Public record

Lou Barlow

Rock | Dayton | since 1966

alternative
alternative rock
folk
hardcore punk
indie
indie rock
lo-fi
Rock/Pop

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 11 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

Shows on record

149

Rooms played

2009

On record since

Releases

Show history

2026 · 5

Jun 13, 2026The Buckingham· Edmontonheadliner
Jun 12, 2026Modern Love· Calgaryheadliner
Jun 10, 2026The Broken Hearts Club· West Kelownaheadliner
Jun 9, 2026Rickshaw Theatre· Vancouverheadliner
May 1, 2026Mr. Beery's· Bethpageheadliner

2025 · 21

Nov 30, 2025BelloBar· Dublinheadliner
Nov 29, 2025The Bello Bar· Dublinheadliner
Nov 28, 2025Music Room· Liverpoolheadliner
Nov 27, 2025The Forum· Royal Tunbridge Wellsheadliner
Nov 26, 2025Institute of Contemporary Arts· Londonheadliner
Nov 25, 2025YES· Manchesterheadliner
Nov 24, 2025rise· Yorkheadliner
Nov 23, 2025Nice n' Sleazy· Glasgowheadliner
Aug 25, 2025The 9th Ward· Buffaloheadliner
Aug 24, 2025Happy Dog· Clevelandheadliner
Aug 22, 2025The Southgate House Revival· Newportheadliner
Aug 19, 2025Palasad SocialBowl· Londonheadliner
Aug 18, 2025The Sound Garage· Torontoheadliner
Aug 17, 2025Club SAW· Ottawaheadliner
Aug 16, 2025La Sala Rossa· Montrealheadliner
Aug 15, 2025Plainfield Town Hall Opera House· Plainfieldheadliner
May 7, 2025secret location· Southburyheadliner
May 5, 2025Mercury Lounge· New Yorkheadliner
May 4, 2025The Rockwell· Somervilleheadliner
Apr 3, 2025Fox Cabaret· Vancouverheadliner
Mar 31, 2025El Rio· San Franciscoheadliner

2024 · 7

Aug 16, 2024The Treelawn Social Club· Clevelandheadliner
Aug 14, 2024The Loving Touch· Ferndaleheadliner
Mar 1, 2024Whammy Backroom· Aucklandheadliner
Feb 27, 2024Rosemount Hotel· Perthheadliner
Feb 20, 2024Phoenix Central Park· Sydneyheadliner
Feb 15, 2024Poison City Records· Melbourneheadliner
Jan 16, 2024Sleight of Hand Cellars Tasting Room· Seattleheadliner

2023 · 15

Jul 15, 2023Backyard Show· Pittsburghheadliner
Jul 10, 2023Smashed Plastic Vinyl Pressing Plant· Chicagoheadliner
Jul 9, 2023Raccoon Motel· Davenportheadliner
Jun 30, 2023Montrose Saloon· Chicagoheadliner
Jun 29, 2023The Fledge· Lansingheadliner
Jun 28, 2023Dreamland Theater· Ypsilantiheadliner
Jun 27, 2023Private Venue· Shaker Heightsheadliner
Jun 16, 2023Private Venue· Borough of Rivertonheadliner
Jun 14, 2023Arden Gild Hall· Ardenheadliner
Jun 13, 2023Backyard in Cedar Grove, NJ· Cedar Groveheadliner
Jun 12, 2023Telegraph Autonomous Zone· New Londonheadliner
Jun 11, 2023Private Venue· Beverlyheadliner
Feb 19, 2023Permanent Records Roadhouse· Los Angelesheadliner
Feb 17, 2023The Bourbon Room Hollywood· Los Angelesheadliner
Jan 27, 2023The Drake· Amherstheadliner

2022 · 5

Oct 27, 2022De Cornelia· Amsterdamheadliner
Oct 21, 2022Chair de Poule· Parisheadliner
Aug 24, 2022Backyard· Golden Valleyheadliner
Jun 23, 2022A Curated World· Somervilleheadliner
Jun 21, 2022The Quail & Ale· Derbyheadliner

2021 · 4

Oct 13, 2021Backyard in Cedar Grove, NJ· Cedar Groveheadliner
Oct 1, 2021Beachland Ballroom and Tavern· Clevelandheadliner
Sep 26, 20211357 Recording Studio· Greenfieldheadliner
Aug 2, 2021Burlington Record Plant· Burlingtonheadliner

2020 · 3

Sep 2, 2020Private Venue· Greenfieldheadliner
Aug 14, 2020Private Venue· Greenfieldheadliner
Jul 17, 2020Private Venue· Greenfieldheadliner

Photos, art and posters

Lou Barlow — Only Fading b/w SacrificeLou Barlow and Company — Release art · Only Fading b/w SacrificeLou Barlow and Company — release

Lou Barlow — Artist Enabler Club - Complete Collection — Release art · Artist Enabler Club - Complete Collection — release

Lou Barlow — free sentridoh- songs from loobiecore (expanded) — Release art · free sentridoh- songs from loobiecore (expanded) — release

Lou Barlow — Reason to Live — Release art · Reason to Live — release

Lou Barlow — Live at Sonic Boom Records 2005 — Release art · Live at Sonic Boom Records 2005 — release

Lou Barlow — Another Collection of Home Recordings — Release art · Another Collection of Home Recordings — release

Lou Barlow — wasted pieces (with even -more- pieces!)Lou B's Acoustic Sentridoh — Release art · wasted pieces (with even -more- pieces!)Lou B's Acoustic Sentridoh — release

Lou Barlow — Alliday Special 2020 Soundtrack! — Release art · Alliday Special 2020 Soundtrack! — release

Lineup

Sebadoh — bass guitar, guitar, lead vocals
Deluxx Folk Implosion
Deep Wound
Lou Barlow and Friends
The Folk Implosion

Former

Dinosaur Jr.

