Lou Barlow has the distinction of being a founding member of two massively influential indie-rock bands that formed in the 1980s and are still going strong in 2019.

Rather than rest on his elder-statesman laurels, Barlow seems to be of the opinion that the key to happiness is to keep oneself as busy as humanly possible. Looking at his itinerary for this summer, the dude is likely to be pretty exhausted by the end of July. On the 24th of that month, Barlow’s band Sebadoh headlines New York’s legendary Bowery Ballroom.

Then he plays Central Park with Dinosaur Jr. the next day. And the day after that, Sebadoh has a gig in Asbury Park, New Jersey, with Dinosaur Jr. playing in Northampton, Massachussetts, the following night.

Vancouverites are fortunate enough to catch Barlow and company early, which means the Sebadoh frontman should be fairly bright-eyed and bushy-tailed when he plays the Fox on Saturday (June 1) in support of the just-released Act Surprised.