Evan Dando
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Oct 16, 2026
Mathew BayntonGUEST
I really got into music, and so I was...
Mathew BayntonGUEST
I had sort of posters of Evan Dando up on my wall.
Mathew BayntonGUEST
And I probably did fa- I probably sort of fancied him a bit.
Margaret Cabourn-SmithHOST
Well, Evan Dando, very androgynous-
Mathew BayntonGUEST
Beautiful
Margaret Cabourn-SmithHOST
... and kind of-
37 MINS LATER
Mathew BayntonGUEST
I guess.
Mathew BayntonGUEST
You, it could be, um-
Rob WalkerHOST
The Lemonheads are up next.
Rob WalkerHOST
They were fronted by Evan Dando, and they achieved 10 top 100 singles between 1992 and 1997, with this being the highest charting of them, Into Your Arms, which peaked at number 14.
Rob WalkerHOST
In the US, it made number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tr- Tracks chart, holding onto the number one spot for nine weeks.
Rob WalkerHOST
The song was a cover version originally by an Australian duo called Love Positions, which came to Evan Dando's ear when one of the duo joined The Lemonheads.
speaker_4SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[singing] I know a place where I can go when I'm alone.
speaker_4SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Into your arms, whoa, into your arms I can go.
Tyler JenkeHOST
Forming in Amherst, Massachusetts back in 1984, the core trio of guitarist and vocalist J Mascis, drummer Murph, and bassist Lou Barlow first came together under the name Dinosaur, but added their diminutive title after the release of their second album.
Tyler JenkeHOST
Fuzzy, immersive, and highly distinctive, Dinosaur Jr. have long been considered one of the most influential groups in the genre, with the likes of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain labeling them one of his favorites, while friends of this show, including Evan Dando of the Lemonheads and Mack McCorn of Superchunk also took strong inspiration from them.
Tyler JenkeHOST
Truly, find yourself a fan of indie and alternative rock and start grilling them on their favorite records.
Tyler JenkeHOST
If they don't mention albums like You're Living All Over Me and Green Mind, well, I don't wanna say you can disregard what they say next, but that's what I'm strongly implying.
15 MINS LATER
J MascisGUEST
Yeah.
Tyler JenkeHOST
And my next question, I'd love to know if there are three albums that have been impactful to you over the years, whether it be something you're always throwing on or something integral to your musical evolution.
Tyler JenkeHOST
Um, actually funnily enough, I actually spoke to Evan Dando from the Lemonheads when he was in Australia last year, and during this section, he actually name-checked Bug, and then he picked up his guitar and started playing a rendition of The Post, um, which is the only live, um, performance we've had on this podcast before.
Tyler JenkeHOST
But I guess, um-
David KantorskiGUEST
Oh.
Dalton McGeeHOST
A cover of Mrs. Robinson and the title track from their 1992 album It's a Shame About Ray catapulted which band to prominence, led by the band's only constant member, Evan Dando, who was listed in People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1993?
David KantorskiGUEST
I believe he's also quite tasty, and I think this is the Lemonheads.
Dalton McGeeHOST
The Lemonheads is absolutely correct.
6 MINS LATER
Dalton McGeeHOST
Posednik hit the home run, an unlikely hero, for sure.
Dalton McGeeHOST
Rowan, it's your turn.
Rowan WardGUEST
As much as I like the White Sox, I'm not nearly quite as good of a guy rememberer as I am at, you know, remembering ridiculous things Flavor Flav does.
Dalton McGeeHOST
[laughs]
PaulPANELIST
Hello.
TinaHOST
Uh, and Adam's ditched us to go for a date with Evan Dando, so we're, you know, we hope he's having a jolly nice time.
TinaHOST
Um, so little bit to catch up on.
TinaHOST
We've actually been quite prompt.
speaker_2SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Anyway,
RobinHOST
Toad the Wet Sprocket, Better Than Ezra, Cracker, and even Evan Dando.
RobinHOST
So, yeah.
RobinHOST
Anyway.
BrentHOST
... for, uh, Deadbolt, and our band opened up that show, too.
BrentHOST
Hayden, The Inbreds, Wesley Willis, Fuck, Big Sandy, Nashville Pussy, Do Make Say Think, Bad Wizard, Swerve Driver, The Constantines, All Systems Go, Chore, Miko, New Pornographers, Jonathan Richman, Tribe 8, Smog, Modest Mouse, Death from Above, Joel Plaskett, Destroyer, Art Bergman, Black Mountain, Three Inches of Blood, Dose, Mono- Magnolia Electric Company, Evan Dando, Broken Social Scene, Akron/Family, Del the Funky Homosapien, Wolf Parade, Frog Eyes, Unsane of Silver Mt. Zion, Damo Suzuki, Seam, Hayes Carll, These Arms Are Snakes, Murder City Devils, Big Sugar, King Khan & BBQ, Vic Chesnutt, Arkells, Sheepdogs, Storm and Stress, Besnard Lakes, Fucked Up, Sleepy Sun, Daniel Romano, Swervedriver, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Evaporators, uh, Nar- [chuckles] Nardwuar's band, Orville Peck, Andrew W.K., Half Japanese, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, PW Long and Realfoot.
BrentHOST
I could go on forever, but I want to rapid-fire list my personal top 10 shows I've seen there.
BrentHOST
And, uh, it's actually probably No Means No, but they played there so many times over the years that all the shows blend together.
Tod GoldbergGUEST
Yeah, it was smart.
Tod GoldbergGUEST
It parroted the style of it, and it was like catching up with Evan Dando and things like that.
Tod GoldbergGUEST
And then the men's side was called The Arrow.
Tod GoldbergGUEST
And it was all like, what's it like meeting your football idols at 50? Well, here's a guy who met Joe Montana.
FanacekHOST
But girls loved him.
FanacekHOST
Anyway, so frontman Evan Dando, he had a noted fascination with the Manson family history.
FanacekHOST
And he even referenced Manson victim Shorty Shea in the lyrics of the title track to the Breakthrough 1992 album, It's a Shame About Ray.
FanacekHOST
Would you like the lyrics, by the way? So your home is where you're happy? So burn all your bridges, leave your past behind.
Jack RabidHOST
Doesn't really add too much to my enjoyment of the original.
Jack RabidHOST
It's not one of my favorite Lemonhead songs to begin with, even though I'm a fan of Evan Dando.
Jack RabidHOST
But better to play you yet another sparkler.
Jack RabidHOST
I've probably played you a dozen tracks already from Horrorful Heights.
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