Joyce Manor reminisce on the past with “I Know Where Mark Chen Lives”

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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 Buren
03/11 – Austin, TX, US @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
03/12 – Houston, TX, US @ House of Blues Houston
03/13 – Dallas, TX, US @ House of Blues Dallas
03/14 – New Orleans, LA, US @ House of Blues New Orleans
03/16 – Orlando, FL, US @ House of Blues Orlando
03/17 – Atlanta, GA, US @ Buckhead Theatre
03/18 – North Myrtle Beach, SC, US @ House of Blues Myrtle Beach
03/20 – Baltimore, MD, US @ Nevermore Hall
03/21 – Boston, MA, US @ Citizens House of Blues Boston
03/22 – Philadelphia, PA, US @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
03/24 – Brooklyn, NY, US @ Brooklyn Paramount
03/25 – Buffalo, NY, US @ Asbury Hall
03/26 – Toronto, ON, CA @ The Danforth Music Hall
03/27 – Detroit, MI, US @ Majestic Theatre
03/28 – Chicago, IL, US @ The Salt Shed
04/10 – Indio, CA, US @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04/17 – Indio, CA, US @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04/26 – Madison, WI, US @ The Sylvee
04/27 – Minneapolis, MN, US @ Varsity Theater
04/30 – Des Moines, IA, US @ Wooly’s
05/01 – St. Louis, MO, US @ Delmar Hall
05/02 – Lawrence, KS, US @ Liberty Hall
05/04 – Denver, CO, US @ Fillmore Auditorium
05/05 – Salt Lake City, UT, US @ The Depot
05/07 – Great Falls, MT, US @ The Newberry
05/08 – Calgary, AB, CA @ The Palace Theatre
05/09 – Edmonton, AB, CA @ Midway Music Hall
05/11 – Vancouver, BC, CA @ Commodore Ballroom
05/12 – Seattle, WA, US @ The Showbox
05/13 – Portland, OR, US @ Roseland Theater
05/15 – San Francisco, CA, US @ The Fillmore

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