RAW impressions with Lou Barlow and Adelle Barlow

Lou's on tour and he and Adelle talk about things that have been difficult while they've been apart. Adelle's grief over the passing of her mother deepens and Lou's mysterious hearing loss frustrates him. On the upside, Lou discusses Dinosaur Jr's steady evolution and Adelle is finding a way forward. The Barlow Family General Store is open for in-person biz on Saturdays (and sometimes Fridays and Sundays!) at 22 Chapman St. Greenfield, MA. Open on-line all-the-time.. get your handwritten lyrics, big-ass knit caps, a curated selection crafting tools and more! https://barlowfamilygeneralstore.com/our Substack for music, updates and more!https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com/

Adelle and Lou roll out September/early October b-day shout-outs! 4-Track Man delivers personalized variations of the beloved Raw Impressions birthday song! Another inimitable RAW Impressions episode! The Barlow Family General Store is open October 10 as a part of Greenfield's 'Vintage Days', and yep, we got vintage stuff along with our knitwear, crafting bits, music-related items, and more. https://barlowfamilygeneralstore.com/Lou's out on tour with Dinosaur Jr until mid-November, expect a steady stream of 'on-the-road' podcasts! https://www.dinosaurjr.com/tour

Fresh off opening for Turnstile with Dinosaur Jr, Lou plays True Hardcore from Sebadoh's The Freed Man L.P. . The opening, opening band for Turnstile: Fiddlehead, asked Lou to play True Hardcore before they played. So, Lou opened for the opening openers -then- opened with J and Murph, amazing! Adelle and Lou talk about Lou being hit by a shopping cart (on purpose?) at an empty grocery store. Oh, then Lou plays a cover of Reject by First-Wave-Hardcore band The Necros. The Barlow Family General Store will be open 12-5 on Sunday October 4th. Lou will be there if you wanna geek out and/or shoot the shit. 44 Chapman St. Greenfield MA 01301. BFGS has an active on-line store for 24 hour access to sweet gifts, crafts, and music. https://barlowfamilygeneralstore.com/ The Barlow Family General Substack just might have a bonus/supplemental episode to RAW 170 up?!?! Our Substack is dense with content and getting denser. https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com/

This tiny tunes tuesday is immediately derailed, for no good reason, by ringworm talk. Lou manages to play two songs: Perfect Way and Lazy MInd before the ringworm talk starts anew. Then Lou unveils some exciting news about Sebadoh and Sub Pop records and he and 4-Track Man do a commercial related to this exciting news. Exciting! Shop for music, music-related items and gifts galore at the Barlow Family Store. All the time online: https://barlowfamilygeneralstore.com/ AND now, in person, at our brick and mortar (literally) spot , Saturdays 11:30-4:30!! 44 Chapman St. Greenfield MA 01301 e-mail us for by appointment flexible shopping and geeking out with Lou time opportunities.rawimpressionspodcast@gmail.comOur Substack has lots of stuff and plenty more a'comin' https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com/

Adelle urgently needs to share her RAW impressions of the arts’n’crafts’n’vegetables exhibit inside the round house at the Franklin County Fair. Lou responds by playing slapdash fragments of Tom Petty songs. Both of them ponder what to do with all the left over beer from Lou’s August 8th birthday party.  The real-life Barlow Family General Store is open this Saturday 11-4:30! Free beer! The online Barlow Family General Store is open all-the-time!! Get some hand-crafted lyrics before Lou disappears on tour again in October. Get some cute gifts! https://barlowfamilygeneralstore.com/ 

On his Western Canada tour earlier this year, Lou realized he had to cover both sides of Alice Bowie’s (Cheech and Chong) 1974 single Earache My Eye/Turn That Thing Down. In this episode Lou follows through and tries to explain it all to Adelle. Listen to the Cheech Marin’s Moth episode that set Lou on his mission :https://www.themoth.org/stories/75-pools The Barlow Family General Store is open this Saturday, September 12! 11:30-4:30! Lou will be playing with Dinosaur Jr in Virginia Beach.The Barlow Family General Store online offers personalized handwritten lyrics among many other things. https://barlowfamilygeneralstore.com/

Lou plays Dead Wrong by Frausdots (a song he takes personally) and his own Blowin' Up (from the new DInosaur Jr LP 'There Near') for Adelle. Sad times in L.A. and Pitchfork's likeable employees (and bitchy reviews) are discussed. check out the Frausdots 2004 album Couture, Couture , Couture for the original version of Dead Wrong. https://www.subpop.com/artists/frausdotsNew Dinosaur Jr LP THERE NEAR out now!https://www.dinosaurjr.com/Be the first to order personalized, illustrated lyrics for Blowin' Up from the Barlow Family General Store! https://barlowfamilygeneralstore.com/

Awake after weeks of being unplugged, 4-Track Man interrupts Lou and Adelle constantly as they try (and fail) to recap Lou's 60th birthday SHOW/PARTY. Hear a podcast fan's version of Lou's birthday song (for Lou!), niece Aleksa Atkinson's stunning version of Velvet Underground's Stephanie Says, and Adelle and Lou delivering HBD wishes (plus song) for a 15 year old in Texas.Check out the Barlow Family General Store for sweet gifts and music-related items! Lou's got some time in September do some personalized lyrics so why not get the perfect gift for someone who likes his music (before the holiday rush!)!https://barlowfamilygeneralstore.com/Subscribe to our Substack 'cause we were early adapters and we have a pantload of content there.https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com/Check out Aleksa's music here: https://www.instagram.com/music.by.aleksa/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

From the RAW archives, 4-Track Man consolidates 3 classic RAW shows for one glorious hour devoted to Lou's slavish re-creations of his 3 most-favorite novelty songs of the 1970's. The Streak, Convoy and Kung Fu Fighting! Lou non-ironically considers these among his greatest achievements. This put him in a great mood for these 3 shows and he and Adelle's conversations before and after are simply delightful. A wonderful introduction to the RAW Impressions podcast if 4-Track Man says so himself.The best way to support the ongoing podcasting, live event, retail store juggernaut that is Barlow Family General is to shop our store. Lou does bespoke lyric art, sells hard-to-find vinyl from his bands and Adelle has curated a super cute/functional selection of home goods, gifts and a dwindling selection of her own knitwear (get it before it's all gone)! Everything we sell that's not us is from indie DIY creators like ourselves.https://barlowfamilygeneralstore.com/online shopping 24/7.. OR open by appointment in Greenfield MA, meet and greet style, for shoppers and fans alike! Good times!hello@barlowfamilygeneralstore.net