By Melissa Traynor / Editor-in-Chief

New England’s own Dinosaur Jr. recently embarked on a national tour in late March, kicking it off with a gig at Austin’s South by South West and are passing through Milford, Conn. tonight.

As they prepare to release an album in summer, the alt-rock band will be playing shows into May and are making their second tour stop at Daniel Street in Milford.

Dinosaur Jr., hailing from Amherst, Mass., will be joined by Awesome Color, a psychedelic punk rock group of out Brooklyn and are teaming up for the next two weeks of tour dates.

Dinosaur Jr.’s ninth studio album since their formation in1983, to be named Farm, contains tracks the band is testing out on the road in the upcoming months, according to their Web site. The plans to release a new album come with their recent signing with the indie label Jagjaguwar.

The two bands have shared a tour before, while Awesome Color supported Dinosaur Jr. and their 2008 release Electric Aborigines.

For the tonight’s performance, Dinosaur Jr. is giving away a limited edition, tour-only 7” or a digital download code with every ticket. The a-side will hold their new single “I Don’t Want to Go There”, while the b-side is “Tarpit” off the band’s 1987 release You’re Living All Over Me. Tickets are $20 pre-ordered and $20 the day-of.