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Joyce Manor have released “I Know Where Mark Chen Lives” ahead of their upcoming album, I Used To Go To This Bar, out Jan. 30 via Epitaph Records. The track represents a time in the band’s life where they’d spend time hanging out, drinking, and smoking together.
“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,” guitarist Barry Johnson says. “Dabs are insanely gnarly. I was cracking myself up imagining some 19-year-old girl who 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. That just gave me a chuckle because it’s really dark and brutal.”
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The song is named after Mark Chen, a singer and songwriter for bands Summer Vacation and Winter Break, which Johnson felt “didn’t get quite as popular as they deserved to.” The black-and-white video, directed by Jason Link and Rowan Daly, features the band performing in close quarters.
In support of I Used To Go To This Bar, Joyce Manor will hit the road with Militarie Gun, Teen Mortgage, and Combat. Check out the video for “I Know Where Mark Chen Lives” and the upcoming 2026 tour dates below.
Joyce Manor 2026 tour dates
03/09 – Phoenix, AZ, US @ The Van Buren03/11 – Austin, TX, US @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater03/12 – Houston, TX, US @ House of Blues Houston03/13 – Dallas, TX, US @ House of Blues Dallas03/14 – New Orleans, LA, US @ House of Blues New Orleans03/16 – Orlando, FL, US @ House of Blues Orlando03/17 – Atlanta, GA, US @ Buckhead Theatre03/18 – North Myrtle Beach, SC, US @ House of Blues Myrtle Beach03/20 – Baltimore, MD, US @ Nevermore Hall03/21 – Boston, MA, US @ Citizens House of Blues Boston03/22 – Philadelphia, PA, US @ The Fillmore Philadelphia03/24 – Brooklyn, NY, US @ Brooklyn Paramount03/25 – Buffalo, NY, US @ Asbury Hall03/26 – Toronto, ON, CA @ The Danforth Music Hall03/27 – Detroit, MI, US @ Majestic Theatre03/28 – Chicago, IL, US @ The Salt Shed04/10 – Indio, CA, US @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival04/17 – Indio, CA, US @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival04/26 – Madison, WI, US @ The Sylvee04/27 – Minneapolis, MN, US @ Varsity Theater04/30 – Des Moines, IA, US @ Wooly’s05/01 – St. Louis, MO, US @ Delmar Hall05/02 – Lawrence, KS, US @ Liberty Hall05/04 – Denver, CO, US @ Fillmore Auditorium05/05 – Salt Lake City, UT, US @ The Depot05/07 – Great Falls, MT, US @ The Newberry05/08 – Calgary, AB, CA @ The Palace Theatre05/09 – Edmonton, AB, CA @ Midway Music Hall05/11 – Vancouver, BC, CA @ Commodore Ballroom05/12 – Seattle, WA, US @ The Showbox05/13 – Portland, OR, US @ Roseland Theater05/15 – San Francisco, CA, US @ The Fillmore
