Joyce Manor released the new single "I Know Where Mark Chen Lives," the latest from this month's forthcoming new album I Used To Go To This Bar, out on Jan. 30 via Epitaph Records.
Speaking of the new single, Barry Johnson says:
Mark Chen was a singer and songwriter for the bands Summer Vacation and Winter Break, which didn't get quite as popular as they deserved to. I just love Mark's songwriting and voice. Lyrically, the song was inspired by Chase and I hanging out, drinking and smoking weed and laughing about stuff, and we were talking about how when weed clubs first started, they’d give you a free dab and the budtender would do a dab with you. Dabs are insanely gnarly. I was cracking myself up imagining some 19-year-old girl that just did her third dab of the hour before getting robbed at gunpoint, because they’d always get robbed as cash businesses. That's the imagery of the song: Those early days when weed was still not super fully legal. It was like the Wild West, a little bit. And yeah, that just gave me a chuckle because it's really dark and brutal.
The band last released 40 oz. to Fresno in 2023. They will be touring in 2026 with Militarie Gun and others.
Tour Dates:
03/09 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren ^
03/11 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater ^
03/12 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues Houston ^
03/13 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Dallas ^
03/14 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues New Orleans ^
03/16 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues Orlando ^
03/17 - Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre ^
03/18 - N. Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues Myrtle Beach ^
03/20 - Baltimore, MD @ Nevermore Hall ^
03/21 - Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues Boston ^
03/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia ^
03/24 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount ^
03/25 - Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall ^
03/26 - Toronto, ON Canada @ The Danforth Music Hall ^
03/27 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre ^
03/28 - Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed ^
04/10 - Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04/17 - Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04/26 - Madison, WI @ The Sylvee ^
04/27 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater ^
04/30 - Des Moines, IA @ Wooly's ^
05/01 - St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall ^
05/02 - Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall ^
05/04 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium ^
05/05 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot ^
05/07 - Great Falls, MT @ The Newberry ^
05/08 - Calgary, AB Canada @ The Palace Theatre ^
05/09 - Edmonton, AB Canada @ Midway Music Hall ^
05/11 - Vancouver, BC Canada @ Commodore Ballroom ^
05/12 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox ^
05/13 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater ^
05/15 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore ^
^ w/ Militarie Gun, Teen Mortgage & Combat
Track List:
1. I Know Where Mark Chen Lives
2. Falling Into It
3. All My Friends Are So Depressed
4. Well, Whatever It Was
5. I Used To Go To This Bar
6. After All You Put Me Through
7. The Opossum
8. Well, Don’t It Seem Like You’ve Been Here Before?
9. Grey Guitar