Releases

IN
Institutionalized
2025
Only Fading b/w SacrificeLou Barlow and Company
May 20, 2022 · album · 2 tracks
OF
Only Fading b/w Sacrifice
2022 · single
OF
Only Fading / Sacrifice
2022
Artist Enabler Club - Complete Collection
Jul 15, 2021 · album · 183 tracks
free sentridoh- songs from loobiecore (expanded)
Jun 18, 2021 · album · 28 tracks
Reason to Live
May 28, 2021 · album · 17 tracks
Live at Sonic Boom Records 2005
May 7, 2021 · album · 8 tracks
AS
Alliday Special 2020 Soundtrack
2021 · ep
AE
Artist Enabler Club - Complete Collection
2021 · album
E2
Easter 2021 Soundtrack
2021 · ep
LA
Live at Sonic Boom Records 2005
2021 · album
RT
Reason to Live
2021 · album
SP
St. Patrick's Day 2021 Soundtrack
2021 · ep
VD
Valentine's Day 2021 Soundtrack
2021 · ep
LO
Last Of The Losers
2021
LA
Live At Sonic Boom Records Seattle, Washington 1/24/05
2021
PP
Paw Patrol
2021
LO
Loobiecore
2021
GE
Germs
2020
AU
All U People Suck
2020
AO
Act Of Faith
2020
PR
Privatize
2020
FD
Father's Day
2019 · ep
LI
Love Intervene
2018 · single
AF
Apocalypse Fetish
2016 · ep
IY
In Your Eyes
2016 · single
BT
Brace the Wave
2015 · album
CO
Child of the Apocalypse
2012 · compilation
=S
= Sentridoh III
2010 · album
GU
Goodnight Unknown
2009 · album
MT
Mirror the Eye
2007 · ep
EM
EMOH
2005 · album
HB
Holding Back the Year
2005 · single
LB
Lou Barlow / Rudy Trouvé
2000 · album
PW
Plays Waterfront
1996 · album
Another Collection of Home Recordings
Oct 12, 1994 · album · 12 tracks
IA
I Am Not Mocking You
1993 · single
2P
2008-08-28: Phoning It In, "Lou Barlow"
wasted pieces (with even -more- pieces!)Lou B's Acoustic Sentridoh
album
Alliday Special 2020 Soundtrack!
album
LB
Lou Barlow and Family Easter Special soundtrack
album
SP
St. Patrick's Day 2021 soundtrack!
album
VD
Valentine's Day 2021 soundtrack!
album
TN
the new folk implosion (expanded)the new folk implosion
album
I(
INSTRUMENTALS (from subsonic 6)
album
TO
the original losing losers
album
E(
Emoh (Deluxe Reissue)
album
LB
Lou Barlow plays Waterfront
album

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 48+ plays, 2009-11-08–2021-09-08 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Kevin Cole) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (DJ Riz) — KEXP

Artist background

Lou Barlow formed in 1966 — MusicBrainz
Lou Barlow is based in Dayton — MusicBrainz
Sebadoh: bass guitar, guitar, lead vocals — MusicBrainz
Deluxx Folk Implosion: member — MusicBrainz
Deep Wound: member — MusicBrainz
Lou Barlow and Friends: member — MusicBrainz
The Folk Implosion: member — MusicBrainz
Dinosaur Jr.: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Lou Barlow has 23 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1993–2022 — MusicBrainz
Lou Barlow is based in Massachusetts — Lou Barlow on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Only Fading b/w SacrificeLou Barlow and Company (2022-05-20) — Bandcamp
Lou Barlow formed in 1982 — Wikipedia
Lou Barlow plays Alternative rock — Wikipedia
Lou Barlow plays indie rock — Wikipedia
Lou Barlow plays slacker rock — Wikipedia
Lou Barlow plays hardcore punk — Wikipedia
Lou Barlow has 123508 listeners on Last.fm — Lou Barlow on Last.fm
Lou Barlow has played at Backyard Show, BelloBar, Club SAW, Dreamland Theater, El Rio — Lou Barlow on Setlist.fm
Lou Barlow primarily plays cover songs — Lou Barlow setlist history
Lou Barlow has released 10 recordings between 2020 and 2025 — Lou Barlow on Discogs
Lou Barlow has 1 followers on Genius — Lou Barlow on Genius
Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @TheLouBarlow — Lou Barlow on Genius
Country (per TheAudioDB): Dayton, Ohio, USA — Lou Barlow on TheAudioDB
Genres per Wikidata: alternative rock, indie rock — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: Joyful Noise Recordings — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Barlow — Wikidata

Venues played

Rooms played most, from the shows on record
Room	Shows
Private Venue · Shaker Heights	22
Nice n' Sleazy · Glasgow	3
Tym Guitars · Brisbane	3
Mercury Lounge · New York	2
Backyard in Cedar Grove, NJ · Cedar Grove	2
Northcote Social Club · Melbourne	2
Point Éphémère · Paris	2
Origami Vinyl · Los Angeles	2

By year: 2009 7 · 2010 52 · 2011 2 · 2012 15 · 2013 1 · 2014 3 · 2015 5 · 2016 8 · 2017 5 · 2018 23 · 2019 6 · 2020 14 · 2021 4 · 2022 5 · 2023 15 · 2024 7 · 2025 21 · 2026 5

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Sources & corrections

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. Use the credited links to check the source.

Last updated: 2026-09-20
Sources: Bandcamp, Discogs, Genius, KEXP, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, setlist.fm, TheAudioDB, Twitch, Wikidata, Wikipedia

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