a '93 clip. Dinosaur Jr. performs a forgotten rap-rock jam on Arsenio with the ridiculous lineup of Del tha Funky Homosapien, Mike Watt, and Mike D. The Mike Johnson era of the band reaches its pinnacle with Feel the Pain on Letterman.  The guys are too old to party with their daughter on the Jenny Jones show. And the triumphant return of Lou kicks off on Craig Ferguson in 2005.

Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!

Band Featurette, January 1991 on Snub TV

The Wagon, 5/21/1992 on Late Night with David Letterman

Out There, 6/12/1993 on Late Night with David Letterman

Missing Link w/ Del The Funky HomoSapien (featuring Mike Watt and Mike D), 1993 on The Arsenio Hall Show

Feel the Pain, 9/8/1994 on The Late Show with David Letterman

Never Bought it/Out There, 11/6/1997 on The Jenny Jones Show

The Lung, 4/15/2005 on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Almost Ready, 4/30/2007 on The Late Show with David Letterman

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