Needles//Pins a power pop trio from Vancouver, CA released their “Good Night, Tomorrow” LP a few weeks ago and their tour promoting it is coming to Minneapolis at Grumpy’s on 5/12.
This brand of gruff power pop punk was made famous over two decades ago by labels like Mint Records and their bay-area brethren Lookout! Records (think Crimpshrine, Fifteen, Lawrence Arms, American Steel, Dillinger Four, etc). Needles//Pins album was recorded by Jesse Gander at Rain City Recording (Japandroids, White Lung, Pack AD, etc). The Vancouver BC band just played Ottawa Explosion and are playing 3 shows at Sled Island this weekend. Next up is a US/Canadian tour. Here’s album dl/stream, and other assets….
Photograph by Ryan Walter Wagner
Tour Dates:
August 10th Detroit at UFO Factory
August 11th Milwaukee at Bremen Cafe
August 12th Minneapolis at Grumpy’s
August 13th Chicago at Quencher’s Saloon
August 14th Cincinnati at Junker’s Tavern
August 15th Cleveland at Now That’s Class
August 16th Pittsburgh at Rugger’s Pub
August 17th Baltimore at Joe Squared
August 18th Philadelphia at Milkboy
August 19th Brooklyn at Diviera Dr.
August 21st Brooklyn at Silent Barn
August 22nd Boston at O’Brien’s
August 24th Montreal at Turbo Haus
August 25th Ottawa at House of Targ
August 26th Toronto at Smiling Buddha