Heavy Blanket

This week J Mascis will play three shows in New Zealand (Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland). He’ll also play Dunedin next Sunday, March 1. On behalf of Plus1 Touring Off The Tracks has one double-pass for one lucky reader. You can choose the show you want to attend – Christchurch (Thursday, February 26), Wellington (Friday, February […]

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November 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

J Mascis: Three NZ Shows (Feb 2015)

J Mascis returns to NZ for three solo shows in February, 2015. He was last here with the reformed Dinosaur Jr but since then has released a few new records with other bands/side-projects including the ominous Earthless meets Heavy Blanket jam and his most recent solo record, Tied To A Star. Tickets for all three […]

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August 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

J Mascis: Tied To A Star

J Mascis Tied To A Star Sub Pop It’s kinda funny that it took until 2011 for J Mascis to release a solo album of original material – funny, because Dinosaur Jr has sometimes been just J, or very nearly. And then when he first stepped out from the Dinosaur name it was as J […]

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July 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Earthless Meets Heavy Blanket: In A Dutch Haze

Earthless Meets Heavy Blanket In A Dutch Haze Outer Battery Records Earthless is an instrumental psychedelic rock band – but the Earthless here is actually just the rhythm section (drummer Mario Rubalcaba, bassist Mike Eginton). Heavy Blanket is one of the many musical aliases J. Mascis nearly hides under; I say nearly because you can […]

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December 13, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

Heavy Blanket: Heavy Blanket

Heavy Blanket Heavy Blanket Outer Battery Records Not only was there a new (good) Dinosaur Jr album this year but there was also this – another (new) side-project from J Mascis. A chance for him to really wail. Heavy Blanket is a trio album, hard rock, almost metal – almost – in the sludge rock/stoner-rock […]