J Mascis born Joseph Donald Mascis, Jr. on December 10, 1965 is an American musician, best known as the singer, guitarist and songwriter for Dinosaur Jr. He was ranked number 86 in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”, and in 2012, Mascis released a mostly acoustic album in March 2011 titled Several Shades of Why on Sub Pop Records. He was joined in the studio by several guest musicians, including Kurt Vile and Sophie Trudeau. Mascis toured the US with Vile as support act to promote the album. Mascis’s electric guitar work is featured on the 2014 Strand of Oaks album ‘Heal”. J Mascis will be performing at the Bodega Social in Nottingham 2015
