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[FOLK] Lou Barlow has probably influenced your musical tastes far more than you know. Of course he was (is) the bassist of one of alternative rock’s most prestigious bands, Dinosaur Jr. but he’s also the primary songwriter of the lesser known (though equally prestigious) lo-fi, folk rock monster, Sebadoh. If it weren’t for Sebadoh, acts like Elliot Smith, Sufjan Stevens, and Iron & Wine might not exist. Barlow’s approach has been to match confessional style lyrics, which he says have been inspired by his hardcore punk roots, with stripped back garage rock guitars and muted drums, aided by longtime songwriting partners Jason Loewenstein and Bob D’Amico. The band was inactive for 14 years, between their 1999 release The Sebadoh, and 2013’s Defend Yourself, though Barlow insists that there was never a reunion, per se. “We were always reunited” he said in a recent interview. The lo-fi legends come to Mohawk Place on Thursday, June 4 with Cleveland pop-noise band, Total Babes.